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CompassCareGo DEEP with CompassCare in NYCAs the people of God through CompassCare continued delivering lifesaving services, together we continued expanding infrastructure to serve even more women, opening a third medical office in Albany and launching TeleCare to cut the time it takes for a woman to talk to a pro-life nurse from 24 hours to 24 seconds. Now, God is opening doors in New York City, enabling CompassCare to begin in-person service in the abortion capital of the world.
And as we expanded, together we also continued educating the nation on what it means to be human—forging a more pro-life culture—and protecting pro...2023-11-0204 min
CompassCareBREAKING: First Pro-Life Group Does What DOJ Refuses—Sues Pro-abortion ExtremistsCompassCare CEO, Rev. Jim Harden, explains the civil Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrance Act (FACE) complaint CompassCare filed against pro-abortion extremists. Since the pro-abortion prairie fire was sparked by the illegal leak of the Dobbs case overturning Roe, May 2, 2022 over 300 pro-life entities have been attacked. There has been only one conviction.
Despite assurances under oath to the Senate Judiciary Committee that the DOJ is enforcing the FACE Act equally for both abortionists and Pregnancy Resource Centers, America’s chief law enforcement officer, AG Merrick Garland, refuses to indict those who attack pro-life pregnancy ce...2023-10-1004 min
CompassCareCompassCare Mission Update with Rev. Harden and Doug HerrmannRev. Jim Harden, CompassCare CEO, and Doug Herrmann, LTC (US Army, Ret) CompassCare's new COO have an unscripted, unfiltered discussion about the events of the last month and CompassCare's vision for life-saving work moving into an intensifying storm.
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CompassCarePro-abortion Violence Seeks to Starve Pro-life Groups of Funds Protesting Fundraising EventsAfter 300 attacks on pro-life organizations by pro-abortion Antifa groups, there have been zero convictions of
any criminals, serving to embolden more direct-action violence at pro-life organizations and fundraising events. Antifa Jane’s Revenge took responsibility for the firebombing of CompassCare’s pro-life medical office in Buffalo. Their communique stated one of their goals is to choke pro-life activity financially saying: “Eventually your insurance companies, and your financial backers will realize you are a bad investment.”
CompassCare CEO, Rev. Jim Harden, says that due to increased risk of violence to children and families, the organization needed to pivot its larg...2023-04-2801 minCompassCareCompassCare Wins Lawsuit, Security Footage ReturnedBREAKING: CompassCare Wins Lawsuit as Threats Increase Ahead of Walk for Life.
Last week, CompassCare won a lawsuit against the Amherst Police Department to return the withheld video surveillance of the June 7 firebombing of the Buffalo office. Meanwhile, as predicted, the risk of violence increases ahead of the Walk for Life. The Amherst PD deferred to the FBI, withholding CompassCare’s private property—the video footage below—from CompassCare’s attorneys and private investigators.
These are perilous times. But you and I will not be stopped from saving women and babies from abortion. Now more than ever, it is im...2023-04-1404 minCompassCareInvestigation Update and Call to Be AlertWe are here to be a voice for the oppressed and voiceless, sacrificing on behalf of those beaten and left for dead on the Jericho Road of culture.
Full disclosure: Some have accused CompassCare of becoming political, hearing some of my reproving words against actions of government bad actors like President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and others. I have characterized the attacks on pregnancy centers and other pro-life groups as being the pro-abortion version of Germany’s Kristallnacht. I have said Jane’s Revenge is the Democrat party’s new KKK and the new cross in the front yard is b...2023-04-0814 min
CompassCareWalk for Life Weekend BREAKOUT Plan
Due to threats of violent counter-protests by Antifa, to minimize any unnecessary risk to families and children, CompassCare is now taking the necessary steps to protest-proof the Walk for Life by breaking out of the three centralized park Walks, expanding to hundreds of decentralized Walks hosted by individuals in their neighborhoods or local churches.
Rev. Jim Harden, CompassCare CEO, shares the Walk for Life BREAKOUT plan, protest-proofing the Walk by expanding from the three park events to hundreds of decentralized Walk events hosted all across New York and the nation. #WalkOn
Go to CompassCareWalk.com t...2023-04-0404 min
CompassCare“Every time I look at my son I smile!” Mary’s StoryAt just the right time, Mary saw a CompassCare TV ad. Watch Mary tell her story of how her life was transformed. “To this day, I think about everybody that is [at CompassCare]… and the impact they made on my life.”2022-12-1003 minCompassCareCompassCare’s Post-Roe Plan: Serve Women. Save Babies. Never Stop.While it is true that CompassCare and other pro-life organizations and people are being denied equal justice under the law and freedom of speech, we should not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among us. Jesus did say we would be persecuted and delivered up to the courts and governments. This battle is not about us. This is about the ability of pro-life Christians to continue being publicly Christian, loving one’s neighbor by protecting the weakest and most vulnerable of society.
This is the most important cultural moment in 150 years and abortion is the flashpoint.
...2022-12-0105 minCompassCareAttacks Escalate. CompassCare Continues Helping Women Have Their Babies.Just seventeen days prior to the reversal of Roe v Wade, CompassCare’s Buffalo medical office was firebombed by a pro-abortion terrorist group, Jane’s Revenge. Their motto is, “If abortion isn’t safe, then neither are you.” They demand we shut down, threatening something worse than arson if we do not. Apparently, they don’t know pro-life people very well. God is the author of life and this is His work. Times like these are exactly why God has given us faith in Him. And since we represent Christ, who is the only hope for women and the abortion ind...2022-08-0605 minCompassCareCompassCare Firebombed. Attacks Continue.On Tuesday, June 7 at 2:30am, cowardly pro-abortion terrorists broke the windows and firebombed CompassCare’s Buffalo medical office. The group calling themselves Jane’s Revenge claimed responsibility, vowing further and more severe violence if we do not stop serving women. But Christians are called to fear God alone and serve people sacrificially. So, while the building was severely damaged, CompassCare continued serving patients that same day (see story here), and was back up and running in an alternate location the very next day. Beyond that, the rebuilding of the medical office began immediately with an aggressive Nehemiah-like goal to reope...2022-07-0205 minCompassCareUpdate from CompassCare CEO on the Firebombing of CompassCare's Buffalo OfficeRev. Jim Harden's update and message to the terrorist group taking responsibility for the Buffalo firebombing.2022-06-1503 minCompassCareCompassCare CEO's Message to Arsonist Group who Attacked CompassCareRev. Jim Harden's update and message to the terrorist group taking responsibility for the Buffalo firebombing2022-06-0702 min
CompassCarePro-life Employers Appeal to U.S. 2nd Circuit After NY Judge Sides with StateReal Abortion News reported that on March 29 Judge McAvoy of the Northern U.S. District Court sided with a New York State labor law, making it illegal for pro-life employers to hire according to their pro-life beliefs and mission in CompassCare v Cuomo.
