Kelowna's place for pro life news and updates. Sebelius Feels Need to Clear the Air. Radically pro abortion Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius found it necessary to emerge from her cozy office and offer an explanation for the administration's attempt to mandate Catholic organizations into covering contraception in thier private health plans. Sebelius must have felt the heat generated over the weekend when the issue finally was brought up in the media and in pulpits all over the U.S. Many media pundits agree that the move could erode Obama's Catholic support, a demographic that supported him by a 54 - 46% margin in the 2008 election. Go here for a rebuttal to Sebelius' explanation. There is also a link to her statement in the article. Abortion Super Bowl Ad Fails to Make Waves. The ad that Randall Terry ran in a few American cities during the Super Bowl has thus far failed to generate much in the way of media attention. The ad is political in nature and implores people of conscience to vote against Barack Obama in November because of his support for abortion. It features images of several children slaughtered by abortion. One television station in Chicago was successfull in refusing to run the ad, claiming that Terry is not a bona fide candidate for the presidency. Go here for more and to view the ad. Obama's Hit on Catholics Finally in Media. Perhaps prompted by the Komen story, the mainstream media in the U.S. is finally talking about Barack Obama's attempt to force Catholic organizations to include contraception, sterilization, and abortion in any health insurance programs they offer. The move is an obvious attack on the religious freedoms of Catholics, but that doesn't stop Obama's liberal friends in the media from defending him. One discussion at Fox News focussed mostly on how the issue is going to effect Catholic support for Obama heading toward this year's presidential election. Go here to watch the discussion. Steyn Weighs in On Komen Uproar. One of the most insightful and creative political writers of our day, Mark Steyn, is commenting on the Komen vs PP issue that erupted in the media last week. With his trademark wit, Steyn exposes how those demanding tolerance are perhaps the most intolerant among us. He writes, "Komen could not be permitted to get away with disrespecting Big Abortion." Steyn concludes what pro lifers have known all along, that Planned Parenthood and their pro-abortion allies in the media strong-armed Komen into reconsidering their decision not to award financial grants to the abortion provider. Go here to read Steyn's piece. Planned Parenthood Pleased as Punch. Now that Susan G. Komen has left the door open for more funding of Planned Parenthood, the abortion giant that enlisted the media to bully and intimidate them into changing their position is suddenly thankful, mellow and playing nice again. After 3 days of intense pressure from abortionists around the country, Komen folded and revised their funding criteria, allowing PP grants to stand, at least for now. Now Planned Parenthood wants to downplay the bullying they engaged in, come across as nice and patch things up with the hand that feeds them. Go here to watch the video of one death mill executive breathing a sigh of relief that all seems to back to normal and PP can go about their ways once again. AUL vs NARAL on Ultrasound Law. An interesting debate on Fox News happened the other day between Charmaine Yoest of Americans United for Life and Nancy Keenan of the National Abortion Rights Action League. The two went head to head over the state of Texas' new law requiring women to be offered a sonogram and verbal description of her unborn child before having him or her dismembered by abortion. The law was recently upheld in a court decision after it had been blocked by a lower court. Some pro lifers claim that when abortion-minded women see their children on an ultrasound screen, a high percentage of them change their minds and let their children live. Go here to watch the exchange. New Abortion Video Shown at March for Life. Over the years, a number of videos exposing the horrific reality of abortion have helped to educate the public and motivated people to oppose abortion. The Silent Scream and Hard Truth are two such examples. Now Mark Harrington's new organization Created Equal is hoping they have produced footage of abortion that will shake the conscience of the nation into coming to grips with its terrible reality. The group showed the video at the recent March for Life in Washington. Go here to see the gruesome reality of abortion. Media Comes to Defense of PP. Whenever Planned Parenthood takes a hit of any kind, you can count on the liberal media to come to their aid. Such was the case on CNN following the Susan G. Komen Foundation's decision to cease their contributions to the abortion giant. The network saw it fit to give PP President Cecile Richards a platform to gripe about the decision and blame "right wing pressure" from "anti-choice" groups for Komen's decision. CNN also painted members of Komen having ties to the Republican Party and George Bush in an attempt to create a sort of sinister-like conspiracy behind all of this. Very little was made of the fact that Komen decided to pull funding because Planned Parenthood is being investigated by Congress. Go here to view CNN's one-sided coverage of the issue. City of Calgary Guilty of Hypocricy? As reported in the media, a group of Christians was arrested in Calgary for praying on City Hall property without a permit the other day. The group of approximately 35 claims that they alerted the mayor's office before going to City Hall, where they were met by security and arrested shortly after they began praying. Ezra Levant at Sun News compared the prayer group's activity with the "occupy Calgary" movement and the leniency shown to them by the city. Levant goes on to call the Mayor of Calgary an "anti-Christian bigot" for driving the group off city property. Go here to hear the presentation. Pro Life Nurses Win Victory. A dozen New Jersey nurses have won their suit against a large hospital that they claimed forced them to participate in abortions against their wills. The nurses reached an agreement with the hospital in which they will not have to participate in an abortion unless it is in an emergency situation and no other staff are available to assist. Despite the agreement, some of the nurses are still concerned they might be punished in other ways for their pro life convictions, including being transferred or having their hours cut. The left-wing ACLU, who was not involved in the case, had to weigh in with their opinion opposing the nurses' stand, of course. Go here for more. Petition Circulated to Restrict Abortion in Canada. In response to MP Stephen Woodworth calling for a "re-opening" of the abortion debate in Canada, pro life groups have begun circulating a petition asking the Parliament of Canada to "restrict abortion to the greatest extent possible." Alberta Pro Life in particular is asking people to take the time this Christmas to think about and to act on behalf of the hundreds of children that continue to be slaughtered daily over the holiday season. The petition is available for anyone to print off and circulate among their contacts. Go here to access the petition. Couple Successfully Sue Physician for Negligence in Death of Fetus. The Supreme Court of Utah ruled a physician guilty of negligence in the death of an unborn child in the 9th month of gestation. The death occurred after the mother expressed concerns about previous high risk pregnancies she had had. The baby died after doctors dismissed her concerns. The ruling hinged on whether or not unborn children can be included in the term "minor child," something the majority in this case agreed on. Go here for more.