Government Does U-Turn to Advocate for Telemed Abortion

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In a sudden reversal, the British government will allow licensed doctors to prescribe abortion drugs via telemedicine during the coronavirus pandemic.

Last week, the Department of Health and Social Care assured the public that the plan had been withdrawn.

But the agency announced it will allow the abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol to be prescribed in the home of a registered medical practitioner after a telephone or online consultation for women up to 10 weeks pregnant. . .

A Department of Health spokesman confirmed it is updating its guidance “so women who need an abortion up to ten weeks and can’t access a clinic can use abortion pills at home.” . . .

Stroilov had explained: “These were the very DIY abortions on demand which the pro-death lobby had been lusting after for many years. As long as we had a properly functioning democracy, they had no success. Now that the voters have other things on their minds, it was imposed on us overnight – without debate, without vote, without publicity – insidiously slipped and shuffled into the pack of other measures we are told we need to survive.” (Read more from “Government Does U-Turn to Advocate for Telemed Abortion” HERE)

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‘Christophobic Bigots’ Outraged Over Franklin Graham’s Tent Hospital

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An openly gay and anti-Christian New York state senator has condemned Franklin Graham and Samaritan’s Purse for wanting to treat coronavirus patients.

Samaritan’s Purse set up an emergency field tent hospital in Central Park at the request of city officials. The respiratory unit, which will be supervised by Mount Sinai Hospital, can accommodate 68 patients.

“It’s a shame that the federal government has left New York with no other choice but to accept charity from bigots,” State Sen. Brad Hoylman said. “You know those medical tents being constructed in Central Park? They’re being set up by notorious anti-gay bigot Franklin Graham. Mr. Graham must promise to treat EVERY patient with dignity and respect.” . . .

It’s unthinkable that anyone, much less a state lawmaker, would bully a bunch of Christians who simply want to provide medical treatment to critically ill New Yorkers.

“We don’t discriminate against anybody,” Graham said. “Our doors are open for all New Yorkers – regardless of their race, ethnicity or their sexual preference. We treat everybody the same.” (Read more from “‘Christophobic Bigots’ Outraged Over Franklin Graham’s Tent Hospital” HERE)

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Mayor Encourages Residents to Report Violators of Stay-At-Home Order: ‘Snitches Get Rewards’

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By Fox News. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said this week that “snitches” in his city will get “rewards” if they tattle on neighbors who could be violating the stay-at-home order put in place to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Garcetti last month implemented the “Safer at Home” order, like many cities and states across the nation, closing non-essential businesses and urging people to stay at home.

“If any non-essential businesses continue to operate in violation of the stay at home order, we’re going to act to enforce the safer at home order and ensure their compliance,” Garcetti said, according to CBS Los Angeles.

The mayor’s office said that city officials, with officers from the Los Angeles Police Department, had visited more than 500 businesses that had not complied with his order. His office said four businesses have already been referred for misdemeanor filings.

“You know the old expression about snitches,” Garcetti said this week. “Well, in this case, snitches get rewards.” (Read more from “Mayor Encourages Residents to Report Violators of Stay-At-Home Order: ‘Snitches Get Rewards'” HERE)

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Gov. Inslee Extends Washington State’s Coronavirus Stay-Home Order Through May 4

By Seattle Times. Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday announced an extension of his emergency stay-home order through May 4 to halt the spread of the new coronavirus.

Thursday’s announcement extends by nearly a month Inslee’s order that closed thousands of businesses, public schools and much of society as the state continues to battle cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

The extension means the entire stay-home order will remain in effect a full six weeks, through 11:59 p.m. Monday, May 4. That makes Tuesday, May 5, the first day for businesses and other activities to open.

In a news conference, Inslee said that “the fastest way to economic recovery is for a recovery of our health, which is fundamental to all we hold dear.”

“To save lives, to rescue Washington’s economy, we’ve got to preserve lives and defeat this virus,” he added later. (Read more from “Gov. Inslee Extends Washington State’s Coronavirus Stay-Home Order Through May 4” HERE)

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Border Patrol Catches Child Sex Offender Attempting to Illegally Enter the U.S.