The ruling means that if pro-life organizations, including churches, do not comply with the pro-abortion labor law they could face fines, AG prosecution, and private lawsuits by prospective employees not hired because of their pro-abortion beliefs or actions. CompassCare and the other named plaintiffs in the lawsuit have filed a notice of appeal to...2022-05-3000 min
CompassCarePro-life Organizations Not Free to Hire According to Their ConvictionsIn 2019 New York made it illegal to require employees to uphold a Biblical ethic of sexual conduct opposing abortion. Further, any church or pro-life employer had to inform employees of their abortion rights in employee handbooks.
Judge McAvoy of the Northern U.S. District Court upheld the anti-Christian law in CompassCare v Cuomo. Then on March 29 the Judge ruled that New York would not force employers to notify employees of their abortion rights in an employee handbook.
Translation: Today in New York, if pro-life organizations like CompassCare or churches do not comply with the pro-abortion...2022-05-2301 min
CompassCare234 Abortion Terrorist Group Claims Responsibility for FirebombingEarly May 8, emergency services responded to a fire in Madison Wisconsin at the office of a pro-life advocacy group. Arsonists firebombed the office. Graffiti left by the arsonists on the side of the building reads, “If abortions aren’t safe then you aren’t either.” The abortion terrorist group “Jane’s Revenge” claims responsibility, demanding all pro-life pregnancy centers disband or they will repeat the attacks stating, “Wisconsin is the first flashpoint, but we are all over the US, and we will issue no further warning.” This comes amid fears that a pending Supreme Court ruling will reverse Roe v Wade. Abortion a...2022-05-1901 min
CompassCarePro-life Churches in NY Raise Over Three Quarters of a MilNew York is the abortion capital of the U.S. Yet, over 200 churches across New York raised an astounding three quarters of a million dollars at CompassCare’s annual Walk for Life on April 30th. CompassCare is a non-profit organization, providing ethical medical care and comprehensive community support, helping women considering abortion to have their preborn boys and girls. CompassCare CEO, Jim Harden states, “After serving thousands of women since 1980 it is CompassCare’s experience that not a sane woman alive actually wantsto have an abortion. She feels trapped, like she needs to have one.” Harden goes on to say that...2022-05-1201 min
CompassCareChurch Making Massive Pro-life Investment in Capital RegionNot a sane woman alive ‘wants’ to have an abortion. A woman has an abortion not because she feels free. It is precisely the opposite. A woman has an abortion because she feels alone and trapped. She believes she ‘needs’ to have an abortion. The Church in New York through CompassCare empowers women with ethical medical care and comprehensive support, freeing women to say ‘no’ to abortion. The results? Rochester witnessed a nationally unprecedented abortion reduction of 50 percent and after three years in Buffalo CompassCare is reaching 40 percent of all women considering abortion. And now the Church through CompassCare seeks to bui...2022-04-1801 min
CompassCareGive a Child the Greatest Gift of AllCompassCare understands that Covid-19 has affected us all. The impact bleeds out beyond health concerns to include increased financial pressures, job uncertainty, forced changes in lifestyle routines like exercise or churchgoing, and the added stress in the simplest of activities like running errands or grocery shopping.
For women facing unplanned pregnancy those pressures are compounded. Women are at risk for abortion now more than ever. This is why, through it all, CompassCare never stopped serving women considering abortion.
Give a child the greatest gift of all. The gift of a birthday. Just $57 helps ensure that...2021-12-2701 min
CompassCareThe Hero of the MagiChristmas reminds us of the hope that drives CompassCare… that God’s rule will win, that injustice like abortion will be done away, that a woman will no longer feel like she must choose between her life or her baby’s, that the future is pro-life, and that the light of His kingdom is growing through the sacrifice of His people on behalf of those living in despair and darkness.2021-12-2205 min
CompassCareLighting the Way to Peace for Women Considering AbortionJesus was born into a world so inhospitable that an innkeeper relegated His laboring mother to give birth amongst animals. Children were so disposable the earthly king ordered the mass killing of infant boys around Bethlehem in an attempt to secure his political power against the threat of a foretold newborn King.
For women facing unplanned pregnancy and their preborn babies the world is just as dark.
The solution to the depravity and oppression today is the same as it was 2,000 years ago: Immanuel, God with Us. As the Gospel of Luke proclaims, Jesus is...2021-12-2001 min
CompassCareUnplanned Pregnancy and ChristmasShe found out she was pregnant. It wasn’t planned. She was engaged. He was building his trade. What would her family say? Would they be shunned by their community? He wanted to break up with her…put her away because of the shame. But he was encouraged to stay, to support her. They had no health care, were not financially stable, and when the baby finally came they had no place to stay. Yet, the baby was born, became the greatest King there ever was or will be. He made a way for the world to be at peac...2021-12-1301 min
CompassCareAlarming Chemical Abortion TrendsAccording to New York State Vital Statistics, in 2001 in-home chemical abortion represented just three out of every one hundred abortions. Now, chemical abortion represents one out of every three in New York. Nationwide it is estimated that chemical abortion accounts for nearly 50% of all abortion. The trend is gaining speed. Whether due to increased abortion restrictions driving up demand for the pills, increasing social and financial life-pressures, or COVID normalizing in-home tele-medicine, the movement away from surgical to in-home chemical abortion poses a four hundred percent increased risk to women, under supervision of a physician. The risks are even...2021-12-0601 min
CompassCareTexas Abortion Ban to Continues-Biden Admin FlusteredThe Biden administration is at odds with the Supreme Court for refusing to hear an emergency appeal to block the Texas abortion ban. Not only is Texas the first state the Supreme Court has permitted to ban the practice since 1973, the Texas law carries a $10,000 fine for anyone convicted of performing or aiding a woman in acquiring one. Meanwhile the court is hearing oral arguments in December on a Mississippi case that could very well gut the Court’s long-standing abortion ruling Roe v. Wade in the spring.
All this has the Biden administration flustered, considering the ex...2021-11-2900 min
CompassCareThankful for CompassCare—Jabra’s StoryCompassCare serves women at-risk for abortion. This is Jabra’s story…
This Thanksgiving empower a woman with real choice - the ability to say no to abortion and save her baby. Go to realabortionnews.com/donate.2021-11-1501 min
CompassCareLocal Pro-life Medical Group Helps Women Reversing Chemical AbortionChemical abortion represents one third of all abortions, according to the New York State Department of Vital Statistics. Nationwide it is estimated that 50% of all abortions are chemical abortion. The movement away from surgical to in-home chemical abortion carries a four hundred percent increased risk to women. The risks are even higher if women purchase and consume abortion drugs illicitly from off-shore suppliers or outside FDA protocols.
