Pro-life blog buzz 7-22-14
- American Life League’s Judie Brown discusses the latest idea in birth conrol technology – remote control contraception:
Technology Review says the wireless implant, if approved for safety and efficacy, could make it possible for a woman to turn her birth control on and off at will by using a remote-control device. The implanted chip contains the chemical levonorgestrel—the same ingredient in Plan B One-Step (emergency contraception)….
CBS News states, “The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed funding to a preclinical trial on a user-controlled microchip that can effectively prevent unwanted pregnancies for up to 16 years. The futuristic birth control method could make it to the general market as early as 2018.”
But even some on the Left are concerned that such technology could be used on women against their wills, aiding both eugenicists and sex traffickers.
- Culture Campaign links to articles regarding the University of Chicago’s support of abortion to the extent that they are “the only college in America performing on-campus abortions” and they have also published an abortion guide warning against going to “confus[ing]” pregnancy resource centers (because that might “delay” having an abortion). Matt Lamb of The College Fix writes:
Asked what other resources the university makes available to pregnant students, such as adoption services, the university forwarded links to how a student could acquire birth control or emergency contraception.
- At Ethika Politika, Chrissy Wing points out the paradoxical behavior of women who consume chemical-free, organic, free-range everything – except for their birth control:
This sounds absurd. Yet, it is possibly the most common paradox I have seen. Eat the meat of a cow that has consumed synthetic hormones? No! Take them yourself via a highly concentrated white pill? Yes, please, but I can only wash them down with organic juice. Chemical free.
The recent storm against GMOs are enough to make me think that if birth control didn’t fall within the boundaries of “women’s reproductive rights,” it would have gotten banned long ago.
- Clinic Quotes shares a statement regarding abortion grief – and how those who experience it can’t seem to find help from organizations linked to abortion. From Melinda Tankard Reist’s:
Women often spoke of being unable to get satisfactory help for their grief from clinics or organizations connected with abortion. Karleen said that when she sought help at a women’s counseling clinic in Sydney she was told it was wrong of her to speak badly of her abortion experience. Kara, from Queensland, told of posting her personal abortion story on an Internet discussion of abortion. She was told to “get lost” – her story wasn’t welcome….
If a woman is depressed after an abortion, she is made to feel it’s her own inability to deal with sadness which is the problem. The onus is all on the woman.
- Abstinence Clearinghouse says MTV has released a new reality show called Virgin Territory. The show “follows 15 young adults, ages 18-23, who are all still virgins…. During the course of this series, some of the 15 young adults will lose their virginity. MTV thinks this show will help facilitate conversations among teens about safe sex, but many others believe that the show will only portray virgins as ‘misfits.'”
- Josh Brahm outlines how he chooses to discuss contraception when conversing with pro-choicers:
When I’m on a college campus and asked by a pro-choice person whether I think birth control pills should be illegal, I take a cue from my colleague Steve Wagner at Justice For All, and say:
“As a matter of public policy, I am not opposed to birth control methods that don’t kill anybody.”
Obviously the most important question on the morality of birth control pills is whether or not they actually act as abortifacients. While there is an important theological discussion that can be had on whether or not God wants people to plan their families and whether or not it’s wise to take birth control pills that often have negative side effects like loss of libido, but I’m tabling all of that discussion when talking to pro-choice people.
- At National Review, Michael J. New discusses an article by Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig which suggests that conservatives should help abortion-vulnerable women by increasing their welfare benefits:
… [T]here is not one peer-reviewed study which shows that greater spending on welfare or other social programs reduces the abortion rate. Some analysts point to lower abortion rates in European countries which tend to have more generous public benefits for low-income earners. However, the abortion rate in many of these countries is rising, while the abortion rate in the United States has been falling. Pro-lifers should certainly advertise the excellent work pregnancy resource centers are doing in meeting the needs of many women facing unplanned pregnancies. That said, expanding welfare benefits is a strategy that probably will be less successful than advertised.
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The Pill and the rest of birth control. Oh NO!
My favorite patriotic is “America the Beautiful” esp. from the 2nd stanza:
“America! America! God mend thine ev’ry flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!”
With religious liberty disappearing under the (un)Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, it is quite appropriate. SELF CONTROL NOT BIRTH CONTROL. Lust leads to birth control and when that fails, it leads on to abortion. Married or not, birth control makes someone a sex object. Think along the lines of gluttony leads to binging/purging with self-induced vomiting, the usage of diuretics, and/or enemas. Dear God, Please help us!
