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One of two women accused of scrapping with an anti-abortion protester in front of Flagstaff City Hall has decided to accept six months of unsupervised probation to make the charges go away.

Denise Redsteer, 48, accepted a "deferred prosecution" Friday in Flagstaff Municipal Court, said City Prosecutor Lisa Stankovich. Deferred prosecution does not admit guilt, and if Redsteer successfully completes the terms of her probation, the charges against her will be dismissed.

Stankovich said that Redsteer has also agreed to pay a $150 prosecution fee and not commit any criminal offenses during the probationary period.

Flagstaff attorney, Mik Jordhal, who is representing both women, is deferring comment on the matter until the resolution of the case of the second defendant, Laura Chapman, 48.

Her case is still pending in court, so Jordhal said any comment of his would be premature.

As for why the city prosecutor chose to offer deferred prosecution, Stankovich said she could not comment on specific cases.

She did say, though, in general, city prosecutors look at several factors when making a decision about a case. Among them are likelihood of proving a case, the victim's input, any criminal history a defendant may have and various references by people in the community.

The case began when the two women approached anti-abortion advocate Johnny Wallace, 69. Wallace had been standing in front of City Hall with a billboard sign espousing his views on abortion.

Witnesses told police that the two women approached Wallace and began to try to take and destroy the sign he was holding. Wallace had to physically restrain the women. Minor injuries were reported.

Police arrested and charged both women with misdemeanor counts of disturbing the peace and criminal damage.[reference]

And of course no article would be complete without a bit of relativism.

Wallace is himself no stranger to deferred prosecution. He and two other pro-life advocates illegally picketed in front of the home of a Planned Parenthood employee back in January 2008.

When pro-life protester James Pouillon was murdered the press alson concentrated on his being arrested previously for protesting - a case he fought and eventually won. I guess civil disobedience is not what is use to be in the civil rights fight.

Matthew at Creative Minority Report in response to an article where 92% of children with Down Syndrome are aborted titles his post "We are not a Pro-Life Nation."

Which is exactly right. Even many that label themselves pro-life are not fully so. I know I once described myself as pro-life while support abortion in the case of rape and incest. So I was semi-pro life with inconsistent caveats. Plus how many people declare themselves pro-life while seeing nothing wrong with IVF and the storage of human beings in a freezer? Or the pro-lifers who say life is a gift from God while actively frustrating that gift via contraception not to mention using contraceptives that have an abortafacient mechanism.

The new eugenics with the destruction of children with Down Syndrome is sad beyond belief. We condemn what lead up to Nazi ideology while accepting the idea of "life unworthy of life." While more and more people are coming to be opposed to abortion on some level we have a very long way to go before we could be called a pro-life nation.

Some have described the Bishops entry into the abortion debate as being "too little, too late." The recent insert by the USCCB on trying to stop abortion from derailing the health care bill was mandated for all parishes, but not used by many is the latest effort of the USCCB in this regards.

While it is true that for decades the bishops as a whole were silent or extremely ineffective in this debate we must remember it is never too late to do what is right. I certainly welcome the latest efforts even if I don't want any form of Federal government supported health care. Speaking out about the Federal abortion coverage is being effective which is why the Presidents Press Secretary (himself a Catholic) has taken swipes at the Bishops.

Now Murder Incorporated (a.k.a. Planned Parenthood) CEO's Cecile Richard is being "frightened" by the Bishop's actions. Yes, plunging forceps into children is not scary, speaking against it is.

Dawn Eden reviews "A Little Guide for Your Last Days" by Jeff Hendrix, a book I also quite favorably reviewed before.

Planned Parenthood has been a part of Abby Johnson's life for the past eight years; that is until last month, when Abby resigned. Johnson said she realized she wanted to leave, after watching an ultrasound of an abortion procedure.

"I just thought I can't do this anymore, and it was just like a flash that hit me and I thought that's it," said Jonhson.

She handed in her resignation October 6. Johnson worked as the Bryan Planned Parenthood Director for two years.

According to Johnson, the non-profit was struggling under the weight of a tough economy, and changing it's business model from one that pushed prevention, to one that focused on abortion.

"It seemed like maybe that's not what a lot of people were believing any more because that's not where the money was. The money wasn't in family planning, the money wasn't in prevention, the money was in abortion and so I had a problem with that," said Johnson.

Johnson said she was told to bring in more women who wanted abortions, something the Episcopalian church goer recently became convicted about.

"I feel so pure in heart (since leaving). I don't have this guilt, I don't have this burden on me anymore that's how I know this conversion was a spiritual conversion."

Johnson now supports the Coalition For Life, the pro-life group with a building down the street from Planned Parenthood. Coalition volunteers can regularly be seen praying on the sidewalk in front of Planned Parenthood. Johnson has been meeting with the coalition's executive director, Shawn Carney, and has prayed with volunteers outside Planned Parenthood.

On Friday both Johnson and the Coalition For Life were issued temporary restraining orders filed by Planned Parenthood.

Rochelle Tafolla, a Planned Parenthood spokesperson issued the following statement: "We regret being forced to turn to the courts to protect the safety and confidentiality of our clients and staff, however, in this instance it is absolutely necessary.[reference]

Te Deum! Another reason why NARAL has called the ultrasound the weapon. No surprise that Planned Parenthood is focusing on the most profitable side of the business - which is nothing true. Funny how Planned Parenthood counseling always leads to recommending their profit leader.