Kelowna's place for pro life news and updates. March 10 is "Abortionist Appreciation Day." Apparently, abortion groups across the U.S. celebrate something called "abortionist appreciation day" on March 10 of each year. Given that recent years have seen a decline in abortionists, the occasion seems to be an attempt to offer incentive to physicians who may be open to the idea of killing unborn children for a living. The folks at Operation Rescue, however, have a different opinion on the idea. The group has done a good job of assembling information on many women and families who have every reason to be very unappreciative of abortionists. 40 Days for Life Reaches 1/2 Way Point. The international 40 Days for Life 2010 Spring campaign is now 1/2 over and, according to organizers, at least 209 babies have been saved thus far. Here in Kelowna, several interesting stories have surfaced during the local effort. In one incident, a woman in her 40's approached the site and confided in volunteers that she had had an abortion 20 years prior and was still hurting emotionally from it. In another, a construction worker emerged from the hospital upgrade project and expressed his/her struggle with the idea that he/she was helping to build an abortion mill. Again, volunteers empathized with the young person and attempted to help him/her deal with the experience. In addition, many people expressed approval or disapproval of the effort as they passed by on foot or in their vehicles (go here to see a pro-abortionist kick over one of the vigil signs in disgust, and set an example of tolerance for 2 young children in the process). Woman Who Tweeted Live Abortion Interviewed by CNN. A woman going by the name "Angie the Anti-Theist" who used internet sites twitter and youtube to broadcast live her own chemical abortion has been interviewed by CNN. In the exclusive interview Angie claims that if she gets pregnant again, she would obviously have another abortion. Meanwhile, her interviewer, Kyla Phillips, refrained from asking her any difficult questions or presenting the pro life view (although she did refer to the dead child as a "child" at one point), instead choosing to ask easy questions and highlight harsh posts on her blogs apparently left by angry pro lifers. Phillips concludes the interview by describing Angie's experience as "very interesting" and "fascinating." Pro Abort Bloggers Claim Pro Lifers Are "Racially Paternalistic." As Georgia Right to Life and Life Dynamics continue to garner national attention for exposing Planned Parenthood's agenda to reduce or even eliminate the Black population through birth control and abortion, abortion advocates are responding with the mantra that their behaviour is really "racial paternalism" at its worst. As this Newsbusters.org reports, several bloggers and pundits are criticizing the effort on behalf of pro lifers to draw attention to this tragedy. CNN contributor Tanya Acker states that "It seems as if anti-choice strategists are suggesting that African-American women need to be saved from themselves and their own freely made choices – or worse yet, that the African-American community needs to be saved from its women." National Post Recognizes Pain from Miscarriage. Mary Vallis over at the National Post has written an editorial shining a light on the pain women feel from having experienced a miscarriage. Vallis does not mention the pain women experience from abortion, but does refer to the unborn child as a "baby" or "life" several times. In addition, the photo accompanying the story is that of a man standing in a cemetery. Vallis notes that because many women experience the grief of having lost their unborn children alone, hospitals are now offering support programs specifically for these women. According to her, one such program in Edmonton sees over 70 clients per month. Baby Born Weighing Just Over 1/2 Pound Going Home. Pictures of the baby weighing just 275 grams at birth have been released by German doctors. The tiny child was born by ceasarian section at just 25 weeks gestation and doctors pulled out all the stops and spared no expense to ensure his survival. "Tom Thumb" was hooked up to a ventilator, a catheter, a heart monitor, a feeding tube, and had all organs monitored while he spent weeks in an incubator. Meanwhile, thousands of children across Canada and the U.S. are dismembered to death by abortion each year while they sleep peacefully in their mothers' womb, and not many seem to care. BC to Cease Funding of "Contraceptive Devices." According to a province of BC information bulletin posted online, "contraceptive devices" will no longer be funded by the province. The item is slipped in under the Medical Equipment and Supplies section which outlays those things that will be funded in the new budget and those that will not. While the media seems to slow to pick up on the detail thus far, some feminist blogs have caught on and are beginning to stomp their feet. In all, the bulletin claims the defunding of supplies that are not medically necessary will save the province 9.3 million dollars over the next 2 years. Woman Conceived in Rape to Address U.N. Conference on the Status of Women. The massive gathering of mostly pro-abortion individuals and groups taking place at the U.N. will be hearing from a woman who was conceived when her mother was gang-raped. Juda Myers was given up for adoption at birth and has recently met her biological mother. Both women say they have forgiven the men involved in the rape. Juda is an outspoken pro life activist who offers workshops on forgiveness and healing and supports pro life efforts around the country. Her powerful personal testimony will be heard by those known for using the rape argument to push for abortion as a necessity in nations that do not respect the plight of women, and as a global "right" overall. Click here for more. Egg Donation Risky Business, Bio-ethicist. Jennifer Lahl, A bio-ethicist for the Center for Bioethics and Culture Network, is highlighting the fact that egg donation is very risky for women. Eggs are wanted by those engaged in embryonic stem cell research and by IVF clinics where they are used create babies for couples having difficulty conceiving. According to Wikipedia, one study shows that women are compensated as much as $4000 for each donation they make. Meanwhile, stroke, organ failure, infection, cancer, loss of future fertility, and even death are the risks Lahl is associating with egg donation. Pro Life Legislation Struck Down by Oklahoma Supreme Court. The Supreme Court of Oklahoma has ruled that legislation requiring women be offered the opportunity to view an ultrasound image of her unborn child before submitting to having that child killed, among other things, is unconstitutional. The decision was unanimous in that the legislation violated the constitution by dealing with more than one subject. Such incremental legislation is supported by many in the pro life movement, but is criticized by others claiming that it is not pro life to suggest - as such legislation does - that as long as a woman first views an image of her child, it is then okay to go ahead and kill it. Supporters point to the extraordinarily high number of women (some studies suggest 80-90%) who change their mind about having an abortion after viewing an ultrasound. Click herefor more on the ruling. Craftsman of Pro Life Language in Healthcare Claims Bill Will Not Pass. Pro life congressman Bart Stupak is saying that the new Obamacare bill has no chance of passing in the House. Stupak is the pro life democratic congressman out of Michigan responsible - along with republican congressman Joseph Pitts - for getting the Stupak-Pitts amendment attached to the original house bill back in November of 2009. The amendment, which prohibits the use of Federal funds "to pay for any abortion or to cover any part of the costs of any health plan that includes coverage of abortion," has since been dropped by the Senate in their version and by Obama himself in his. Click here to hear Stupak make his claims. McGill University Professor Uses History to Teach on Euthanasia. A professor at McGill University (Montreal) is reminding readers of the Montreal Gazette that history teaches that legalized euthanasia, eugenics, and even the Nazi movement are intertwined. John Zucchi is chair of the Department of History at McGill University. He refers to a book on eugenics in Canada in the early 20th century, Our Own Master Race, that he once used to teach history students at McGill. In this editorial, Zucchi urges Canadians to look to our own dark past as the province of Quebec begins public hearings on legalizing euthanasia.