Eduardo Verastegui Talks about Obama, Saving Babies Outside L.A. Abortion Clinic

LifeSiteNews ^ | 10/1/08 | Anita Crane

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Los Angeles, October 1, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Saturday, September 27, the Mexican superstar of Latin America, Eduardo Verastegui, and several of his friends joined the 40 Days for Life prayer campaign outside Family Planning Associates, an abortion business at 601 S. Westmoreland Avenue. He went there for two reasons: to help mothers and their unborn children, and warn people about the number-one abortion celebrity, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL).

Verastegui is cofounder of L.A.-based Metanoia Films and lead actor in the company's first feature film, Bella (http://www.amazon.com/Bella-Eduardo-Ver%C3%A1stegui/dp/B0014...), which premiered in American movie theaters last October.

Until November 2, citizens of 179 cities in 47 of the United States and the District of Columbia are participating in 40 Days for Life (http://www.40daysforlife.com), peacefully praying outside abortion locations to end the holocaust. In the Canadian cities of Ottawa and Halifax, pro-lifers are publicly praying as well.

Armed with a rosary, Miraculous Medals and DVD copies of his latest production, Dura Realidad (Hard Truth), Verastegui and his friends approached seven women as they stood in line to enter the aforementioned abortion office.

John Anthony Hernandez, coordinator of 40 Days for Life Los Angeles, witnessed Verastegui's talent and skill. He said, "The words just seemed to flow from Eduardo and his companions who showed them the pro-life film, Dura Realidad, and directed the mothers to the LAPS [Los Angeles Pregnancy Services] center for help. He also handed everyone a Miraculous Medal and told them the beautiful story behind the medal and God's great love for us."

Verastegui told the women that he did not judge them. He said he knew they were suffering and he cared about them, but they were not alone. Verastegui warned that abortion causes sterility, and breast and uterine cancers. He said, "Now you're making that decision, so let me just share with you what they don't share with you inside. For example, I was at an abortion clinic that in the last three years more than 12 women - young ladies - have died. They don't tell you that."

Verastegui explained, "I was counting all the women lined up for an abortion. It was all Latinas and African Americans. And I said all I want to do here is to share with you a video on the hard truth about what is going on inside [that place]. And ya know what? By the grace of God, four babies were saved this morning."

At http://www.DuraRealidad.com, Verastegui appeals to his people in Spanish. He inquires, "Did you know that minority children are being aborted at more than double rate of white children?" He tells why abortionists target Hispanics. Then, introducing the segment showing abortion victims, Verastegui says, "Perhaps you question whether it is necessary to show a video like this, and my answer is the same that they give in schools about showing movies of the Nazi holocaust … [Teachers] show them because the Nazi holocaust represents a terrible evil that words alone cannot describe." In conclusion, Verastegui discusses how Barack Obama's "inhuman" policies would endanger everyone if Obama is elected president.

CNA TV provided English subtitles and posted the video on YouTube.com, minus the victims segment. Soon Verastegui will release an English-language version of this video.

He said, "Most of the registered Latinos who are voting are voting for Obama. Why is that? He doesn't represent our values: respect for life, traditional marriage or even immigration reform.

"Americans and people around the world need to know about Obama," Verastegui continued. "If he is not going to defend the most innocent, then who is he going to defend? If someone is not willing to take a risk for the most innocent, which is babies, what can I expect from that person? He will not defend me. He will not defend you. That's what inspired me to put something together.

"I want people to know the truth about Obama," said Verastegui. "And I pray to God and I don't judge anyone, but there is objective truth on this issue: It is wrong and we need to make sure that everyone knows [abortion] is not a subjective thing. It's never okay to kill an innocent person."

As Americans say, Verastegui puts his money where his mouth is. His foundation Manto de Guadalupe builds homes for the poor in Latin America, and helps mothers in crisis there and in the U.S. Verastegui is alarmed that nine abortion centers exist along just one mile of L.A., so he will open a pregnancy resource center among them.