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Bob beckel on the five said that they must have gotten the participants from Mars . … Speaking of the new Virgin show. Yes they will be shown as misfits
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Christ didn’t fit in with the culture of his time, either. *Misfits” rock!
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Anyone else remember back when MTV used to be about music?
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I used to be pro birth control and upon meeting post abortive women Id say “Why dont they use birth control with everything on the market?” Especially when Id meet women after multiple abortions. I knew a woman who had 1 living child and 8 abortions and another who was on her 11th and only 30. Even pro choicers would gasp in horror. I was on Depo and I really was proud of myself for being “responsible” when it came to sex. Lol…boy do we live and learn. After self study of the abortion industry I severed my ties forever with PP. I went to one of their clinics for at least 14 years. I was indeed used for sex and that really threw me. Also I was ruining my chances for marriage love and respect (and thats what I really wanted) and possibly chemically aborting. PP never once took any time to talk to me about self respect or abstinance. Why would they? Every shot was 40 bucks for them.
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Also so many women do buy the lie as Ive read story after story. I was chemically aborting so I shouldnt have been condeming anyone. Anyway I was on a site with story after story about girls who regretted aborting. Even worse this site was about getting pregnant after abortions and every single woman had multiples and were worried about fertility. They were ready to start a family. The sad fact was out of 15 stories or so it was always “my boyfriend” I believe 1 was married. Im 44 so the younger girls are just bedding down with boyfriends. Some had married and some still said they were ready to get pregnant from their boyfriends.
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Aaagh to clarify I meant that the multiple abortions were generally from different boyfriends. That also brings STDs to mind. They were all just asking one another if they had complications with a wanted pregnancy. Its just sad that you would go through all of that uterine mutilation and then when you are pregnant with a wanted child you become afraid. One woman said “5 abortions and had a full term baby girl…no worries.”
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Misfits are cool!
[youtube]http://youtu.be/OdXsPQc8M-4[/youtube]
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JDC: Anyone else remember back when MTV used to be about music?
Yes. Sigh… Maybe this country really is going to the dogs.
“Reality” shows are cheap to make, and I guess enough people watch them that the ad revenue is better than playing music.
That “Lizard Lick Towing” is on TV is an insult to anybody with half a brain or more.
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“Reality” shows are cheap to make, and I guess enough people watch them that the ad revenue is better than playing music.”
Doug — I think reality shows are so boring. My daughter used to watch that “Real Housewives” stuff and it was just about some biotches shopping, having fake feuds, and other stupid things. I just can’t understand the attraction. This goes for the Duggars too, even though its completely different.
I find the term “reality star” an oxymoron. Doesn’t the word “star” imply talent? It seems that all you have to do to be on a reality show is be an exhibitionist.
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Phillymiss I agree. I dont get Jersey Shore The Housewives Basketball Wives or The Kardashians at all anymore. What people dont know is that these shows are scripted scripted scripted! Jerry and Maurys shows are total trash today and now everyone has a talk show. Its maddening!! Ive heard Chris Jenner was getting her own talk show. Why? Shes no therapist! Give me a show that shows these wealthy elite giving to the poor or something new. I didnt give a rats behind about Kims 3rd marriage. Will we be watching until North is 18? Seems so.
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Heather everyone claims to hate the Kardashians but someone must like them because they are making millions. The only good thing I can say about them is they generally dont shill for Barky or abortion. Anyway I went into Sears the other day and had a look at their “kollection.”. Tacky, tacky, and poorly made to boot. Did you ever see any of these celebrity “designers” wearing their own creations? No, they always have on couture. If their own designs aren’t good enough for them to wear, why should we “peasants?”
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Yes phillymiss indeed they have ratings. I tuned in for a year and I was pretty much done after that. I dont hate them but it would have been nice to see them visit a childrens hospital or give a whopping amount to charity. It was all about them taking expensive trips. Scott opening his own resturaunt and the girls treating themselves to shopping sprees and the lavish weddings. And imagine sitting through 3 hours of hair and makeup every day done by a professional. Wonder what they get paid. Also tons of plastic surgeries. And the producers tell them fight cry slam the door! Ppl believe its true. sigh only time will tell. And im pretty sure they are Obama supporters. Perhaps the show told them to stay mum though on politics.
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I remember when Cher trashed Romney saying “I am ashamed to breathe the same air he breathes.” And on and on. Well apparently Cher had quite a few Romney fans so she did issue an apology after backlash. Stating “Sorry perhaps I did go too far.”
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Amazing … “developing pre-eclampsia” so you kill your child. Why not just do a C-section and try to save the child also!!
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