It’s not just Pepsi: drug, food, cosmetic companies use aborted baby cells, says scientist
March 5, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – While Pepsi has been in the spotlight lately for contracting with a company that uses cells originally derived from an aborted fetus in flavor research, it’s not the only company that pro-lifers should think about boycotting for such unethical practices, reports the National Catholic Register.
Rebecca Taylor, a Technologist in Molecular Biology, has compiled a list of companies that use cells and tissues derived from aborted babies to develop their products, which range from childhood vaccines to cosmetics. Her list includes one English company, ReNeuron, which has applied for clinical trials in the United States.
Here are the companies, with their contact information. To find out more about how these companies use cells derived from aborted fetuses, read the piece at the National Catholic Register.
Neuralstem
9700 Great Seneca Highway
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 301.366.4960
ReNeuron,
10 Nugent Rd Surrey Research Park
Guildford, Surrey
GU2 7AF UK
Email: info@reneuron.com
Rush Limbaugh vs. Sandra Fluke and why I would not have apologized
Don’t apologize Mister; it’s a sign of weakness
~~ John Wayne (“She wore a yellow Ribbon”, 1949) ~~
In my last blog I wrote about the contraception mandate, preventive contraception, and emergency contraception. I tried to be sensitive to women’s issues and see this from an intellectual perspective rather than an ideological perspective.
I was actually planning on writing a follow up on how Obama’s excellent and genius chess-game move with the individual contraception mandate will also divide the established churches from their followers.
But never count out radical leftwing ideologist Democrats like Obama and Pelosi when they are desperate to gain women’s votes for re-election.
They provided an even better pawn-sacrifice than any church possibly could be, in the form of a young radical feminist named Sandra Fluke.
And they have no problem using her as collateral damage for their radical issues knowing that her testimony will cause major controversy between ultra-liberal feminists and conservatives – A well-placed agent provocateur at Georgetown University. They have no problem throwing her under the bus to gain momentum on their own when coming to “her aid”.
I almost felt sorry for Miss Fluke – Almost – for one weak second.
But let’s not have too much understanding for Miss Fluke. She had it coming to her. What did she think people would call her when she admits under oath and in public that her bed has more traffic than a German Autobahn – a saint?
After Miss Fluke’s testimony Rush Limbaugh got so angry he mentioned her in his daily show quote:
“What does it say about the college co-ed Susan (sic)
Fluke who goes before a Congressional committee and
says she must be paid to have sex?” Limbaugh said
Wednesday. “What does that make her? It makes her a
slut, right? It makes her a prostitute. She wants to be
paid to have sex. She’s having so much sex, she can’t
afford the contraception. She wants you and me and the
taxpayers to pay her to have sex. What does that make
us? We’re the pimps.”
Personally I was quite a bit twisted by Rush’ outburst.
On one hand I think we Conservatives are better than those democrap ultra left wing radical liberal thugs such as Bill “I rent my woman by the hour” Maher, David Letterman, and the rest of the insulting racist, sexist, and disrespectful morons.
Political correctness is nothing but tyranny with manners
(Charlton Heston).
As soon as Rush faced the heat of the liberal biased media, and even some RINO republicans such as John McCain, instead of taking a hit against those double standard jerks he missed the momentum and paddled back, issuing a “sincere and honest apology” which made me very disappointed in Rush, or in other words he “rushed to censor the Limbaugh” (© Conservative Bite).
Here are my 2 cents worth of comment on the Sandra Fluke case (is that actually a case?) and why I think Rush Limbaugh should have never ever apologized to her at all, but to others.
Let’s talk about Miss Sandra Fluke:
Sandra Fluke claimed during her testimony that she is a 23-year-old Law student, in her third year at Georgetown University whose sexual escapades were bankrupting her because of her $ 3,000 contraceptive costs.
Turns out it is all a lie, period.
Miss Fluke is not 23, but 30 year of age, a pro-choice-abortion feminist activist that purposely signed up at Georgetown University after specifically reviewing its insurance policy and discovering that contraceptives are not covered and for the express purpose of combating that policy as the Washington Post reported before Fluke was testifying.
Now it makes a lot more sense, why she is 30, and still hasn’t finished University. She was, by her own admission, too busy sleeping around and battling the policy of the University rather than getting her degree.
Well I have to check with my attorney, but the last time I read the law it is a crime to give false testimony under oath to a hearing panel, and as a law student she should know that.
She also popped up near a hearing about religious freedom being violated by the president’s decree that churches must pay for contraceptives and abortion-drugs.
Bottom Line, in my opinion, she is nothing but a troll and was to be setting up the conservative members of the hearing as Rep. Issa pointed out.
Fact is, that she wants to have all the sexual pleasures as she can get (and that is obviously a lot) and being a good spoiled-democrat-entitlement brat she wants everybody else to pay for her contraception and if that does not work then for all of the abortions.
Or as Conservative Columnist Dr. Melissa Clouthier said it perfectly correct: “Barack Obama and his merry band of slutty misfits want to have all the fun and none of the responsibility of the consequences should things not go just the way they’re supposed to in the sexual arena (and when do they ever?).
So here are a few questions from ME to “Ms. Fluke”
- If everybody at the University is supposed to pay for your contraception, which means every student, actually parents, paying for, and since you are a firm believer of an entitlement society – does that mean all the payers are entitled to your services?
Not that any man of common sense would actually touch Miss Fluke now that we all know, according to her own testimony, she seems to have more traffic in her bedroom than I-35 southbound in Texas.
The chances to be infested with STD’s are very high. Ok, I am sure there are some stupid students who look for “experienced” woman.
- And what about the female students there that don’t sleep around – does that mean they get a pay cut for not using contraception?
Here is my Message to that Fluke woman:
I am paying $5 a gallon for gas and personally, I don’t give a damn with how many guys you have sex with, but you are a fool if you think I am supposed to pay for your escapades – you want to have sex it’s your individual right so take your individual responsibility and pay for the protection on your own.