He said, "You wanna hear something really, really funny? Here's what happened at the end. All the nurses from the clinic - some were African Americans, some were Latinas - came outside." The next thing Eduardo Verastegui knew, eight nurses wanted someone to take pictures of them with him. Instead, he gave each nurse a Miraculous Medal and his DVD. They didn't want to watch his DVD, but promised to do so simply because he requested it. He told them, "I'm going to be here next Saturday and we'll take a picture next Saturday." Then the security guard confronted him, asking, "What are you doing here?" Verastegui countered, "What are you doing here, my friend?"

After our conversation, Verastegui left for Bella premiers in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama. Bella is also scheduled for release in Brazil, Hong Kong and Spain.

On Saturday, October 4, look for Eduardo Verastegui with the Los Angeles contingent of 40 Days for Life.

Anita Crane is a freelance writer and editor based in Virginia.

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Father Pavone is a truly amazing man!

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I cannot comprehend how ANYONE with a soul could watch this and vote for an abortionist.

Thread by me.

Video Shows Babies Left to Die After Failed Abortions in Method Obama OKed

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new video of a Planned Parenthood staff member in New Jersey has surfaced showing abortion centers leave babies to die who survive failed abortions. The video shows the kind of infanticide that Barack Obama opposed stopping in Illinois continues to occur.

The pro-life group Students for Life of America released the videotape Thursday of a nurse at a federally-funded Title X Planned Parenthood center describing how an abortion would be performed on a 22 week unborn child.

In the footage, the Planned Parenthood nurse describes to the pregnant woman that the abortion would entail delivering her son alive.

After the mother asks if the baby can be born alive, the nurse admits that "it does happen, but it wouldn't be able to survive on its own so eventually the baby does die."

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[wagglebee]

Every parent should know if their daughter is about to make the most tragic decision of her life.

Thread by nickcarraway.

Prop. 4: Would you want your daughter to tell you?

For the third time, California voters are being asked to weigh-in on teen abortions. Proposition 4 on the November 4 ballot would amend the state constitution to require doctors to notify parents 48 hours before performing an abortion on girls under age 18...

[wagglebee]

Republicans bring democracy to the world, Obama wants to bring infanticide.

Thread by SErtelt.

Obama Would Restore Funds to UN Group Involved in Forced Abortions

New York, NY -- Barack Obama supports federal funding for abortions, opposes funding crisis pregnancy centers or abstinence education programs, but his campaign also confirms he supports funding a group that is involved in forced abortions. The UNFPA would receive taxpayer funds under an Obama administration...

[wagglebee]

No election has ever been as critical in the fight for life as this one.

Thread by me.

Vote as if Lives Depend on It - Because They Do

October 30, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - On Tuesday, we will participate in a historic election.

The stakes are high, and the campaign hard-fought. Already, in states like North Carolina and Florida, early voting has drawn a record-smashing turnout. The nation’s voters are engaged in this election to a degree rare in American history, and pro-life voters must play their part. It is of paramount importance that values voters go to the voting booth on November 4th, and that they bring their pro-life convictions with them...

[Sun]

I volunteered to make phone calls for the McCain/PALIN campaign, right from my own home.

Obama told Planned Parenthood that the first thing he would do is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. This is so extreme that it allows minors to get an abortion without their parent’s knowledge, and forces doctors to kill unborn babies (no conscience clause allowed), even if they don’t want to (according to a guest I heard on Laura Ingraham’s show).

[Salvation]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSiPqjU6fYI&eurl=http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2105631/posts

 

You Tube - Over 1,500 Black Babies Per Day Are Killed In The USA / Pro-Life Anti-Abortion Video PSA

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http://www.freerepublic.com/%5Ehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=runa2l8Bb3g 

A New Dad Talks About Abortion (Prolife Election Ad)

 

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Bella Star Eduardo Verástegui Urges Hispanic Voters to Reject Obama Over Abortion

 

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Abortion in Hispanic Communities (My Title)

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Obama and his Nazi ilk would have murdered this beautiful girl.

