Daily Archives: October 29, 2013

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Ohio women won’t go back


Get out of our bodies.

socialaction2014's avatarSocial Action 2014

Haley Swenson and Tim Adams report on the onslaught of legislative attacks launched by Ohio Republicans against a woman’s right to choose abortion.

 

Ohio Gov. John Kasich 

Ohio Gov. John Kasich

THIS SUMMER, conservatives in Ohio launched the first in a series of legislative assaults on reproductive health care in the state.

In July, Gov. John Kasich signed into law the Ohio budget bill, which contained some of the most significant restrictions on reproductive health in the country, alarming activists in Ohio and beyond about what this assault represents to the larger struggle for reproductive justice.

The restrictions in the budget require patients seeking an abortion to both undergo and pay for the cost of invasive ultrasounds. Doctors are required to inform patients of the existence of a fetal heartbeat and the likelihood of the fetus surviving if carried to term.

Furthermore, the budget bill effectively defunded Planned Parenthood, reprioritizing family planning…

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Soldier Child-Documentary


I have blogged about child soldiers. Please watch and help with prayers and spreading the word this is happening. The belly of human life.

Farshid's avatarPaper to Use

Since 1990, the people of Northern Uganda have watched in horror as tens of thousands of children have been kidnapped from their homes, marched to Sudan, and then trained as child soldiers in a rebel army. Acholi rebel-leader and religious fanatic Joseph Kony abducts Acholi children indiscriminately, brainwashes them, and then forces them to commit indescribable atrocities against their own families and friends.

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10 things you need to know today: October 29, 2013


World wide news

kstreet607's avatarThe Fifth Column

The Week

A judge blocks new Texas abortion restrictions, China suspects a crash at Tiananmen Square was a suicide attack, and more

1. Judge strikes down key Texas abortion restrictions
On Monday, a federal judge rejected two abortion limits that Texas state lawmakers had approved during a special legislative session in July. One of the rules limited doctors’ options in prescribing pregnancy-ending drugs; the other required doctors to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of an abortion clinic. District Judge Lee Yeakel said the measures, which were to take effect Tuesday, unconstitutionally restricted women’s abortion rights. [USA Today]
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2. China suspects Tiananmen crash was a suicide attack
Chinese authorities suspect that the people who drove an SUV into a crowd of people at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square were carrying out a premeditated suicide attack, Reuters reported Tuesday. The vehicle burst into flames, killing five people…

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China: Suspected Islamists Attack Tourists In Tiananmen Square With Suicide Car Bomb


I had heard nothing about this. May the victims RIP and the survivors heal quickly.

ICA's avatarMidnightWatcher - Prophecy in Motion

For peaceful purposes …

By Wang Zhicheng, AsiaNews – “Beijing police suspect that yesterday’s incident – where a car drove into some tourists in Tiananmen Square , and then exploded , killing all passengers – was carried out by Uyghurs suicide terrorists. The incident occurred almost under the large portrait of Mao Zedong that dominates the front of the Imperial Palace , a few dozen meters from Zhongnanhai, home to many leaders.

The incident took place yesterday at noon and in addition to the three people in the car (an SUV ) , killed a further two people, a Chinese man and a Filipino national, leaving 38 injured. Police and firefighters have cordoned off the area from public view.

Today, the English edition of the Global Times, part of the People’s Daily , said that the police have linked the incident with the Xinjiang and some Uyghur suspects . But…

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