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Ilyse Hogue on Anti-Choice SBA List
The following piece "Susan B. Anthony List: The NRA of the Anti-Choice Movement?" by Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, is cross-posted from The Nation: Every time an American woman walks into her polling place, she ought to give thanks to Susan B. Show More Summary
Pro-life group blankets riding of pro-abortion MP Michelle Rempel with graphic postcards
by John Jalsevac Calgary, AB, May 22, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Canadian pro-life group that is distributing postcards showing the graphic reality of abortion in the ridings of politicians who the group says have “failed the children” has announced the second object of their campaign: Calgary Centre-North…
UK Department of Health claims ‘no evidence’ of sex-selective abortion in Britain
by Thaddeus Baklinski LONDON, May 22, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Following an undercover investigation by the Daily Telegraph that exposed doctors willing to abort children based on their sex, the UK's Department of Health has concluded that sex-selective abortion does not take place in Britain. While the Department’s…
Federal judge reinstates Christian college’s lawsuit over HHS mandate
by Ben Johnson BEAVER FALLS, PA, May 22, 2013, (LifeSiteNews.com) – A federal judge has reinstated a Christian college's lawsuit against the Obama administration over the HHS mandate. Geneva College sued the administration over the mandate, which would require the institution to pay for contraception, sterilization,…
Question of the Day
Suggested by Shaker Nice_Shirt: "What do you really hate, but wish you liked? (Food, genre of music, activity, etc.)"I hate eggs, and I wish I liked them, because I love the idea of quiches and omelets and other eggy dishes, but I just can't even think about eating egg.
Liberal Writer: My Miscarriages Made Me Question Being Pro-Choice
Liberal Salon.com writer JJ Keith recently wrote a piece with the headline —“My miscarriages made me question being pro-choice: I was devastated when I lost my pregnancies, and I wondered: Does grieving this way mean abortion is wrong?” The piece is very thought-provoking and has the writer admitting: “It doesn’t make any sense to me, [...]
Could a Chinese carbon cap pave the way for a global climate deal?
China has proposed firm limits on greenhouse-gas emissions, seriously weakening one of the U.S.’s go-to excuses for climate inaction.
Climate activists to protest at Obama group’s climate events
Organizing for Action, the president's advocacy group, should be doing more on climate change, activists say. Fighting Keystone XL would be a good start.
SBA List: Ban Abortion For All Women
Apparently, banning abortion for women in D.C. wasn't extreme enough.
The anti-choice zealots at the Susan B. Anthony (SBA) List recently pledged their support for Rep. Trent Franks' (R-AZ) measure that has recently been expanded toShow More Summary
IRS Sleuths Were on the Right Track: Big Tobacco Created Tea Party in 1994
This is a guest post by Pam Martens, cross-posted with permission from Wall Street On Parade.
On February 25, 2013, James Hepburn, writing at Daily Kos, made the emphatic assertion in a headline that “Big Tobacco Had Nothing to Do With Tea Party Formation.” That is likely to be the one headline that will haunt Mr. Show More Summary
Crazy Ants Are Displacing Fire Ants — Invading Texas And The South (VIDEO)
Crazy ants are currently invading Texas and the southeastern United States, displacing and eliminating the fire ants throughout those areas, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin. This is of course not a surprise for many of those throughout those regions who have had experiences with those ants. Show More Summary
The brutality of reproductive control
A must-read op/ed in the New York Times about the dangers in state control of reproduction:
Tom Hardy and a Puppy Visit the Tower Bridge
"We're thinking about you, London," said Tom and the puppy.
Vermont Help Line Launched for Patients Pressured to Take Assisted Suicide Drugs
Ignoring calls from hundreds of Vermonters imploring him to veto the poorly crafted, dangerous legislation, Governor Peter Shumlin boldly signed the bill into law on Monday, May 20, 2013. He was surrounded by cheering supporters of legalized assisted-suicide. Also in attendance, Attorney General Bill Sorrell, Commissioner of the Department of Health, Harry Chen, dozens of [...]
Ringside Seat: First Sanford, Now Weiner?
Will Anthony Weiner be able to pull a Mark Sanford in the upcoming New York City mayoral race? He certainly hopes so. If you remember from a few weeks ago, Mark Sanford was the disgraced former South Carolina governor who rocketed back to political relevance after winning a special election for a vacant House seat. Show More Summary
Pro-abort politicians excommunicate themselves, must not receive communion: Irish archbishop
by Hilary White, Rome Correspondent ARMAGH, Ireland May 22, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Catholic legislators who intend to vote to support the Irish government’s impending abortion law must refrain from presenting themselves to receive Holy Communion, the Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh said last weekend. “You cannot…
Carhart nurse should lose license for ‘incompetent and negligent conduct’: Nebraska Attorney General
by Ben Johnson BELLEVUE, NE, May 22, 2013, (LifeSiteNews.com) – The only licensed nurse at LeRoy Carhart's late-term abortion facility could lose her license for administering incorrect doses of drugs to pre-abortive women and deferring medical decisions to unlicensed employees. Nebraska Attorney General…
Religious leaders, families urge Scouts to stay with tradition as vote on gay membership looms
by Kirsten Andersen IRVING, TX, May 22, 2013 (LifeSiteNews) – As the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) prepare to vote Thursday on whether to allow openly homosexual members, thousands of current and former scouts and dozens of religious leaders are urging the organization to stand up to “intimidation” by gay…
‘I got toxic shock from an IUD,’ writes woman at feminist website
by Kirsten Andersen SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2013 (LifeSiteNews) – “If you are a woman of a certain age (ahem) and especially if you’ve had a baby, chances are that your OB has suggested an IUD as a form of birth control,” writes author Alice Myerhoff, as she begins to retell her near brush with death…
Defence of human life ‘central’ to Catholic social justice doctrine: Archbishop of Trieste
by Hilary White, Rome Correspondent ROME, May 16, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The duty to defend innocent human beings from the mortal threat of abortion and other attacks is a central part of the social doctrine of the Catholic Church, a prominent Italian bishop told an audience of pro-life activists last weekend. Giampaolo…
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