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Border Patrol agents on Thursday apprehended a 29-year-old Honduran national after he unlawfully entered United States territory via the Arizona-Mexico border.

Rudy Chirinos-Hernandez was arrested by agents patrolling the desert near Sells, Arizona, according to a press release by Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Following his apprehension, agents conducted a records check and discovered that Hernandez had been convicted of sexual assault against a minor — a felony offense — in 2012 in Dallas, Texas.

The Honduran national was handed a two-year prison sentence. It’s not immediately clear when he was deported out of the United States.

“Hernandez was initially brought to a mobile command center for expulsion under Title 42 authority,” the CBP press release read, noting how the records check revealed his past criminal activity. “Therefore, prosecution for re-entry of a convicted felon was sought instead of immediate expulsion to Mexico.”

CBP was referring to one of two different authorities the agency is utilizing: Title 42 and Title 8. Per Title 8, migrants who are apprehended between ports of entry are processed at a Border Patrol station and, if at all possible, are deported. (Read more from “Border Patrol Catches Child Sex Offender Attempting to Illegally Enter the U.S.” HERE)

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Woman Who Blamed Trump for Her Husband’s Chloroquine Death Is Dem Donor Who Was Once Charged With Domestic Abuse in Divorce Argument

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The woman who fed her husband a chemical used for cleaning fish tanks and blamed President Donald Trump for his death has a history of being anti-Trump, donating to Democratic politicians, and of sometimes violent conflict with her husband, from whom she at one point sought a divorce. . .

Shortly after the president began touting the potential of chloroquine, a story emerged of a woman and her husband who had ingested chloroquine — not the medical version, but the version that is used to clean fish tanks — and the husband died. National media pounced on the story, giving the woman a platform to blame the president’s advice for her husband’s death.

“Trump kept saying it was basically pretty much a cure,” the woman told NBC News. “Oh my God. Don’t take anything. Don’t believe anything. Don’t believe anything that the president says and his people. Call your doctor.”

Even beyond the obvious problem with this story — that the woman and her husband were taking fish tank cleaner and not medicine — some details from the woman’s past cast more doubt on her motive and her account of what really happened to her husband.

In 2001, the woman was arrested and accused of domestic abuse against her husband for an altercation during which she allegedly tried to hit him with a bird house while they were arguing about marriage counseling and potential divorce. She was reportedly found not guilty, but both parties admitted to police that the conflict occurred. (Read more from “Woman Who Blamed Trump for Her Husband’s Chloroquine Death Is Dem Donor Who Was Once Charged With Domestic Abuse in Divorce Argument” HERE)

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FDA Loosens Restrictions on Homosexual Men Donating Blood Amid Pandemic

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The federal government is loosening restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men in light of a blood shortage brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

In revised guidelines published Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended a three-month deferral for men who have sex with men. The previous policy was a full year ban.

The new guidelines will remain in place throughout the pandemic and will be updated to incorporate public comment within 60 days of the emergency being lifted. . .

The three-month deferral also applies to those who recently got tattoos or piercings, as well as former sex workers or injection drug users, who were previously indefinitely banned from donating.

The FDA said experience in other countries like the United Kingdom and Canada with a three-month deferral and improved testing led the agency to make the change. (Read more from “FDA Loosens Restrictions on Homosexual Men Donating Blood Amid Pandemic” HERE)

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Ilhan Omar Suggests Sharia Punishment for Critic Who Accuses Her of Muslim Adultery

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Rep. Ilhan Omar suggested on Twitter Wednesday that a critic should face Sharia punishment for seeming to accuse her of adultery.

Omar, a Minnesota Democrat and practicing Muslim, had earlier commented on news that President Donald Trump had warned the next two weeks of the coronavirus outbreak would be “very painful” for Americans. . .

One Twitter user replied by invoking the Quran’s prohibition against “fornication/adultery.”

Omar took notice, and fired back with a reference to the Muslim holy book’s stance against accusing a woman of unchastity without sufficient evidence. According to Omar, Muslims are commanded to reject such “testimony” and to flog the offender “with eighty stripes” for being “disobedient to Allaah.”

