June 27, 2017 Guam abortion reporting requirements may conflict with federal privacy laws Esperansa's answer Feb. 26, 2017 Guam abortions up nearly 10% Feb. 25, 2017 Historical abortion statistics, Guam Jan. 21, 2017 Abortion law toughened Aug 28, 2016 Pesch: Looking at Guam's abortion laws May 6, 2016 Report: Chamorro women account for 61 percent of abortions on Guam June 21, 2015 Abortion reports criticized PUBLIC HEARING ON BILL 168-33. MAY 4, 2016, 2PM. LEGISLATURE PUBLIC HEARING ROOM. Bill 168 introduced by Sen. Frank Aguon Jr. and substituted by the author provides an enforcement provision to abortion-reporting laws and increases penalties for noncompliance. BILL WOULD TOUGHEN ABORTION PENALTIES - PDN - Sep. 08, 2015 Sen. Frank Aguon Jr., D-Yona, last week introduced a measure meant to impose harsher penalties on abortion providers that don’t comply with a section of Guam’s abortion-reporting law. Link ABORTION LAW NOT BEING FOLLOWED PNC News - June 17, 2015 The Guam Memorial Hospital says physicians have yet to report the number of pamphlets that were shown to women prior to an abortion. LEGISLATION ENSURES ABORTION PROVIDERS FOLLOW RULES KUAM - June 18, 2015 ...while the decision to follow through with a pregnancy is up to the mother of the unborn child, the law dictates that the mother be given the opportunity to make an informed decision - a law that abortion providers are allegedly not following. ELECTION 2014 Voting Guides TIM ROHR WITH RAY GIBSON ON K57 October 30, 2014, on the Esperansa list of pro-life candidates here ESPERANSA RAISES $10,160 to pay for the printing of the "printed materials" required by the Informed Consent law. SENATOR RESPICIO: THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE Just in case you were thinking of voting for him again, read here. RESPICIO RIDES AGAIN Just when you thought he was on our side. SESSION AGENDA Bills 193 and 195 are on the agenda for the Legislative Session beginning Tuesday, 10/29. READ "Kaitlyn's Story" - a Guam abortion story with a happy ending. NEWS The strange testimony of Drs. Bordallo and Bez on Bill 195-32 NEWS Why are there so many infants dying at GMH? NEWS Marianas Variety publishes T.R's testimony in support of Bill 195-32 NEWS KUAM: Esperansa backs Infant Child's Right to Life Act TESTIMONY Testimony in support of Bill 193-32 and response to Anita Arriola NEWS! 9.26.13 PNC news story: 3 abortion related bills. Read here Watch here NEWS! 9.26.13 Tim Rohr with Ray Gibson on Bill 195-31, Infant Child's Right to Life Act NEWS! 9.25.13 Senator Aguon introduces "Born Alive" legislation. Read our newsletter NEWS! 9.24.13 KUAM news story on Bill 193-32, amending the informed consent law to allow for its full implementation | LATEST NEWSPlease go to www.EsperansaProject.blogspot.com for the most current posts. ROE DOESN'T SAY THAT In opposing the current legislation banning abortions after 20 weeks gestation, Attorney Anita Arriola argued: "The decision to continue or end a pregnancy is one that must be made by a woman in consultation with those she trusts - not by the government of Guam. The United States Supreme Court has long recognized as much in Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113,163-64 (1973), the Court held that: (1) a state may never ban abortion prior to fetal viability-that is, before the fetus has reasonable likelihood of sustained survival outside the woman’s body; and (2) a state many ban abortion after viability only if there are adequate exceptions to protect a woman’s life and health." Arriola references pages 163-164 of Roe...CONTINUED GUAM DOCTOR DEFINES HUMANITY OF THE UNBORN HelpThemBoth.org reports that Dr. Annie Bordallo, a well known local OB/GYN, at a public hearing relative to banning abortions on Guam after 20 weeks, said the following:
While Dr. Bordallo posited the above in opposition to the legislation (Bill 232-34), pro-life advocates could not have asked for more! In declaring this, Dr. Bordallo has affirmed:
As all of this was said at a public hearing, it has been officially read into the record, and can be used to support a different version of the bill (should this one stumble), and all abortion regulation going forward. Dr. Bordallo's, April 10 declaration, essentially confirms the humanity of the "object" of abortion, and in doing so, lays out the real question before us as a civilized society:
Our answer to this question, via this legislation, will define us. NEWS STORIES Abortion bill draws mixed comments Anti-abortion bill draws support, opposition Feedback presented on bill conditionally prohibiting abortions New bill would further restrict ability to have abortions on Guam Group seeks signatures in support of anti-abortion bill THE U.S. SUPREMER COURT'S "GREATEST SELF-INFLICTED WOUND" With the recent introduction of The Unborn Child Protection Act of 2018 in Guam's Legislature this past week, Guam has entered into the most controversial area of abortion legislation yet: pain-capable abortion limits. CONTINUED MORE ABOUT THE UNCLAIMED FETUSES On June 26, the PDN ran a story about the Mass and burial for 12 unclaimed human fetuses reportedly retrieved from the GMH morgue, and reportedly (from the information received from the Director of Public Health) were the result of miscarriages. The next day, a story was posted at JungleWatch.info calling into question the claim that all the fetuses were the result of miscarriages, noting that GMH policy discourages "technological support" and recommending only "palliative care" for babies born as late as 27 weeks and weighing less than 750 grams, whereas premature babies in other places, born as early as 21 weeks, are being saved. It appears from today's story that the PDN decided to do a little digging and found the following: RESPONSE TO PDN EDITORIAL, JUNE 28, 2017In "Our View: Repeal abortion law that violates patients' rights" (Pacific Daily News, June 28), the PDN editorial staff begins with this:
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FORCED ABORTION See the report Forced Abortion in America. FACTS on abortion-related deaths ADOPT If you are interested in adopting a baby, go READ 2015 Abortion Report Press Release KNOW the facts about abortion on Guam LEARN about the abortion methods used on Guam READ Congresswoman Bordallo and Abortion in Obamacare LISTEN K57: 9.19.13 Why the informed consent for abortion law has yet to be implemented nearly one year after being signed into law. link NEWS! 9.19.13 November 6 will mark one year since P.L. 235, requiring informed consent for abortion was signed into law. Find out why and what is being done about it here. |