Chemical abortion is a two-drug regimen. The first drug ends the life of the baby. The second drug expels the baby from the womb. Many women after taking the first...2021-11-0800 min
CompassCare12 Governors Ask Court to Give Abortion Issue Back to the StatesReal Abortion News #193
Recently, the Supreme Court decided to hear a Mississippi case limiting abortion to the first trimester. Twelve U.S. Governors together filed a “Friend of the Court” brief asking the Court to take this opportunity to overturn the sweeping 1973 case Roe v Wade, making all state abortion laws unconstitutional. The Governors essentially encouraged the court to give the abortion issue back to the states. Even abortion champion, the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, believed the court’s 1973 decision was not only unusual in its scope but also lacked the wisdom...2021-09-2701 min
CompassCareAbortion Targets Poor but Poor Do Not Want ItReal Abortion News #192
The Gallup Poll reveals that the people who make the least amount of money are most opposed to abortion. So why does a recent CNN piece use the plight of Mississippi’s poor to support an abortion agenda they don’t want? The fear conveyed in the CNN article is that the Supreme Court agreed to hear a Mississippi abortion case in order to overturn Roe v Wade, the ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. So if the poor don’t want abortion, why do those in power want it for them? Suprem...2021-09-2001 min
CompassCareFormer Arizona Planned Parenthood Exec Blows Whistle on Abortion BizReal Abortion News #191
A former Arizona Planned Parenthood Executive blew the whistle on the company for their manipulation and deception of undocumented immigrant women telling them if they don’t have an abortion they may get deported. After working at the largest Planned Parenthood in Arizona for 16 years Myra Rodriguez said, “I noticed all the atrocities. I noticed the irregularities. I noticed the malpractice. I noticed all the stuff abortionists at Planned Parenthood hide from people. And I complained about it.” Instead of addressing the concerns, the abortion giant retaliated against Rodriguez by firing her. S...2021-09-1301 min
CompassCareNY Tells Christian Organizations Who They Can Hire, CompassCare SuesReal Abortion News #190
Religious employers should not be forced to hire people who disagree with their beliefs. But since 2011 states like California and Michigan banned religious institutions from hiring and managing staff according to the organization’s views. The Supreme Court has consistently ruled that Christian organizations should be free to hire people who uphold their beliefs. Despite the high court rulings, states like Massachusetts continue piercing the integrity of the first amendment rights of Christian organizations, making it illegal for them to hire and manage staff consistent with the organization’s core beliefs. New...2021-09-0601 min
CompassCareWho Is to Say Abortion Is Wrong?Real Abortion News #189
Who is to say abortion is right or wrong? But if as a society we have no higher reference point for knowing right or wrong than man’s reason or experience, which man’s version of morality has the authority to prevail over others?
Scripture teaches that God alone transcends all personal experience, all philosophy, and all government saying all humans are equally valuable without qualification or favoritism precisely because we bear His image. Pro-life belief submits to the moral authority of God’s revelation. A sinful world is one th...2021-08-3001 min
CompassCareAbortion Industry Course Corrects Ahead of National RestrictionsReal Abortion News #188
The U.S. abortion industry is restructuring ahead of a shift in the abortion battleground from the Federal level to the state. NARAL is the nation’s oldest, and at twenty-five million in annual revenue, the largest abortion lobby. Fearing the Supreme Court will allow states to restrict abortion as early as next year, the abortion juggernaut is regrouping. The conservative leaning court has the potential to dramatically change the U.S. abortion landscape by allowing states to severely restrict the practice. It is estimated that at least half the states wo...2021-08-2301 min
CompassCarePlanned Parenthood Stops Abortion After City Ordinance Bans ItReal Abortion News #187
In July Centerville, Texas became the 30th city in the state to pass an ordinance banning abortion, including chemical abortion, making it a crime for anyone to possess or distribute drugs intended for pregnancy termination. This chemical distinction is important for a small politically conservative town where such an ordinance arguable makes no material impact being that there is not a significant market for abortion. However, the impact of such an ordinance becomes much more tangible as mail order, tele-med, in-home, chemical abortion fast becomes the norm. A month earlier on J...2021-08-1601 min
CompassCareOK Joins Host of Other States Banning Abortion After Baby’s Heartbeat StartsReal Abortion News #180 - Originally aired June 2021
On April 26 Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill banning abortions after a baby’s heartbeat starts. In doing so, Oklahoma joins a host of states such as North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Iowa, Tennessee and others in protecting preborn children from abortion.
Abortions cannot be performed without confirmation of pregnancy. Pregnancy is confirmed by detecting the baby’s heartbeat. Effectively, a heartbeat bill outlaws all abortion.
The national movement to ban abortions at the state level after the heart starts beating is consi...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareCircuit Courts Split Over Down Syndrome AbortionsReal Abortion News #186 - Originally aired July 2021
Missouri’s Attorney General’s Office is asking the Supreme Court to resolve, “a clear and well-developed split of authority.” Missouri along with 11 other states passed laws outlawing the abortion of disabled babies, especially those with a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. The petition states, “deeply entrenched forces within our medical establishment continue to treat unborn children with Down syndrome as ‘mere blobs’…. Medicalized discrimination…contribute[s] heavily to their elimination.”
In 2019 the Supreme Court refused to hear a case invalidating a similar law in Indiana because no l...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareIf Most Americans Oppose Abortion Why Would Gov’t Fund It?Real Abortion News #185 - Originally aired July 2021
A Harvard/Harris poll found that just 6 percent of Americans believe abortion should be allowed up until the birth of the baby. Life News reported on a Marist study holding that merely 13 percent of people support abortion through all nine months of pregnancy. A Morning Consult research study revealed most Americans think abortion should be made illegal. The 2021 annual Gallup poll shows that only 32 percent of respondents think abortion ought to remain legal through birth. This is why for the last 40 years federal legislators pass spending bills...2021-07-3000 min
CompassCareAP Poll Reveals Most Americans Oppose AbortionReal Abortion News #184 - Originally aired July 2021
A recent poll nuancing the American attitudes regarding abortion concludes the practice does not enjoy broad public support. 65% of Americans believe abortion in the second trimester should be illegal, with mostly democrats in favor. However, 80% of Americans across all demographic profiles, including democrats, think abortion should be outlawed in the third trimester.