These above mentioned are actually nothing but facts with logical conclusions, but thanks to the fascist Democrats we are not allowed to state the facts and subsequently draw the logical conclusions.
Insults are reserved to the democrats and their radical big-mouthed talk show hosts who get away with below the belt-line attacks without having to take the consequences.
After taking lots of heat from the left wing biased media Rush Limbaugh censored himself by issuing following statements:
“For over 20 years, I have illustrated the absurd with absurdity, three hours a day, five days a week. In this instance, I chose the wrong words in my analogy of the situation. I did not mean a personal attack on Ms. Fluke.”
“I want to explain why I apologized to Sandra Fluke in the statement that was released on Saturday,” Limbaugh said. “The apology was heartfelt. The apology was sincere.”
Don’t forget the loss of more than 30 national and local advertisers to the Limbaugh show. Companies like “Sleep number bed”, “JCPenny”, “Capitol One”, “Carbonite”, “AOL”, just to name a few.
Which shows perfectly their double standards since none of them took off advertising after an insult against a conservative by liberal thugs, like Maher.
Rush Limbaugh should not have apologized at all. OK maybe to his listeners that he crossed the line because conservatives are better than that, maybe clarify to all other women that his remarks are meant only for Miss Fluke. He should have apologized to his listeners for the apology itself because we don’t apologize for telling the truth.
Democrat Insults
- Mr. Ed called Laura Ingraham a “right-wing slut” and “talk slut.” - Where was the outcry of the liberal Media – where was the apology?
- Bill Maher called Palin a “c*nt.” – .” – Where was the outcry of the liberal Media – where was the apology?
- David Letterman made jokes about Palin’s daughter “Willow” being raped by a baseball player and she was 14 at the time. He later said he used the wrong name and really MEANT to make a joke about Palin’s 18-year-old daughter being raped. I had no idea that rape was a good thing once you turn 18??? At any age, a woman’s rape is never funny. David Letterman also said Palin had a “slutty” look. – Where was the outcry of the liberal Media – where was the apology?
- Keith Olbermann called Michelle Malkin a “mashed-up bag of meat with lipstick on it.”
- Don’t forget how Obama made his joke about a pig with lipstick in a way to infer that Palin was the pig due to her joke about hockey moms like pit bulls with lipstick.
- Here is Keith Olbermann and his guest going on a misogynist rant. It is disgusting
- Here is Bill Maher discussing Hillary Clinton’s “c**t and saying McCain is pimping his mom
Anybody ever heard an apology? Never, and there was also no outcry from the liberal media. Not to forget those were unprovoked insults to destroy the reputation of honorable women, unlike Miss Fluke who actually, publically, admitted she is highly sexually experienced.
My name is Tom Lehner, I stated nothing but facts and drew my own personal conclusions and I will be damned if I ever apologize.
© by Tom Lehner 2012
All Rights reserved
Sources / Related Links
From the mind of Tom Lehner – Contraception – War on Religion, socialism or simply Election Strategy
Conservative Byte – The Rush to censor the Limbaugh
Patriot Update – Georgetown Student’s Contraceptive Testimony a Setup for Rush?
Washington Examiner – GOP-Dems ‘played games’ over Sandra Fluke
Dr. Melissa Clouthier – The Cultural War IS the fiscal War: Feminism and the Big Slutty Lie
The Telegraph – Sarah Palin was targeted of Barack Obama’s ‘Lipstick on a pig’ jibe says McCain Camp
YouTube – Keith Olbermann and his guest going on a misogynist rant
YouTube – Bill Maher discussing Hillary CLinton’s “c**t and saying McCain is pimping his mom
Godfather Politics – Sandra Fluke and Rush vs. Monica Lewinsky and Clinton
Godfather Politics – Dear Rush ‘Why I Canceled My Sleep Number Bed’
Alexa Shrugged – Call Them Out By Name-Sandra Fluke, David Gregory and David Friend
Contraception – War on Religion, Socialism or simply Election Strategy
Personal Opinion
Personally, I totally oppose abortion of any kind, either by a surgical procedure or by using the morning after pill as a contraceptive. I keep with the State of Virginia whose Senate recently voted “Life starts at conception”.
This is my personal opinion on this topic.
“…And one more misunderstanding I want to clear up – under our plan,
no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and federal conscience
laws will remain in place.” – President Barack Obama, 9/9/09
In 2009 when President Obama promoted his Healthcare law he courted pro-life Democrats (yes some of them do exist) with the promise that Abortion will not be covered at all.
A promise that has been broken immediately when Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid decided to move the whole negotiation of the Bill behind closed doors, declaring Abortion will be covered, and prohibiting any information on the outside followed by graciously granting Lawmakers “an ample amount of time of 72 hours” to read and vote on almost 3,000 pages of socialism.
In March 2010 President Obama signed an executive order confirming healthcare legislation will comport with a ban on federal abortion funding in order to return support for the legislation from anti-abortion Democrats
In February 2012 Obama declared War not only on Religions, but also on freedom loving Religious Americans by ordering contraception to be paid by every employer including church affiliations.
Contraception vs. Emergency Contraception
I was taught by my parents to use my brain before I go into any action or perform any stupid act, and take responsibility for my actions.
While I have no problem with contraception as preventive birth control, I do oppose the use of the morning after pill under the heading of “emergency contraception” when it is not an emergency, but instead irresponsibility.
Where do I see the difference? The first one is to assure prevention of pregnancy and an “emergency” would be rape.
However, no one, whether it is a religious group or an individual, should have to be “forced” to distribute and/or pay for it by a federal mandate.
Preventive Contraception
If a couple is in a relationship, but is not a hundred percent sure about the future of the relationship, and they are having sex they should be responsible and use contraception.
I personally disagree with sex outside of marriage, but this is a constant occurrence, which becomes even more complicated when there is an unwanted pregnancy.
An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure; so take responsibility in the first place because there are many preventative birth control methods available.
A married couple comes to the conclusion that they already have enough kids or another pregnancy would jeopardize the wife’s life – Additional reasons for contraception.
