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- Thanks for joining us for CBN Newswatch,
I'm Mark Martin.
Large crowds gather in thecapital of Illinois today
protesting yet moreradical abortion bills.
Similar to legislation in New York,
one bill allows an abortionup until the moment
of birth for any reason.
Another strips the requirementfor parental notification.
Our Heather Sells joins usnow in the newsroom with more.
Heather, what's going onin the capital of Illinois?
- Mark pro-life activiststell me that they expect
well over a 1,000 peoplein the capital rotunda
this afternoon to protestboth of these bills.
One 30 year pro-lifelobbyist in Illinois said
he has never seen an outpouringagainst abortion legislation
like he has this year.
And here is one reason why.
More than 14,000 peoplehave filed statements,
they're called witness slips,
to oppose the Reproductive Health Act.
It allows abortions upto birth for any reason.
Also, more than 12,000people have filed statements
opposing a bill that repealedparental notification
and that means a teenagercan get an abortion
without their parentsknowing what's happening.
pro-lifers fear thatif these two bills pass
that Illinois will becomean abortion destination
if you will.
Abortions in the state are already
at historically high levels
and that's thanks to a new law
that allows the stateMedicaid program to fund them.
Researchers on both sidesof the debate have found
that when taxpayers fund abortion,
the numbers of abortion go up.
- Essentially when theprice of abortion goes down,
the instance increases.
And if low income women canget abortions subsidized
through Medicaid programs,
they're more likely to get abortions.
- You may remember that earlier this year,
New York passed legislationallowing abortion
up until birth.
Virginia and Vermont are considering
similar legislative bills right now.
So there is definitelya trend toward this kind
of extreme abortion legislation this year.
- And Heather, I understand there's also
a big abortion fight takingplace in Kentucky right now.
- Yes, the governor there isdefending a new pro-life law.
It bans a woman fromseeking to abort her child
because of gender, race, or disability.
The ACLU has sued.
They're saying the law removesa woman's right to abortion,
but governor Matt Bevin says
the law bans discriminationagainst fetuses.
- So it sounds like abortion advocates
are in effect defendingdiscrimination here Heather.
- Yes, that's exactly right Mark.
- Okay, thanks so much for your report.
Jenna Ellis is aconstitutional law attorney
and she joins us now.
Jenna we're gonna startwith the Illinois laws.
Do you see these bills passing?
- You know, I actually do unfortunately.
Just like how there'sbeen so much extreme push
for abortion in some ofthe more liberal states.
Some of these bills unfortunately
are going through the legislature.
But what pro-life advocatescan be very hopeful for
is that these extreme liberalstates are recognizing
that Roe versus Wade and its progeny
at the Supreme Court level,their days are numbered.
And so because we do have
a conservative originalist majority,
likely one of these types of bills
and this type of legislationis going to go up
to the Supreme Court andgive the perfect opportunity
for the originalist majorityto then overturn those cases.
- Yeah that's one reason.
Why else do you think we'reseeing more and more states
adopt pro-abortion legislation?
- You know unfortunately we'reseeing the abortion-on-demand
with the extreme progressiveliberal movement.
And so as the Democraticparty in particular
becomes even further progressive left,
and as we stray further andfurther from God's truth,
we're seeing a split really in culture
where abortion-on-demandand not recognizing
that all human beings aremade in the image of God,
this kind of recognition that women have
this so-called right to choose
is being pushed further andfurther in these extreme states.
Because that's part of theliberal progressive agenda
and this is why pro-lifeadvocates have to not just talk
about the legislation in particular,
not just talk about pro-lifeas a legislative issue,
but we really need to bring it down
to the Christian worldview level
and talk about why allhuman beings are made
in the image of God and whythis isn't just a policy issue,
this is really a life andtruth and cultural issue.
And we have to make sure thatwe're advancing biblical truth
every day in everyparticular area of life,
and show why we are consistent,
not only with science but alsowith the truth of God's word
and apply that to our policy.
- So, so true.
We need to pray for heartsand minds to change.
In Kentucky the newHeartbeat Bill is a win
for pro-life but willit stick do you think?
It's already facing lawsuits.
What are we expecting from that?
- Yes, so similarly but justthe opposite side of the coin
to Illinois and some of theseother really far progressive
liberal agendas, states likeKentucky and Ohio and others
that have a pro-lifers whounderstand that human beings
are made in the image of God,
are passing Heartbeat Billswhich would seek to say
that once a fetalheartbeat can be detected,
then a woman a cannotchoose to abort her child
at that point.
