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Posts tagged "Planned Parenthood"

Catholic bishop exposes himself in public park

Oh,wait. It was a president and CEO of Planned Parenthood. Now, be honest, would you have bothered to look at this post if the headline didn’t say that a Catholic bishop was the flasher? When I Googled the story, I found only seven local stories about the arrest of Tony Ray Thornton, 56, president and CEO of... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 14, 2012 at 1:58 pm
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Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing

Planned Parenthood, as this AP story explains, doesn’t actually do mammograms, but refers women out to other sources. Which raises the question: Why is Planned Parenthood accepting any money for mammograms? Doesn’t that make them “middlemen?” Shouldn’t money contributed to Planned Parenthood for mammograms go directly to providers? Wouldn’t that be more efficient use of... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
February 4, 2012 at 8:52 am
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Planned Parenthood: Eugenics' progeny in America

Planned Parenthood and its allies, including President Barack Obama, have declared war on the Catholic Church in America. In several cases, the Obama administration has refused to fund Catholic Social Services with stellar records because they wouldn’t hue to the secularist religion being force on the faithful. And this from an organization (Planned Parenthood) that... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
November 13, 2011 at 1:32 pm
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Illinois parents still left in dark about their child's abortion

And if Planned Parenthood has its way, it’ll stay that way. This is ridiculous. Fifteen years ago, the Illinois Legislature passed a law requiring a girl–a minor–planning an abortion to notify her parents. Every state surrounding Illinois has such a law, but since 1995 when it was passed, the abortion industry has successfully fought to... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
May 28, 2010 at 3:58 pm
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UPDATE: Poll(s): Brady leads Quinn

UPDATE: The results of Public Policy Polling polling (in which Brady leads Quinn 43 percent to 33 percent in the Illinois gubernatorial race) is confirmed by a new Rasmussen poll. In it, Rasmussen has Brady leading Quinn, 45 percent to 38 percent.  (Original post): A new survey by Public Policy Polling shows that Republican challenger Bill Brady leads... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
April 8, 2010 at 8:53 am
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Chicago anti-life* judge in line for Supreme Court?

Appellate Court Judge Diane Wood reportedly is one of three leading candidates for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court being considered by the Obama administration. The other two are  U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan and federal appellate judge Merrick Garland. Wood and Kagan already have been spotlighted for the radical pro-abortion viewpoints and both could expect a... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
April 5, 2010 at 2:14 pm
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Good Friday pro-life protest at Aurora abortion clinic

Beth Thrun of Batavia says the rosary outside the offices of Planned Parenthood in Aurora. (Chuck Berman / Chicago Tribune) After winning a settlement in a free speech lawsuit filed against the city of Aurora, pro-life demonstrators have set a protest outside a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in the far southwest suburb. The pro-life groups... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
April 1, 2010 at 8:13 pm
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Aurora gets lesson in free speech

Aurora had posted signs prohibiting picketing on public property and taken other actions to restrict the freedoms of pro-life demonstrators.  In a settlement of a First Amendment suit… filed two years ago to protect the rights of citizens who pray and protest at the Planned Parenthood facility in Aurora. The settlement requires the City of... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 25, 2010 at 4:45 pm
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Tax exemption for Planned Parenthood?

The usual collection of anti-life* organizations didn’t take long to bare their fangs at state Sen. William Brady after he was confirmed as the Republican nominee for Illinois governor. In particularly harsh words for activists who pride themselves on their compassion, Illinois Planned Parenthood Illinois Action, Chicago-NOW, Personal PAC and Citizen Action Illinois labeled Brady... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 13, 2010 at 7:52 am
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Chicago censorship of pro-life sign?

Funny, how some things in Chicago just disappear. Like the former lakefront airport, Meigs Field, bulldozed in a middle-of-the-night blitzkrieg ordered by Mayor Richard Daley. Or a sign posted a few feet outside a North Side abortion clinic, offering women in difficult, unplanned pregnancies a different, life-affirming alternative. Now this wasn’t just a crude, hand-painted... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 9, 2010 at 9:22 am
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