by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat

• NBC New York: Police are investigating the report of an “apparent human fetus” in a trash bag:
  

  Police are investigating a report of an apparent human fetus found inside a trash bag on a Queens sidewalk Wednesday evening.

  A neighbor in East Elmhurst called 911 after spotting a black trash bag in front of her home at 99th Street and 31st Avenue.

  She told police she kicked the bag, then reached in and saw a jar containing what looked like a human fetus.

On the cold, dark, wet winter’s evening of Jan. 19, without any media promotion and with little notice, an estimated 35,000 Irish people gathered in Dublin to oppose the government’s proposed legislation. In American terms, this would be equivalent to 3 million people attending Friday’s March for Life. The event was described as “extraordinary” and […]

Left-liberalism seeks to present the Irish position on abortion as obscurantist for reasons relating to blind obedience to the Catholic Church. But this fails fundamentally to understand either religion or abhorrence of abortion. Catholics are people who understand reality in a particular way, not people who have been given a list of things they must believe in.

The Catholic position on abortion arises from a moral perspective centred on the dignity of the human person. Catholicism is the expression of this perspective, not its motivation. A majority of Irish people continues to hold to a principled opposition to abortion, and would almost certainly do so even if the Catholic Church withdrew its objections, which is unlikely….

by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli

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• Moral Outcry comments on a Christianity Today article on a conference of young evangelicals who largely agreed that contraception should be promoted among Christian singles as a way to prevent abortions:
  

  Combating abortion in the church isn’t going to happen by endorsing abortifacient birth control with a weak justification that since singles might sin anyway, we should help “prevent” the problem. Acknowledging a sinful lifestyle is just “how it is now” is agreeing with the kingdom of darkness that sin can be relative to situations.

  Further, by trying to reduce the problem, we send a message that a baby is only a blessing if it’s a desired baby that comes through marriage and a couple’s want. Psalm 127:3 reminds us, “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward.”

  Shockingly enough, Jesus and the Apostle Paul advocated celibacy and purity.

However, Ireland still does not fully respect the human rights of all people on its own territory and has yet to fully accept, let alone to implement, some of the core UN human rights instruments. ~ Mark Kelly, Director of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, condemning the Irish government for once again rejecting UN […]

by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli We welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page)! Email Susie@jillstanek.com. Star Studded Super Step’s Andy Moore has birthed a new website, AbortionWiki.org, which intends to compile information on the global abortion industry into […]

by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat The Washington Post has a long article on late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart and his abortion business in Maryland. Gallup has a new poll out on abortion restrictions. The public widely favors informed consent, parental consent, 24-hour waiting periods and bans on partial-birth abortion. They weren’t as open to […]

UPDATE 12/18, 12:20p: The Irish pro-life groups Precious Life and Youth Defence have released an informative joint statement on the European court’s ruling. UPDATE 12/17, 3:35p: Another view from the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, which says the European Court “unilaterally misinterpreted” Ireland’s constitution re: the abortion of the mother with cancer in […]