As far as I am concerned (and I can only speak for myself here) the safest solution for the latter example would be a vasectomy, birth control should not always fall on the woman.
The same rings true for teenagers. While responsible Christian families will educate their children on all forms of preventive contraception to prepare them for their future life they will primarily teach them to save themselves for marriage. Doing this and being a good role model, along with prayer is the best that parents can do.
And should, against all odds, something wrong and an unwanted or unplanned pregnancy occur with their children, they should deal with it like loving parents and support their children the best way they can. The best example here is Sarah Palin.
Actions have consequences and that is a simple fact. I truly admire Sarah for how she dealt with the situation and how tall she stood by supporting her daughter on that.
And again I stress the costs of contraception should not be the tax payers “obligation” this is a personal issue between the 2 parties involved and all of society should not be forced to bare the burden.
Liberal parents on the other hand teach their children that anything goes not worrying about the consequences. Why – because their ideology is to make society responsible for their own failures.
The most dangerous part is when governments adopt this false entitlement policy as an official agenda, stripping the majority of the country of their first amendment rights, and forcing them to adopt a policy that contradicts their moral and religious beliefs through silent agreement on behalf of an immoral life based (not race based) minority.
This is socialism at its best.
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.
(~~ Ronald Reagan ~~)
Emergency Contraception
Emergency contraception, also known, as the morning-after-pill has to be taken within 72 hours of having sexual intercourse and in my opinion only constitutes an emergency when rape is involved – And no religious hospital should have to be forced to distribute it no matter what the circumstances are if it goes against their core religious beliefs.
An Emergency to me would not be described as sexual encounters at college, followed by the complete problem-solver dispensed in a vending machine, as it happens to be at Shippensburg College in Pennsylvania.
The liberals are always using the “separation of church and state” against conservatives, but in this situation they have forgotten all about it – Hence, the continued hypocrisy.
In other words the issue here has nothing to do with babies eventually born with terminal illness, or any kind of defect, or endangering the mother during pregnancy this issue is solely about “force” and total government control.
Contraception Mandate
I consider Obama’s contraceptive mandate not exclusively a war on religion, but primarily fascism. The war on religion is a welcoming side effect and a tactical tool.
The truth is that his approval numbers are fading and he desperately needs to gain support and the first place he turns to, the left wing extremists. The contraception mandate becomes a win – win situation for Obama.
History proves that every totalitarian ruler first destroyed religion in order to manifest his power. And if he can’t destroy the churches he needs to diminish the faith of the believers in the church organizations, respectively he needs to repress the execution of religious faith of the believers.
That makes Obama on the side of the abortionists /feminists which is a match made in hell.
In secular terms the tactical move could be seen as genius.
First he pushes the contraception mandate on the churches and employers knowing that that will raise a firestorm; and while the media goes ballistic over “the war on churches and the endangerment of the loss of First Amendment Rights” Obama appears to step back from the mandate by turning it over to the insurance companies.
Churches are nothing but organizations; the true churches are the believers in God who attend the church.
Some church organizations and media outlets consider this a victory for religion, Obama looks good and nobody seems to see that the true Christians are still the ones who’s rights are violated.
Now it is not the church organizations that pay for abortions, but the religious believers who are forced to pay for it through the insurance.
Either way you look at it contraception is still being funded by force of a mandate. The religious hospitals may get a temporary reprieve this election year, but mark my words it will not stay that way if Obama is re-elected. This is a comprehensive war against anything that stands in the way of “government” being God.
Once the power of the established churches is broken, the people will have nowhere to turn for assistance, nothing will stop Obama from becoming the sole ruler and dictator he so desperately desires.
The only winner are the godless left wing extremists, the feminists, abortionists, and of course King Obama himself.
The only way to stop this insane war on our freedom and beliefs, and the totalitarian fascism of Obama is to vote him out in November of 2012 – Otherwise the free society of America that has always been admired will be doomed and soon cease to exist becoming a Socialist Marxist Dictatorship.
May God protect and Bless our
America
© Copyright by Tom C. Lehner
Source
Washington Times – Virginia House vote states life starts at conception
From Charleston Gazette – Obama orders birth control coverage
UPI.com – Obama issues executive order on abortion
Fox News – Vending machine at Pennsylvania college dispense `Morning after” pill
Some Alternatives to support the unwed mothers and children Part 3/3 – Private Sector
THE PRIVATE SECTOR
There are many possibilities for the private citizen to add and support this cause. From healthcare providers and Insurance companies to the millionaires and billionaires along with private donators.
(1) Health and Insurance providers.
Healthcare and Insurance providers would be well advised to come up with special plans for unwed single moms and children, including dental. In some extreme hardship cases even down to almost zero. Making plans equated based on income, life situation, and amount of children.
They should consider those in need now and their children as future paying customers in the long run.
(2) Churches
I cannot speak for all church congregations when it comes to helping the poor, but most churches regardless of their denominational affiliation do set aside funds for those in need. However, most of this help is only for the short term.
Of course I understand that resources are limited and not every church is in the lucky situation to have a lot wealthy members and/or members that give. Here is where again the State or government could step in and support those efforts with financial aid. That way churches can provide more and better services.
(3) Millionaires and Billionaires
Those are my real favorite people. And I don’t mean that in a complimentary way. Just as churches I cannot speak for others and for everybody.
While conservative Billionaires usually follow the rule: Do good and don’t brag about it; there is not much known about their spending habits.
The Koch brothers for example, better known in coherence with the “Tea Party” are big time donators but the media is a lot more interested in their political activities and recently slammed by The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer in her article “Covert Operations,” (14) where she accused the brothers of “waging war against Obama”.
Truth and publically known is that the Koch brothers spent more than 100 Million Dollars on right wing political Causes, but what is not publically known is more than 600 Million Dollars in Pledged or donated money (15) went to arts, education, and medical research.
