WIFE OF CHINA FORCED ABORTION ACTIVIST UNDER ARREST, CAN'T ACCEPT HIS AWARD
Beijing, China  -- Chen Guangcheng's wife Yuan Weijing has been placed under house arrest in Beijing less than a day before she was set to fly to the Philippines to accept an award on his behalf. Chen, who has won international acclaim for his fight against forced abortions, was set to receive the Asian equivalent of the Nobel prize.

LITTLE DIFFERENCE IN PRESIDENTIAL RACE FOLLOWING STRAW POLL, SURVEYS FIND
Washington, DC  -- New polls of the Republican and Democratic races for president find little change from before the Republican straw poll two weeks ago. On the GOP side that's likely because three of the top contenders for the party's nod chose not to compete in the contest in the early battleground state.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR'S NIECE REFLECTS ON ABORTION AT BIRMINGHAM EVENT
Birmingham, AL  -- Dr. Alveda King, the niece of legendary civil rights advocate Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., participated in the unveiling of historic markers Sunday at the church and parsonage of her late father, the Rev. A. D. Williams King. She said later the event caused her to reflect on King's life and the status of abortion in America.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL'S MALTA BRANCH WILL NOT ACTIVELY ADVOCATE ABORTION
Valleta, Malta  -- Amnesty International's recent decision to endorse abortion for victims of sexual abuse put some of its local chapters in nations that prohibit abortion in a quandary. On Thursday, the Malta AI affiliate said it would not join its international parent in actively campaigning for abortion.

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN APPOINTS KEY PRO-ABORTION ADVOCATES
London, England  -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is following in the footsteps of his pro-abortion predecessor, Tony Blair, and appointing key abortion advocates to top governmental posts. That will make it more difficult for pro-life groups to try to reduce the nation's high number of abortions.

MISSOURI GOV. MATT BLUNT WON'T USE ATTY GENERAL TO DEFEND ABORTION LAW
Jefferson City, MO  -- The administration of Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt won't rely on pro-abortion Attorney General Jay Nixon to defend a law that protects women by requiring abortion facilities to meet basic health and safety requirements. Blunt's health director plans to use private attorneys to help defend the law in court.

MISSOURI MEDIA EXHIBIT NEWS BIAS IN HUMAN CLONING BAN REPORTING
by Rodney Albert
Missouri’s leading newspapers had some trouble reporting fairly the press conference held yesterday by Cures Without Cloning. No doubt the petition will be slowed by the Secretary of State and others of the political establishment. It was be mischaracterized by Missouri’s media, who are continuously dishonest about cloning.

POLL SHOWS HILLARY CLINTON'S PRO-ABORTION VIEW TURNS OFF WOMEN VOTERS
Washington, DC  -- Hillary Clinton is pro-abortion and the only female candidate pursuing a bid for the White House in either party. If abortion advocates are correct, Clinton has the women's vote locked up -- yet a new poll shows that women don't necessarily support her and that her pro-abortion views are a turnoff.

MORNING AFTER PILL MAKER PROJECTS RECORD SALES OF PLAN B DRUG IN 2007
Washington, DC  -- The maker of the morning after pill is projecting record sales of the drug by the time 2007 is complete. Barr Pharmaceuticals estimates it will likely have sold about $80 million worth of its Plan B drug by the end of the year -- almost double the total of 2006 and eight times as much as its 2004 figures.

TERRI SCHIAVO'S DEATH STILL BEING RATIONALIZED AS BRAIN INJURED GET HELP
by Bobby Schindler
The truth of the matter is that Terri was a healthy woman, one who merely had a disability. She could have lived for many years if only my family was permitted to care for her. And it was my family that did everything we could to try and persuade Michael Schiavo to follow the advice of countless doctors and pursue rehabilitation for Terri but this request was never granted.

MISSOURI PRO-LIFE ADVOCATES LAUNCH NEW INITIATIVE TO BAN HUMAN CLONING
Jefferson City, MO  -- A coalition of concerned Missouri citizens, doctors, and academics have launched a new effort to combat the practice of human cloning. They are spearheading a new initiative to stop both reproductive and research-based cloning after state voters narrowly approved an amendment allowing both.

