Pro-life blog buzz 2-26-13
by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli
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- Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life discusses a newly released study using “detailed medical records from Denmark” which shows that women face a higher risk of death from abortion than childbirth.
- Bryan Kemper writes about the heartbreaking experience of losing a son to miscarriage two years ago, and his disappointment at the unsympathetic response (“it’s just a miscarriage”) of his pro-life church:
Even those who call themselves Christian or pro-life sometimes cannot 100% understand the full humanity, the full personhood of the child inside the womb. If we did, abortion would be over.
- Suzy B reports that despite a defeat in court, former Ohio Rep. Steve Driehaus (pictured left) – who was voted out after his constituents were informed of his support for taxpayer-funded abortion – is continuing to pursue his lawsuit against the SBA List for “loss of livelihood”:
This isn’t just about a single lawsuit – this is about a politician using the federal court system to attempt to restrict our constitutional right to free speech and to prevent us from holding elected officials accountable for the way they vote.
- Reflections of a Paralytic links to an article by Students for Life president Kristan Hawkins, on why pro-lifers should embrace rather than reject the “anti-abortion” label.
- ProWomanProLife points to statistics showing the Canadian population is aging and has been suffering a “birth dearth” since 1971, with abortion as a major contributing factor. A recent study showed “if every aborted baby had been born in 2006, 2009 and 2010, a replacement fertility rate would have been reached or surpassed. In 2007 and 2008, the same would bring the birthrate within a hair’s breadth of replacement rate.”
- Secular ProLife says pro-life internships are available with both Feminists for Life and National Right to Life.
- At Stand for Life, Bud Shaver discusses “the butterfly effect” of abortion on society. If, as the Talmud says, “Whoever destroys a soul, it is considered as if he destroyed an entire world. And whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world,” then how much chaos might be wrought by more than 55 million abortions?
- A Voice for Hope shares video of pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson (who gave this year’s National Prayer Breakfast keynote address) speaking on why he became pro-life:
[youtube]http://youtu.be/hJWtMHKQcPM[/youtube]
[Driehaus image via worldmag.com]
Feb.26, 2013 3:30 pm |
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Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
Perhaps the best term is “abortion criminalizers.” The truth is that you focus on a particular issue — the legality or illegality of abortion. ”Pro-life” is kind of vague and it does lead to the sort of thing that offends Jill Stanek. She supports the death penalty but many people are going to see abolishing the death penalty as “pro-life.” Of course, it also means supporting keeping dangerous psychopaths alive for decades in prison when they might very well prefer to be dead. Although I oppose the death penalty because I don’t want my society or its representatives involved in the cold-blooded putting to death of a human being, I can’t get all worked up about it when the only reasonable alternative — life in prison without the possibility of parole — is hardly “humane.” I just published an article about child rapist and murderer Jeremy Strohmeyer who, at 18 years of age, was sentenced to life with no possibility of parole. Pretty depressing — even if he richly deserves it.
Some people mash in euthanasia as being about “innocent” life but the parallel with abortion isn’t strong. The people you are talking about are often elderly, often utterly miserable, in terrible pain, and with no realistic chance of anything but living in pain and horror. By contrast, the VAST MAJORITY of embryos and fetuses targeted for abortion are healthy. If they were carried to term, they would — usually — have an entire lifetime ahead of them. The ONLY reason they are destroyed is because the pregnant girl or woman (I will never say “mother” as a pregnant woman who wants to have a baby is a “mother-to-be” until she gets the baby out) is psychologically unable or unwilling to carry to term.
There are a ton of issues that are in a major sense about “life” such as anti-smoking and anti-drunk driving. The issue that concerns most of the people who post to this website is ABORTION.
Memo to ex-rep Steve Driehaus: Get over it. If you think you have it rough try being a pro-life candidate and see how they are maligned and lied about in the media. If they lose maybe they should sue all of the pro-choicers who oppose them. As for you, Steve, all we did is tell the truth about you.
Re Kemper’s observation: I think some people just try to avoid the reality and sadness of miscarriage. But in the process, they devalue the life of the preborn. I have been surprised to hear what some have said as well – perhaps just the bargaining/ denial aspects of their own grieving though.
Women who are considering abortion should be required to read message boards for people trying to conceive and miscarriage support. I stumbled upon a couple once and started actually reading old threads of TTC stories. One of the most authentically emotional places imaginable. Please keep these men and women in your prayers.
Newsflash, policiticians: being a big whiny sore loser doesn’t make your future chances of election that much brighter… duh.
For heaven’s sake Steve Driehaus, its time to put on your big boy pants and act like you’re a grown up. You got played for a schlub by Obama. You’re not alone. Ever hear of Bart Stupak, aka Stupid? Like him you served a sociopath’s purpose and now its time to pay the price. Its a story as old as the human race. Live, learn, and move on. I’ve had to do it more than once in my lifetime.
Regarding recognizing the loss of life in a miscarriage: I think that we are insensitive to loss of life every day when the life is “distant”, whether that be in miles or relateability. Just think of the different reactions we have when a close family-member or friend is killed in a car accident, vs. someone we know dying in a car accident, vs. witnessing a car accident involving strangers, vs. hearing of someone in your neighborhood who was killed in a car accident, vs. knowing that car accidents killed x-number of people on a given day. We simply do not grieve the same for every death that we become aware of, for a variety of reasons, and it’s not necessarily about a lack of respect for life in general or for pre-born life specifically.
That being said: when people we know are hurting, even if we didn’t know the person for whom they are grieving, we have the opportunity to show true compassion by grieving with them. Bryan Kemper’s reflection is a good reminder to all of us to be sensitive to the pain of others.
Shouldn’t Steve Driehaus be suing the voters of Ohio? They are the ones who fired him.
Very encouraging to see Dr. Ben Carson’s testimonial. He says alot of the right things and people are pushing him to consider a run for national office.