Pro-life blog buzz 1-25-13
by Kelli
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- At The Public Discourse, Michael New notes the fact that abortion has not delivered on its promises to reduce the out-of-wedlock birthrate, the incidence of child abuse, or the crime rate.
- Abortion in Washington shares poll results from the state, showing the population overwhelmingly supports parental notification before abortions are performed on minors.
- Down on the Pharm reports that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (pictured left) is promoting a Reproductive Care Act, which would “allow late term abortions after 24 weeks… for any reason.”
- Moral Outcry analyzes Planned Parenthood’s new de-emphasis of the “pro-choice” label as well as their accompanying ad campaign.
- Big Blue Wave discusses a recent study on condom distribution in Tanzania, which included pre-adolescents, age 10+. Almost 63% of the study’s participants argued that “condoms are suitable for adults, not children of their age because they should not be engaging in sexual activities before marriage.”
- Coming Home shares news from the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists that says RU-486 chemical abortions (which take 36-72 hours) may be reversible through the use of progesterone injections.
- Kansans for Life says the ACLU “has withdrawn their failing lawsuit against a 2011 Kansas law which bars private health care insurance from covering elective abortions.”
- At Live Action, Kristen Walker Hatten addresses the fear so often felt by women experiencing unplanned pregnancies.
- At Life Training Institute, Scott Klusendorf gives an excellent response to a pro-life pastor who chose to vote pro-choice this past election:
I grieve that my former pastor supports a party where 90 percent of its current House membership voted against a bill protecting unborn females from sex-selection abortions. He voted for a party that supports forcing religious groups to fund insurance coverage for abortion-inducing drugs. He voted for a party that says doctors must perform or refer for abortion or go out of business. While he’s worried about Christians forcing their views on others, the party he supports is forcing Christians to comply with abortion mandates or face legal prosecution.
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ok, seriously, what use would a ten year old have for a condom? Has the world gone completely insane or what?
Regarding Michael New: I used to correspond with Renee Nicely, a mother imprisoned for the beating death of her 3 year old son. She might have gotten the death penalty but the jury was persuaded that her mind was to some extent unhinged by a very recent abortion.
I wrote the Crime Library story on Fumiko Kimura who tried to kill herself along with her 2 children but was saved while the kids drowned. She had a history of abortion. When she discovered her husband had a girlfriend, Fumiko Kimura learned of that woman’s abortion. It seems at least possible that the history of abortion was related to the despair that led her to attempt suicide and actually commit two homicides.
Cuomo is an abortion rights zealot. His actions in support of late term abortions proves it. One scary looking dude–some pictures of him makes one wonder if he is well.
If ever there were a justification for the Church to excommunicate a politician Cuomo who is shacked up with his girlfriend and pushed through gay “marriage” legislation in New York and wants to increase accessiblility to abortion and still after all of that has the gall to claim he is Catholic it is all so in-your-face…is he daring the Church to do or say anything?
Does anyone believe that adoption will ever become so attractive that over 1 million women a year will place their babies for adoption?
Will people seeing a pregnant woman cheerfully ask, “Are you raising this one or placing for adoption?”
In addition, if adoption is really a beautiful thing, why don’t we make everyone adopted? Women who have just had babies will have them randomly re-distributed so it will only be a happenstance if the mother goes home from a hospital with the baby she birthed.
Denise, must you post the exact same comments every day?
JDC says:
January 25, 2013 at 6:49 pm
Denise, must you post the exact same comments every day?
(Denise) I post a variety of comments. The simple fact of the matter is that adoption will always be necessary but it is NOT an “alternative to abortion.” The alternative to abortion is to ensure that the women who get pregnant are those willing to have and raise babies. If we want to decrease abortions, we’ve got to make sure that those unwilling to become moms don’t get pregnant.
I guess as a non-Catholic I guess my opinion doesnt count but is this Cuomo creep allowed to take communion? If so its a disgrace. Hes about as Catholic as my cat!
“I post a variety of comments.”
Well, the same five or so on a loop.
I think my cat’s zoroastrian!
JDC says:
January 25, 2013 at 7:00 pm
“I post a variety of comments.”Well, the same five or so on a loop.
(Denise) Michael New’s article on how legal abortion hasn’t led to decreased child abuse was posted by Jill Stanek. I remarked that I used to correspond with Renee Nicely, who is imprisoned for the beating death of her 3-year-old child. The prosecution wanted the death penalty but she got life in prison because they were persuaded by her attorneys that her mind was unhinged by a recent abortion.
I wrote the Crime Library article on Fumiko Kimura who killed her toddler and her infant while also trying (and failing) to kill herself. She had an abortion while young and learned that her husband’s girlfriend had also had an abortion. That probably played a part in the crime.
Reality, you made me laugh! So I had to give you a “like” on that one.
Denise, I think the majority of women will find they love their babies so much that they will get it all together and do what they gotta do to be mommy to their baby. I’ve seen it several times. Women intent on aborting changed their minds at the last minute and then once they went ahead with the pregnancy knew there was NO WAY they wanted to be separated from their child! And it was a long hard road but they got their acts together and all are doing fine now. The reasons for abortion no longer even exist and I’ve heard them say “I can’t believe I almost aborted!”
“I think my cat’s zoroastrian!”
Yet it’s still more Catholic than Andrew Cuomo.
What’s even funnier is that she’s not even persian! She’s a torty.
I think my garden gnomes are buddhist, they really didn’t like it when the christian god turned them into pillars of salt.
LOL Reality. Rudy is part Siamese so I think he might be Buddhist.
“I think my cat’s zoroastrian!”
I have been told by atheists that all cats are atheists, which is why (many) atheists like them so much. They seem to be secular felinists, and believe only in themselves. That must be why I’m a dog person.
Jesus is the Lion of the tribe of Judah.
Bless me Lord. And Cuomo what may….may no liberals ever Cuomo round me again
@ Sydney M: You may well be right. And be making a good point. A friend of mine says she would have had her illegal abortion no-matter-what because she “just wasn’t going to complete the pregnancy.” While outlawing abortion can’t prevent abortions in cases like hers, it CAN prevent abortions in women who are “on the fence” about having another child. Preventing those abortions, not all, is the purpose of outlawing abortion.
The Michael New article lost all credibility when he quoted Steve Sailor, a well known “racial realist” (white supremacist).
There has to be a greater emphasis on reproductive health. The health care industry and the church needs to be challenged to provide better education. What many do not understand is that there are solid reasons for postponing sexual activity until marriage. Planned Parenthood has failed in this regard along with health educators and clergy. Planned Parenthood is nothing more than an agency that encourages prostitution as defined by Judeo-Christian standards and likely many other religions of the world. When young people are introduced to this offensive lifestyle at such an early age, we as a society are doomed. Politicians such a Cuomo represent those who have fallen to lies purported by Pop Culture.
Education works as demonstrated in some parts of Scandanavia. See this http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12694123
Education is important but not the whole answer. To lower the pregnancy rate and the STD rate, we need willpower! We also need to decrease the societal forces and factors that lead to sexual temptation.
i dunno Lifeforce, Rudy comes and sits by me and purrs when Im feeling down. Its as if he can sense my feelings. And dont forget that Obama, who never met an abortion he didnt like, is a big dog lover (Bo is a cutie though).
OK, phillymiss, you got me on that one. =) Truth is I love all animals. (And although it seems I have something in common with Obama, I would never eat a dog, or cat.)