And so, this of course, isgoing to be challenged in court,
it already is.
And this sets up anotherperfect opportunity
for the Supreme Court totake up these types of cases
and challenges to legislationto say that fetuses
are not just a clump of cells,
but that truly that termit means we're talking
about a human being, we'retalking about a child,
and the opportunity tooverturn Roe versus Wade.
Because Mark, the thingthat we have to recognize
from a legal perspective,
is that Roe versus Wadedid not grant a woman
a right to abortion.
That is a liberal, leftist talking point.
What it said was that womenhave a right to privacy
in their healthcare decision making.
And that covers some abortionsin some circumstances.
So as medical technology isadvancing and we're seeing
that fetal heartbeats can bedetected even at six weeks old,
then that would, even underthe current Supreme Court law,
allow for states to make thesetypes of legislation possible
and I think that pro-lifersneed to make sure, again,
that we're not just advancingour particular viewpoint,
but that we are legally soundand we are biblical sound
and we have to make surethat we are standing up
for life at every stage from conception
all the way to natural death.
- All right Jenna Ellis, aconstitutional law attorney.
Thank you so much for breaking it down
on a political and a spiritual level.
We appreciate it.
- Thank you so much Mark.
- The pro-life film,Unplanned, takes an inside look
at the abortion industry.
It tells the story of Abby Johnson,
the former planned parenthood director
who quit after witnessing the abortion
of a 13-week-old fetus.
Ashley Bratcher plays Johnson in the film.
While filming, Bratcher'smother shared a painful secret,
she came within momentsof aborting Ashley.
Bratcher now believes she waschosen to star in this movie.
- I think it was a divine appointment.
For me going into this,no one knew who I was
before I did this movie, let's be real.
And I felt inadequate.
I had my own insecuritiesabout carrying this film
and the weight of the role.
And my mom sharing that story with me,
being brave enough to tell me that,
it was confirmation tome that God said, you.
God said, I chose you.
And it just empowered me toknow that God loves us so much
that he would plan oursteps from conception.
- Wow, well joining usnow is CBN Charlene Aaron.
She was at the premiere
for the movie.- Yes
- Welcome Charlene.- Thank you.
- You saw the film Unplanned.
What's your reaction to it?
- Mark I was absolutely moved to tears.
There was not a dry eye.
I watched the premierein L.A. on Monday night.
There wasn't a dry eye in the place.
Several of the scenes are very graphic,
but it tells the truth
and that's what thedirector set out to do.
We set out to tell what really happens
in the abortion industry andI think they've achieved that
and it's very moving.
- The film did receive an R rating
from the Motion PictureAssociation of America.
Tell us about that.
- Yeah they were pretty amazed and shocked
that they received thatrating first of all.
They were not anticipating the R rating.
They were expecting a PG-13,
because the film doesnot contain any nudity,
no profanity, there are no sex scenes.
There the two scenes that are in question.
One has to deal with whenAbby Johnson received
the abortion pill, thehemorrhaging that she experienced,
it was real life, sheactually told us off camera
that basically that scene was not as real
as it could have been
because there was alot more graphic detail
that was left out.
Also, the second scene of ababy in a abortion situation,
they're showing this babysquirming to get away
from the abortion instrument.
Very, very powerful.
Things that the abortion industry
does not want people to see.
And they believe it's purely political
that they've received this rating.
- And we talked earlier thatthe people behind this film
think the R rating might actually
work in their favor.- They really,
- Can you talk about that?- they really feel
that this is actuallygoing to galvanize people
to go see this film insteadof staying away from it.
And Abby Johnson has reallybeen encouraging people,
go see this film, take yourchildren to see this film,
it's very important.
These are all the things thatthe abortion industry does not
want people to know.
So people need to go.
I learned a lot going to see this film.
Absolutely amazing.
- You mentioned that Abby haswritten a letter to parents.
- Yeah.- What else does she suggest?
- She really suggests,her 12-year-old daughter,
she says she is going to takewith her to see this film.
Several friends of hers are taking
their 10, 11, and 12-year-oldchildren to see this film.
And there's one thingthat I want to point out
that Ashley does mention inthis letter that she's written
and she basically is saying,
you know, it is a movie about abortion,
but even more so, it'sa movie about the truth
of forgiveness,repentance, and redemption,
because that is what the storyof my life is really about.
Powerful.
- Abby Johnson wrote that
- Absolutely.- in the letter?
Wow!
