How Many Born Alive Abortions Have Been Reported?

Not all of them, certainly.

You can bet that Kermit Gosnell was not dutifully reporting each time he snipped the neck of an infant born alive at his abortion clinic.

There have been some reports, however.  During Florida testimony on the Florida Born Alive Infants Protection Bill, which planned parenthood opposed, Representative Cary Pigman provided some statistics.   Here is the text quoting him.

“In 2010, there were 24,586 perinatal deaths in the United States. Perinatal defines as being from the 22nd week of gestation to seven days post delivery.”

“Those are all coded by international classification,” he noted. Regarding babies who die after a botched abortion: “And in 2010, 1,270 infants were reported in that category — and I emphasize reported,” 

“In other words, more than 1,200 babies died following a failed abortion and their whose deaths were reported as “mortality subsequent to an abortion.”

The category of Perinatal Deaths includes those aged 22 weeks gestation up to 7 days post delivery.  Rep. Pigman  also mentioned that in Canada, from 2000-2009, 491  infant deaths, coded as P96.1 “termination of pregnancy affecting fetus and NEWBORN” occurred.  This is their number of babies aged greater than 20 weeks, who were born alive during abortion, who subsequently died.

Florida Representative Cary Pigman
Florida Representative Cary Pigman

Remember that  Obama and Planned Parenthood actively opposed the Illinois Born Alive Infant’s Protection act, which could not be passed until Obama left.

See who opposed the act, and who supported it, in one of the attempts to move it through the Illinois legislature:  CLICK HERE.

UPDATE: Here’s a link to a 2008 video showing Students for Life Busting Planned Parenthood, of Freehold New Jersey, for Infanticide. The nurse in this video was advocating labor induction for at about 22 weeks gestation, and admitting that the babies can be born alive, but are denied care and die soon after.

Aborting the way to State Legislature

Democrat, Nevada  State Legislator, Lucy Florez tells the world that she does not regret the abortion that she had at age 16.

Says Florez:  “I don’t regret it. I don’t regret it because I am here (at the Legislature), making a difference, at least in my mind, for the young ladies and letting them know their options. They can do things not to be in the situation I was in, to prevent it.”

Let us remind the leftie ladies, in case they forget it for a second:  Governor Sarah Palin did not have to kill any of her babies to have a successful career in the political realm.

Celestial Discharge: The Iron Lady

 

Thatcher 1982
Thatcher at 1982 Conservative Convention

Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister, and a special pal of Ronald Reagan,  has passed away today, after a stroke, at the age of 87. 

Where did she get that nickname, the Iron Lady?    The Russians gave it to her….. and she is said to have liked it.

Thatcher and Reagan
Best Buddies

Baroness Thatcher leaned a bit to the right, particularly on fiscal matters, and on the role of government. From the European point of view, she was a right wing extremist.

Brought up as a Methodist, and later leaning Anglican,   Thatcher was not in the same camp as your friendly Pharmer, on the social issues, but this interview,  gives a good inside look at her views, both personal and political, on a wide range of topics.

Saying goodbye to her friend
Saying goodbye to her friend

Prayers and respect for a strong lady who, even after her passing, is still driving the lefties crazy.

Federal Judge Places Morning After Pill over the Counter Without Age Restriction

Your friendly Pharmer came home from work this morning to a message from a Reuter’s reporter, asking for comment on this story.   Lacking real information,  there was not much to do but comment on the inappropriateness of medically uneducated people, making decisions on matters  in that field, and give information on the liabilities of the drug, particularly in teens and adolescents. Naturally, the reporter garbled the message.

Naturally, Pharmer thinks that a judge has no business ruling on whether a drug should be considered safe enough for over the counter sales, (unless he would perhaps rule simply on whether the FDA should exist or not  😉 .

It appears that Judge Edward Korman  of the Eastern NY division of the Federal court has made two decisions on this issue.  One of them impinged on dropping the age to 17 to obtain Plan B One-Step without a prescription.  The actual decision is HERE. 

The 2nd and current  decision,  which resembles a temper tantrum in style, further loosens the   restrictions, and has  countermanded Kathleen Sebelius’ Dec. 2011 decision to limit over the counter sales to girls under 17 years of age.  Now it appears that  the FDA is ordered to allow general sale of Plan B One-Step over the counter within the next 30 days, “without point of sale or age restrictions”.   Judge Edward Korman has made a pretty good argument for completely eliminating the FDA, since its decisions are moot, and may be overturned at any time by a medically uneducated Federal Judge.

So far,  only Plan B (levonorgestrel) is being addressed in this decision.  Ella is excluded from consideration.  Korman’s  one-man usurpation of FDA regulatory functions cedes only the label requirements and the  ability to regulate the sale of of the older 2-pill version,  Plan B, back to the agency.

The FDA will have to generate mega-reams of paperwork to address these  and other momentous decisions, such as whether to re-categorize  hydrocodone as a  CII controlled substance.   They have minutiae to manage, and certainly will not have time to appropriately address the rampant and unprecedented drug shortages which are causing medical errors and deaths in our hospitals and communities.