Since legalizing abortion in 1973, the Supreme Court has not permitted state restrictions on abortion prior to their arbitrary ‘age of fetal viability’ set at 24 weeks. This may change given the court’s decision to con...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCarePlanned Parenthood Expands Facilities, Expects More Out-of-State PatientsReal Abortion News #183 - Originally aired July 2021
Many thought the sudden closure of a Planned Parenthood office in Rochester was a sign of a consolidation. However, local residents are upset to learn the abortion giant was simply preparing to expand facilities with a new office in Brighton. According to Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York’s website this move is part of a larger strategy to meet expected demand from women traveling to New York for their abortions. The Planned Parenthood location in Buffalo is also actively preparing to relocate for this re...2021-07-3000 min
CompassCareAbortion Tourism Has Begun?Real Abortion News #182 - Originally aired July 2021
Prior to the 1973 Supreme Court ruling legalizing abortion on the federal level, only a handful of states permitted the practice, including New York. This created an abortion tourism dynamic as women traveled to New York from other states to get their abortions. Recent years have seen a trend of conservative states restricting abortion. Women seeking abortion who live in those states are beginning to travel to neighboring states with less restrictive abortion laws. For example, while the general abortion trend in the U.S. is up by 1...2021-07-3000 min
CompassCareSupreme Court Takes Opportunity to Restrict Abortion?Real Abortion News #181 - Originally aired June 2021
The Supreme Court has repeatedly refused to allow individual states to ban abortion prior to 20-24 weeks gestation, typically considered the point of viability at which a child could survive outside of the womb. That may change. On May 17 the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case where a lower court nullified a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks. The case, Jackson Women’s Health vs Dobbs asks the court to clarify lower court rulings that inconsistently define fetal viability which arbitrarily limits when a state has a...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareDoes Planned Parenthood Prioritize Abortion Over Women’s Health?Real Abortion News #165 - Originally aired March 2021
Planned Parenthood Federation released its annual report in February. According to one analysis, it appears, “…Planned Parenthood prioritizes abortion over women’s health.” The data reveals Planned Parenthood is responsible for 41 percent of all U.S. abortions (354,871), their all-time high. U.S. abortion rates declined over the last 20 years, yet Planned Parenthood has seen a 94 percent increase in abortions over the same period. Meanwhile, over the last ten years “…Planned Parenthood has provided significantly fewer [women’s] health services…” reductions by as much as 72 percent. What is even more astoundi...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareWomen’s Reproductive Health Takes Backseat at Planned Parenthood?Real Abortion News #166 - Originally aired March 2021
Planned Parenthood self-identifies as the champion of women’s reproductive health. Their annual revenue waterline now stands at $1.64 billion dollars. Oddly, one analysis shows the abortion business providing 72% fewer women’s health services than it has in the past. What services are contributing to Planned Parenthood’s staggering bottom line if not women’s health care?
Recently, an investigative journalist called attention to Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York’s own description of its services. The organization’s website claims “Nationally, Planned Parenthood is the second l...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareIs Jesus Your Good Samaritan?Real Abortion News #167 - Originally aired April 2021
A lawyer asked Jesus, “What is the greatest commandment?” Jesus said to love God and love your neighbor. Wishing to justify his poor behavior the lawyer asked, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus answered with a story of a stranger beaten and left for dead on a dangerous road. After the political and religious leaders refused to stop and help, a foreigner from Samaria had compassion, bandaged up his wounds and paid for his recovery.
Easter reminds us that Jesus’ death on the cross for our sins m...2021-07-3000 min
CompassCareIs the Equality Act Unfair?Real Abortion News #168 - Originally aired April 2021
The incendiary Equality Act is a top priority in the Biden administration. It passed in the House and now faces a split Senate where Vice President Harris could cast the deciding vote.
The bill contains language threatening the rights of pro-life healthcare professionals refusing to participate in abortion. Because the bill overrides religious liberty protections, one attorney warned, “If enacted, [the Equality Act] would open the door for widespread litigation….”
Dubbing the bill ‘Equality Act’ is ironic. The bill’s enshrinement of abortion as a human r...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareIs There a Link Between Prenatal Diagnosis and Abortion?Real Abortion News #169 - Originally aired April 2021
Prenatal screening carry as much as a 50% false-positive rate. This is disconcerting, especially when women so often choose to abort based those flawed test results. In a recent USA Todaypiece, practicing Ob/GYN Dr. Christina Francis opines, “Those are stunningly high margins of error given the stakes.” She goes on to ask the haunting question, “How much more often are we wrong?” Another study reveals women who undergo prenatal testing receive a diagnosis that is a misclassification of a disease or condition 9.2 percent of the time. One of the mo...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareLeading Cause of Death in the U.S. Is Abortion?Real Abortion News #170 - Originally aired April 2021
What is the leading cause of death in the U.S.? Adding data from California to the CDC’s most recent surveillance, the annual U.S. abortion total tops out at 752,000, towering over the three leading causes of death in the U.S. Abortion deaths are 14 percent higher than deaths from Heart disease, 25 percent higher than Cancer, and over 400 percent higher than accidental deaths.
While there may be no way to avoid all fatal accidents and medicine may be working on cutting cancer, a simple ch...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareWhat Can We Do About Abortion?Real Abortion News #171 - Originally aired April 2021
Because we are all made in the image of God, we are all equally valuable and deserving of protection. Abortion is not just another social issue. It is a fundamental misunderstanding of what it means to be human under God. Richard John Neuhaus once said, abortion is “the greatest human rights cause of…all times….” He went on to say, “We are not the ones who imposed…the lethal logic that human beings have no rights we are bound to respect if they are too small, too weak.”
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CompassCareBiden Admin Halts FDA Safety Regulations on Chemical AbortionReal Abortion News #172 - Originally aired May 2021
Chemical abortion represents almost 40% of all abortions. On April 12 the Biden Administration suspended all FDA safety regulations on the chemical abortion pill regimen RU-486 for the duration of the pandemic. The FDA placed limits on the use of chemical abortion pills given the 400 percent increased risk of serious complications for women using them as compared to surgical abortion. During the pandemic the FDA has defended its restrictions in court against a very aggressive abortion lobby. The lifting of established restrictions permits women to receive the drugs via...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareNew York Legislature Targets Pro-life Pregnancy Centers AgainReal Abortion News #174 - Originally aired May 2021
A New York bill targeting pro-life pregnancy centers for investigation passed the health committee with a vote strictly along party lines, Democrats voting for and Republicans voting against. Pregnancy centers are small non-profits providing women facing unplanned pregnancy with the resources she needs for her and her baby to thrive. These organizations are all privately funded and run mostly by volunteers. Despite there being no formal complaints or accusations of wrong-doing lodged against these organizations, they have drawn the condescending gaze of pro-abortion Democrats. Why? The goal...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareA New Take on Abortion?Real Abortion News #175 - Originally aired May 2021
One pro-life leader may have a new take on abortion. In a recent online rally Jim Harden, President of CompassCare, said, “Abortion is not just another social issue. Abortion is a fundamental misunderstanding of what it means to be human under God.” He went on to say every woman and preborn baby are equally valuable because all humans are made in the image of God. Harden insisted abortion is a problem too big for government to solve stating, “Abortion is a God-sized problem only the Church can solve...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareRochester Based Pro-life Group Announces Expansion Plans to NYCReal Abortion News #176 - Originally aired May 2021
On April 30th the Rochester based pro-life organization CompassCare announced plans to expand services into New York City. CompassCare serves women considering abortion with ethical medical care and comprehensive community support, giving them the confidence to say ‘no’ to abortion and have their babies. After CompassCare developed the capacity to serve 30% of all women seeking abortion in Rochester, abortions plummeted by over 50%. The group then expanded into the Buffalo region in 2018 to replicate those results. Now 1 out of every 3 women seriously considering abortion in Buffalo is contacting the o...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareAbortion Biz CEO Owns Up to Racist HistoryReal Abortion News #177 - Originally aired May 2021
On April 17 the New York Times published an article by Planned Parenthood Federation’s CEO, Alexis McGill Johnson. Johnson said it was finally time for Planned Parenthood to stop hiding the eugenic and deeply racist principles promoted by their founder, Margaret Sanger, which have been perpetuated by generations of Planned Parenthood leadership. The largest abortion business in the nation has long been accused of targeting minorities for abortion. Even their minority staff recently confirmed the racist behavior of the organization’s management.