GEORGE TILLER REOPENS ABORTION BUSINESS, BUT FEW COME FOR ABORTIONS
Wichita, KS  -- Embattled late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller reopened his central Kansas abortion center on Wednesday. However, early reports indicate few women went there for abortions from the practitioner who could face as much as 19 years in prison on charges he did some late-term abortions illegally.

MICHAEL VICK SHOULD HAVE INVESTED IN ABORTION, NOT DOG FIGHTING
by Bryan Kemper
Michael Vick could have invested his money into an abortion clinic and he would not be in trouble, in fact he would be protected. It may be against federal law to inflict cruelty on animals but it is perfectly fine according to the law to dismember little baby boys and girls any time in the first nine months of their lives.

CHINA HOSPITALS ALLOW POOR COLLEGE STUDENTS LONG-TERM ABORTION FINANCING
Shanghai, China  -- Can't afford to have an abortion in China? That's no longer a problem there. Hospitals in China are making it even easier for college students and poor Chinese residents to have an abortion by allowing them to finance the abortions long-term through installment plans.

AUSTRALIA WON'T VOTE ON TAXPAYER-FUNDING OF INTL ABORTION UNTIL AFTER ELECTIONS
Canberra, Australia (LifeNews.com) -- The government of Australia's Prime Minister John Howard plans to wait until after the next elections before allowing Parliament to hold a vote on whether to force taxpayers to fund international groups that perform or promote abortions. The nation has a ban that is similar to one in the United States.

COLORADO PRO-LIFE GROUP GETS FAVORABLE CAMPAIGN FINANCE LIMIT RULING
Denver, CO -- A Colorado pro-life group emerged victorious on Wednesday in a case involving a constitutional amendment state voters approved in 2002 that would have placed stringent limits on its ability to be involved in elections. A federal appeals court ruled that the limits placed under Amendment 27 are unconstitutional.

UGANDA VICE PRESIDENT SAYS HE CAN'T SUPPORT LEGALIZING ABORTIONS THERE
Kampala, Uganda  -- The second highest ranking official in the African nation of Uganda has said he doesn't support the legalization of abortion there. Vice President Gilbert Bukenya's comments come after a group of 10 leaders of African nations in June said their countries should allow abortions.

POLL SHOWS HILLARY CLINTON'S PRO-ABORTION VIEW TURNS OFF WOMEN VOTERS
Washington, DC  -- Hillary Clinton is pro-abortion and the only female candidate pursuing a bid for the White House in either party. If abortion advocates are correct, Clinton has the women's vote locked up -- yet a new poll shows that women don't necessarily support her and that her pro-abortion views are a turnoff.

MORNING AFTER PILL MAKER PROJECTS RECORD SALES OF PLAN B DRUG IN 2007
Washington, DC  -- The maker of the morning after pill is projecting record sales of the drug by the time 2007 is complete. Barr Pharmaceuticals estimates it will likely have sold about $80 million worth of its Plan B drug by the end of the year -- almost double the total of 2006 and eight times as much as its 2004 figures.

TERRI SCHIAVO'S DEATH STILL BEING RATIONALIZED AS BRAIN INJURED GET HELP
by Bobby Schindler
The truth of the matter is that Terri was a healthy woman, one who merely had a disability. She could have lived for many years if only my family was permitted to care for her. And it was my family that did everything we could to try and persuade Michael Schiavo to follow the advice of countless doctors and pursue rehabilitation for Terri but this request was never granted.

MISSOURI PRO-LIFE ADVOCATES LAUNCH NEW INITIATIVE TO BAN HUMAN CLONING
Jefferson City, MO  -- A coalition of concerned Missouri citizens, doctors, and academics have launched a new effort to combat the practice of human cloning. They are spearheading a new initiative to stop both reproductive and research-based cloning after state voters narrowly approved an amendment allowing both.

GEORGE TILLER REOPENS ABORTION BUSINESS, BUT FEW COME FOR ABORTIONS
Wichita, KS  -- Embattled late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller reopened his central Kansas abortion center on Wednesday. However, early reports indicate few women went there for abortions from the practitioner who could face as much as 19 years in prison on charges he did some late-term abortions illegally.

