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ADF attorney Steven Aden writes at the Church Report: "Increasingly, though, Planned Parenthood affiliate abortion clinics are pushing the so-called 'chemical abortion' option with the dangerous RU-486 drug, now re-labeled Mifepristone or 'Mifeprex' for easier marketing. A chemical RU-486 abortion costs less for Planned Parenthood, but clinics typically pocket the markup, charging about the same – roughly $350 to $650 – as for a surgical abortion at the same gestation. And what’s Planned Parenthood’s track record for dealing honestly with women about the medical risks and consequences of RU-486 abortion?"

OneNewsNow: "Two pro-life counselors' lawsuits against York, Pennsylvania, have been settled . . . Attorney Randall Wenger of the Independence Law Center and Alliance Defense Fund reports that the men ran into frequent problems because police made up the rules as they went along . . . Wenger believes the victory allows pro-life speech to go forward and protects Christians and others against arbitrary police action."

Christian Post: "The 40 Days for Life campaign recorded hundreds of lives saved since it kicked off its prayer and fasting initiative on Feb. 17."

The Alliance Defense Fund and allied attorneys filed a friend-of-the-court brief Monday with Pennsylvania’s highest court on behalf of a mentally disabled patient, arguing that his legal guardians should not be allowed to deny him life-sustaining treatment while he is in a stable and conscious condition.

LifeSiteNews: "A bill requiring that women be given the opportunity to view any ultrasound image of their child taken before or during an abortion passed the West Virginia Senate unanimously on Saturday. The measure passed after an amendment was added to repeal penalties against physicians violating West Virginia's Right to Know law."

Knoxville News Sentinel: "The clergy members and the Pro-Life Coalition of East Tennessee say the relocation of the clinic from a predominantly white neighborhood in West Knoxville to a predominantly black one on the east side of town is, in part, racially motivated."

MyNC.com: "Wake County Commissioners could vote on a measure Monday restoring elective abortion coverage to the county's health plan for employees. County Manager David Cooke removed elective abortions from the health plan last month on the advice of County Attorney Scott Warren."

Fox2Now.com: "A judge in Chicago expects to rule March 29 on whether to lift a temporary restraining order on a long-debated Illinois law that requires a teenage girl's parents to be told before she has an abortion."

Courier Journal: "Two more bills — one involving nurse practitioners and the other to create a registry of people who abuse vulnerable adults — may be dead this legislative session because of a Republican lawmaker’s effort to attach a controversial anti-abortion measure."

Daily News-Miner: "Enough signatures have been gathered to put to voters an initiative that would require parental notice or consent before a minor can have an abortion."

FirstCoastNews.com: "Currently if someone kills a pregnant woman, in a car crash or by injuring the mother, the person can be charged separately with killing a viable fetus. That's defined as being able to live outside the womb with standard medical procedures. Fasano's bill would change the term 'viable fetus' to 'unborn child,' which is defined as any stage of development in a pregnancy."

James Taranto writes at the Wall Street Journal: "What Stupak is hearing from his colleagues is not the pro-choice argument that the government should permit abortion as a matter of individual liberty. Rather, they claim that the government should encourage abortion as a social expedient--a cost-cutting measure."

KWQC (AP): "A judge in Chicago expects to rule March 29 on whether to lift a temporary restraining order on a long-debated Illinois law that requires a teenage girl's parents to be told before she has an abortion."

LifeNews: "More documents a pair of pro-life groups have uncovered using freedom of Information Act requests show the University of Wisconsin may be illegally funding internships for medical students at abortion centers. The new documents obtained via an open records request by Pro-Life Wisconsin and the Alliance Defense Fund reveal that, since 2007, UW has spent more than $58,878 paying for abortion training."

The Virginian-Pilot: "It's now up to Gov. Bob McDonnell whether Virginia abortion-rights advocates will be able to proclaim their viewpoint on their license plates."

LifeSiteNews: "The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has again weighed in against the health care reform bill approved by the Senate (H.R. 3590) due to 'serious flaws on abortion and conscience rights.' In a bulletin insert updated on Thursday for release in parishes the following Sunday . . . ",

Pro-Life Wisconsin: "The results of an open records request by Pro-Life Wisconsin and the Alliance Defense Fund reveal that since 2007, more than $58,878 of funds of a state agency have gone to train future abortionists at Planned Parenthood."

AZ Republic: "A bill working its way through the state Legislature sounds like a science-fiction novel, with its wording to prevent the creation of 'human-animal hybrids.'"

LifeNews: "The Catholic Health Association is coming under fire today for releasing a statement not only endorsing the pro-abortion Senate health care bill but issuing a misleading statement making it appear the bill does not fund abortions. "

LifeNews: "The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which represents nearly two million workers in over 100 occupations across the United States, is coming under fire. The labor union is pressuring Democratic lawmakers who oppose the pro-abortion health care bill."