CEO Johnson now says...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareSD Bans Abortion Based on Genetics and DisabilityReal Abortion News #178 - Originally aired May 2021
Recently, South Dakota passed legislation banning abortion based on a child’s genetic disability of Down syndrome. Expert testimony to the legislature from Dr. Tara Lee referred to a 2012 US review of the medical literature showing a 61 to 93 percent abortion rate if a pre-born baby is diagnosed with Down syndrome. Lee went on to say, “Destroying the patient is not curative medicine…we must strive to advance medical treatments that can heal, not harm.”
The legislation passed unanimously in both houses. South Dakota Governor Krisi Noem sig...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareWhat Would Packing the Supreme Court Mean for Abortion?Real Abortion News #179 - Originally aired June 2021
Historically Democrats have relied heavily on the courts to accomplish their policy goals because they are too radical for the normal legislative process. One of these unpopular policy objectives forced upon unwilling Americans through the courts is abortion. But the Democrats lost control of the Supreme Court for the first time in decades with the appointment of Justice Barrett.
The easiest way to insulate their abortion policies from being overturned by the will of the people is to add justices. The Biden Administration launched a...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareLargest Pro-life Event in NY Raises Half MillionReal Abortion News #173 - Originally aired May 2021
CompassCare Pregnancy Services hosted the largest pro-life event in NY recently. The CompassCare Walk for Life Weekend represented over 150 churches, representing thousands of walkers and sponsors. The event kicked off with a live online rally and culminated at an in-person walk held in Rochester and Buffalo simultaneously. The Walk for Life is designed to raise community awareness of the importance of erasing the need for abortion while raising funds to provide ethical medical care to women facing unplanned pregnancy and their pre-born boys and girls. CompassCare CEO...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #136 - Abortion and Black Lives MatterOriginally aired July 2020
For every 10 black babies born in New York State almost 8 are aborted according the most recent vital statistics. In New York City for every 10 black babies born 9 are aborted. Nationwide black babies are five times more likely to be aborted than white babies. While the black community represents just 14% of the total population it bears the greatest burden of abortion. It is because of abortion that many black communities are no longer replacing themselves.
Over 16 million black babies have been abortedsince 1973 and the untold millions of babies that would...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #130 - Religious Employers Must Hire People Who Disagree with the Mission?Originally aired June 2020
On June 5thU.S. District Court Judge Thomas McAvoy ruled on the lawsuit CompassCare v Cuomo. The lawsuit challenges a new labor lawforcing Christian organizations including churches to employ people who do not align with the organization’s beliefs and mission.
Attorneys representing CompassCare say, “The government cannot tell a religious organization or group, like pregnancy centers and churches, to hire someone who doesn’t agree with their mission. The recent District Court opinionfailed to uphold their freedom to partner with and hire only people who align with the minist...2021-07-3000 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #126 - Western NY Pro-lifers Raise Nearly Half a MillionOriginally aired May 2020
On May 2 hundreds of churches and thousands of people raised nearly a half million dollars to reduce abortion in Western New York through CompassCare’s Virtual Walk for Life. CompassCare is at the center of Rochester’s dramatic 50% abortion reduction. Last year the organization augmented its reach to include Buffalo. CompassCare’s President, Jim Harden, states: “Women considering abortion feel stuck, like they ‘need’ an abortion.”
The mission of CompassCare is to erase the ‘need’ by empowering women with ethical medical care and comprehensive support. “And when that happens,” Harden says, “a true c...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #105 - Express Your Pro-life Convictions by Giving to CompassCare YE AppealOriginally aired December 2019
CompassCare believes all people are created in the image of God and are equally valuable. A woman considers abortion because she feels trapped, like abortion is her only choice. She says, “I need to have an abortion.” CompassCare’s mission is to erase the need for abortion in her mind by dignifying her with the ethical medical care and community support she deserves. Empowering her in this way gives her the ability to say no to abortion. New York is the abortion capital of the U.S. forcing pro-life employers and medica...2021-07-3000 min
CompassCareSCOTUS Upholds FDA Restrictions on Chemical AbortionReal Abortion News #162 - Originally aired February 2021
In a 6-3 decision released on January 12, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a request by the Food and Drug Administration to reinstate restrictions around the use of chemical abortion. The FDA placed the restrictions on the use of chemical abortion to mitigate the four-fold increased risk of adverse effects of its use over that of surgical abortion. The decision is in response to a lower court ruling in Maryland suspending the FDA regulations which allowed women to forego a doctor’s visit ostensibly protecting women from Co...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #102 - NY Political Elite Bans Pro-life Orgs from Using Beliefs in Hiring PracticesOriginally aired December 2019
On November 14 a lawsuit was filed: CompassCare vs Cuomo. CompassCare, a pro-life employer, contends that the law violates their freedom of religion by forcing them to disregard their beliefs by promoting abortion in its staffing practices.
CompassCare insists they are Christian first and foremost and have a right to set their own staffing policy. They argue that New York has no right to use the coercive power of government to impose their secular beliefs.
This law forces pro-life Christian groups to carry the ideological water of New...2021-07-3000 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #99 - CompassCare Sues New York StateOriginally aired November 2019
CompassCare is suing New York State for violating its freedom of religion, speech, and association.
On January 22, 2019 the Legislature passed SB 660, aka the “Boss Bill.” SB 660 prevents CompassCare from employing people who believe and behave consistently with the religious beliefs and mission of the organization. SB 660 forces this violation of constitutional rights under threat of enforcement and crippling lawsuits.
SB 660 requires CompassCare—and other like religious and pro-life organizations—to promote and normalize, to its employees, abortion and standards of sexual conduct that run counter to its purpose...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCarePregnancies Drop as Abortion RisesReal Abortion News #163 - Originally aired February 2021
While the number of U.S. births fall, abortions rise. Is there a connection? A recent report from the CDC shows births decreased by 1% in 2019. This represents the fifth straight year of decline. The Total Fertility Rate, the average number of births per woman of childbearing age, is down 1% too. The current fertility rate is at 1.7 and has consistently fallen since 2007. In order for the next generation to replace the previous one, the fertility rate needs to be at 2.1 or higher.
