Dear Friends of Life,

As we celebrate the birth of Christ, we thank God for an amazing year of ministry that has brought us closer to the day when abortion is abolished an America and every baby can be brought into a world that values each and every human life.

Just for fun, in the spirit of the holidays, we have posted a Christmas video we found on YouTube that we hope brings a smile to your face and puts a little joy in your heart!

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Merry Christmas from Troy, Cheryl, and the rest of the Operation Rescue Staff!

Sioux City, IA – An ambulance responded to an emergency call from Planned Parenthood of the Heartland in Sioux City, Iowa, at approximately 1:30 pm on Tuesday and transported a patient to a local hospital. Sidewalk counselors recalled seeing the same woman earlier in the day as she entered the clinic for an abortion. Her condition is unknown at this time.

Sherill Glassmaker, a pro-life activist who was just leaving a neighboring pregnancy resource center, noticed the ambulance in the parking lot and began taking pictures to document the incident.

A paramedic working for Siouxland Paramedics took time out from his job to approach Glassmaker and complain about her presence, but did acknowledge that he was responding to a 911 call for emergency medical assistance.

As Glassmaker prayed aloud for the injured patient, Planned Parenthood’s security guard mocked and threatened to file charges against her in an obvious effort to intimidate her for documenting the incident.

Abortionist Nicola Moore, a Massachusetts abortionist who flies to the mid-west to do abortions for Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, was believed to be the abortionist on duty at the time of the incident.

Operation Rescue had earlier “outed” Moore as the “Fly in Abortionista” featured in a recent magazine article. An Operation Rescue undercover investigation revealed that Planned Parenthood was engaged in the experimental “telemed abortion” scheme, in which dangerous abortion pills are dispensed to women over an Internet connection without the presence of a licensed physician or a physical examination by qualified personnel.

“According to our investigations, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland has long been engaged in practices that endanger the lives of women. This is yet another reason why Planned Parenthood does not deserve even one cent of our tax dollars,” said Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor for Operation Rescue.

“Women who patronize Planned Parenthood or any other abortion clinic literally risk their lives. We plan to file complaints concerning this incident with the appropriate Iowa oversight agencies in order to protect women from Planned Parenthood’s unscrupulous practices.”

Austin, TX — The Texas Medical Board has set new hearing dates for two abortionists related to complaints filed by Operation Rescue as a result of an undercover investigation conducted earlier this year.

Franz Theard and Douglas Karpen have both been scheduled for hearings on May 16, 2012. Theard is accused of coaching minor girls to cross state lines to avoid Texas parental notification laws and with illegally disposing of aborted baby remains. Karpen is accused of violating the state’s informed consent laws, but has a sordid history of abortion abuses dating back to 1988.

Operation Rescue has also been notified that the case against abortionist H. Brook Randal remains active, but has not yet been set for hearing.

“The fact that these hearings are being deferred months into the future shows that the charges against them are being taken very seriously,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. “We are happy that the Board is pursuing these cases, but of course we wish things were moving a little quicker.”

In all, ten abortionists face hearings to answer to Medical Board questions about their shoddy abortion practices.

Three abortionists, Robert Hanson, Alan Molson, and William W. West, Jr., already faced hearings on October 28, 2011. Newman appeared before the Board at that time and gave a witness statement against each abortionist. Publication of the results of those hearings is expected in February.

Hearings against an additional four abortionists, Pedro J. Kowalyszyn, Sherwood C. Lynn, Margaret Kini, and Robert L. Prince were delayed from their original October date and have not yet been reset.

Operation Rescue and The Survivors conducted a three-month undercover investigation of numerous Texas abortion clinics from December, 2010, through February, 2011. The research teams discovered abuses at every abortion clinic they investigated. Operation Rescue then filed complaints with the appropriate governmental oversight agencies.

In addition to ten abortionists facing Medical Board action, Operation Rescue’s complaints have netted $83,000 in fines against two abortion clinics and the waste disposal company Stericycle for the illegal disposal of aborted baby remains.

“The fact that ten abortionists face discipline and three businesses have been heavily fined substantiates our claims that America’s abortion clinics routinely operate outside the law. Our investigations touched on randomly selected abortion clinics, but there is no doubt that similar or worse abuses could be discovered if every American abortion clinic was investigated,” said Newman. “We pray these cases in Texas will send a strong message to abortionists everywhere that they are not above the law and that sooner or later, they will be brought to justice.”