Pro-life blog buzz 1-28-14
by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli
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- Michael New reflects on the progress of the pro-life movement in 2013:
Overall, according to the Guttmacher Institute, 70 state-level pro-life measures were enacted in 2013. This makes 2013 the second most productive year on record in terms of the number of pro-life laws that were passed. Overall, there were more pro-life laws enacted between 2011 and 2013 than in the entire previous decade.
- Big Blue Wave describes the backlash over some ads on buses in Canada (pictured left; click to enlarge). As you can see, the image isn’t graphic, and it says nothing about abortion whatsoever – but the response from certain “feminists” asserts that signs like this one “are victimizing women who need an abortion for health reasons, women who have been raped, women who want an abortion simply because they are not ready to be a parent.” How the truth about prenatal development can “victimize” women is still a mystery.
- Clinic Quotes points out the “me first” abortion mindset. Quoting Patricia Lunneborg’s book, Abortion: A Positive Decision:
You’ve got to tell yourself, I am worth a hell of a lot, and I come first… my well-being, my peace, my value comes first. The focus of my life should – and can – be me…. So when the outside says you should be thinking of the child, say No. The only thing you should be thinking about is you.
- Euthanasia Prevention Coalition says a pro-assisted suicide bill in Israel is not expected to pass. However, the country recently passed legislation in favor of taxpayer-funded abortions.
- The Washington Times prints an editorial by Clarke Forsythe, senior counsel of Americans United for Life, who points out that the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision grows more vulnerable as public skepticism increases. He points to two significant reasons: the invention of the ultrasound and scientific data on the health risks to women seeking abortion.
- Americans United for Life is pleased with the reception of the 9th edition of their pro-life playbook, Defending Life 2014. It includes a great deal of useful information on crafting pro-life legislation. As one reporter observed, “AUL, which describes itself as both the legal arm and ‘intellectual architect’ of the movement, is chiefly responsible for the most recent and highly successful under-the-radar strategy.”
- Life Training Institute has some good suggestions for discussing pro-life apologetics with your pastor:
Encourage pastors that are afraid to confront abortion, out of fear of hurting people, that doing so offers the opportunity to further the gospel within their flock. We know that people are hurting as a result of abortion already. Properly addressing the issue opens the altar of God to men and women struggling with the pain of a past abortion. Some have heard clearly that abortion is wrong but have not heard as clearly that the grace and mercy of Christ is sufficient for forgiveness. They carry a burden that God never intended them to carry and that he desires to lift from their weary shoulders.
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.
Regarding the Clinic Quotes post, I was reminded yesterday of the shocking stat that a majority of women who have abortions have already had at least one term pregnancy. I decided to finally see what women who have been in this situation say is their reasoning, and found a few mommy blogs where a mother posts something similar to “I have two kids and I’m pregnant, I just don’t want to disrupt my family life and the life of my two precious angels,” and the following is often effusive comments about she needs to do what is right for her and her family, don’t let others tell you what to do, don’t be judged, you’re making a courageous decision for your family. I couldn’t help but thinking where were those out to reaffirm the personal value of the unfortunate, non-angel third child… Why is our modern society so focused on “me” and so happy to tell other people to do whatever they want, even if it harms another person, born or unborn? It’s like a tribal society, as long as everyone in the tribe is on good terms and affirms each other who gives a rip about those people down the road?
Regarding “Clinic Quotes” and the me-first mentality: Pregnancy changes a woman’s life forever.
If she gives life to the child and keeps her, she will be a mommy to that child for the rest of her life — with all the joys and concerns that this brings.
And if she has an abortion, she will be the killer of that dead child for the rest of her life — and if she is not a sociopath, she will suffer with the consequences of that decision for the rest of her life.
For women whose lives truly cannot accept another child — please consider adoption! For your own sake, as well as your child’s.
Regarding AUL and their “highly successful under-the-radar strategy,” “as one reporter observed”….
What state passed any law that was not carefully debated, publicized, and publicly opposed by the abortion industry?
Did we attach stealthy amendments to some must-pass budget legislation?
Did we bury our agenda deep within some massive healthcare reform bill?
Did we trick the pro-abortion mobs to go to the wrong statehouses?