Meanwhile, CDC surveillance also...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareFederal Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against NY Abortion LawReal Abortion News #164 - Originally aired March 2021
On January 12, 2021, a class action lawsuit was filed by victims of domestic violence and others claiming New York’s 2019 abortion expansion bill, entitled the Reproductive Health Act (RHA), puts “women in danger.” The RHA reduced standards of care for pregnant women seeking abortion while decriminalizing any harm to a preborn baby resulting from violence to his or her pregnant mother. According to the press release from Feminists Choosing Life of New York, the RHA “violates the fundamental rights of women and children, including viable children in utero.”
Pros...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #104 - Cuomo Forces Pro-life Orgs to Hire People Who Disagree with MissionOriginally aired December 2019
On November 8 New York Governor Cuomo signed a bill into law forcing Christian pro-life organizations to hire people who fundamentally disagree with their beliefs and mission. CompassCare is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit contending that the law violates their first amendment rights.
CompassCare is a Christian organization that believes all people are made in the image of God and are therefore equally valuable without qualification from conception. CompassCare exists to empower women considering abortion to make the healthiest choice for everyone involved. This new law will block those...2021-07-3000 min
CompassCareWhy Are Christians So Pro-life?Real Abortion News #153 - Originally aired November 2020
Why is the pro-life movement populated and led by Christians? Pro-lifers span the demographic gamut including men, women, white, black, old and young. What is it that makes a person so passionate they are willing to sacrifice both their reputation and resources to help women considering abortion to have their babies while winning over their neighbors to their view? It is the Gospel.
God in Jesus saved His people from the eternal poverty of sin through His death on the cross. Christians understand that God...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareChristian Pro-life Group in Syracuse Wins Lawsuit Against NYReal Abortion News #145 - Originally aired October 2020
New Hope Family Services in Syracuse filed suit against New York, claiming the state discriminated against them for their Christian beliefs. New Hope Family Services is a Christian organization receiving no government funding. New Hope helps women, many of whom had considered abortion, to instead place their children for adoption within homes defined by the biblical standard of monogamous male/female marriage. The state required New Hope to either violate their deeply held religious convictions by placing children with same-sex couples or shutter their services. Rather than...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareDemocratic VP Pick Attacks Pro-life Pregnancy ClinicsReal Abortion News #146 - Originally aired October 2020
California Senator Kamala Harris was named as Joe Biden’s running mate for Vice President. Prior to being elected as a Senator for California, Harris was California’s Attorney General. California passed the Reproductive FACT Act in 2015, forcing all pro-life medical clinics to promote and refer for abortion contrary to their conscience and mission. Refusal meant fines or closure. California’s Attorney General was responsible for enforcing the law. That Attorney General’s name was Kamala Harris. A group representing California pro-life pregnancy clinics named NIFLA filed suit, cl...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareSupreme Court Protects Religious Order from Funding AbortionsReal Abortion News #147 - Originally aired October 2020
Obamacare required all health insurance plans to pay for abortion and abortion-causing contraception. No one was exempt, including faith-based businesses and religious institutions like Little Sisters of the Poor. Onerous Obamacare mandates muzzled the religious freedom of Americans by threatening millions of dollars of fines if they refused to violate their convictions by funding abortion through their health insurance plans.
The Trump administration ordered a change in the Obamacare regulation protecting the conscience rights of people like the Little Sisters. Trump’s order was challenged an...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareRoe Hangs in the BalanceReal Abortion News #148 - Originally aired November 2020
Many Democrats fear a conservative-leaning Supreme Court could overturn the abortion ruling, Roe v. Wade. At a televised townhall interview on October 5 with Lester Holt, Presidential candidate Joe Biden was asked how he intends to protect abortion rights should the high court shift. He answered saying, “…the only responsible response … would be to pass legislation making Roe the law of the land.”
But why have abortion proponents historically avoided the legislative process to implement and protect their abortion agenda. Could it be precisely because the legislat...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareIs Abortion Just Another Social Justice Issue?Real Abortion News #149 - Originally aired November 2020
Systemic oppression makes permanent subclasses of entire categories of people and legalizes their mistreatment. Abortion does this to preborn babies. In the Bible, justice means society’s poor and oppressed are protected. This category of person in Biblical times were often the orphan and the widow. The truly poor have no legal standing, no voice, no resources of their own. Unless someone picks up their cause they would continue to be mistreated, ignored, marginalized, even killed.
Abortion is not just another justice issue. Abortion represents so...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareNew Executive Order Protects Infant Abortion SurvivorsReal Abortion News #150 - Originally aired November 2020
Recent testimonies by abortionists reveal that babies born alive during abortion procedures are either executed or left to die by withholding medical care. Similarly, other infants born prematurely or with disabilities have been denied care at hospitals against the will of their parents. Trump’s Executive Order on Protecting Vulnerable Newborn Children requires Health and Human Services (HHS) to investigate complaints of violations of federal laws like the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, already requiring treatment for infants whose parents sought it but were denied. Hospitals [mb1] and ot...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareFirst post-Ginsberg Ruling Expected from SCOTUSReal Abortion News #151 - Originally aired November 2020
On July 14 a Maryland Federal District Judge moved to nullify FDA safety restrictions on chemical abortion which require physician supervision. The judge argued this requirement is a substantial obstacle for women during a pandemic. Removing doctors from chemical abortion administration would allow drugs to be mailed to women directly. The FDA appealed the ruling and defended their safety protocols in light of the four-fold increased risk of complications from chemical abortion over surgical abortion. Their appeal was denied. Because women’s health is imminently threatened by deregulation, the...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareGive a Child the Greatest Gift of AllReal Abortion News #152 - Originally aired November 2020
CompassCare understands that Covid-19 impact us all.
Those added pressures make women more at risk for abortion than ever.
Give a child the greatest gift of all. The gift of a birthday. Just $57 helps ensure that a woman will have the support and security she needs in order to have her baby. Make your one-time tax-deductible gift to CompassCare today.
To serve women and save lives go to realabortionnews.com/donate.2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #144 - HHS Rule Says Abortion Not a Human RightOriginally aired October 2020
Under Obamacare the definition of sex discrimination changed to include abortion. So, if a medical provider refused to refer or provide abortion then that refusal could be interpreted as a civil rights violation--an act of sex discrimination. In effect, this regulation makes abortion a human right. New York’s 2019 Reproductive Health Act had the same effect, also making abortion a human right, effectively redefining medical standard of care to include abortion. Additionally, New York modified the labor law to include “reproductive health decision-making” (code for abortion) as a new protected class for em...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareLighting the way to peace for women considering abortionReal Abortion News #154 - Originally aired December 2020
Jesus was born into a world so inhospitable to children that an innkeeper relegated the laboring mother of Christ to give birth amongst animals. Children were so disposable in the eyes of the earthly king that he ordered the mass killing of infant boys around Bethlehem in an attempt to secure his political power against the threat of a foretold newborn King.
