Mother abandons 1-hour-old baby in gas station trash can

By Dave Andrusko A California newborn baby is in critical but stable condition after being left in a bag within a trashcan at a Fullerton gas station. Venissa Maldonado, 25, was charged with attempted murder and child abuse. “A store clerk found the baby crying in the restroom at the Chevron station at 944 W. Orangethorpe …

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A new low: pregnancy center board member’s home vandalized

By Patty Knap On a mid-December morning this past year the Executive Director of Pregnancy Aid Detroit received a text from one of the center’s board members. The board member’s house had been vandalized during the night. A window was broken, and spray paint was all over the garage, doorbell, and driveway with a threatening …

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Man charged with first degree murder of one boy, intentionally abusing and injuring his twin brother

By Dave Andrusko Robert Middleton is on trial this week, charged with first degree murder in the death of one of his twin sons and of intentionally abusing and injuring his twin. Both boys were founded to have a fractured skull. Davale Middleton survived. Deville Middleton did not. Takaylia Young testified that less than a …

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Pregnant mom and unborn child murdered on her way to a birthday party

By Dave Andrusko A terrible tragedy took place December 29 in Artesia, a suburb of Los Angles. A 25-year-old woman and her unborn baby were gunned down “while on her way to a birthday party in what was allegedly a targeted drive-by shooting,” Alex Timothy reported for the Post-Millennial. The details certainly strongly suggest Ms. Perez was targeted …

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Scott Peterson may get new trial; convicted of murdering Laci Peterson and her unborn son, Conner

By Dave Andrusko Scott Peterson, convicted of murdering his eight-month-pregnant wife and her unborn baby, may get a new trial. The ugly irony is that California Judge Anne-Christine Massullo may hear his request on December 24–20 years to the day since Laci Peterson disappeared. Judge Massullo announced on Wednesday that she had “noticed a clerical error and temporarily …

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Iowa parents arrested for drowning newborn in tub just after birth despite adoption plan

By Jenifer Bowen  Last month, horrified Iowans learned a baby had mysteriously died and the child’s body was missing. On November 29, the Police Department in Fort Dodge announced a homicide investigation. They received a tip on November 22 that “a female had given birth to a [baby] at home that the newborn was later deceased and …

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Maryland man charged with first-degree murder of pregnant woman and first-degree murder of her unborn baby

By Dave Andrusko On Monday Torrey Damien Moore, 31, was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation on charges of first-degree murder and first-degree murder of a viable unborn baby. The unidentified woman, shot multiple times, was eight months pregnant. Her decomposing body was found in Moore’s apartment. “Moore is charged with first-degree murder in the fatal …

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Man shoots 84-year-old pro-life woman

By Right to Life UK A Michigan man who shot an 84-year-old woman who was advocating against abortion has been ordered to stand trial. Joan Jacobson, an 84-year-old volunteer, was advocating against a proposed state constitutional amendment that sought to establish a “right” to abortion. Having already been to about a dozen homes handing out …

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FBI finally releases short video of attack on firebombed Buffalo pregnancy center

By Dave Andrusko Along with releasing a video and photos, the FBI on Monday announced a reward of up to $25,000 for any information leading to the arrest of the arsonists who torched CompassCare Pregnancy Services in Buffalo, New York, according to Joe Bukuras. “CompassCare, now renovated, was one of dozens of pro-life pregnancy centers …

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Texas officials say husband secretly drugged pregnant wife’s drinks in order to cause an abortion

By Dave Andrusko Still another case in which it is alleged that a man spiked a woman’s drinks to induce an abortion. Mason Herring is facing a sentence of two to 10 years in prison if convicted.  Fortunately, though born early, the baby “is now healthy and doing well,” KTRK reported. “A grand jury in …

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Pro-life volunteer testifies she feared for her life after being shot while going door to door, alleged assailant bound over for trial 

By Dave Andrusko A Lake Odessa, Michigan man was bound over for trial this week on four charges after alleged shooting  84-year-old Joan Jacobson while she was going door-to-door to talk to absentee voters about Michigan’s Proposal 3 ballot proposal. “After nearly two hours of testimony, Judge Raymond Voet bound Richard Harvey over for trial …

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Man beats pregnant girlfriend, 32-week-old unborn baby dies three days later, but will serve no jail time 

Will wear a GPS monitor for six months  By Dave Andrusko Johnny Charles Ebbs V, who stood accused of beating his girlfriend to the point where their unborn child died three days later, agreed to a  plea deal with the Travis County District Attorney’s office Monday and will serve no jail time after, according to …

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