MICHAEL VICK SHOULD HAVE INVESTED IN ABORTION, NOT DOG FIGHTING
by Bryan Kemper
Michael Vick could have invested his money into an abortion clinic and he would not be in trouble, in fact he would be protected. It may be against federal law to inflict cruelty on animals but it is perfectly fine according to the law to dismember little baby boys and girls any time in the first nine months of their lives.

CHINA HOSPITALS ALLOW POOR COLLEGE STUDENTS LONG-TERM ABORTION FINANCING
Shanghai, China  -- Can't afford to have an abortion in China? That's no longer a problem there. Hospitals in China are making it even easier for college students and poor Chinese residents to have an abortion by allowing them to finance the abortions long-term through installment plans.

AUSTRALIA WON'T VOTE ON TAXPAYER-FUNDING OF INTL ABORTION UNTIL AFTER ELECTIONS
Canberra, Australia  -- The government of Australia's Prime Minister John Howard plans to wait until after the next elections before allowing Parliament to hold a vote on whether to force taxpayers to fund international groups that perform or promote abortions. The nation has a ban that is similar to one in the United States.

COLORADO PRO-LIFE GROUP GETS FAVORABLE CAMPAIGN FINANCE LIMIT RULING
Denver, CO -- A Colorado pro-life group emerged victorious on Wednesday in a case involving a constitutional amendment state voters approved in 2002 that would have placed stringent limits on its ability to be involved in elections. A federal appeals court ruled that the limits placed under Amendment 27 are unconstitutional.

UGANDA VICE PRESIDENT SAYS HE CAN'T SUPPORT LEGALIZING ABORTIONS THERE
Kampala, Uganda  -- The second highest ranking official in the African nation of Uganda has said he doesn't support the legalization of abortion there. Vice President Gilbert Bukenya's comments come after a group of 10 leaders of African nations in June said their countries should allow abortions.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS GIVES PLANNED PARENTHOOD ABORTION BUSINESS $30K GRANT
Jacksonville, FL  -- With the start of football season just weeks away, millions of Americans are purchasing tickets and T-shirts to support their favorite teams. However, the Jacksonville Jaguars have given their fans one less reason to support the team, because its foundation has given a grant to the nation's largest abortion business.

NEW JUDGE ASSIGNED TO HANDLE GEORGE TILLER'S ILLEGAL ABORTION CASE
Wichita, KS  -- A new judge has been assigned in the case of misdemeanor charges filed against Kansas' late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller. The assignment comes after a judge previously assigned the case stepped down because he is a former pro-life state legislator who had spoken out against Tiller.

TILLER BACKER CLAIMS ABORTION CENTER CLOSED BECAUSE OF VANDALISM, MOLD
Wichita, KS  -- Infamous late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller currently faces 19 misdemeanor charges that he did illegal late-term abortions without consulting a second, independent physician beforehand. But those legal troubles aren't the reason his abortion business has been closed for the last few weeks.

TILLER'S ABORTION BUSINESS IS CLOSED BECAUSE OF LEGAL ISSUES, NOT VANDALISM
by Phill Kline
As many of you know, George Tiller has kept his clinic closed for going on three weeks. Tiller's official reason is that he claims that "increased vandalism" and protests have forced him to temporarily close the clinic. I believe the reason can be found elsewhere.

MISSOURI PLANNED PARENTHOOD'S LAWSUIT OVER ABORTION LAW ENDANGERS WOMEN
Jefferson City, MO  -- A leading post-abortion group for women who have been hurt by abortions say that a lawsuit Planned Parenthood has filed over a Missouri abortion law puts women in danger. The abortion business is hoping to overturn a new statute that puts more stringent health and safety codes in place for abortion centers.

SPAIN HAS MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION ABORTIONS SINCE LEGALIZATION IN 1985
Madrid, Spain  -- Spain has become an abortion capital ever since the Catholic nation's parliament legalized abortion in 1985. That's the report of a policy research group which also found that more than 1.1 million abortions have been done there during the last 22 years.

ILLINOIS PRO-ABORTION ACTIVISTS ARRESTED FOR HARASSING PRO-LIFE ADVOCATES
Aurora, IL -- Two pro-abortion counter-protesters were arrested on Monday after they harassed pro-life advocates who were rallying against the construction of a new abortion business in this Chicago suburb. The two activists were given misdemeanor battery charges by authorities following the altercation.