- Powerful.- Okay.
Well thank you so much- You're welcome.
- for attending the premiereand sharing this information
with us so viewers- Absolutely.
- can know about this movie.- Important.
- Yes, and once again, Unplanned will be
in theaters March 29th.
In other news, Vice President Mike Pence
visited flood ravaged areasof both Nebraska and Iowa
Tuesday where three peopledied and two are missing.
The historic flood watersleft more than 80 cities
and 70 counties underwater in Nebraska alone.
A total of six states haveseen record flood levels.
The vice president showing his support
by praying with the people devastated
by this natural disaster and telling them
they are not alone.
- To all the families thathave seen their homes flooded,
seen livestock lost,
to have their lives,their communities upset
by these extraordinaryfloods and severe weather,
our message is this, we're with you.
- Pence promised thatfederal resources and aid
would be provided for families in need.
Repairing public property could cost
more than half a billion dollars
and agricultural lossescould be double that.
Pope Francis today prayedfor what's being called
the worst humanitarian crisisin Mozambique's recent history
after a massive flood killedpossibly a 1,000 people.
Francis issued an appeal at the end
of his weekly general audience
for those affected by the flooding.
Speaking to thousands gatheredat St. Peter's Square,
Francis said that weentrust the many victims
and their families to the mercy of God
and urge comfort and supportfor those who have been struck
by this calamity.
Aid workers are rescuingvictims from trees and rooftops
as the flooding is socatastrophic that it created
what's being called an inland ocean.
Mozambique's president says400,000 are left homeless.
The damage isn't over yetas heavy rains are expected
to continue in that partof Africa through Thursday.
Wow, a lot to be in prayer about.
Coming down, we sat downwith Brazil's president
in an exclusive interview.
We'll have more on that next.
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My husband and I spentnearly a month immersed
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President Trump met
with Brazilian PresidentJair Bolsonaro Tuesday.
At a Rose Garden press conference,
the two announced new trade agreements
and a commitment to workmore closely together
in regional and global affairs.
Bolsonaro seeks closer ties to the U.S.,
in fact he's been dubbedthe Trump of the Tropics.
Bolsonaro sat down with CBN'sGeorge Thomas in D.C. Tuesday
to talk about the views he has in common
with our president and whyhe has the strong support
of Brazil's evangelicals.
- [Translator] To a large extent,I support what Trump does.
He wants to make America great
and I also want to make Brazil great.
I also have concerns aboutthe indiscriminate entrance
of foreigners without any criteria.
But beyond this, we are both Christians
and are God-fearing men.
The evangelicals of Brazil are equivalent
to a third of thepopulation and are growing.
I had massive support fromthem because until recently,
they had no one to support
who shared their values and faith.
- Shortly after hisvisit to the Oval Office,
Bolsonaro sat down
with CBN InternationalCorrespondent George Thomas
for an exclusive interview.
You saw George in someof those clips there.
CBN's Efrem Graham spokewith George earlier today
to hear more about their meeting.
- Why are Brazilian evangelicals
so strongly behind this president?
- In large part Efrem,because for 20, 25 years,
since the modern eraof democracy in Brazil
and the fall of thedictatorship in the early 80s,
evangelical Christians in Brazil
really did not have one candidate.
It was so fractured.
The entire sort of votingblock was fractured
across numerous candidates.
This past year's electionwas so significant
because Jair Bolsonaroemerged as the voice
that could representthe ideals, the values,
and the aspirations of Brazils' growing,
if my even use the wordexploding, evangelical community.
And so he emerged as the person.
And so they all rallied, majorityof them rallied around him
and that's why in essence hewon the presidential contest.
- In his talk with the president,
did he talk about Venezuela?
- Oh absolutely, it wasat the top of the agenda
and in addition to bilateral trade
and other foreign policy issues,
Venezuela was numero unoif I may use that phrase.
Primarily because Venezuelasits to the southern border
of Brazil and so it's a hugeconcern for the Brazilians.
Thousands of Venezuelanshave crossed the border
seeking shelter and refuge in Brazil.
And also incidentally,
shortly after President Trump came out
and said that Nicolas Maduro,
the socialist president ofVenezuela had to step down
and recognize to the interimleadership of Juan Guaido,
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And so it was a monumentalshift for Brazil.
Why?
Because Brazil hashistorically held a sort
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and has always supportedtheir regional neighbors.
For example, Venezuela and Cuba.