Thread by Mike Fieschko.

I love you, mum: First words of brain-damaged girl, 6, given power of speech

Fieschko

Elke Wisbey has been able to tell her mother she loves her for the first time

A severely handicapped little girl who cannot walk or talk has used a machine to tell her mother for the first time: 'I love you.'

Six-year-old Elke Wisbey, who was born brain-damaged, has been able to communicate with her family by using a high-tech gadget which tracks her eye movements.

The £17,000 MyTobii Smartbox machine from Sweden detects which icons Elke is looking at by using tiny lasers.

When her eyes settle on an icon on the screen of the Smartbox, a pre-programmed voice speaks the word or phrase for her.

Just a few days after setting up the equipment, Elke's parents, Glynnis and Matt Wisbey, described how their daughter started using her eyes to repeat the words 'I love you' over and over again.

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'She was looking at the "I love you" icon and I couldn't believe it, she kept doing it.

'I said to Elke "are you telling Daddy you love him?" and she pointed at the icon "yes".

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Readers of a local newspaper raised money to buy the specially-adapted machine for the family from Bearsted, Kent.

The Wisbey family are all learning how to help Elke use the machine, but the little girl, who will never be able to walk or talk for herself or feed herself, has mastered it more quickly than any of them.

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'... We've been overwhelmed by people's support, it takes some people years to raise this kind of money and we've done it in a summer.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...

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Hardly a shocking admission.

Thread by MountainLoop.

SHOCK: Planned Parenthood Nurse Admits Infanticide: "It Does Happen"

ARLINGTON, VA, October 31, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Yesterday, Students for Life of America (SFLA) released undercover footage of a nurse at a Title X, federally funded Freehold, New Jersey Planned Parenthood facility describing how an abortion would be performed on a 22 week unborn child. (View the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnlHNbAh6xY. In case this video is removed by Youtube, you may also view it on Eyeblast at the following link: http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/video.aspx?v=e46UqG8zSU)...

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This is absolutely wonderful!

Thread by me.

40 Days for Life Pro-Life Campaign Nears End, 441 Babies Saved From Abortion

"We know of at least 441 lives that were saved from abortion as a result of the 40 Days for Life effort thus far," said Bereit. "But those are not the only lives that have been changed."

"We hear every day about people seeking help who have been dealing with abortion experiences - some of them have been hurting for more than 30 years," he added. "There are people in the abortion industry who have been touched by this effort. They, too, are witnessing the power of prayer at work first hand."

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I believe that Eduardo Verastegui will do more good with these videos than any of us realize.

Thread by me.

Hispanic Actor Eduardo Verastegui Reminds Latino Voters Obama Pro-Abortion

Los Angeles, CA (LifeNews.com) -- Hispanic actor Eduardo Verastegui has a last-minute reminder for Hispanic voters nationwide: Barack Obama doesn't share your pro-life values on abortion. The actor has released videos on abortion and the elections that have been popular in the Latino community.

In his latest, Verastegui explains the crisis of abortion in America, while explaining Barack Obama's pro-abortion track record and agenda.

Before producing this video, Verastegui, 34, became famous singing in the popular Latino band Kairo and acting in telenovelas. People Magazine en Español recently voted him one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world...

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I have just posted two threads about Robert Lavers trying to save his wife Heather from being killed like Terri was. Her sister and mother (though the mother denies it) are saying that a mere SIX WEEKS of the all-encompassing "PVS" is long enough.

Though the court has given him a month to prove that Robert is able to care for Heather, I find it odd that the Mikey the sociopath adulterer was considered a capable guardian while a loving husband might not be.

Guardianship Battle Begins In Schiavo-Like Case

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George Lavers says he and his wife Heather agreed that “Only God can stop your heart."

