LDI: Was Pro-life Peterson Killed by Pro-Abortion Husband?

U.S. Newswire ^ | 3-24-03 | U.S. Newswire

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LDI Asks: Was Pro-life Laci Peterson Killed by Her Pro-abortion Husband?

Murder is Primary Cause of Death for Expecting Mothers

To: National Desk

Contact: Melissa Yeaman of Life Dynamics, 940-380-8800; Web: http://www.LifeDynamics.com

DALLAS, April 24 /U.S. Newswire/ -- President of Life Dynamics (LDI) Mark Crutcher asks, "Is anybody investigating to see if Scott Peterson killed his wife and unborn child because she refused to have an abortion? If you think that is preposterous, we see it every month."

Mark Crutcher says that in the course of reviewing news stories for possible airing on his weekly pro-life television show, he routinely sees reports of women killed because they refuse to have an abortion.

The president of the National Organization for Women, Kim Gandy, is quoted in newspapers today saying, "Violence in intimate relationships is all about power," and "There are fewer times when you can have power over a woman than when she's pregnant. She's vulnerable. It's an easier time to threaten her."

"What Gandy and NOW fail to say is that in far too many of these acts of violence, a pro-life woman is murdered by her pro-choice partner for refusing to have an abortion," said Crutcher.

"Gandy says they, NOW, have known about the problem of violence against expecting mothers for years. But when they should be defending women, they turn away, because it doesn't fit their radical pro-abortion agenda. Shame on you, Ms. Gandy, and shame on NOW," said Crutcher.

A bio of Mark Crutcher is available at: http://www.lifedynamics.com/AboutLDI/index.cfm?fuseaction=MarkCrutcher

Recent news articles about Life Dynamics are available at: http://www.lifedynamics.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Press

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Murder not uncommon cause of death for pregnant women

http://www.napanews.com/templates/index.cfm?template=story_full&id=522CBF82-C9E9-4877-9B16-74C782A43C29

Thursday, April 24, 2003

By KIM CURTIS
Associated Press Writer

SAN FRANCISCO -- The death of Laci Peterson, as well as the unsolved murder of another pregnant woman whose torso washed up in San Francisco Bay, points to a disturbing phenomenon well known to police, health advocates and experts on battered women: homicide is not an uncommon cause of death for pregnant women.

"People think that pregnancy is a joyful, happy time for families. That's not always true," said Phyllis Sharps, an associate professor at The Johns Hopkins University's school of nursing who researches violence against women.

In some cases, the woman has been abused for years, and the violence escalates to murder after she's pregnant. In others, pregnancy itself sparks emotions that can lead to murderous rages.

"Violence in intimate relationships is all about power," said Kim Gandy, president of the National Organization for Women. "There are fewer times when you can have power over a woman than when she's pregnant. She's vulnerable. It's an easier time to threaten her."

Friends and family say they saw no signs of strain or abuse in the relationship between Scott and Laci Peterson of Modesto. Peterson pleaded innocent Monday to killing his wife and their unborn son, whose bodies washed up last week not far from the spot where he said he was fishing on Christmas Eve, the day Laci disappeared.

In San Francisco, 24-year-old Evelyn Hernandez was a week away from delivering a second son when she disappeared last May with her 5-year-old boy. Her torso -- clad in maternity clothes -- was found in the bay three months later. Her son remains missing. The married man she was dating has cooperated with police, and no arrests have been made.

Among all murders of women across the country in 2000 -- the most recent yearly statistics available from the U.S. Department of Justice -- more than 33 percent were killed by an intimate partner.

And despite all the joy that pregnancy can bring to a relationship, expectant mothers aren't necessarily spared the danger of being slain.

That's something advocates have known for years, Gandy said.

"There are a lot of dynamics that go on in a relationship that involves violence -- power and control and the need for the abuser to be primary," she said. "A pregnancy can create a sense of possibly losing that primary position."

Homicide was found to be the leading cause of death for pregnant women in Maryland, according to a March 2001 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Using death records and coroner reports, state health department researchers found 247 pregnancy-associated deaths between 1993 and 1998. Among those deaths, 50 were murders. By comparison, homicide was the fifth-leading cause of death among Maryland women. And, nationwide, the maternal mortality rate was just 9.9 percent in 1999, the most recent year for which statistics are available.