It is time for the Abortion Industry to face the new reality: You are not wanted by the women in your states — at least not in your current state of disregard and disarray. You are disgusting, and the majority of good people have abandoned you. We have ordered our legislators to clean you up, and there was nothing stealthy about it. Your negligence is criminal, and our democracy will not abide with you.
Well, lookie here:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/man-14-years-prison-tricking-girlfriend-abortion-pill-article-1.1593401
Justice prevails. It wasn’t his decision to make (fraudulently or not).
In regards to the Canadian bus ads, once again women are being painted as fragile little flowers that can be “victimized” by the presences of a sign. Whatever.
Merit says:
January 28, 2014 at 5:27 pm
Well, lookie here:http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/man-14-years-prison-tricking-girlfriend-abortion-pill-article-1.1593401Justice prevails. It wasn’t his decision to make (fraudulently or not).
Our Justice is still deficient.
Some murderers are punished. Many mass murderers cannot be prosecuted. None of the potential victims are protected. Women are still subjected to fear, pressure and coercion to kill their children.
Well, Del, if you are referring to abortion doctors as “mass murderers”, your argument is flawed to begin with. Take a law course. Murder is an unlawful act, regardless of your opinion.
Hey Merit, those men who came up north and grabbed black men and women to drag them back down to slavery in the south weren’t kidnappers either…according to the law.
I will say this…the majority of post abortive women I know DO regret their abortions. I know plenty !! I knew one woman who had 8 and required a hysterectomy because doctors couldnt stop her constant vaginal bleeding. This was a PC hospital and they perform abortions. The doctor told her ” We have to do a hysterectomy. Youve had too many abortions.” My ex got her pregnant with the 8th child. He didnt care about the abortion and she insisted. She had a lot of trouble bonding with her living child. She was abusive and an alcoholic. Her parents took Kayla. After her hysterectomy this woman tried to drink herself to death. My ex found her beyond wasted laying in her own urine. She spent a week in ICU. Looking back it was because of her abortions.
Yes Sydney M, and then enlightenment led to the law being changed.
The same as enlightenment led to abortion becoming legal.
Merit says:
January 28, 2014 at 6:47 pm
Well, Del, if you are referring to abortion doctors as “mass murderers”, your argument is flawed to begin with. Take a law course. Murder is an unlawful act, regardless of your opinion.
Murder is the homocide of innocent persons, without regard to legality or illegality. Hitler’s round-up, internment in concentration camps, and killing of 6 million Jews was “legal,” but still murder.
Abortion is legalized murder. Now you know. You can only pretend to be stupid from now on.
Hi phillymiss, 5:36PM
Well, why not. Women are so helpless and victimized they can’t even get up and walk out of a CPC, or make the proper decision as to whether they should enter one.
1. The unlawful killing of one human by another
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/murder
The unlawful killing of another human being
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/murder
the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/murder
…. And may the murder of innocent children be made unlawful once again!
The accurate version of what you are trying to say is “may the termination of fetuses once again become unlawful, therefore becoming murder.”
termination of a fetus = murder of a child
The euphemisms only hide the truth.
As to “unlawful,” don’t tempt me to get all medieval on you. Today is the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, I’ll have you know. Aquinas warns us that governmental laws that are contrary to the justice of Natural Law are in fact “unlawful,” and must be resisted.
Like chattel slavery. And infanticide by abortion. Unlawful. Murder.
Del, take a law course. And, by your logic, God is a murderer because of the innocents killed in the flood, right? But, of course, God can’t murder can he?
Reality, there are different definitions of the word “murder.” Sometimes being pro-life is murder!
I am taking a course in law! Funny you should say that.
And even God repented of his wrath, and promised that He would never send such destruction upon the earth again, killing the innocent with the guilty. Even though we deserve it. We have killed so many more than God did in the Flood, and we are not innocent who have allowed it to continue.
I have enjoyed tilting with you, Merit. But please, go and get a life.
termination of a fetus = murder of a child
The euphemisms only hide the truth. – so I see.
As to “unlawful,” don’t tempt me to get all medieval on you. – why change now? ;-)
Today is the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, I’ll have you know. – and I care because….?
Aquinas warns us that governmental laws that are contrary to the justice of Natural Law are in fact “unlawful,” and must be resisted. – now there’s minefield.
Like chattel slavery. And infanticide by abortion. Unlawful. Murder. – abortion isn’t unlawful. Nor is it murder. Denying women their rights and freedom is tantamount to chattel slavery.