By SHERRI ACKERMAN | The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 28, 2008

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GIBSONTON - Robert Lavers remembers waking precisely at 7 the morning of Sept. 9.

He and his daughter had fallen asleep in the living room. His wife, Heather, was still in bed, which was unusual.

"I went to nudge her and she didn't wake," Robert recalled.

She still hasn't.

His 38-year-old wife had suffered a cardiac arrest. Doctors say she has been in a persistent vegetative state ever since and likely will never come out of it.

That medical prognosis has begun a chain of events that, like the infamous Terri Schiavo case, will pit a husband against his wife's family and potentially reignite the national debate over who decides whether a seemingly hopeless patient lives or dies.

A Toledo judge is expected to appoint a legal guardian Wednesday to speak on Heather Lavers' behalf.

Her sister in Ohio is asking the court to grant her decision-making power over all medical care for Heather. Robert says his sister-in-law considers his wife brain-dead and would eventually "pull the plug."

He wouldn't, he says, because he and his wife discussed the issue and agreed on one thing: "Only God can stop your heart.''

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Judge Grants Man Time In Wife's Guardianship Case

Robert Lavers has another month to hone his arguments about why he shouldn't lose the right to decide how long his wife is kept alive.

An Ohio judge today granted Lavers' attorney 30 more days to prepare his case before hearing arguments on whether Lavers' sister-in-law will become his wife's legal guardian.

Heather Lavers has been in a persistent vegetative state since she had a heart attack and lost consciousness in her Tampa home about six weeks ago.

Her sister, a nurse at The Toledo Hospital, persuaded Robert Lavers to move his wife to the Ohio facility and assumed the role of temporary health surrogate. Now the sister, Heidi Kaczala, is fighting for guardianship, which would give her authority to make end-of-life decisions.

"I'm the natural guardian," said Robert Lavers, who has been married to Heather Lavers for 17 years. "This is a horrible distraction. I shouldn't have to be worrying about this while I'm trying to save Heather."

Kaczala considers her sister brain dead and likely would favor ending extraordinary life-sustaining measures, Lavers said.

"We will not be silent. We are your bad conscience. The White Rose will give you no rest."

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jimluke01 has a thread on a great editorial by Matt Barber showing EXACTLY what to expect from Obama and his Nazis.

Obama Vows Blood for the Bloodthirsty

It’s a day like any other. The kids are safe at school and you’re at work wishing you weren’t. All is as it should be. Then your cell phone rings. On the other end is your twelve-year-old daughter’s junior high school guidance counselor. Amid nervous hemming and hawing you detect that something’s horribly wrong. Then the words, “I’m sorry, she didn’t make it.”

At first it doesn’t register. Then it clicks and your soul is pierced. The room begins to spin and rapidly close in. You sink deep and grab for something. But nothing on this earth will hold you up.

Nightmare becomes reality as you learn that your little girl has just bled to death – alone and afraid – on a cold slab at the local Planned Parenthood clinic, the victim of a botched abortion. She was driven there, unbeknownst to you, by the very guidance counselor to whom you speak.

You didn’t even know she was pregnant. Like any child in her shoes, she was afraid to tell you – afraid of what you’d think – afraid you’d be ashamed. So she told someone else. Someone she trusted. Someone she thought cared for her. Someone who decidedly did not.

No one called. No one asked. No one said a word. They didn’t have to. They killed your baby and your baby’s baby in secret.

You feel powerless.

You should.

You are.

It was all legal, you see, and there’s not a thing you can do about it – nothing.

As Tuesday’s election fast approaches, you’re officially on notice. It’s not a question of whether similar scenarios will play out under an Obama presidency. It’s a question of how often and to what degree.

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A former Miss America tells it exactly like it is.

Thread by me.

Former Miss America Angela Perez Baraquio Urges Pro-Life Vote for President

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Former Miss America Angela Perez Baraquio has released a new election video urging Americans to vote pro-life on election day. The 2001 beauty pageant queen and former Miss Hawaii 2000 is asking voters to "end the reign of Roe v. Wade" which allows virtually unlimited abortions.