Nationally, homicide is a leading killer of young women -- pregnant or not. In 1999, homicide was the second-leading cause of death among women ages 20 to 24. It was fifth among women ages 25-34. Accidents are the top cause of death in both age groups.

The Maryland study reinforced at least two earlier studies that found homicide to be the top killer of pregnant women. In Cook County, Ill., 26 percent of the 95 deaths of pregnant women recorded between 1986 and 1989 were slain. In New York, 25 percent of the 293 deaths among pregnant women between 1987 and 1991 were homicides.

Police records show that homicidal violence cuts across all races and classes.

"There is no profile of what these men look like," Sharps said. "Many are educated, upstanding citizens."

[BossLady]

"Homicide was found to be the leading cause of death for pregnant women in Maryland, according to a March 2001 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association."

Holy Cow!!!! :o

[MHGinTN]

Ping

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[Chad Fairbanks]

"Violence in intimate relationships is all about power," and "There are fewer times when you can have power over a woman than when she's pregnant. She's vulnerable. It's an easier time to threaten her."

Ahhh... sweet sweet Power... Being a guy is so cool ;0)

[ConservativeDude]

friends - please find a local crisis pregnancy center wherever you live and begin giving to it, financially if possible and by volunteering, if possible.

CPC's are overworked and underfunded. But they are doing Jesus' work today. thank you.

[tessalu]

I do not even know what a ping is, and I have not seen any iformation about it.

[nickcarraway]

NOW president Kim Gandy, "Violence in intimate relationships is all about power. There are fewer times when you can have power over a woman than when she's pregnant. She's vulnerable. It's an easier time to threaten her."

There is at least one time a woman is more vulnerable than when she's pregnant: When she's an unborn baby!

[cpforlife.org]

A "PING" is simply a post to another freeper letting them know of an interesting thread. It usually is as simple as the word PING

[Pikachu_Dad]

Who is threatening whoom?

"Violence in intimate relationships is all about power," said Kim Gandy, president of the National Organization for Women. "There are fewer times when you can have power over a woman than when she's pregnant. She's vulnerable. It's an easier time to threaten her."

The NOW nags say that it is always the man threatening the woman.

Given that the state can demand 100% of your income to raise the child and expect you to live on air. Who is threatening whoom?

[Desdemona]

Very disturbing, but, and I hate to say this, I'm not at all surprised. The fruits of a me first society.

[Mr. Silverback]

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[trussell]

If a man doesn't want to pay for the support of his own child, then he should learn to keep it in his pants!!!

I get $150.00 a month, support for 2 children. I provide the other $800.00 per month needed to house, feed, clothe, medicate, clean and entertain them.

He helped to create them, why should he not help to provide for them?

[Pikachu_Dad]

Sure he should help support the kids.

Send them over to his house. I am sure that he would be happy to raise them.

[FirstTomato]

NOW is filled with man-haters who approve of women killing their unborn babies.

I'm confused at to why you posted this article.

[F.J. Mitchell]

Abortion is nothing but State sanctioned murder. Why so touchy about it being defined as what it is?

Humans who abort their own because they are two immature, irresponsible and wortless to accept the responsibility that goes with their actions, are lower down than beasts who eat their own-the beasts don't know any better.

[cpforlife.org]

”NOW is filled with man-haters who approve of women killing their unborn babies. I'm confused at to why you posted this article.”

I’m confused as to why you are confused. Mark Crutcher, a great pro-life leader further exposed NOW and Gandy for what they are, (see below) From the article:

"What Gandy and NOW fail to say is that in far too many of these acts of violence, a pro-life woman is murdered by her pro-choice partner for refusing to have an abortion," said Crutcher.

"Gandy says they, NOW, have known about the problem of violence against expecting mothers for years. But when they should be defending women, they turn away, because it doesn't fit their radical pro-abortion agenda. Shame on you, Ms. Gandy, and shame on NOW," said Crutcher.

Your comment: ”NOW is filled with man-haters who approve of women killing their unborn babies. is true, but there’s more: NOW is filled with man-haters, women haters, children haters, family haters, anything decent, wholesome, conservative, or traditional haters. And they most especially hate the truth.

This is a good article and it hurts NOW, that’s why I posted it.

[cpforlife.org]

Great response,

Thanks!