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  • After Election Summary - Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati

    RIGHT TO LIFE OF GREATER CINCINNATI PRO-LIFE eNEWS After Election Summary November 5, 2008--Our heartfelt gratitude to the hundreds of pro-life warriors who worked for pro-life candidates, wrote letters to the editor, distributed literature, manned the polls, were a presence in front of abortion mills, prayed, and more d

    11/ 06/08
  • Archbishop Chaput to Kmiec: You Wanted Obama, Now Lobby Him on Abortion

    Catholic apologists for Barack Obama pulled the wool over voters' eyes with their protests that he would have a pro-life administration and would seek to reduce abortions.

    11/ 06/08
  • 2.9 Million Hispanic Voters get Anti-Obama Email from Hispanic Catholic Bishop, Rene H. Gracida

    Bishop Gracida's radio ad is causing a massive uproar and major defection from Obama in the Catholic Community.

    11/ 01/08
  • Football Legend Would Pick His Down Syndrome Son Over ‘Normal’ Child

    Legendary football coach Gene Stallings made history as the youngest college coach at the helm of his alma mater, Texas A&M, and a perfect 12-0 season during his reign at the University of Alabama. But he says raising his son Johnny was his greatest reward.

    10/ 22/08
  • Researcher: Abortions Cost Economy $35 Trillion Since 1970 in Lost Productivity

    Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A researcher who has spent over a decade examining the economic impact of abortion finds that the approximately 50.5 million abortions in the U.S. since 1970 have cost the American economy $35 trillion. That comes in the form of lost productivity by having fewer workers contributing to society.

    10/ 20/08
  • Pregnancy Center Volunteers Honored with President's Volunteer Service Award

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (9/19/08) – The President's Volunteer Service Award was conferred on 32 Heartbeat International affiliated pregnancy resource centers and 55 volunteers who serve Heartbeat affiliated centers on September 19, 2008. Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Joxel Garcia, M.D., M.B.A.

    09/ 25/08
  • New Obama Ad Calls Abortion Survivor, John McCain "Sleazy Despicable Liars"

    A new commercial from the Obama slams a survivor of a botched late-term abortion and presidential candidate John McCain as "sleazy" for promoting a "despicable lie" that calls Obama into question for his votes against providing medical care to babies who survive failed abortions.

    As LifeNews.

    09/ 20/08
  • Bill would keep abortion legal even if Roe v. Wade someday overturned

    EDITOR'S NOTE: This is part of a special series of stories focusing on the election that Baptist Press will run between now and Nov. 4. Stories will run on Wednesdays and Fridays.

    WASHINGTON (BP)--For years, pro-lifers have set their sights on changing the U.S.

    09/ 20/08
  • Tiller Files for Dismissal of Charges

    Attorneys for Wichita, Kan.

    09/ 19/08
  • Sarah Palin: Leading by Example

    Abortion-rights groups target Palin

    Three major advocates of abortion rights are planning to spend nearly $30 million to defeat John McCain’s run for president, citing his new running mate as the core reason.

    NARAL Pro-Choice America, Planned Parenthood and EMILY’s List have Alaska Gov.

    09/ 08/08
  • The Social Footprints of Contraception

    The Church's teaching on sexuality that lies behind its teaching that contraception is intrinsically immoral is dazzlingly beautiful.

    Many people whose understanding has been clouded by the corruption of our culture have difficulty understanding it.

    09/ 04/08
  • Teen Sex? Please Do! - Planned Parenthood

    Planned Parenthood, the billion dollar corporate abortion mill, has taken indecency to a whole new level and is using your taxpayer dollars to do so.

    09/ 03/08
  • Johnny's Got a New Girl

    The risk John McCain took last Friday is comparable to the 72-year-old ex-fighter pilot knocking back two shots and flying his A-4 under the Golden Gate Bridge.

    McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his co-pilot was the biggest gamble in presidential history. As of now, it is paying off, big-time.

    09/ 03/08
  • A Chicken in Every Pot and the Pill on Every Nightstand

    During my last pregnancy, I qualified for excellent, free state medical insurance because of our lower income. My husband is in graduate school for a while. This insurance coverage is part of the state's healthy start program for pregnant women and young kids.

    09/ 02/08

By Juris Mater
Building Cathedrals Blog

During my last pregnancy, I qualified for excellent, free state medical insurance because of our lower income. My husband is in graduate school for a while. This insurance coverage is part of the state's healthy start program for pregnant women and young kids. I knew the deal was that I’d be dropped like a bad habit at exactly two months postpartum, so I enrolled in a different insurance program that would kick in around that time.

As I settled into a happy relationship with my new insurer, I received an unexpected mailing from our County Assistance Office notifying me that our household data would be examined again for possible medical coverage for me. What? Cool!

So I called my caseworker.

Me: “I got this notice. Does that mean I might somehow still be eligible for comprehensive medical coverage through the state?”

Caseworker: “No, your income is too high to qualify you for complete coverage when you're not pregnant.”

Me: “Right, OK, that’s what I thought. So this mailing was erroneous. That’s all I wanted to know. Have a good day.”

Caseworker: “Well, actually, we would really really like for you to send us your income and household data again so that we can confirm your eligibility for ‘WomanPlan’.”

Me (already suspicious—isn’t it a shame that anything called “woman-something” in the medical community generally means contraceptive and/or abortive?): “And what’s that?”

Caseworker (almost giddy): “That’s our state’s family planning services plan provided free to all low and middle income women. It’s really great. It pays for all your birth control, all the time.”

Me: “Aha. Anything else included?”

Caseworker: “Well yes. ALL your family planning and contraceptives.”

Me: “Thank you, but I won’t be needing that. I’d like to waive it. No need to review our household information again. Please just cancel my case.”

Caseworker: “But, why? There’s nothing to it. It will get you free birth control and everything. All you need to do is mail us your documentation again in the prepaid envelope.”

Me: “Please, no thanks. You can cancel my case. Thank you for your help, though. Goodbye.”

One week later, obviously without having sent in any of the required documentation, I still received official notice in the mail that I have been determined eligible for “WomanPlan” and will be receiving my card in the mail shortly. I am stunned at how difficult it is to get these bureaucrats to process an application for my kids’ medical benefits (I send in everything short of urine samples, yet they still lose the paperwork constantly) and how easy it is (sending in NOTHING) to get free family planning forced upon me.

Maybe I’ve been targeted as a particularly high risk to the state since God has been sending us kids 18 months apart. Or maybe it's just part of a larger scheme to sterilize the lower- and middle-income masses.

We live in a state that was home to many of our country's Founding Fathers. Wouldn’t they be pleased to know that their state has made it a priority to use its limited medical resources to stamp out the most dangerous epidemic afflicting humankind: pregnancy.