And so the fact that the newlyelected Brazilian president
would go against Nicolas Maduro and side
with the United States,
was very, very significant and those talks
were part of the discussionsyesterday afternoon
at the White House.
- Jair Bolsonaro also metwith evangelical leaders
following the interview.
Tell us about that.
- He did, you know he saidin the meeting with these
about 18 evangelicalleaders from a wide spectrum
of the American Christian community,
he said I am in familiar territory
because he has had numerousdiscussions, events,
with evangelicalChristians, with Catholics,
keep in mind Brazil has thelargest number of Catholics
in the world.
So, he's in familiarterritory, by the way,
Bolsonaro's wife Michelle,is an evangelical Christian.
She attends a Baptistchurch, they both do attend
a Baptist church every week.
And so he was in familiar territory.
The evangelical leaderscame around him not only
to support him, to say we stand with you,
we will continue to pray for your nation,
but said to the president, what can we do
to come along side your nation
and to lift the aspirations of Brazilians
and to give them hope forthe future for the long term
not just economically, politically,
but also more importantly,for the men and women
around that table, spiritually.
What can we do?
And so they prayed forhim and encouraged him
to say that the Christiansin America are praying
for him, praying for the nation of Brazil,
and whatever they can do tohelp his nation they will do.
So they also agreed thatthey will join their efforts
to bring relief and desperatehumanitarian supplies
and other facilities and other needs
to the Venezuelans in Brazil.
- All right, SeniorInternational Correspondent,
George Thomas, thank youso much for your time.
- You're welcome sir.
- President Bolsonaroalso met with a group
of prominent American Evangelical leaders
and among them the ChristianBroadcasting Network's
Dr. Pat Robertson and Gordon Robertson
and evangelist Reinhard Bonnke.
The American delegationprayed for Bolsonaro
and promised to standwith his administration
as he fights to protectBrazil's Christian heritage
and family values.
They also pledged to help Brazilprovide humanitarian relief
for those suffering in Venezuela.
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so he may have wisdom,
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when he turns to the right or to the left
saying this is the way and walking in it.
The Lord may the blessingof God accompany him.
May the angel of God surroundthe nation of Brazil.
- That was Dr. PatRobertson praying there.
God is definitely on the move.
You can catch George'sfull coverage on the story
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- Parents across Santa Ana,California were recently stunned
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went to an LGBT fair.
Parents said they hadnot been notified at all
about the fair nor even given the option
for their child to attend or opt out.
The Family Research Councilreported people were dressed
in drag and giving makeup lessons
to the 11 year olds inthe school building.
Well joining us now with more
from The Family ResearchCouncil, is Peter Sprigg.
Peter, how are parentsresponding to all of this?
- Well, parents turned out in force
at a school board meeting
in the Santa Ana Unified School District.
My understanding from thereporting from Kira Davis
in Townhall, is that not onlywas the boardroom filled,
but the overflow room was filled
and so there was quite a lot of outrage
on the part of parents over the fact
that they had not been notifiedas to what would be going on
and what their childrenwould be exposed to.
- What is the school saying?
Has the districtresponded to the incident?
- Well it's very disturbingto read Kira Davis' account
in Townhall, which wasreally our source at FRC,
and see how the membersof the school board
as well as advocates who support
this comprehensive sex education program,
were quite disrespectful and contemptuous
towards these parents.
And this is not withstanding the fact
that the new sex education law
that was adopted severalyears ago in California
requires parental notification.
It gives parents the optionto opt their children out
of this type of curriculumor this type of activity.
So, we had concerns aboutthe passage of that law.
The so-called CaliforniaHealthy Youth Act,
which was signed into law in 2015,
but even the provisions of that law
which were designed to protect parents,
it seems are not being observed
and the school board,
at least in the Santa Ana School District,
seems to have no shame about that.
- Then quickly, do you thinkthere's a double standard
when it comes to the situationversus religion and prayer
in the schools?
- Well (laughs), there certainlyis a hostility to religion
and there is a hostility to viewpoints
that may even be perceivedas motivated by religion.
Whereas anything thatis serving the interest
of this, you might evencall it, the new religion
of the sexual revolution,is going to be promoted
and they will even sidestepregulations on the books
in order to promote thisradical ideology and agenda.
- Okay, Peter Sprigg withFamily Research Council.
Thank you sir.
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148 million.
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My husband and I spentnearly a month immersed
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as we waited to adopt three sisters.
I saw firsthand the utter loneliness,
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That experience changed me forever.
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in more than 50 countries worldwide.
Thousands of childrenare now in safe homes.
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