Comment on HHS Mandate Before April 8

Get on over to the AUL Website to link up to the HHS rules commentary section of the government regulations site.  You can drop your low opinion of the HHS mandate on the Obama administration.  AUL makes it easy for you by supplying some comments for you to use.

Thinking that a more global DUMP was called for,  Pharmer  wrote some  delicately worded and diplomatic commentary 😉   The most salient portion is in blue, but feel free to use any part if you have a need for speed.

“Since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is neither protective nor affordable, it is more accurately called Obamacare.

Much of the Obamacare concept is conveyed in Obama’s address to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, July 17, 2007. Despite efforts to modify Obamacare and the HHS mandate to reduce the killing component, it will always revert, because killing is at the heart of this concept of health care. Killing is also at the heart of the complete lives system which defines how Obamacare addresses lifelong healthcare. As government mismanages health care, resources become increasingly rare, necessitating the sacrifice of older people to preserve the lives of younger or “more useful” people.

Obamacare and the HHS mandate remain corrupt and immoral at their core. Both are a violation of human rights, most particularly the Right to Life which justified the founding of this nation, and the First Amendment rights which allow us to believe and behave in a civilized manner.

The HHS mandate most immediately enslaves those who respect human life, and forces them to service those who assert a legal authority to kill humans. Eliminating some modes of killing or excusing some social groups from the practice is not sufficient. The entire HHS mandate must be eliminated.

Individuals and groups should have the right to either deliver health care, or obtain health care in a manner which does not violate their right to refuse to kill any human organism.

As with any corrupt economic system, Obamacare will lead to exponential growth of the unregulated and non-taxable, black market, health industry which currently addresses the needs of our newest immigrants as well as our current drug shortages.
If we are able to eliminate Obamacare and the HHS mandate, perhaps we could more efficiently rectify the rampant drug shortages which are causing medical errors and deaths in our hospitals and communities.”

You have until April 8..    GET ER DONE!!!!!

ACLJ Wins Another Injunction Against Obamacare HHS Mandate

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has granted an injunction which excuses the businesses owned by Frank and Phil Gilardi, of Ohio, from compliance with the Obamacare HHS mandate.   The Gilardi’s own food distribution businesses, and operate them in accordance with their Catholic beliefs.  Their health insurance does not cover contraception and abortion.   After a final emergency appeal from the ACLJ,  the Court of Appeals, changed their position on March 29th, allowing the Gilardis to continue to freely practice their religion in their business operations, while their lawsuit opposing the HHS mandate proceeds through the courts.  This is the fifth injunction obtained by the American Center for Law and Justice against the HHS Mandate of Obamacare.

Did a Nursing School Really Boot a Military Veteran Student Out for Playing With a Gun Phone App

No Way!!!!!   The Blaze and the Todd Shnitt Radio show  have revealed an  apparent Nursing School Obamanation!   Dan, a 33 year old military vet reports being suspended from Ultimate Medical Academy, Tampa, FL, for showing Android Phone app, Gun Club 2, to a fellow student.

Is this for real?   The story is that a female student complained to administrators that she felt a threat to her life due to the awesome sound of this phone app.  Dan says the sound quality is pretty wimpy.   Pharmer has the i-Gun app, and yes……… the sound from  small phone speakers does not, in any way,  convey the true sound of gunfire.

UMA  Spokesperson, Linda Weldon, has assured everyone that UMA will not be commenting on this incident, which is good, because  nothing is going to help the reputation of this school, which advertises itself as military friendly, after the word gets out.

Enquiring minds want to know that if a student is traumatized by the sound of  a phone gun app,  what good will she be as a nurse?   How will she handle dementia patients, violent patients, or sex offenders in the various clinical settings??    Is she the preferred quality of student for UMA  to send into the Obamacare environment??

One of those commenting  at the Schnitt show was pondering whether the Ultimate Medical Academy should have accreditation with the Department of Veterans Affairs if they would  allow a military veteran to blow 40,000 dollars and get within three months of graduating, only to expel him for playing a phone app.

Dan has obtained some G.I. Bill  tuition assistance as a veterans’ benefit.  Do avail yourself of the Shnitt link to see that he is NOT  likely a waste of money.  Would this  suspension mean that UMA is burning your tax dollars???  A possible side story is that Dan might be experiencing backlash for objecting to  fellow students cheating, and copying teachers’ test materials.  Perhaps the Veterans administration would like to investigate UMA’s accreditation and use of G.I. Bill funds.ultimate medical academy veterans

Hear the Songs at Wolf Creek Habitat

We’ve got a Wolf Sanctuary nearby, with Rescued Wolves, and a listener decided to post a video of them singing, online.  Wouldn’t you know, the vid went viral, and the comments had to be shut down, because the Sanctuary was getting obnoxious mail from environmental whackos and  animal ‘lovers’, complaining about the animals being penned up. People who want a cushier habitat for the rescued wolves, don’t complain at the Wolf Creek people, send them your MONEY.

Click HERE if you want to see and hear those wolves.  It’s quite a sound……..

aaarrrooooooooooooooo
aaarrrooooooooooooooo

Down on the Pharm we hear songs crazier than this at night, when the coyotes and the dogs all go nutz at once. Maybe there can be a recording of them posted sometime.