I have enjoyed tilting with you, Merit. – having a Don Quixote moment Del? :-)
Reality says:
I have enjoyed tilting with you, Merit. – having a Don Quixote moment Del?
Yeah…. You guys are such a windmills! Round and round, never going nowhere.
Except the windmills are in your mind…
Tilting at windmills is an English idiom which means attacking imaginary enemies.The phrase is sometimes used to describe confrontations where adversaries are incorrectly perceived, or to courses of action that are based on misinterpreted or misapplied heroic, romantic, or idealistic justifications. It may also connote an importune, unfounded and vain effort against confabulated adversaries for a vain goal.
Now what ya gonna do?
Reality says:
Today is the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, I’ll have you know. – and I care because….?
….because Thomas is wise, and you are not.
Reality says:
Now what ya gonna do?
I’m not going to worry about it. I already know that you guys are imaginary enemies. Legends in your minds, but of little consequence to anyone. I’m just having some fun at not ignoring you, for a change.
….because Thomas is wise, and you are not. – nope, still don’t care. He may have said some profound and thought provoking things but ultimately faith and wisdom have limited compatability.
I’m not going to worry about it. – imagine my relief ;-)
I already know that you guys are imaginary enemies. – well that is what I said.
Legends in your minds – I don’t believe in legends. I deal in realities.
but of little consequence to anyone. – and you are….? How are plans for your little fiefdom coming by the way?
I’m just having some fun at not ignoring you, for a change. – always glad to be of assistance Del. I always try to put a bit of positive in peoples lives :-)
Del I know. They wont go away so sometimes I just cant help myself either.
“Round and round, never going nowhere.”
Double negatives aren’t not fun!
“In regards to the Canadian bus ads, once again women are being painted as fragile little flowers that can be “victimized” by the presences of a sign. Whatever.”
Phillymiss I agree. Just want to add that pro-aborts and those “feminists” need to know that it is legal in Canada as it is in the USA to buy ads on public transportation that meet the standards and whose sponsors pay the requisite fees. I know it must so very much hurt to see legal pro-life ads on these buses over there. Well, cry me a river.
This reminds of the backlash CTA (in Chicago) got for running ads against menthol tobacco. Cry babies everywhere…
“termination of a fetus = murder of a child The euphemisms only hide the truth. – so I see.”
You are not dumb “reality” so what is the reason you feed the dishonest information that the unborn is not a developing child (a human child) in the womb.
Embryo and Fetus are defined as a developing human infant in utero in medical jargon. And that is the truth. Women do not give birth to anything but a human child.
You are not dumb but certainly your logic and intellectual discernment is clouded by your pro-abort delusion.
JDC: it ain’t not none of my business but I ain’t not fond of anywhere unless its nowhere not near.
You are not dumb “reality” so what is the reason you feed the dishonest information that the unborn is not a developing child (a human child) in the womb. – well, “thomas r.”, I’m not quite sure how I should put your question back to you. It would need to point out where the dumbness and dishonesty really are – because I have clearly enunciated on numerous occasions that a developing fetus in a woman is indeed of the human species.
Why do people keep failing to note this?
Women do not give birth to anything but a human child. – how astute of you watson.
You are not dumb but certainly your logic and intellectual discernment is clouded by your pro-abort delusion. – thank you for your back-handed compliment. “termination of a fetus = murder of a child” is the euphemism hiding the truth. That is where logic and intellectual discernment is clouded by delusion.
:-)
“because I have clearly enunciated on numerous occasions that a developing fetus in a woman is indeed of the human species.”
Yes you have “reality” and just above you are in full agreement that what is developing in utero is a human child . Women do not give birth to inanimate objects but a fully developed human child. If you acknowledged that, than you owe Del an apology for making fun of the obvious conclusion:
TERMINATION OF THE FETUS = MURDER OF A CHILD
The science determined that it is a developing human child, the medical consensus is there to call it a developing human child (the fetus is a developing human infant). So what is it that makes you not want to concede the conclusion Del put forth. I’ll tell that the only thing you can hang on to is the “legality” of murdering a developing human being. There is nothing else other than perhaps desperado attempts to hang on to the euphemisms to defend the “choice” to murder a developing human child. You know it but to admit it would be to capitulate and you and those in your camp cannot do that. The abortion movement is constantly being shaken from its foundation, the masses are unto the lies, the stupid euphemisms that mean nothing, and the inconsistency that the “legality” of murdering a developing human child represents. The masses are realizing by the thousands that “pro-choice” stands only for the termination of a developing human child and nothing more.