Another example is Linda McMahon (R – Politician and CEO of the WWE Entertainment) and her Husband Vincent Kennedy McMahon (Chairman of the WWE) and their entire family. Linda McMahon spent alone in 2008 over 8 Million Dollars to charity (16) causes (WWE company donations and support not included).
Linda Mcmahon Charity Activity 2008
The McMahons are well recognized on their social welfare spending. Linda McMahon (if not running for office as a republican) is the CEO of the World Wrestling Entertainment and Vincent K. McMahon is the Chairman. The WWE is one of the biggest contributors to the “Make a wish foundation” (16), Children’s Education foundations, and many more, sending their poster Wrestlers John Cena, Big show, Kelly Kelly, John Morrison, and others permanently on fundraisers. But they are the only conservatives with public recognition on their Donations and only because they promote this through their weekly televised shows “Raw” and “Smackdown”.
The same counts for all sports events. Except the WWE who takes pride in their social engagement, major sports events like NFL Super bowl and others don’t seem to be interested in supporting this social cause. What they fail to see is that the ignored hardships of today are the fans and ticket buyers of tomorrow.
It would be a signal in the right direction if major Sports presenters, leagues, and broadcasters would make a public stand for Pro-Life, families, and children and not always duck before special interest lobbyists and lawyers in order not to offend somebody.
For example, remember the “scandal” of Tim Tebow with his 2010 Pro Life Super bowl commercial. While conservatives praised that young and brave man liberals went furious demanding this be removed (19). Thanks to CBS the commercial was aired, but what I missed was the NFL making a stand for this cause, a clear statement of their support.
My belief is that, millionaires and billionaires (especially liberals) only spend money when the Media is nearby, using their Donations as a promotion for themselves. And since the Media is a short-term-story-headline media they are not interested to continue promoting family support issues. But immediate headline producing catastrophes such as tsunamis are always good for headlines and for those billionaires to promote themselves.
PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS
(4) Non Profit Organizations
A great way for WE THE PEOPLE as society to support this cause is to get involved in so called NPO’s (Non Profit Organizations (20)). Nonprofit organizations are tax exempt and can provide a wide variety of direct support. There are way over 1.4 Million NPO’s registered in the United States and the location of one of them is easy (20).
One of the best NPO’s supporting the Pro-Life cause is Steven Ertelt’s LifeNews (21). Working tirelessly on the cause his Website provides valuable information about every aspect from healthcare to financial support.
Personal responsibilities of each and every one of us
The issue of single parents in poverty, orphans in America, or the problems with adoption, should not exist in the richest nation on earth.
There is a lot we can do:
- First of all, on Christmas, Easter and all the other Holliday’s when our hearts are usually wide open, we can ignore the media coverage of foreign country begging, and start looking at how we can support the unwed mothers and children in our own country first.
- Don’t throw away your clothes and/or household items, but instead drop them off at churches, women centers and local children abuse centers.
- Lobby to Media, Sports entertainment, Health Companies and other services making your voice heard and tell them you won’t support them unless they make a stand for life, family, and children.
- Call your congressmanall the time and let him/her know you want him/her to make a stand for family values, women and children, and not just in “word,” but in “deed,” even if it is against the party line. It does not matter as long as it helps.
- Volunteer 1 hour at your local women’s shelter
- Get involved with state officials to change laws and policies that do not benefit women and children.
- Donate $5, $10 or $20 a month to your favorite local charity.
- Volunteer 4 hours a month at your favorite local charity.
And always remember Mother Teresa when she said:
Mother Teresa Love
“Never worry about numbers.
Help one person at a time,
and always start with
the person nearest you.”
~~ Mother Teresa ~~
Special Thanks:
Thank you to Jacqueline B. Lang (12), who worked together with me on this issue, providing valuable information and great insight.
Jacqueline is a devoted mother, business and academic professional. Jacqueline has worked for many years in many different roles including 18 years in leadership roles in management; she has also worked as a Congressional Campaign Manager, taught at the college level and served 8 years in the United States Army Reserves. Her education includes a PhD Business (c), specializing in Organizational Development and Women Leadership, MBA and BA in Communication, along with course work in environmental & safety training and executive coaching. She is currently co-authoring ‘The Power of a Women’ and ‘Breaking the Glass Ceiling without a Hammer: Career Strategies for Women’ both will be published in August of 2011
Sources:
1) www.tclehner.wordpress.com
2) CNPP/USDA
3) Associated Content
4) BabyCenter.com
5) Money.Cnn.com
6) eHow.com
7) Tclehner.wordpress.com
8) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
9) Texas Adoption Regulations
10) SOS Children’s Village
11) TheGivingPledge.org
12) http://jblangconsulting.com/
13) www.OpenSecrets.org
14) The New Yorker
15) Politics Daily
16) Paul Levesque Network
17) American Charities.com
18) Wikipedia.com
19) New York Daily News
20) Charity Love to know.com
21) http://www.lifenews.com/
Some Alternatives to support the unwed mothers and children Part 2/3 – Governmental Sector
GOVERNMENT SECTOR
- President Ronald Reagan
The nine most terrifying words in the English Language are: “I’m from the government and I’m here to help”
(Ronald Reagan)
The government can step in here in many ways without taking direct control, assist and support the mothers financially and through power. And that does not even require new laws, only innovation and the willingness to put the interest of children and parents first.
I. Tax Cut
President G.W. Bush Family-Tax-Cut plan (5) from January 2003, based on a year’s income was a step in the right direction; giving parents a minimum of $ 1,000 annually back in their pocket and financially assist in college refunds. This Federal Tax Deduction for children plan (6) provides a great amount of help to lower income parents in order to support their children. But this is only one step in the right direction and it is up to us to lobby politicians to take many more. This plan needs to continue indefinitely.
II. Defund Special interest groups such CAIR, NAACP, ACLU (Planned Parenthood) and others.
Those institutions cash hundreds of millions of dollars every year from the federal funds, but instead of supporting the needs of those they are supposed to represent, they would rather pay their high profile special interest lawyers, newspaper ads, TV commercials, and lobbyists, leaving the support additionally to the taxpayer.