For women facing unplanned pregnancy and their preborn babies the world we live in today is just as hostile. But ending this depravity...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareCan a Vaccine Be Pro-life?Real Abortion News #155 - Originally aired January 2021
Traditional Christian belief requires people avoid any connection with evil including personal gain from the non-voluntary taking of innocent human life. This is why pro-life Christians are increasingly alarmed as pharmaceutical companies shifted the production of all mandatory childhood vaccines to exclusively use aborted baby cells. Because there are no moral vaccine alternatives available, New York State intensified the dilemma in 2019 by eliminating religious exemptions for vaccines for children in school. New York is now toying with accentuating the problem with legislation mandating adult COVID vaccination.
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CompassCareWorld’s Largest Abortion Biz Admits to Racism?Real Abortion News #156 -
For years pro-life organizations accused the nation’s largest abortion business, Planned Parenthood, of racism. Efforts to unveil this bias show Planned Parenthood locating up to 86 percent of its abortion offices in or near minority neighborhoods. According to a recent article Blacks and Latinos comprise just 20% of the population yet represent 45% of all U.S. abortions. Recent CDC Abortion Surveillance reveals that of all ethnicities Black women had a ratio of abortion five times higher than that of white women.
Now a recent report collates the admissions of Pla...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareAbortion and the American SoulReal Abortion News #157 - Originally aired January 2021
Gallup’s most recent poll shows 60% of all Americans believe abortion ought to be illegal or illegal in most cases. These pro-lifers include men and women of all ages and ethnicities. What is it about abortion that drives so many people to reject the Federal government’s 48 year-long stance for abortion?
Could it be a personal experience with abortion? Perhaps. Could it be the advances in ultrasound technology offering a window into womb? Maybe. Could it be the scientific advances revealing all people are fully huma...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareAbortion Rates Up, CDC SaysReal Abortion News #158 -
The CDC released its most recent U.S. Abortion Surveillance report, detailing abortion data from 2018. New York remains the abortion capital of the country and “…the total number of reported U.S. abortions…increased 1%…” in 2018. A total of 614,820 babies were aborted, black babies being aborted at a rate five times greater than white babies.
Even with this 1% increase in 2018, there has been a general downward trend with a 22% decrease in the total number of abortions over the previous nine years. However, a gathering storm appears on the statistical horizon with...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareFirst Day in Office Pro-abortion Biden Commitments to Funding AbortionReal Abortion News #159 - Originally aired February 2021
His first full day in office, President Joe Biden committed Federal tax dollars to abortion internationally. Dr. Anthony Fauci told the World Health Organization that Biden will revoke the Mexico City policy. This policy originated with Ronald Regan and bans federal dollars from going to organizations that perform or promote abortion. Trump reinstated the policy after Obama rescinded it. Shortly after Fauci’s comments the new White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that the Administration “will have more to say on the Mexico City Policy in t...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareNew National Sanctity of Human Life DayReal Abortion News #160 - Originally aired February 2021
On January 17, 2021, one of the last official acts performed by outgoing President Donald Trump was to proclaim‘ National Sanctity of Human Life Day.’ It is to be observed every January 22, the day the Supreme Court released the infamous Roe v Wade ruling in 1973 effectively legalizing abortion nationwide. In his proclamation Trump stated, “…some in Washington are fighting to keep the United States among a small handful of nations—including North Korea and China—that allow elective abortions after 20 weeks. I join with countless others who believe this is morally a...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareWhat Is Next for Pro-lifers Facing Pro-Abortion White House and Legislature?Real Abortion News #161 - Originally aired February 2021
Arguably the most pro-life acting President since Reagan left office replaced by the self-proclaimed pro-abortion Biden administration. Combined with an abortion leaning legislature, Federal abortion policy could closely mirror New York’s for the foreseeable future. For example, if the Supreme Court overturns the 1973 ruling Roe v Wade, allowing states to make the practice illegal, the Biden administration could simply pass legislation legalizing it again.
As pro-abortion forces accelerate abortion promotion and funding both here and abroad, many pro-lifers wonder what’s next. Will the Fede...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #138 - Covid-19 Linked to Increase in Abortion?Originally aired July 2020
Evidence points to the Covid-19 scare contributing to an increase in abortion. The negative economic impact including massive job losses intensified the anxieties faced by pregnant women. Even under normal circumstances health and financial pressures put women at risk for abortion. During the lockdown abortion was considered an ‘essential service.’ A CBS news story noted increased demand for abortion at abortion facilities. An ABC news story noted a 35% increase in requests for assistance for abortion funds. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration reported a 3.5% increase in abortion for 2020 over 2019 for the...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #139 - Abortion at the Gate of High Political OfficeOriginally aired August 2020
Former Vice President Joe Biden announced his pro-abortion running mate recently, California Senator Kamala Harris. One news agency says the move makes this “the most pro-abortion presidential ticket in American history.” Since then, the National Abortion Rights Action League committed to “powering Vice President Biden to victory this November.”
Why does abortion stand at the threshold of high political office? Why is the abortion debate seemingly unsolvable? Abortion is a symptom of a larger problem. Abortion points to a deeper belief about what it means to be human. Government’s role is...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #140 - Planned Parenthood Admits Racist FoundationsOriginally aired August 2020
The nation’s largest Planned Parenthood affiliate, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York, announced the removal of the name of the organization’s founder, Margaret Sanger, from its flagship office in Manhattan. Angry staff blew the whistle on past and current racism stating, “Planned Parenthood was founded by a racist, white woman. That is a part of history that cannot be changed. While efforts have been made to undo some of the harm from institutional racism, many of these issues have worsened under [the recent CEO’s] tenure.” The staff lamented the fact t...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #141 - FDA at Odds with Abortion Industry?Originally aired September 2020
It appears that the abortion industry took advantage of the Covid-19 crisis by attempting to loosen restrictions on chemical abortion. They seek to dispense the dangerous chemicals by mail. The FDA requires that chemical abortion, aka RU-486, must be dispensed under the supervision of a doctor. This is due to a 400% increased risk of infection and death compared to surgical abortion. A lawsuit was filed to relax the FDA’s restrictions. The FDA defended its protocols. No woman has yet complained of her inability to acquire an abortion due to Covid-19. Od...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #142 - Vice President Pence Kicks Off Pro-life TourOriginally aired September 2020
August 5, Vice President Pence kicked off a nationwide pro-life tour. He visited a pro-life medical clinic in Pinellas Park, Florida afterward tweeting thanks to the clinic for all their work ”to save the innocent lives of the unborn.”