AUSTRALIA STATE STOPS DEBATE SECOND TIME ON BILL TO DECRIMINALIZE ABORTIONS
Melbourne, Australia  -- Members of the parliament in Victoria halted a potential debate for a second time on a bill that would decriminalize abortion in the Australian state. Labor MP Candy Broad withdrew her private member's bill from the upper house after Premier John Brumby indicated a government bill is forthcoming.

IRELAND AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATE WON'T PROMOTE PRO-ABORTION VIEW
Dublin, Ireland  -- The Ireland affiliate of Amnesty International will not promote the human rights group's pro-abortion position. It says it cannot back legal abortions in cases of rape and incest or when the woman's life is in danger because the position runs counter to the pro-life laws of the European nation.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REAFFIRMS PRO-ABORTION POSITION, BISHOP RESIGNS
Mexico City, Mexico  -- Amnesty International affiliates have reaffirmed a decision their leading officials made in April to endorse abortion. The vote reconfirms the human rights group's position supporting abortion in cases when women are victims of sexual abuse -- especially in war-torn areas.

FRED THOMPSON: ROE IS "BAD LAW, BAD MEDICINE," VOWS TO OPPOSE ABORTION
Washington, DC  -- Likely Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson repeated his position against the Supreme Court's decision that allowed virtually unlimited abortions. He also said, if elected president, he would use the bully pulpit the position offers to speak out frequently against abortion.

CHINA'S FORCED ABORTION OPPONENT CHEN GUANCHENG GETS ASIAN "NOBEL PRIZE"
Manilla, Philippines  -- The leading opponent of forced abortions in China is getting the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize for his efforts. Chen Guangcheng led the effort to bring international exposure to a brutal forced abortion campaign in Linyi, but he has been jailed on a bogus four year prison term as a result.

TERRIPAC SITE BACK ONLINE, FEC AGAIN TARGETS TERRI SCHIAVO'S HUSBAND
Washington, DC  -- The web site of Michael Schiavo's political action committee, TerriPAC, is back online after an absence of over a week. However, the Federal Elections Commission, which already fined the PAC $1,350, has written another letter to the organization saying its reports contain inaccurate and incomplete information.

POLL CLAIMS MOST AMERICANS WANT ABORTIONS LEGAL, BUT RESULTS SKEWED
Quinnipiac, NY (LifeNews.com) -- A new poll conducted by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute in New York finds most Americans want most or all abortions to remain legal and favor the Roe v. Wade decision. However, the results are quite skewed compared with most polling data showing a majority of Americans take a pro-life position.

TIME MAGAZINE'S BIAS: ABORTION DRUG ISN'T NECESSARILY SAFE AFTER ALL
by Kristen Fyfe
The TIME headline is ironic: “Study Finds Abortion Pill Safe.” Safe for whom exactly? Certainly not for the millions of pre-born children who have died when their mothers took it. Nor is it “safe” for their mothers. Neither the TIME article, nor this new study, addresses the psychological damage that abortion can do.

NEW JERSEY GOVERNMENT WELL BEHIND ON ABORTION BUSINESS INSPECTIONS-- New state government papers show health inspectors are significantly behind in their task of checking on abortion centers in New Jersey to make sure that are complying with health and safety laws. The revelation follows the closing of two abortion centers there for serious violations.

MISSOURI ABORTION BUSINESS FILES LAWSUIT TO BLOCK HEALTH, SAFETY LAW
Jefferson City, MO  -- A leading Missouri abortion business has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a new state law that protects women by requiring abortion facilities to meet basis health and safety requirements. The law is slated to take effect on August 28 but abortion centers are concerned it will put them out of business.

FRED THOMPSON SENATE ARCHIVES SHOW PRO-LIFE, PRO-ABORTION POSITION PAPERS
Washington, DC -- Likely Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson is making his first trip to Iowa today in what could be a precursor to announcing an official candidacy. However, the Thompson camp is confronting a new report showing two sets of position papers on abortion in his Senate archives.