The NAACP is the best example of that. While States struggle financially they still build so called housing properties for low income people. If they are not given primarily to NAACP represented minorities the word racism goes through the media like there is no tomorrow leaving White, Hispanic, and Native American women behind.
The money wasted on those institutions could be used more wisely in support of women who decide to keep their babies, e.g., medical aid, housing, food stamps, and legal and psychological support for those women whodecide to give their child up for adoption, and many other issues. And make this money accessible to all races banning special interest lawyers and lobbyists from constantly playing the race card.
III. Tighter regulations on Election Campaign contributions for federal funded institution such as Unions, and other special interest groups
What really makes me mad is that Federal Institutions and Organizations such as Unions spent Millions of Dollars on campaign contributions to politicians (13). Though this is money that belongs to all tax payers those Organizations support exclusively left wing radical politicians for their own benefit.
Leading Union Campaign Contributors
The use of OUR TAX DOLLARS by those Organizations should be under tight rules and regulations. Every Dollar spent on Campaign contributions should be equally donated to family programs, regardless of the political affiliation. And provide proof that both sides of the isle (pro-choice AND Pro-Life Organizations) get their equal share.
Contributions from Labor Pacs
This way the spending to politicians will be cut in half, the future of our children secured, and the money stays where it belongs, with the people who need it.
Those Organizations need to be defunded period and so bring the money into family matters. Let’s face it – AFTERALL, THIS IS OUR MONEY.
Top Campaign Contributors both Parties
IV. Confiscated money.
Pimps, weapon traffickers, prostitutes, drug smugglers… All of those are illegal and build a multibillion Dollar Industry in our country. Alone, human trafficking (7) has an estimation of 45 Billion Dollars per year. And all those “businesses” involve the hardship of families. The money confiscated from these industries can be returned to Human services in order to support families and their financial struggle of parenting. We are talking about billions of Dollars that is not used from tax payer’s money, but from Criminals.
Alone the Porn industry is a multi-billion Dollar industry. And despite what liberals say, fact is: A large portion of those Actresses are women who are victims of Human sex trafficking sold as slaves to the producers.
Of course, they would rather support Planned Parenthood. Having access to a quick abortion for one of their “actresses” is easier than dealing with raising children in the long run. So why not put an extra tax on porn movies, money that could exclusively be used to support young families and single parents.
Everybody viewingthose videos and movies supports those illegal actions, and therefore should do his share to society and pay the extra dollar on tax that supports children.
This is one of the main reasons why politicians and Government would rather support Planned Parenthood (Abortion) than family values; it is the easy way out.
All of that money, we are talking about several billions of Dollars here, that does NOT come out of tax Payers money, in the chapter I – IV saved and confiscated is now in the hands of the Federal Government. Here is a major problem that starts again with special interest and that is the distribution of those funds to the proper authorities in order to get the money to where it belongs – the families and children in opposition to abortion.
It would take innovation and a radical step to distribute the money back to the families and encourage them to actually have babies. Here is one idea:
V. Child Protective Services – This is a big Issue and goes hand in hand with many topics and solutions that could help and support single parents, support adoption and help through financial support.
Taking CPS out of State responsibility, adding it into HHS (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (8)) and fund it with the money saved and confiscated above, this has many positive advantages. Right now, in order to get access to all the social support, partially from States and partially from the Federal Government, is more like running the gauntlet than help. And information is not really provided anywhere. And since the laws, rules, and regulations vary between the States up to the point that nobody really has any idea as of what to get and where, this system has become a Legal Jungle. And this would be the advantage of CPS becoming a federal Institution:
- Support in collecting Child support from dead beat fathers.
Right now the collection of child support is a state case. All it takes for a dead beat father is to leave the state and while he can demand visitation, the enforcement of unpaid child support falls on the different independent State laws which make the collection an extremely expensive lawyer’s battle for most single moms.
Making CPS a federal institution could put an end to this. The moment the father does not pay his CS he can be put on Federal Warrant and through the Federal power the money can be collected anytime and anywhere in the United States. And CPS being a federal Agency would have access to IRS, Social Security, and other Federal Financial Institutions to get a grip on that individual.
And then of course a harsher punishment for non paying fathers making “fleeing or neglecting Child payments” equal to Tax fraud.
- Split of power
Split of Power means, giving single moms the opportunity to split the power of attorney with CPS. While the mother keeps the custodial and parental guardianship and power, CPS is provided with the Administrative Guardianship. This means the mother as of now gets her child support from the Feds and the feds collect it from the fathers. Sounds complicated but it isn’t. The mother never has to worry about the money for the child coming late this way.
- Welfare and support
Food stamps, housing, clothing, etc. now comes out of the same pot and the women only have to deal with one agent in order to get all of their necessities. This lowers administrative costs and speeds up the processing.
Housing is currently federally financed, respectively financially supported. If CPS was a federal Institution they would have nationwide access to availability.
Federal Education Programs can provide the opportunity for the mothers to continue to go to school and get their education, or support mothers in home based businesses so they can take care of their children. Contracts with private and state childcare facilities, and schools as well as churches could be given financial incentives such as tax exemptions for providing assistance to single mothers.
- Adoption
CPS being a Federal Organization would put an end to the Adoption Jungle as it is right now. When conservatives claim “Less Government and more private” that is nonsense because Adoption is already in the hands of the State Government, so why not put this under one roof. Right now the Adoption Laws vary from State to State and while Texas is mostly low regulated (9) some States even have an age limit on adopters – age 40 -, or have insurmountable obstacles making the adoption a hassle. Not to forget that local CPS offices have only access to the children under their care. Making CPS Federal would give the local agent access to a nationwide database of adoptable children and increase the opportunity for children to actually be adopted.
While some states such as Texas reimburse adoption costs, some don’t. This opens the doors for private adoption agencies which makes adoption extremely costly.
