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July 2015 Newsletter

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The July 2015 Newsletter content includes topics on Aborted Baby Parts, The Church of  Cannabis, and Honor Guards.

Planned Parenthood on the Hot Seat

“Planned Parenthood has made a business out of destroying that which God has created. It performs over 327,000 abortions a year, all while receiving roughly $500 million in annual funding from the taxpayer dollar. The one-sided relationship between Planned Parenthood’s ever-growing bank account and American taxpayers must be severed.”
– Representative Diane Black (R-TN-06), U.S. House of Representatives

The above quote by Representative Diane Black, of Tennessee’s Congressional District 6, was made in Congress on July 21st as she (with 80 original cosponsors) introduced H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 to enact a one-year moratorium on all federal funding for Planned Parenthood (PP), so Congress and the states could investigate current charges.

H.R. 3134 has two parts: Subsection (a) installs a moratorium, but Subsection (b) allows PP to continue abortions that result from rape or incest or “place the woman in danger of death.”

What should Congress investigate?
Congress will not investigate the legality of abortion, since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in 1973. However, Congress must confirm (a) the authenticity of the videos released by The Center for Medical Progress, (b) the procedures PP uses, (c) whether PP is harvesting baby parts and (d) selling them. If they are, (e) who buys them, and (f) how are they used?

Video No. 1. On July 14th the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) released a video of two prolife activists having lunch with Planned Parenthood senior director of medical research Deborah Nucatola. The video was made last year on July 25, 2014 with “police quality undercover cameras” in a Los Angeles restaurant.

The two prolife activists had worked three years to build a cover identity as representatives of Biomax Procurement Services that was interested in fetal research. On YouTube, CMP, reportedly, posted the entire video, and a shorter version that went viral.

Between sips of wine, Dr. Nucatola explained how carefully she performs an abortion to crush the body, while protecting designated organs. She said it this way: “We’ve been very good at getting heart, lung, liver … so I’m not gonna crush that part; I’m gonna basically crush below, I’m gonna crush above, and I’m gonna see if I can get it all intact.”

When asked about prices for organs and tissue, she said, “You know, I would throw a number out, I would say it’s probably anywhere from $30 to $100, depending on the facility and what’s involved. It just has to do with space issues, are you sending someone there that’s going to do everything … is there shipping involved? Is someone going to be there to pick it up?”

Selling baby parts was an issue years ago. In 1999, a 24-hour tissue collection service at abortion clinics was funded by federal taxes via the National Institutes of Health, a Division of Public Health, operating under the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Prices were based on gestational age and condition. A kidney was $100-$125; a brain $150-$999 (30 % discount if fragmented); ears and eyes $50-$75. The full list is online and on page 2 herein.

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July 17, 2015 Radio Commentary

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Marijuana Grow-Legislation for 2016

Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, July 17, 2015 – By Sue Ella Deadwyler

It was significant when a member of the marijuana study committee commented last fall that growing marijuana in Georgia is the core of their plan. Unfortunately, she was right! The law that passed this year allowing marijuana card holders to possess marijuana and undergo treatment was only the first step. Step two is well under way.

The new Georgia Commission on Medical Cannabis met June 16th to start work on legislation to authorize the cultivation of marijuana in Georgia. That meeting date coincided with the Health Department’s launch of a Low THC Oil Registry for patients who will qualify for cards authorizing marijuana treatment.

So far, eight medical conditions have been approved for the new treatment, but patients must be (a) under current care of a doctor, (b) who will recommend them for the program (some doctors will not), (c) must qualify for the registry, and (d) will pay $25 for a two-year card authorizing them to possess 20 ounces of cannabis oil.

After announcing and describing the registry, Public Health Department Commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald explained that every county in Georgia has a registrar and 18 public health clinics across the state will issue the cards, which should be available 15 days after registration. Clinics were chosen in 18 specific locations, so travel time would be no more than two hours from anywhere in the state. Continue reading →

April 10, 2015 Radio Commentary

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Out with the Old; In with the New Marijuana Law

Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, April 10, 2015 – By Sue Ella Deadwyler

Most people might not know that Georgia victims of cancer and glaucoma have been eligible for marijuana medication for 34 years, but that law is about to change through a process that began last year.

The bill introduced last year to legalize marijuana failed to pass, but the General Assembly did pass S.R. 981 authorizing a study committee to hold hearings across the state and recommend legislation for this year’s session. However, in November Representative Peake pre-empted the committee’s final meeting and subsequent report, by pre-filing H.B. 1, which he officially introduced January 27th. It passed the General Assembly on March 25th. Two days later the governor signed an executive order instructing the Public Health Department and the Board of Regents to get ready to implement the law as soon as he signs it.

To get ready, the Public Health Department will write procedures, rules and regulations, and create a registry for individuals or caregivers authorized to possess low THC oil. To qualify for the registry, patients must be under treatment for cancer, Lou Gehrig’s disease, multiple sclerosis, seizure disorders, Crohn’s disease, mitochondrial disease, Parkinson’s or sickle cell anemia.

Also to get ready, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia will create, or work with others to develop, a low THC oil research program that will produce data about potential treatment for childhood seizures and other debilitating conditions. Continue reading →

March 20, 2015 Radio Commentary

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Patience, Please!

Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, March 20, 2015 – By Sue Ella Deadwyler

Today is Day 33 of this legislative session, and only seven days are left! Bills with a glimmer of hope for passage needed to be half-way through the process by the end of Day 30, which was last Friday. Bills that didn’t make the cut-off are dead for the session, unless they are amended onto bills that DID pass the half-way mark by midnight March 13th.

At last count, five marijuana bills had been introduced this session, and a couple made it through the half-way mark, because supporters masterfully played on Georgia heartstrings to advance their case for legalizing marijuana as a miracle drug for children with medication-resistant seizures. Nobody wants children to suffer, but important facts are noticeably absent from the narrative.

For example: Marijuana is a dangerous Schedule I narcotic, with no known medical value and unlimited possibilities for abuse. However, the Federal Drug Administration has already approved clinical studies to determine whether purified oil from marijuana is a viable anti-seizure treatment. Physicians conducting the study will use Epidiolex to conduct Investigational New Drug studies involving epileptic children. Epidiolex is a new 98 percent pure product from cannabis, which is better known as marijuana. The British firm GW Pharmaceuticals will provide liquid Epidiolex in two strengths, to be dispensed in syringe droppers. Continue reading →