Five Pendedrgraft Abortion Facilities Closed In Florida
Two Orlando abortion facilities, Orlando Women's Center and EPOC have been shut down indefinitely, and the state Agency for Health Care Administration also barred abortion at the other facilities, located in Tampa, Fort Lauderdale and Ocala for a week. Dr. Pendergraft's medical license has also been suspended because of accusations that he performed illegal late-term abortions.
The Washington Times reports
"An emergency order issued Wednesday by the Florida Department of Health suspending Dr. James S. Pendergraft IV's license stated he showed "a flagrant disregard for the laws of the state of Florida and a willingness to endanger the lives and health of pregnant patients"
Within the last week, Pendergraft has come under scruteny and investigation after a baby was born and subsequently killed by facility owner, Belkis Gonzalez. Jill Stanek reported that witnesses allege the baby was "placed kicking and gasping for air in a biohazard bag at an abortion clinic in Hialeah, Florida, on July 20". She also stated that:
> The medical examiner has determined this baby was born alive. > The person putting the live baby in a biohazard bag has been identified as clinic owner Belkis Gonzales. > Clinic workers allegedly hid the baby on the roof the first time police searched the premises. > A police department official says if state attorneys come back with anything other than homicide charges, he will pitch a public fit.
Marti MacKenzie, a spokeswoman for Dr. Pendergraft, said he has "encontered obstacles" since opening his first abortion clinic in Orlando nearly 15 years ago.
This is a Bush-run state that is constantly anti-choice," she said. "Dr. Pendargraft is many women's last hope, but there are always movements afoot to hinder him."
Last year, a former patient filed inhumane-treatment charges against Dr. Pendergraft. She said she gave birth to a live 23-week-old in a clinic restroom after a failed abortion. She stated that the baby died after nobody responded to her calls for help.
The state also took actions against Pendergraft yesterday (August 16th) over a 2004 abortion in which he said a woman was 22 weeks pregnant. He gave her a drug to take at home to initiative contractions and begin the abortion.
The woman ended up having the abortion at home before she could go back to the abortion center and a hospital later estimated the age of the baby at 25 to 27 weeks, according to the newspaper.
The state said Pendergraft "endangered two female patients by performing third-trimester abortions outside a hospital setting and without concurring certification from a second physician."
The state said Pendergraft "endangered two female patients by performing third-trimester abortions outside a hospital setting and without concurring certification from a second physician."
Thank you all who participated in the Monthly Call For Life on the 4th. The unborn only have us and if we don't speak for them on a regular basis, who will?
Mark your calendar for the next Call for Life which will be on September the 1st. Go to monthlycallforlife.com and click on the "Tell a Friend" link to pass this important effort on to others who might participate.
Hello friends of the unborn, it's time to Call For Life!
Go to Monthlycallforlife.com where you will find everything you need to know to speak for the unborn today. This Call for Life only comes once a month, so don't miss your opportunity. Also, be sure to click the Tell A Friend link.
Why is this going to make a difference anyway?
1) There are millions of us pieces of the pro-life puzzle working in our individual efforts around the country. Coming together and speaking as one on a regular basis unites and amplifies our message. 2) Our representatives need to hear from us frequently, otherwise they will start to think that they can get away with murder, like the embryonic stem cell research bill which was passed by the House and Senate, & was almost made into law in July, 2006. Thanks to President Bush, that was stopped by his first veto.
Do you know the many ways the unborn are killed in America today?
> Embryonic stem cell research - Yes, just because the federal government didn't fund it, doesn't mean it's not being funded by state governments. Billions of dollars are being spent on human killing research in America. > Abortion > Sex / Gender selection - Hard to believe? You to can kill your girl if you desire a boy instead. Here's one company that offers to help you with that little problem of having too many girls or boys.
What's their tag line? "Boy or Girl? Not just a matter of choice" Let's not forget they can also help you with with children who might have "defects". They will be glad to screen your children before they are born & will kill any of them who aren't perfect. No joke, this is from their web site:
"If an embryo shows any of these defects, it is not used for transfer to the uterus"
What a nice way to say they will kill your children for you so that you don't have to go through the inconvenience.