Private adoption agencies are profit oriented businesses who, in their pricing, calculate all fees including State fees, administrative costs, their own lawyers, acquisition costs (children they buy from mothers mostly drug addicts who don’t want to give their kids up for adoption but rather sell them to agencies) and many more fees plus and additional profit, and don’t forget that parents need their own lawyer in order to double-check the paperwork.
Not to forget that State operated CPS Agencies and their complicated rules are very often difficult to deal with and the regulations complicated. In order to maximize their profit Private Agencies often look to third world countries where they can purchase babies often for a low price and mediate those into the U.S.
This makes adoption for regular middleclass families almost financially impossible. And the advantage of those agencies is that they DO HAVE access to a nationwide database.
CPS being federal puts an end to all this and makes adoption of American children more comfortable and more encouraging.
- Nationwide “Safe Haven Law”
I support the Idea that every Hospital, regardless of their political or religious affiliation should be forced to provide an “anonymous Baby hatch drop off Zone” where women can drop off their unwanted children without retribution or criminal prosecution for child abandonment.
Any hospital refusing this for religious or political reasons should be banned from public funding.
- Orphanage and Foster care
Before going any deeper, we have to determine what child actually ends up in Foster care or in an Orphanage. Orphanages are for children who lost their parents and don’t have any living relatives and Foster care is mostly for children that come from broken homes with parents unfit to provide for their children for whatever reason. And the latter is the main issue here. Those children are under Governmental care for a short period of time.
Orphanage and Foster care, is a difficult topic. Foster care has supporters and those who oppose it because many children placed into that system basically fall through the system and drop off the radar of overworked CPS workers, and let’s be honest, the reputation of State run homes for children is not very good.
But there is a pretty good private organization in Europe that provides a system I personally find suitable and worth promoting.
The system is called “SOS- Children’s Village” (10). A private, non-governmental, with Donation funded organization that focuses on family-based, long-term care of children who can no longer grow up with their biological family.
The main difference here to regular Orphanages and Foster homes is that the children are within a small group, living together as a sort of patchwork family with a “housemother” as their head of household/family. This organization buys some property and builds several homes, every home has a family where the kids have their private rooms, a play room, dining room, and a small kitchen area, as well as a social room and the mother has her own room.
As far as the governmental involvement is concerned this is only the tip of the iceberg, these are some basics to think about and start from for better ideas.
Don’t forget while government CAN BE forced to do the right thing through votes, and it is up to us to lobby our representatives to finally come up with proper projects and concepts, the private sector CAN NOT BE FORCED and everything they do has to be voluntary.
Some Alternatives to support the unwed mothers and children Part 1/3
After my last column “How abortion can be avoided with common Sense” (1) I took a stand as of why I am against abortion and why I believe that abortion is not necessary.
In this column I want to give you some solutions as of what to do with all of the born babies, how we can support and provide encouragement for the unwed mothers so that they want to keep their babies instead of running to an abortion clinic.
And this is only the tip of the iceberg of possibilities and only a basic approach for many possibilities and opportunities. What it takes is men and women that will stand up and who are willing to fight for the right direction.
It is not enough to be against it – what we need is an Alternative to Abortion.
And this is one of the biggest issues we have today in the conservative movement, all the politicians, bloggers, columnists, and nationwide religious leaders speak out against abortion, but in their effort to fight this cause and their attempt to cut down on public funding for abortion they all fail to provide proper solutions. How can WE THE PEOPLE – WE THE SOCIETY step in and support young couples and single mothers to keep their babies.
As long as we do not provide these solutions, radical pro-Choice activists, lobbyists, and special interest lawyers will always have a head start over us.
Why is it so hard for conservatives to provide alternative solutions and support?
It all has to do with politics and political ideology. Fiscalconservatives have the problem that on one hand they vote for less government involvement and more personal responsibility, but on the other hand they know very well that when it comes to supporting young parents/families’/single parents some Governmental involvement is necessary in order to provide acceptable solutions.
The trick is to find a middle ground, a solution aside of political or lobbyist interests and to use common sense in order to accomplish both. The secret word is Assistance rather than control.
Though there ARE private organizations and Religious groups stepping in under certain circumstances, counting exclusively on private support through Charity foundations or private organizations does not work because this is not a headline producing issue such as a Tsunami, or Africa support.
Who are we talking about now?
We are talking about social hardships, such as:
- Women, who during pregnancy find out that their husband/boyfriend is a dead beat cheater and find themselves all of a sudden – against their original life plan – a single mom.
- We are talking about young couples who find themselves pregnant and don’t know how to deal with the situation
- Teenagers, who now made that mistake of having unprotected intercourse or the protection failed for some reason (that is always possible, there is no such thing as a 100% protection).
- Divorced women who face the challenge of a dead beat father who does not pay his child support.
There are many reasons for being a single parent, and many reasons for women to think about abortion. Bottom line we are talking about those who did not have being a single parent as a life plan but now are facing the challenge of being left behind, and children do cost money.
According to CNPP/USDA, published in 2010 under the title “Expenditures on Children by families, 2009” (2) that a child in the United States cost you, from birth to age 17, an average of $ 205,960 considering a 2.79 percent annual inflation rate Associated Content (3) reports in July 2010. Middle income families will spend $ 286,050 on child rearing while high income earners an average of $ 475,680.
Estimation, made on babyCenter.com (4), on my own son, based on my income and living in the Midwest, entering “public college” as a single parent came out with $ 446,720 from birth to age 22 when he is finishing college. And since my son is going to private college – do the math.
|
Expense |
Start Age |
End Age |
Annual cost |
| Housing |
0 |
18 |
7267.00 |
| Food |
0 |
18 |
2552.00 |
| Transportation |
0 |
18 |
2254.00 |
| Clothing |
0 |
18 |
1015.00 |
| Helathcare |
0 |
18 |
1077.00 |
| Childcare/education |
0 |
18 |
4585.00 |
| Miscellaneous |
0 |
18 |
1946.00 |
| College |
0 |
22 |
18,548.00 |
Cost for first Year excluding College: $ 20,696
Total Cost is: $ 446,720
With all love for our children and looking at those numbers that sure can be scary, especially when you are a single mom, or a fresh out of college young couple just entering the workforce, or when you are a teenager and your parents are struggling with the kids they already have, and now they are needed to help financially support a grandchild in order to allow you to get back to school.