RUDY GIULIANI REITERATES HIS SUPPORT FOR KEEPING ABORTION LEGAL
Manchester, NH -- While the rest of the Republican field attempts to outmaneuver one another and gain position as the most pro-life candidate, Rudy Giuliani continues to defend his pro-abortion stance. The former New York mayor continued his theme of promotion adoption over abortion at a New Hampshire campaign stop.

KANSAS JUDGE REMOVES HIMSELF FROM ILLEGAL LATE-TERM ABORTION CASE
Wichita, KS  -- A Kansas judge has removed himself from a case involving 19 misdemeanor charges filed against late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller. The state's attorney general has accused Tiller of violating a law that requires a second, independent physician to sign off on the late-term abortions.

NEW STUDY WRONGLY CLAIMS DANGEROUS RU 486 ABORTION DRUG IS SAFE
 -- The dangerous abortion drug RU 486 has killed thirteen women worldwide and injured more than 1,100 in the United States alone. Yet, a new study in Denmark claims the abortion pill is safe, though it only studied whether the abortion drug caused problems in future pregnancies.

ASSOCIATED PRESS FALSELY CLAIMS ABORTIONS DON'T CAUSE INFERTILITY PROBLEMS
-- The Associated Press was quick to seize on a story Thursday that wrongly claims the dangerous abortion drug RU 486 poses no medical risks for women. However, the international news service went further by writing a biased news article claiming abortions do not cause future infertility or sterility problems.

MITT ROMNEY DEFENDS HIMSELF ON EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH STOCKS
 -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has commented on news that his investment portfolio contained stocks of two companies that engage in embryonic stem cell research. The former Massachusetts governor says he opposes the research because it destroys human life.

WISCONSIN PRO-LIFE GROUP WANTS OT HELP PATIENT TARGETED BY EUTHANASIA
-- Wisconsin Right to Life has filed a legal motion to attempt to intervene on the behalf of a disabled woman there who has become the target of euthanasia. The guardian of the LaCrosse women has requested the withdrawal of nutrition and hydration that could lead to a painful death similar to Terri Schiavo.

MARYLAND MAN TRIES TO CAUSE GIRLFRIEND'S ABORTION BY SPIKING HER DRINK
 -- A Maryland man is in police custody after being accused of spiking his pregnant girlfriend's drink with a cattle hormone in an attempt to cause an abortion. The case is the latest in what has become a national phenomenon of boyfriends or husbands attacking their pregnant partners to kill their unborn children.

NEW YORK CITY STORAGE COMPANY USES ABORTION TO ADVERTISE SERVICES
-- A good business advertising plan normally involves commercials that get the public's attention but shy away from controversy. Yet, a New York City storage company is taking controversy head on as it uses a pro-abortion message to advertise its services.

MITT ROMNEY BACKS HUMAN LIFE AMENDMENT, OVERTURNING ABORTION CASE FIRST STEP
 -- A leading advisor for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has confirmed that the former Massachusetts governor does indeed support a human life amendment to the Constitution. Romney came out last week in favor of the GOP platform, which has one, but some questions remained.

GEORGE TILLER STAFF MEMBER QUITS JOB AT HIS LATE-TERM ABORTION BUSINESS
 -- Embattled late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller suffered another setback on Wednesday when pro-life advocates announced that one of his lone-time abortion facility employees is quitting her job. Marguerite Reed said she would not be returning to his abortion business if it reopens.

MITT ROMNEY'S BLIND TRUST CONTAINED EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH STOCKS
 -- Embryonic stem cell research is the issue that prompted Mitt Romney's conversion to the pro-life perspective. Yet, a new analysis of his financial records finds he owns stock in two companies that conduct the controversial research, which pro-life advocates oppose because it involves the destruction of human life.

ILLINOIS PRO-LIFE ACTIVISTS CONTINUE CAMPAIGN AGAINST AURORA ABORTION CENTER
 -- Planned Parenthood secretly built a new abortion center in Aurora that will be opening next month. But pro-life advocates are starting a new 40 day protest campaign there that probably won't result in closing it down but should result in opening hearts and minds to the truth about abortion.