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Remember, the unborn only have us, and if we don't show up for them, they will die alone
Lifenews.com points out that the FDA is now pushing for over-the-counter sales of the morning after pill, known as Plan B. They appear to be holding their fingers up to the wind in order to make that decision. Are they considering ethics at all in this matter?
1) Of, relating to, or dealing with ethics. 2) Being in accordance with the accepted principles of right and wrong that govern the conduct of a profession. See Synonyms at moral. 3) Of or relating to a drug dispensed solely on the prescription of a physician.
Don't you think definition number 3 is interesting considering the current debate? The pro-abortion industry wants a pharmacist to dispense a drug which could kill the person taking it or the person who might be born. Since when did pharmacists become doctors? The last time you picked up a prescription, did the pharmacist ask you if you were diabetic or if you had any other problems that might cause you to have a reaction to the drug that they are giving you? No, they expect the physician to have already done that for you. All they do is put pills in a bottle, after which a front desk clerk takes your money for them.
Morally, we know that this decision is wrong, just like we know abortion is wrong. There is no room for debate on this topic. Plan B kills human beings. Period.
Yet many seek to debate the topic nonetheless. Not only that, moral and ethical issues are being turned over to public opinion.
"The FDA also said Monday it had reviewed 47,000 public comments on the morning after pill and that the majority of them supported the drug."
Just because people wanted blacks to drink at different fountains or to sit at the back of the bus, didn't make it ok. Just because Germans wanted to incinerate Jews and use them for soap or other decorations didn't mean it was ok. Just because we want to stop pregnancy by all means necessary doesn't mean it's ok.
America is not mob rule, we are supposed to be a country that stands above all other countries. Too often we see representatives basing their decisions on polls, not on right & wrong. President Clinton was famous for making decisions with his finger to the wind.
The lies in the media, from doctors and from our elected representatives would have us believe that Plan B is not an abortion drug like RU486. Unfortunately they omit important parts in their argument on purpose. An example is this is in a debate which was held a couple of days ago with Charmaine Yoest from the Family Research Council and Melanie Drnach, a representative from NOW.
Plan B Debate on CNBC Click twice slowly to play (Internet Explorer & Windows only)
Charmaine - I was under the impression that it was the FDA’s responsibility to make sure that prescription drugs are only getting into the hands of the people who are supposed to get them. This is really, really shocking and horrifying. You know, these groups that are pushing for this are not out there lobbying to see the pill over the counter. There’s a good reason for that. It’s because there are serious health consequences associated with (not understood).
Kudlow asks “Is there a health risk, this is an unsupervised procedure. Is there a health risk to women in your view?”
Melody - Let’s be very clear, this is not a procedure and it is not risky, it is simply an extra strong dose of birth control. That’s all this is. Birth control pills in a strong form to prevent unintended pregnancies”
Really? The birth control pill isn’t dangerous? Outside of the fact that it kills babies, what more does it do to women? What about these known problems?
Increased risk of breast cancer Increased risk of blood clotting, heart attack and stroke Migraines Gall bladder disease Increased blood pressure Weight gain Mood changes Nausea Irregular bleeding or spotting Benign liver tumors Breast tenderness
“Researchers from the International Agency on Cancer Research in Lyon, France, found that the risk increased by more than 50% after five years of oral contraceptive use, and more than doubled after 10 years. The study was published in The Lancet (Vol. 361, No. 9364: 1159-1167)."
Cervical cancer is a relatively uncommon cancer in the United States. It will be diagnosed in about 12,000 American women in 2003, according to American Cancer Society estimates, and it will kill about 4,000 women. Cervical cancer is not among the top 10 cancers in American women, mainly because of early detection through Pap tests.”
Go ahead, roll the dice. It’s your life right?
So, an “strong dose” of birth control pills a couple times a month won’t be bad? Later on Melody makes the statement “I’m not a doctor”. Yet she has no problem telling us that Plan B isn’t dangerous?
Charmaine follows up with - “Melody, I think that is absolutely shocking for you to make that kind of statement. You have to have a doctors supervision to take these drugs. You can’t take the pill if you have (?) disease, if you have diabetes. Are you aware that the Centers for Disease Control says that there are 500,000 women in this country who don’t know that they have diabetes?”