Here is the major question:
How can we as a society step in and support women who keep their children, how can we support women who want to give their children up for adoption without putting a blemish on them?
How can we support young parents and unwed young mothers during and after pregnancy?
First, we have to divide between governmental involvements –
What can the government, respectively the politicians do?
and
What can be done by the private sector accomplish besides providing proper information.
As a fiscal conservative Republican I totally oppose governmental involvement in private enterprise, economy, and private issues. However, social issues and the support of our Citizens future is very well an issue where the government should get involved in order to provide the proper necessities and secure the future of families and our youth. This is called support, and not control. Part 2 continues our discussion.
How Abortion can be avoided with common sense
I am a father and I remember it like it was yesterday when I first heard the heartbeat of my son. There has never been a more beautiful sound in the world. I remember the first sonogram when the doctor handed it over to me, I was overwhelmed with emotions like I have never ever experienced in my life before.
My Son
Anybody who has children and loves their children knows what I am talking about and will understand why this topic is so important to me.
Liberals are highly entertaining individuals. Their hypocrisy and double standards are sometimes really entertaining and always subject to a good joke. But when it comes to Abortion the fun ends right here and right now.
While on one hand using the modern times and 21st Century as an excuse, demanding that the “Death Penalty is cruel and unusual punishment”, claiming that every life is sacred and capital punishment is not only outdated but also inhumane, but on the other hand they use the same 21st century, as well as the “Woman’s rights to choose over her own body” and modern days as a rightful excuse to murder innocent babies.
Life
Modern days, 21st Century, and women’s rights to choose are interesting arguments but easy to be rebutted arguments on Abortion and I will show you why.
I totally agree that a woman should be the master of her own being, welfare, and body. No man (male) should have the right to decide or rule over a woman’s body. And we have come a long way since the 18th and 19th century where “Martial Obligations” of a woman were still law.
It is up to the woman herself to choose if she wants to make a career rather than being a mother and wife, or if she wants both, if she wants to be intimate with a man or not, if she wants to get married or not, and so on.
As my mother always taught me: the rights of an individual end at the tip of the nose because that is where the rights of the opposite start.
And when it comes to abortion, the rights of a woman end at the obligation and responsibility for a defenseless innocent child that has not asked to be in the womb of that woman.
As a matter of fact, if women claim their individual rights, of which they are entitled to and I want to point out I am not questioning them at all, rights also always include responsibility.
And the responsibility starts before they get pregnant.
“We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” (~~ Ronald Reagan, 1972 ~~)
Of course this quote by the greatest of all Presidents was meant for laws, but can easily be used also for this particular topic, and the words “law’s broken” be replaced with “physical actions taken”.
Since Row vs. Wade in 1973 over 46 Million Abortions have been conducted. That is more than 10% of the American population extinguished. This is the largest genocide since the mass murder of Jews by the Nazi’s during World War 2 (2).
IB_Induced abortion in US
Just to mention that “Roe”, who’s real name is Norma L. McCorvey, from Dallas, Texas, is now a Pro-Life activist.
An average of 1.8 Million Abortions take place every year, 1.21 Million Abortions in 2008, Twenty-Two percent of all pregnancies (excluding Miscarriages) end in Abortion (3). Those numbers could be reduced and almost cut down to zero if we as a society start taking responsibility for our actions.
IB_Induced abortion in US
The exact Statistics of Abortions can be obtained by the “Center of Bio Ethical Reform” (4) as well as the “Gutmacher Institute” (5). But nevertheless it sums up to three major groups…..
1) Unwanted Pregnancy due to Rape and Incest.
Only 1% of all abortions are based on rape or incest. That makes in total numbers approximately 12,000 abortions per year due to this horribly violent and morally reprehensible crime.
Now, I am not so arrogant to say I, as a man, put myself in the shoes of a victim of such violence, nor do I pretend to know how such a woman feels. That would be arrogant and disrespectful.
But I do understand statistics and scientific research. And this shows clearly that the majority of violated woman do not abort because of the pregnancy or because they don’t want that child. Research proves that the majority of those victims abort to avoid continuing psychological terror from their tormentor.
Fact of the matter is that our liberal society allows a predator, like a rapist have almost more rights than the victim. Not only does the woman go through the trial because our constitution gives a rapist the right to face its accuser, she also can expect that liberals will have no problem letting a rapist back on the streets on probation stubbornly believing in re-socialization, knowing full well that over 90% of all sex offenders are repeat offenders.
And on top of that a rapist, once aware that he has fathered a child, can either by himself or through his parents call for visitation rights of that child, which victimizes the woman over and over when she has to see this perpetrator (6).
So here are some of the solutions to avoid that:
a) A rape victim does turn out to be pregnant and does not want to keep the child
Every Hospital should be required by law to council a rape victim on the possibility of pregnancy and offer her the so called Pill-After also commonly known as the Morning after Pill of ECP (Emergency Contraction Pill). Here is the religious character and proper counseling that is extremely important.
Though I am a pro-lifer, the ECP (Emergency Contraction Pill) is NOT ABORTION, but a pregnancy prevention initiating a contraction flow (7). This pill has to be taken within the first 72 hours of the act, the sooner the better.
As of here any woman can make her own choice whether she wants to take the risk of being pregnant or if she wants to take the safer step and prevent a possible pregnancy.
Now hospitals, especially Catholic Hospitals, sometimes refuse this pill based on their “Freedom of religion Act” and the offering possibility.
The constitutional right of Religion is an individual right. The religious refusal can only occur when the hospital remains an in-house facility for their members only.
The moment a hospital takes public funding and opens its door for economical profit to the public, the treatment should be based on worldly lawful measurements and not on the religious character of the owner.
b) More protection and rights for the victims and less for the perpetrator
Now, during a trial the constitutional rights of an accused cannot be taken away. In our country we still have the “Innocent until proven guilty” Rights. However, once a rapist is convicted, the victim (woman) can be protected by law in many ways.