You have lost this ideological battle, check mate Sir. Now the only thing that remains is for you to come to grips with the obvious conclusion (what comes after = sign in Del’s cause and effect statement).
How many times do I have to remind you that your intellectual dishonesty in light of the admissions you have made shine through every time…
Thomas R., why must you persist in feeding the troll?
I know it is hard not to feed the trolls prolifers. Carry on. Blessings to you for your patience and perserverance (spellcheck not working) but you get the idea.
JDC: we are making progress with him can’t you see :)
“JDC: we are making progress with him can’t you see”
It’s kind of hard to tell from my end because I don’t read his comments.
I’m just following my New Year’s resolution to have more faith JDC. “reality” is taking baby steps :)
Yes you have “reality” and just above you are in full agreement that what is developing in utero is a human fetus – finally! Will you stop asking now. Can you send a memo around or something?
Women do not give birth to inanimate objects but a fully developed human child. – well that’s not completely accurate now is it.
If you acknowledged that, than you owe Del an apology for making fun of the obvious conclusion: TERMINATION OF THE FETUS = MURDER OF A CHILD – I assure you I was not making fun of anyone or anything. I simply needed to point out that Del’s statement is factually wrong.
The science determined that it is a developing human child, the medical consensus is there to call it a developing human child (the fetus is a developing human infant). – fetus, child, infant, adolescent, teenager, adult, elderly – if you want to be ‘medical’ about it you need to apply the appropriate term for the chronology. Why does the word ‘fetus’ exist?
So what is it that makes you not want to concede the conclusion Del put forth. – the fact that it’s wrong.
I’ll tell that the only thing you can hang on to is the “legality” of murdering a developing human being. – see, you do know the truth.
There is nothing else other than perhaps desperado attempts to hang on to the euphemisms to defend the “choice” to murder a developing human child. – it is Del’s slogan which is euphemistic.
You know it but to admit it would be to capitulate and you and those in your camp cannot do that.– I don’t make a habit of capitulating to false claims.
The abortion movement is constantly being shaken from its foundation, the masses are unto the lies, – crystal balls don’t actually work “thomas r.”
and the inconsistency that the “legality” of murdering a developing human child represents. – this sentence is inconsistent.
The masses are realizing by the thousands that “pro-choice” stands only for the termination of a developing human child and nothing more. – that would be ‘misled’ not ‘realizing’.
You have lost this ideological battle, check mate Sir. – is this your ‘mission accomplished’ moment? You can delude yourself as much as you wish. You won’t delude me.
Now the only thing that remains is for you to come to grips with the obvious conclusion (what comes after = sign in Del’s cause and effect statement). – ‘sign in’? ’cause and effect’??
How many times do I have to remind you that your intellectual dishonesty in light of the admissions you have made shine through every time… – your not liking the facts or the reality, or attempting to deny them, certainly doesn’t constitute intellectual dishonesty on my part.
I’m just following my New Year’s resolution to have more faith JDC. “reality” is taking baby steps – euphemisms mixed with delusions, how twee :-)
“reality;” “I’ll tell that the only thing you can hang on to is the “legality” of murdering a developing human being. – see, you do know the truth. “
Did you just state there in an unequivocal manner that you stand for the “legality” of murdering a developing human being as it is the truth? So in essence you represent the epitome of what pro-abortion advocates want for their progeny. My understanding of you is now complete and I will conduct myself accordingly to that….
“reality:” I’m just following my New Year’s resolution to have more faith JDC. “reality” is taking baby steps – euphemisms mixed with delusions, how twee”
I strife for more that the sum of my parts “reality.” I cannot say the same thing about you…
My understanding of you is now complete – no, it’s not ‘now complete’, it’s ‘still failing’. The truth that you know that I was referring to is that abortion is not murder.
I strife for more that the sum of my parts “reality.” – what sort of strife is that then “thomas r.”?
I cannot say the same thing about you… – I don’t need you to speak for me :-)
No “reality” my understanding of you is not failing – I now realize (thanks to another commenter) that the term that describes your ideology best is ANTI-LIFE.