Later Pence spoke at a church saying, “…life is winning because of the compassion and love that have been shown to women facing crisis pregnancies all across this country now for decades. The pro-life movement is defined by generosity, compassion, and love for women and unborn children.”
He went on to say...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #143 - Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, DiesOriginally aired October 2020
Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, died on September 18. Trump expects to nominate her successor on Saturday. Ginsburg is widely known for redefining God-given freedom as government license.
The Supreme Court’s role is designed to safeguard the citizen’s God-given, Constitutional rights from legislative encroachment. Ginsburg was a controversial figure precisely because many of her legal positions intentionally invaded those rights, like life, with the fabrication of new liberties, like abortion. On the battlefield of inalienable rights, the opinion of many is that Ginsburg often fought for government.
2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #137 - Abortion Leader Says Next Election is ‘Life or Death’Originally aired 2020
Earlier this month in an interview with National Public Radio the leader of the abortion business Planned Parenthood, Alexis McGill Johnson, said: “This is literally a life and death election. We felt like we can’t endure another four years of Trump….” Much of Johnson’s concern is about the Trump administration tightening Planned Parenthood’s access to tax dollars.
Planned Parenthood announced their endorsement of Joe Biden and pledged $45 million to elect pro-abortion candidates in local, state and national campaigns.
The Supreme Court ruling, Roe v Wade, holds that b...2021-07-3001 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #75 - Buffalo Pro-life Community Unites to Cut AbortionsOriginally aired May 2019
On May 9 one of the largest displays of pro-life solidarity occurred in Buffalo. Pro-life people maxed out the capacity of the Buffalo Grand hotel raising $242,000. The vision: Reducing Buffalo abortions by 50% in five years.
The group applauded hearing a vision and plan to cut Buffalo abortions in half in the face of what they believe to be the barbaric actions of New York’s recent deregulation of abortion via the Reproductive Health Act.
The combined efforts of several pregnancy centers is led by CompassCare. CompassCare President Jim Ha...2021-07-2901 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #72 - Why did Jesus say, “The kingdom of God belongs to such as these”?Originally aired May 2019
Jesus was only ever angry with all twelve disciples when those disciples rebuked parents for bringing babies to be blessed by Him. In Mark chapter 10, Jesus reprimands the disciples because He says, “the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”
What is it about a baby making him the perfect picture of heaven’s citizen? A baby has no legal standing, voice, or resources of his own. Unless someone takes responsibility for him, he will die of simple exposure within hours. A sinner before a holy God is no dif...2021-07-2901 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #71 - People of Rochester Respond to RHA on May 4Originally aired May 2019
Recently NY declared abortion a fundamental human right, applauding even late term abortion. Because of these legislative actions NY’s largest annual pro-life event, CompassCare’s Walk for Life on May 4, is expected to be even larger.
Churches, businesses, and thousands of sponsors and walkers, raise awareness that a woman seeks abortion because she feels like she has no choice, that abortion serves only to punctuate her loneliness, and that abortion is a symptom of society’s barbaric abandonment of women.
Through CompassCare’s Walk for Life the comm...2021-07-2901 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #56 - Thank You for Helping Women Have Their BabiesOriginally aired November 2018
No one wants to live in society where a woman fears having her own child. No one wants to live in a civilization where a woman has an abortion because she feels like it is her only choice. No one wants to live in a world where a woman’s acceptable standard of living can only be purchased by the death of her preborn boy or girl.
On behalf of the women CompassCare serves and the babies we help them have, thank you. Thank you for ensuring that there is...2021-07-2801 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #42 - Protect the Image of God at the Walk for LifeOriginally aired April 2018
“In the day when God created man, He made him in the likeness of God…” (Genesis 5:1).
Abortion exists because society has rejected the only basis for human equality: Man is made in the image of God. Reject that and injustices, like abortion, are born.
Rejecting God’s image in each human permits the powerful to steel, kill, and destroy in the name of liberty.
Let your presence be seen in unity with the voiceless preborn at the largest prolife event in New York, CompassCare’s annual Wal...2021-07-2801 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #40 - The Largest Pro-life Event in NYOriginally aired March 2018
CompassCare’s annual Walk for Life is happening in Rochester on May 5th. The largest pro-life event of its kind in New York, with scores of churches and thousands of sponsors and walkers, raises both the awareness and funds required for CompassCare to erase the need for abortion one woman at a time.
The Walk helps the community to invest in the lifesaving medical care and support crucial to free a woman to have her baby who would otherwise feel trapped into thinking abortion is her only option.
...2021-07-2801 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #23 - Who is Caring for Women Facing Unplanned Pregnancy?Originally aired November 2017
“Pro-lifers only care about the babies not the women!” Or so the accusation goes.
Yet, large contingents of pro-life Americans volunteer or give to Pregnancy Resource Centers every year. These non-profits quietly provide everything from medical care to financial assistance, from parenting classes to pack’n plays…all to women, all free. And, despite having zero government support these organizations outnumber abortion clinics 3:1.
CompassCare’s pregnancy services turn fear into confidence by empowering women with the ability to choose the most difficult option and have the baby. Life isn’t...2021-07-2801 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #21 - Reasons Women Get AbortionsOriginally aired December 2017
Addie insists, “My life is over if I have this baby.”
“I can’t bring a baby into this mess!” Chelsea contends.
Maggie despairs, “How can I face my family and church?”
When a woman considers abortion she often feels conflicted, confused by these three major tensions: 1) ending her child’s life versus ending her life as she planned it, 2) aborting her baby versus risking a low quality of life for the baby and 3) the guilt of ending her baby’s life versus the shame of her community k...2021-07-2801 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #20 - Choice Means She Can Say NoOriginally aired November 2017
Jada bought three pregnancy tests from the dollar store and flew home, only to discover her fears were confirmed…she’s pregnant. Her entire life, she’s been told that she could do and be whatever she wanted but now all her plans are in jeopardy.
Jada’s conflicted. She knows it’s a baby but can’t imagine raising a child and going to school at the same time. What are her parents going to say? What will her boyfriend do?
Jada feels like abortion is her only cho...2021-07-2801 min
CompassCareReal Abortion News #5 - Abortion TrendsOriginally aired July 2017
New York is the abortion capital of the U.S. And abortion is trending down. The data reveals that the number of abortions statewide hit an all-time low since abortion was legalized in 1970. In the last seven years measured (2008 to 2015) the number of abortions dropped 25%.
Monroe County, home to Rochester, is the only county with a year over year reduction, abortion falling sharply; 49% in just seven years. National abortion groups argue that declines in abortion happen for two reasons: 1) Increased access to contraception and 2) Decreased access to abortion. Yet...2021-07-2800 min