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NARAL Opposes Bill Banning Abortions After 20 Weeks Nationwide
Just how extreme is the pro-abortion group NARAL? The organization is now on record opposing a new bill in Congress that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy because scientific evidence shows unborn babies feel pain by at least 20 weeks. Why does NARAL oppose a modest ban on late-term abortions? Its president Ilyse [...]
Most Children With Trisomy 18 are Aborted, Lilliana Defied the Odds
May 29, 2012, I wrote an article about Lilliana Dennis, a child who has a genetic anomaly known as Trisomy 18 or Edwards syndrome. Most children with Trisomy 18 are screened in the womb and not born, and if they are born, they are often denied medical treatment under an ideology that defines them as [...]
Our Creepy Fascination with Celebrity Pregnancies
I’ve never felt more scrutinized by strangers than when I was pregnant. During my third trimester my body felt like public property. Sometimes this was pleasant—older women on the subway would chat me up about my impending arrival. Often it was less so. Show More Summary
World’s worst driver hits biker and brags about it on Twitter
As a biker, sometimes it feels like drivers are out to get you. Sometimes they are.
Man kills girlfriend and unborn baby, pleads guilty to two counts of second-degree murder
by Dave Andrusko PLACER, CA, May 20, 2013 (National Right to Life News) - In a plea bargain to avoid a trial on first-degree murder charges, Lee Martin Konnerth will be sentenced to 19 years, 8 months to life for shooting his pregnant girlfriend in the back, killing both Sarah Lynn Burr and the couple’s unborn…
Hope for Hens in India
India is known throughout the world as a nation of vegetarians, and vegetarianism is indeed very common there. In recent years, however, this growing economic power, even with its strong, animal-friendly religious and cultural traditions, has seen meat eating on...
How the Pregnant and Parenting Student Access to Education Act Can Help Teen Moms
My senior year of college, two of my roommates and I watched Teen Mom CONSTANTLY. I liked to pretend I wasn’t watching it, but the conversation usually went something like this:
Becka (standing in doorway): “Oh jeez, guys. You’re watching this?”
Arielle: “Yes. Show More Summary
Barbara Brenner, 1951-2013
The ACLU mourns the loss of a great leader, tenacious activist, and close friend of the organization. Barbara Brenner, the longtime director of Breast Cancer Action ("BCA"), was a frequent and trusted ACLU collaborator – as an employee...Show More Summary
Workers in facilities like Gosnell’s and Karpen’s ‘are starting to panic’: pro-life leader (video)
by Ben Johnson HOUSTON, May 17, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – More revelations like those made about Kermit Gosnell and Douglas Karpen will soon come to light, because abortion workers are beginning to “panic” that participating in infanticide could land them in jail, according to a veteran pro-life activist.…
Paralyzed UK man petitioning for legalized euthanasia by lethal injection
by Hilary White LONDON, May 17, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The widow of a disabled man is backing the attempt by another paralyzed man to overturn the law against direct euthanasia. Jane Nicklinson, the widow of Tony Nicklinson, and Paul Lamb, a 57-year-old man who is almost entirely paralyzed, are petitioning…
Film Corner: Star Trek: The Wrath of Yawn
[Content Note: Spoilers for Star Trek: Into Darkness; racism; sexism.]So, this weekend, I saw Star Trek: Into Darkness. I wanted to like it, but, alas, I did not. There were a lot of problems with the film (for me, and no one is required...Show More Summary
After Gosnell, Senator Ted Cruz and Mike Lee call for national hearings on late-term abortion
by Kirsten Andersen WASHINGTON, D.C., May 17, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Senator Mike Lee, R-UT, has introduced a Senate resolution demanding a review of public policies that he believes led to the illegal abortion practices of Kermit Gosnell and others. The resolution states: “Congress and States should gather…
Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets More Stable Than Previously Thought
Scientific understanding is continually shifting as time moves on. For decades now, scientists have assumed that ancient high tide lines referred to higher sea levels. These assumptions have led scientists to believe that if the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets were to completely melt, they would cause such a high sea level again. Show More Summary
Abortion Doc Who Twists Off Babies’ Heads Killed Woman in Failed Abortion
The similarities between convicted abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell and Houston-based abortion practitioner Douglas Karpen are striking. Not only does Karpen kill babies born alive following abortions in a similar procedure that more closely resembles infanticide than abortion, but Karpen also killed a patient in a botched abortion. Show More Summary
“We just didn’t have enough patients”: Chain of six northern California abortion centers closes
by Kirsten Andersen SACRAMENTO, CA, May 17, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The last three abortion centers in a northern California chain that once boasted six closed this week, according to Wynette Sills, whose Sacramento 40 Day for Life group has been regularly praying in front of the facilities for years. Sills told…
Gosnell played Chopin on the piano as investigators raided his flea-infested house: detective
by John Jalsevac PHILADELPHIA, May 17, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – As investigators in haz-mat suits raided his flea-infested home in West Philadelphia searching for the bodies of babies he killed, abortionist Kermit Gosnell sat at the piano in the living room and calmly played Chopin. This may sound like a scene…
Schools are not “romping shops”: Jamaican Ed. Minister says no to condoms in schools
by Thaddeus Baklinski KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 17, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Jamaican Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has given a resounding "No" to a proposal to have condoms freely distributed in schools. The suggestion was made by the chairman of the country's National Family Planning Board, Dr…
Moscow defies EU, prohibits gay pride march out of 'respect for morality'
by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman MOSCOW, May 17, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Moscow city government has rejected an application for a homosexual march permit for the eighth year in a row, citing the need for “respect for morality” and patriotism, according to Russian media sources. “According to Russian law,…
The feminist, pro-father, and pro-child case against no-fault divorce
by Ashley McGuire May 17, 2013 (thepublicdiscourse.com) - How appropriate that Justice Alito brought up cellphones in the recent Supreme Court hearings on the marriage cases. Because these days it seems like it is easier to get out of a marriage than it is to get out of a cellphone contract. It is no secret that marriage…
House of Commons to vote on marriage redefinition next Tuesday
by Hilary White WESTMINSTER, May 17, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Pro-family campaigners are asking UK citizens to contact their MPs to ask that so that David Cameron's gay “marriage” bill be defeated. Anthony Ozimic, communications manager for the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children told…
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