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$600,000 in Prizes to be Awarded to Best Pro-Life Organizations or Individuals this Year - LifeSite News - The Gerard Health Foundation has unveiled Life Prizes, a program that will award up to $600,000 to those who have succeeded in awakening the conscience of America to uphold and preserve the sanctity of human life through their leadership and advances in public advocacy, scientific research, outreach and public disclosure activities, legal action and other noteworthy achievements.

Woman Charged in Death of Her Fetus -Advertiser
A woman was charged with manslaughter in the death of her fetus after medical personnel determined that its umbilical cord was intentionally severed while still in the womb, authorities said Tuesday. Jennifer Darlene Johnson, 30, of Florence was being held on $50,000 bond. A court official said she didn't have a lawyer. Johnson was between 26 weeks and 30 weeks pregnant when she was taken to Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield on Friday night, saying her water had broken and she was experiencing pain and bleeding, according to police investigator Capt. Ron Tyler.

Batavia Library to Keep Sex Ed - Daily Herald
A link to Planned Parenthood's Teenwire sex education site will remain on the Batavia Public Library's web site, despite a resident's request that it be removed. However, it will be moved from the "Young Adult" page to the general "Web Reference" page, at the direction of the library board in a 4-2 vote Tuesday night. The two trustees who voted against the measure did so because they felt the site should stay on the "Young Adult" portion. Kerry Knott, the woman who had protested the link, said she was disappointed by the board's decision, but pleased with the process. The request was first considered by a staff committee, which recommended keeping the link. Knott then filed an appeal with the board. At a hearing continued from the board's June meeting, attended by more than 120 people, more than 30 spoke to the board about the link. More of the speakers favored removing it than keeping it.

World Bank Promotes Abortion LifeSite News
The US-led World Bank released a statement last week promoting the need in developing counties for "contraception and family planning" measures, which includes abortion. In the statement, Joy Phumaphi, the World Bank's Vice President for Human Development, said that there are "population issues" and that the answer is to provide women in developing nations with "access to modern contraception and family planning." This latest move reaffirms the World Bank's long-standing goal to flood developing countries with abortions and contraceptives. It has been documented that the bank has required countries to implement these measures as a pre-condition to receiving development loans.
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