Melody - “Charmaine, I am not a doctor. Unless you’re a medical doctor that can speak to that...I am not a doctor. I rely on the scientists...I rely on the scientists. The overwhelming scientific medical experts who testified and who are employed by the FDA...this is not an abortion. This is intended to prevent pregnancy.
Charmaine - “This is letting the abortion controversy cloud women’s health issues”
Melody - “Be very careful in your wording, this is birth control, this is not abortion”
Kudlow - “Does this pill affect promiscuity and other sexual morays?”
Melody now tells us how she is an expert in sociology.
Melody - “Absolutely not, absolutely not. It is not going to entice young women and young men to engage in risky behavior because a extra dose of birth control can help prevent an unintended pregnancy. Of everything, I would think that groups out there would be supportive of this because our goal is to reduce abortions, and this is an absolutely sound, safe, accurate way to do so”
When asked if this drug will cause more or fewer abortions, Charmaine points out that “in Europe where it has been legal, there has been an actually an increase in abortion”
Also - Charmaine - “In actual fact, this drug does, in some instances, cause an abortion”
Melody - “No, it does not cause an abortion” "Plan B does not terminate an already implanted, fertilized egg"
She then accuses the pro-life movement of spreading “fake fear”, after which she says:
Melody - “This is not an abortifacient, this is birth control”
Charmaine - "You are playing with the semantics of it." and "This is why it shouldn't be over the counter, because she's not willing to tell the truth about it."
The pro-abortion movement is good at the argument aren't they?
They play word games & the public falls for it. Plan B does not terminate an already implanted egg, as the representative from the National Organization for Women says. What it does is prevent a fertilized egg from implanting. Web sites around the world support the lies, but if you go to the FDA web site you will see the answer for yourself.
“Plan B works like other birth control pills to prevent pregnancy. Plan B acts primarily by stopping the release of an egg from the ovary (ovulation). It may prevent the union of sperm and egg (fertilization). If fertilization does occur, Plan B may prevent a fertilized egg from attaching to the womb (implantation). If a fertilized egg is implanted prior to taking Plan B, Plan B will not work.“
Let’s repeat the key line:
“If fertilization does occur, Plan B may prevent a fertilized egg from attaching to the womb”
Again, the pro-abortion movement is playing games with life & they believe that the American public is too stupid to recognize it. Are we?
Hillary Clinton is blackmailing President Bush and the country. She said she will not vote for President Bush's FDA nominee unless Plan B is pushed onto the unsuspecting American public. Also, pharmacists will be put on the spot when they challenge distribution of this drug on moral grounds.
"Recently, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) cited the FDA's inaction in voting against nominating Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Lester Crawford as commissioner. Crawford's nomination is still in limbo."
There is no debate on this topic. There is no debate on the topic of abortion either. We have to go back to sanity. Plan B is not ethical. It is playing Russian Roulette with human beings. Even if the odds are 1 in 1000 that you will kill your child because of this pill, would you want to be the 1000th person buying it over the counter and killing your child, or possibly yourself?
If we do nothing to stop the killing of defenseless children in America then we are just as guilty as those who are doing it. We must unite so that our voices will be heard. We have to let our representatives know that we want them to stop killing human beings. They should defend life, not take it. Look at all the forms of decriminalized murder in America:
> Abortion - all the way up to the day of delivery > Sex/gender selection > Birth control pills > In vitro fertilization > Embryonic stem cell research
Do you believe that abortion and human research are wrong? Then join us and speak out against it. Go to monthlycallforlife.com and unite with us this Friday and every first Friday of the month in our Call for Life. We call and/or email our representatives to let them know that we don't support abortion nor research that kills human beings.
It is time for action in America. Over 3,000 human beings are killed every day by abortion in this country and we need to defend them. Even if you are already involved in a pro-life effort, you can take the time to call and/or email your representative.
Speak up this Friday, August the 4th. Go to monthlycallforlife.com. Everything you need to know and do is there. We help you with who and when to call, and what you might want to say to your representatives. Then click the "Tell A Friend About This Page!" link & pass it on to others who might participate.
