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Today’s story from Maryland,

ELKTON, Md. (AP) — Authorities say two doctors accused of performing late-term abortions in Maryland have been arrested and charged with murder.

At least one case involved a woman who was critically injured during the procedure.

MaterCare International is an organization of health professionals who dedicate their time and energy to caring for mothers and children in developing countries. With the purchase of their super stylish new maternity motorcycles in November, this year they’ll be able to reach women in areas that were difficult to access before.

 These vehicles are much cheaper to operate and maintain than the 4X4 ambulance but are only for short haul pickups from villages relatively close to the main hospital. They are specially designed motorcycles for transport of pregnant women. One will be brought to Merti and the other will stay around Isiolo. We hope to purchase more in the future when funds become available.

All of these make sense. I think I struggle particularly with numbers 3 and 7 (overthinking/comparison and forgiveness). But thankfully, as per #10, I can dedicate myself to improving!

True confessions: I like country music. So yesterday as I drove the four hour plus drive back to Ottawa, I had my usual “Country Music Hour” and heard this song. Which I link to here, because we are approaching New Year’s. And I think it’s a consolation to know that anyone with their own set of red solo cups can have a truly great party. (My favourite line is the one about Freddie Mac. Comes early on in the song, so humour me long enough to hear it!)

Proceed to party, friends, proceed to party.

What great news to get after the holidays. MPs are starting to vocalize that they’d like a debate on rights for the unborn.

Essex Conservative MP Jeff Watson supports a colleague’s call for parliamentary discussion about whether to give human rights to the unborn.

Kitchener-Centre’s Tory MP Stephen Woodworth said in a media release issued earlier this week that Canadian laws governing human rights and the unborn are outdated and need to be re-examined.

Since I was so enamoured with the recent Muppet movie, it reminded me this Christmas to pull out my Muppets Christmas CD.

Merry Christmas, all.

For the truth that binds us all together, I would like to say a simple prayer

That at this special time, you will have true peace of mind

And love to last throughout the coming year.

Recently there have been several stories about Marie Stopes’ patients requiring medical aftercare to save women’s lives, some have died before that care was recieved. Their answer to that problem? The organization is urging these women’s home countries to clean up their mess.

WOMEN returning to Ireland after having abortions in the UK put their lives at risk by not seeking adequate aftercare, according to a leading figure at Marie Stopes International.

On Saturday, the General Medical Council struck off Dr Phanuel Dartey after he carried out botched procedures on a number of women, including an Irish patient who became seriously ill after returning home in 2006.

The Ghanaian doctor who worked at the Marie StopesInternational clinic in Ealing, West London, left parts of the foetus inside the Irish patient, which led to her suffering a perforated uterus.

The Marie Stopes clinics, which carry out about 2,700 terminations for Irish women each year, said the case involving Dr Dartey was an “isolated incident” and Tracie McNeill, the group’s international vice president, said one of their main concerns as a healthcare services provider involved Irish patients returning home.

“We are worried that many Irish women are not visiting their GPs to receive any aftercare help.

“Many are too embarrassed and ashamed to tell their own doctors about their termination and it’s not uncommon to hear of some who’ve become ill after going back.

Botched procedures on a number of women are not “isolated incidents”.

In Brazil abortion is not part of the cultural framework, and abortion laws are very restrictive in the country. As a result when children are born with abnormalities, even very extreme abnormalities, we have women and families who warmly welcome these new lives without hesitation. It’s inspiring really. Welcome to the world conjoined twins Emanoel and Jesus.

A Brazilian woman who has given birth to a baby with two heads, admitted she had initially expected twins. [...]

Mr Vasconcelos added that at no point did the mother, who has three other children, appear distraught that her son has two heads.

He said: ‘On the contrary, the baby was received with much happiness by the family.

‘The mother fed both mouths and the baby stayed with her in her room the whole time. Her desire was to take her baby straight home.’

Two dutch TV hosts, alive, eat each other’s flesh, that they’ve had surgically removed, simply to see what it tastes like.

I’m deeply sorry to post this item so close to Christmas, but we here are in the business of drawing attention to those things which detract from human dignity. Are we so bored, so rich, so spoiled that this is what makes for entertainment today? Sometimes depravity takes the form of a Dutch TV show.

This petition came to me via Alberta Pro-Life:

Today, MP Stephen Woodworth has bravely called on Parliament to address the issue of abortion. It is already all over the news.  Our Parliament may not want to touch the issue, but the reality is that we are one of the few countries in the entire world (along with China and North Korea) that have no abortion legislation. Day after day children are being killed. It doesn’t stop around Christmas.

Take Action: Add your voice to this! Click here for a petition calling on Parliament to restrict abortion to the greatest extent possible. Please print off extra copies and distribute them at your school, church, business, and elsewhere. Also, please forward this to your contacts and other pro-life organizations, encouraging them to do the same. The petitions can then be submitted to your local MP (no need to have hundreds of signatures – they can read them in Parliament with as few as 25). Even if your MP is pro-abortion you can still give them the petition and ask him or her to read it in Parliament as your elected representative. We need a loud and clear voice from Canadians in defence of those who have no voice.

We know you are busy this Christmas but please make time to protect the innocent children being killed in our country. Don’t wait. Print the petition off now, circulate it, and then send it to your MP because we must act now.

The way I see it, any time is a good time to discuss the collective insanity that brings us abortion on demand, and petitions like this provide another opportunity.