VIETNAM ABORTIONS CAUSING HIGH INFERTILITY RATES THERE, STUDIES BACK DATA
 -- The Asian nation of VietNam is experiencing high rates of infertility among women there, which is another sign of the damage abortion causes women. The number of abortions in the Communist nation is staggeringly high and government figures show one woman dies every five days from abortions there.

RUSSIA ALLOWS CITIZENS TIME OFF TO HAVE BABIES AS UNDERPOPULATION WORSENS
-- The Russian region of Ulyanovsk has a unique way to respond to the underpopulation crisis plaguing the nation as a result of years of unlimited abortions. It is allowing its citizens time off from work to make a baby and will award prizes to those who give birth on the nation's annual holiday next year.

COMPANY KILLS "LEFTOVER" EMBRYOS FOR PERSONALIZED STEM CELL CURES
 -- A California company is generating controversy for a new plan to work with fertility clinics that has it killing a couple's "leftover" human embryos for "personalized" stem cell cures. The plan is drawing criticism from an unlikely source -- embryonic stem cell research backers who say it is misleading clients.

GEORGE TILLER'S LAWYERS WANT NEW JUDGE IN ILLEGAL LATE-TERM ABORTION CASE
-- Lawyers for late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller filed legal papers Monday asking for a change of judge in the case involving potentially illegal late-term abortions Tiller did. The Kansas attorney general has filed 19 misdemeanor charges against Tiller for not getting an impartial second opinion in the abortions.

BRITISH RESEARCHERS SEE NORMAL BRAIN ACTIVITY IN ANOTHER "PVS" PATIENT
 -- British researchers say that scans of the brain activity of a disabled woman there show normal levels despite a diagnosis from doctors that she is supposedly in a persistent vegetative state. This is the second time the research have found normal brain activity in a PVS patient.

MAKE NO MISTAKE, PRESIDENT HILLARY CLINTON WOULD PROMOTE UNLIMITED ABORTION
--I've entertained no doubts about Hillary Clinton's position on abortion but if I had, they would have been dispelled after the speech she gave before Planned Parenthood political activists. During her speech, the Democratic presidential candidate pledged continuing support of Planned Parenthood, bragged of her 100 percent voting record with that organization.

TOP CATHOLIC OFFICIAL: POLITICAL PARTIES SHOULDN'T HAVE PRO-ABORTION LITMUS TEST
-- At the national conference of the Knights of Columbus last week, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone held a news conference with reporters covering the 125th anniversary of the Catholic group. During the news conference he said political parties shouldn't apply a pro-abortion litmus test.

PRO-LIFE FEMINIST GROUP HOLDS CAPITOL HILL ABORTION BRIEFING, PRESENTS NEW SPEAKERS
-- One of the leading pro-life women's groups took their message to Capitol Hill today and told a legislative briefing room full of Congressional staff and interns that women deserve better than abortion. Feminists for Life of America also unveiled a new slate of speaker who will travel the country addressing college students.

SCIENTISTS HELP MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PATIENTS WITHOUT EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS
 -- Scientists in England have developed a vaccine that, in early testing, appears to help patients with multiple sclerosis without relying on controversial embryonic stem cells. Pro-life advocates oppose the use of the cells because days-old unborn children must be destroyed to get them.

NEPAL SEES SAME SEX-SELECTION ABORTION, INFANTICIDE PROBLEMS AS INDIA
-- The Asian nation of Nepal is facing some of the same sex-selection abortion and female infanticide problems as its neighbor India. The problems come as a result of cultural preferences for boys and girl babies become victims after their sex is determined using an ultrasound machine.

SUPREME COURT CONTROL OF ABORTION WILL BE KEY 2008 ELECTION ISSUE
 -- With the Supreme Court perhaps just one vote away from having a majority of justices willing to reverse the Roe v. Wade decision, the 2008 elections could be the deciding factor in determining if legalized abortion will be stopped or continue for decades. Both sides of the abortion debate are already preparing for battle.