Baraquio urges voters to vote pro-life on the presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain because of the far-reaching effects of the Supreme Court nominations by the next president.

"As a teacher and mother I see just how important it is to protect children," she says in the new video. "Did you know that in the United States, the most dangerous place for a child to be is in the mother's womb?"

"If Roe is not overturned, the children I teach will likely grow up as part of a culture of death learning that when we had our one real chance to end this atrocity, we didn't do enough," Baraquio adds.

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In case there was any doubt.

Thread by me.

New Video Ad: Barack Obama Wants to Reverse Ban on Partial-Birth Abortions

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Barack Obama is so out of step with mainstream America that he favors overturning a ban on partial-birth abortions that polls show more than 70 percent of Americans support. That's the message of a new Internet ad distributed by the Family Research Council.

The ad mentions how the respected late Democratic Sen. Daniel Moynihan supported the ban and described the abortion procedure for what it is.

"Democratic Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan drew a line against partial-birth abortion, calling it 'too close to infanticide,'" the FRC ad says. "But Barack Obama crossed that line, voting against a measure that would have banned partial-birth abortion in Illinois."

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[floriduh voter]

Not every county is cursed with the likes of www.judgegeorgegreer.com. Without Greer, Terri's murder would not have been made possible.

MONSTER!

SCOUNDREL! Also, Judge Douglas Baird, Judge Mark Shames, Judge Whittemore and the other judges who are Pos's.

In the end, Jeb Bush bowed to judicial activism and JEB BUSH and his older brother showed just how compassionate they weren't. They just wanted our votes, that's all.

[floriduh voter]

Is Eduardo the actor from Bella? He’s hot if this is that Eduardo. Although his last name is hard to remember, his face isn’t. He’s very pro-life whether it hinders his career or not.

[wagglebee]

Yes, he’s the guy from “Bella,” which is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a long time.

[wagglebee]

The attacks on the Palin family continue and this slimeball suggests that Trig wishes he had been aborted.

Thread by pissant.

Wonkette Suggests Trig Wishes He'd Been Aborted

Wonkette appends its comment, suggesting—and there really is no way to sugar coat it—that given the choice Trig would rather have been aborted:

Little baby Trig must be so glad he wasn’t aborted for this, his first Halloween, because his parents dressed him up like a political party symbol to be carried around at snarling political events. Aww. Isn’t life just grand?

There might be ways Wonkette could sink lower, but none come to mind at the moment.

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Just about every pro-abortion candidate in history has at least paid lip service to making abortion "safe and legal and rare" -- but not Obama, he wants them to be the norm.

Thread by murphE.

Obama Closing Catholic Hospitals?

On Oct. 7, 2007, Sen. Barack Obama spoke to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund and promised, "The first thing I'd do as president is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. That's the first thing I'll do."

What is the Freedom of Choice Act? It is the most sweeping pro-abortion legislation ever proposed in the United States.

In a letter dated Sept. 19 to members of Congress, Philadelphia's Justin Cardinal Rigali rightly warned:

"Despite its deceptive title, FOCA would deprive the American people in all 50 states of the freedom they now have to enact modest restraints and regulations on the abortion industry. FOCA would coerce all Americans into subsidizing and promoting abortion with their tax dollars. And FOCA would counteract any and all sincere efforts by government to reduce abortions in our country.

"The operative language of FOCA is twofold. First it creates a 'fundamental right' to abortion throughout the nine months of pregnancy, including a right to abort a fully developed child in the final weeks for undefined "health" reasons. No government body at any level would be able to "deny or interfere with" this newly created federal right. Second, it forbids government at all levels to "discriminate" against the exercise of this right "in the regulation or provision of benefits, facilities, services, or information." For the first time, abortion on demand would be a national entitlement that government must condone and promote in all public programs affecting pregnant women," said the cardinal...