- We don’t have a problem taking away fathers rights solely based on the unproven accusations of a woman – so why do we have such a problem to take away any fathers rights of a convicted rapist?
- Harsher punishment: I would go for a Nationwide minimum of 30 years by a first offender and life without the possibility of parole of a second offender (by child molesters or child rapists even the death penalty as a two strike rule)
- Providing legal assistance as well as psychological assistance to the victim and help her to start eventually, if requested, a new life with a new identity.
- A court ruling taking away fathers rights as well as grandmothers /fathers rights of the family of the rapist and making it a law that he is never allowed to approach or contact his victim and offspring again. Any violation would be considered a repeat offense and result in Life without possibility of parole, period.
I think that way women would feel protected and not feel violated over and over again and abortion could be almost extinguished in those instances.
2) Abortion based on potential health problems
6% of all abortions are based on Health problems regarding either the mother or the child. Now this is not rocket science here.
As far as the mother (adult) is concerned, well welcome to the 21st century and the personal physical responsibility that goes hand in hand with the third group the 93% of abortions for social reasons. We pride our superiority over the animals based on the ability of logical thinking and planning ahead, but when it comes to something as simple as reproduction humans intend to act like stone-age humans.
If a couple or a woman decides that she would love to have a baby, it is not rocket science to get a physical check up before pregnancy. And until that time there are at least two dozen forms of pregnancy prevention.
All it takes is to use a little bit of the muscle in the scull most people call a brain.
And when it comes to the unborn; liberals had the audacity to attack Sarah Palin for deciding to give birth to a child who had Down syndrome.
Who are we to decide what life is livable and what life is not…? The last society I remember that made this decision was the Nazi’s and the Chinese.
Every Child is a gift from God and deserves the maximum amount of love. And just because it has a mental or physical challenge does not make its life worthless.
I am a gift of God not a burden
So murdering the baby just because it is not convenient or perfect enough is sure disgusting and I am ashamed to be in the same society as those who always look for the easy way out instead of growing up and being responsible. Which brings me to the largest group of Abortionists……
1) 93% of all abortions occur for social reasons (i.e. Unwanted or inconvenient).
This includes teenagers (18%), women who already have one or more children, career women who think a child is in the way of her career, women with a partnership that is not going well or they don’t have a partner/husband at all, women who have not used the Pill correctly, not at all, or had unexpected sex, or had concerns about contraceptive methods (they have concerns about the pill but not about a surgery that kills a baby – nice double standard).
So we are not talking about accidents here. We are talking about brainless “anything-goes-lets have fun-as long as we don’t have rules-let the others pay for our animalistic lifestyle”.
None of those reasons are a reason for abortion to me. As a matter of fact it sickens me to see how easy society dodges their way out of responsibility.
Fact of the matter is that we ALL have to take responsibility for our actions. But also the fact is that thanks to liberal thinking we don’t do that. Why take responsibility if we can have the easy way out.
Let’s start with the teenagers.
I don’t know if President George W. Bush “just say no abstinence policy” was a success or not. But the current Federal indoctrination of teaching youth and children’s Sexual practices and how to get the easiest abortion rather than pregnancy prevention and taking responsibility cannot be the answer (8).
Youth and children always follow an example and as long as liberal biased media promotes low-life lifestyle from the Hollywood stars and Pop stars as role models and parents don’t remember their duties as “parents,” talking to their children and teaching them right from wrong things won’t change.
It is time to rethink the entire procedure and where our society wants to go. And it is time to tell the Media with one voice to stop promoting drug infested, permanent drunk lowlife’s as role models. No, Charlie Sheen and Lindsey Lohan are not victims or misguided role models – they are simply disgusting.
Instead of letting the government do the educating parents need to set the example of traditional family values and teach their children that actions have consequences. I think talking to the youth and being a positive role model could reduce the current teenage pregnancy rate by more than half.
And as far as the remaining 75 % of abortion goes (the Adults):
I’ve said it before, all our actions have consequences, and we don’t live in the medieval times. There are at least two dozens types of pregnancy preventions available – Condoms, the Pill, IUD’, vasectomies, and these are just a few.
If a woman decides either she already has children and does not want anymore, a child would interfere with her career, she has a partner or husband and does not want a child right now, or if that woman decides she wants to be single and have one night stands, all of that does not matter. There are many opportunities to prevent a pregnancy in the first place and that leaves no justification for a later abortion.
Let’s be honest, if a woman is smart enough to prevail in the corporate world she can be expected to take proper caution not to become pregnant in the first place.
That is called one’s own responsibility. And when it comes to a man, she can not blame him only for her failure. If a woman has an unwanted pregnancy, of course, it is also the man’s fault because he could have used protection too –it takes two to enjoy the pleasure and both can say no.
Sure, some women now say: What about the men’s responsibilities?
And I agree with you. We guys have our share of responsibilities as well, and the irresponsible chauvinism of some representatives of the male population is disgusting. However, it takes two for the act and if the guy is not prepared the women can as well say NO.
Today we are talking about Abortion and not sexism, and the men’s responsibilities are subject to a whole different and new column (soon to be followed).
By using a little common sense combined with self-control and self-responsibility, behaving a little more like parents and less like friends, and taking care of victims of crimes rather than the perpetrators well, this reduces most of the legitimate arguments of pro-choice activists.
Sure, abortion will never be extinguished, but it can be reduced to a few thousand per year. Still too many but a few thousand sounds better than 1.21 Million, it’s a start and that little guy here has a chance and might become the President, a Nobel Prize winner or simply just a good person.
Future American president
Sources:
- Washington Times
- Allen Gutmacher Institute 2005
- Allen Gutmacher Institute 2005
- Bio Ethical reform
- Allen Gutmacher Institute
- Christian Answers.net
- Princeton University
- Atlas Shrug
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