President Barack Obama's Approval Ratings See New Low as 100 Days Comes
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The approval ratings for pro-abortion President Barack Obama have tumbled to new lows and have declined steadily since he took office nearly 100 days ago. A new poll out last week shows that, as Obama approaches the symbolic mark, the percentage of Americans who disapprove of his job performance has reached a new high. Rasmussen's daily tracking poll shows Obama with only a 54-46 percentage point approving rating. The approval and disapproval numbers represent record low approval and record high disapproval for the president since the respected polling firm began chronicling his presidency in January. The public appears to have a love-hate relationship with Obama that is similar to the one the public had with President Bush -- as 34 percent strongly approve of Obama's performance while 32 percent strongly disapprove. Rasmussen's results coincide with numbers from the Pew research center, which showed Obama had the most polarized poll results of any president in the last 40 years with 88 percent of Democrats saying they approved of his performance thus far and only 27 percent of Republicans agreeing. Meanwhile, pro-abortion Vice President is less popular than Dick Cheney. A slim 51 percent of Americans have a favorable view of Biden, according to the recent Pew poll, while Cheney was at 58 percent several months into his tenure. Biden's favorable numbers have dropped 12 percent since January -- with Democrats and independents showing drops as well as Republican voters.

House Republicans Want Napolitano to Resign After Memo Targeting Pro-Lifers
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Republicans in the House of Representatives are calling on Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to step down or for President Obama to fire her. They are upset by a memo Napolitano’s department recently released saying people who oppose abortion are likely to engage in terrorism and right-wing extremism. Rep. John Carter, a Texas Republican, says, “Singling out the political opponents for working against the ruling party is precisely the tactic of every tyrannical government from Red China to Venezuela. The first step in the process is creating unfounded public suspicion of political opponents, followed by arresting and jailing any who continue speaking against the regime." Carter organized an hour of speeches on the House floor on Wednesday to protest the memo, in which the Obama administration said people who "oppose abortion" are among those who are potential members of extremist groups or potential terrorists.

Pro-Life Advocates Disappointed Obama Admin Oks Morning After Pill for Girls
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Top pro-life groups are upset that the Obama administration, through the Food and Drug Administration, has allowed 17-year-old girls the ability to purchase the morning after pill over the counter. The decision came on the heels of a federal court decision, but Family Research Council says “without so much as a whimper, it seems the Obama administration will acquiesce to” the ruling and “allow 17-year-olds to buy the morning-after pill without a prescription or their parents' consent.” The Obama administration refused to appeal the ruling to a higher court, which disappoints Perkins. “The Department of Justice should be called in to defend the FDA guidelines on Plan B. In this case, however, the Obama administration has decided to roll over and accept the court decision without a single appeal,” he said. “Essentially, the President is allowing a lone federal district judge to make a scientific decision that affects the health and safety of women across America. For the young administration, it shows an incredible disinclination to fight for good policy.” Meanwhile, Deirdre McQuade, a spokeswoman for the pro-life office of the nation’s Catholic bishops, told LifeNews.com that the Obama administration’s decision will result in more abortions, because the drug can sometimes cause them, and hurt parental rights. “Wider access to Plan B could endanger the lives of newly-conceived children, and will put minors at risk for unnecessary side effects, undermine parental rights, and contribute to higher STD rates,” she said. “Although Plan B can prevent fertilization, the manufacturer admits it may also prevent an embryo from implanting in the womb, which is essential to his or her continued survival. Since it takes several days for the growing embryo to reach the uterine lining and implant in the mother’s womb, the child in his or her second week of life could die as a direct result of Plan B. This is properly understood as an early abortion.” She says teens will likely not know then unless pointed out to them by a physician.

Dominican Republic Lawmakers Support Pro-Life Abortion Provision
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic(LifeNews.com) -- Lawmakers in the Dominican Republic have voted overwhelmingly to support a pro-life provision saying “the right to life is inviolable from conception until death.” Members of the national legislature voted 167-32 for the pro-life provision and rejected pressure from pro-abortion groups seeking to expand abortions in Caribbean nations. Ignacio Reyes, the director of Live Action San Jose, responded to the vote, saying, “A true respect for human life is protecting it from the beginning, the Dominican Republic is ahead of America in building a society where all human life is truly respected.” The group was one of a handful to send representatives to the island nation to explain the importance of it retaining its laws prohibiting abortions. President Leonel Fernandez strongly supported the pro-life provision and persuaded members of his ruling political party to approve it. According to a WND report, Juan Julio Campos, a party deputy, said, “In the last meeting we had with [Fernandez], in the National Palace, he said that he had to maintain article 30 [the abortion ban] as is, which establishes the right to life from conception to death.” Campos said he supported that position and believes most of the members of the riling political party take the pro-life view as well.

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