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DELANO, CA -- A Delano mother wrote a letter to 17 News when she discovered her unborn child suffers from a rare disorder. The woman says she became desperate for help after her insurance provider denied her baby a procedure it needs to survive. “I've put it in God's hands because that's all I can do at this point. I feel like I did all I could do,” Kema Welton said. Article Does it seem just a little odd to you that health insurance companies will pay to abort children, but won't assist in saving a child's life?

$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...