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Newborn Dies of Coronavirus in Connecticut; Healthy 30-Year-Old Baseball Coach Dies; Experts Tell White House Virus Can Spread Through Talking or Even Just Breathing

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By NBC Connecticut. The governor of Connecticut delivered heart-breaking news Wednesday about the COVID-19 pandemic and said an infant girl here in the state died of coronavirus.

The 7-week-old baby girl was from Hartford, according to Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin.

The unidentified child was unresponsive when taken to the hospital recently and could not be revived. The infant tested positive during a postmortem exam for the virus that causes COVID-19, said Josh Geballe, the governor’s chief operating officer. . .

Dr. James Gill, the state’s chief medical examiner, said the infant had no other known medical conditions, the Associated Press reported. An autopsy has been done but more tests are needed before a cause of death can be determined, he said. (Read more from “Newborn Dies of Coronavirus in Connecticut” HERE)

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Healthy 30-Year-Old Baseball Coach Dies of Coronavirus

By Breitbart. An otherwise healthy 30-year-old baseball coach in New Jersey has died of the coronavirus, according to a report.

District Superintendent Michael Romagnino released a letter on Monday to parents noting that Ben Luderer, a teacher and varsity baseball coach at Cliffside Park school #6, passed away this week.

Luderer took ill last week, and by March 27 was taken to a local hospital where he soon went on oxygen, his family told BuzzFeed.

The family added that Luderer was soon sent home but began spiraling down. By Sunday, he was reportedly unable to move in bed. . .

By 6 AM on Monday, Luderer had died in his bed at home. (Read more from “Healthy 30-Year-Old Baseball Coach Dies of Coronavirus” HERE)

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Experts Tell White House Coronavirus Can Spread Through Talking or Even Just Breathing

By CNN. A prestigious scientific panel told the White House Wednesday night that research shows coronavirus can be spread not just by sneezes or coughs, but also just by talking, or possibly even just breathing.

“While the current [coronavirus] specific research is limited, the results of available studies are consistent with aerosolization of virus from normal breathing,” according to the letter, written by Dr. Harvey Fineberg, chairman of a committee with the National Academy of Sciences.

Fineberg told CNN that he will wear start wearing a mask when he goes to the grocery store.

“I’m not going to wear a surgical mask, because clinicians need those,” said Fineberg, former dean of the Harvard School of Public Health. “But I have a nice western-style bandana I might wear. Or I have a balaclava. I have some pretty nice options.” (Read more from “Experts Tell White House Coronavirus Can Spread Through Talking or Even Just Breathing” HERE)

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‘Shocking’ List of What’s Killed the Most People in 2020

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With millions of Americans concerned about coronavirus, radio host Rush Limbaugh is providing some perspective on the actual number of fatalities from COVID-19 compared to those from other causes.

On his Wednesday broadcast, Limbaugh cited a list from worldometers.info that rounded up the worldwide deaths from Jan. 1 through March 25 of 2020:

“Coronavirus: 21,000 deaths.

Seasonal flu: 113,000.

Malaria: 228,000.

Suicide: 249,000.

Traffic fatalities, 313, almost 314,000 deaths.

HIV/AIDS, 391,000 deaths.

Alcohol related deaths, 581,000.

Smoking-related deaths, 1,162,000.

Cancer deaths, 1,909,000 deaths.

Deaths attributed to starvation, 2,382,000 deaths.

And death by abortion, 9,900,000.”

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Doctor Dies of Coronavirus After Leaving Retirement to Fight the Pandemic

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A retired British doctor who returned to work to help battle the country’s coronavirus outbreak died of the disease this week, according to new reports.

Dr. Alfa Saadu, 68, died Tuesday morning after suffering from the infection for two weeks, his son Dani said in a social media post, Metro UK reported.

He worked at the Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, until his passing.

“‘My dad was a living legend, worked for the NHS for nearly 40 years saving people’s lives here and in Africa,” Dani wrote. “Up until he got sick, he was still working part-time saving people.”

Dani told Huffington Post UK that his father was “a very passionate man, who cared about saving people.” (Read more from “Doctor Dies of Coronavirus After Leaving Retirement to Fight the Pandemic” HERE)

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