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SAY STRAW POLL VALIDATED PRO-LIFE VIEWS
 -- The top three finishers in Saturday's straw poll responded to their showing by saying their support validated their pro-life stances. For Mike Huckabee and Sam Brownback, the pro-life advocates hoped the straw poll would elevate them to the top-tier while Mitt Romney hoped it would put abortion questions behind him.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL WILL LIKELY RATIFY PRO-ABORTION STANCE THIS WEEK
-- This week was supposed to have been the deciding week for Amnesty International to determine if the human rights group would officially endorse abortion. AI leaders decided in April to back abortion in cases when women are victims of sexual abuse and the group will likely ratify that decision this week.

POLL: IOWA GOP VOTERS STRONGLY PRO-LIFE, WOULD REJECT PRO-ABORTION CANDIDATE
 -- A new survey of voters in the first presidential battleground state of Iowa find that a strong majority are pro-life. A large majority of those polled also said they would reject a pro-abortion candidate -- which is bad news for Rudy Giuliani, who is the only pro-abortion Republican in the primary race.

HONG KONG BECOMES REFUGE FOR CHINESE WOMEN FLEEING FORCED ABORTIONS
 -- Since Hong Kong became a part of China again in 1997, the former British province has become a refuge for women on the mainland who are escaping the Asian nation's brutal one-child family planning policy that involves forced abortions and sterilizations.

MITT ROMNEY'S WIFE ANN DISAVOWS DECADE-OLD PRO-ABORTION DONATION
 -- Mitt Romney's wife Ann told a television news program this weekend that she doesn't remember a Planned Parenthood donation she made 13 years ago. She said she no longer supports abortion and said she joins her husband, Republican presidential candidate Mitt, in taking a pro-life viewpoint.

ABORTION ADVOCATES STILL WANT AGE RESTRICTIONS OFF MORNING AFTER PILL
 -- Abortion advocates haven't given up their quest to remove the age restrictions the Food and Drug Administration placed on the morning after pill. Because the maker of the Plan B drug couldn't prove the pill is safe for teenagers, the FDA ruled that no one over the age of 18 can get it without a prescription.

TERRIPAC WEB SITE OFFLINE, TERRI SCHIAVO'S
EX-HUSBAND PAYS FEC FINE
-- TerriPAC, the political action committee created by Terri Schiavo's former husband, has paid a $1350 fine to the Federal Election Commission in Washington. The fine was assessed after the group failed to file complete and timely reports. Now the political group's web site has been taken offline.

SOUTH DAKOTA JUDGE: PRO-LIFE DONATION FOR ABORTION BAN CAN BE SECRET
 -- A South Dakota judge has ruled that pro-life state Rep. Roger Hunt should have to identify who gave his corporation a large gift he transferred to the pro-life group seeking to uphold the state's abortion ban. The $750,000 donation came under question for being sent to a company Hunt set up and then going to a pro-life group.

ROMNEY WINS IOWA STRAW POLL, PRO-LIFERS HUCKABEE SECOND, BROWNBACK THIRD
Washington, DC  -- Mitt Romney won the Ames straw poll on Saturday in what was a preview of the strength of some of the candidates seeking the Republican nomination for president. With Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Fred Thompson not participating, Romney won the non-binding vote with the support of 31 percent of Republicans.

HOUSE BILL WOULD OVERTURN LIMITS ON D.C. TAXPAYER-FUNDED ABORTIONS
Washington, DC  -- A House committee is considering a measure that would remove the budget of the District of Columbia from Congressional oversight. The measure has pro-life advocates concerned because it could result in Congress losing its ability to prevent the federal district from funding abortions with taxpayer dollars.

MORE ABORTION BUSINESSES MISUSE HEART DRUG DIGOXIN, PUT WOMEN AT RISK
Washington, DC  -- More information is coming to light about abortion businesses misusing the heart drug digoxin to do late-term abortions. They are putting the health of women at risk in order to get around the national ban on partial-birth abortions that the Supreme Court upheld as constitutional this spring.

ABORTION PRACTITIONER GEORGE TILLER GETS FIRST HEARING ON LAW HE VIOLATED
Wichita, KS  -- George Tiller, the infamous late-term abortion practitioner in Kansas, got his first hearing on Friday over his challenge to the constitutionality of a law the state's attorney general says he violated 19 times. If the law is upheld and Tiller is convicted on the misdemeanor charges, he could spend 19 years in prison.

TOMMY THOMPSON LEAVES GOP PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN AFTER POOR STRAW POLL