by Kelli

Figures from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) reveal that a staggering two-thirds of women having an abortion were using a contraceptive at the time they conceived.

Furedi’s statement on abortion as a solution for failed contraception echoes those of Joyce Arthur, founder and executive director of the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, who admitted last year that “[m]ost abortions result from failed contraception.”

~ Peter Baklinski, LifeSiteNews.com, February 5

[Photo via thetimes.co.uk]

by LauraLoo

Actor Hugh Grant seems to have been a very busy man.

In addition to his daughter Tabitha (age 2) and son Felix (13 months), it was just revealed that he secretly became a father for the third time of another little boy, born in September 2012 – just three months after Felix was born.

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Both of the sons’ mothers seem to be okay with this revelation, as Hugh is financially providing well for them.

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by Carder

Is it just us, or is all of Hollywood glowing? Check out what babies are coming soon in 2014!

~ In Touch Weekly, February 5

[Photo (click to enlarge), featuring Drew Barrymore, Olivia Wilde, and Kerry Washington, via US Magazine]

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.

• Americans United for Life notes that the Guttmacher Institute’s latest report shows a decline in abortion numbers, along with a record number of pro-life laws enacted. And yet, Guttmacher claims the laws had no impact on abortion. AUL also notes that the reporting of surgical and chemical abortions is still voluntary, by state, and California chooses not to participate at all.
• Ethika Politika reports on the involvement of their “sister project”, Reproductive Research Audit (spearheaded by Dr. Jacqueline Harvey) in the court cases pending against the HHS Mandate:
  

  Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby… on questions of the “contraceptive mandate.” You can read the full brief here, or a summary here.

• Live Action picks up on abortion regret portrayed in the popular TV show, Parenthood. In episode 11, entitled “Promises”, the character Amy has an abortion her senior year of high school even though her boyfriend Drew says he will stand by her. Her only counseling comes from Planned Parenthood and she aborts. Following the abortion, they go their separate ways. Amy finds herself lonely and unhappy at college and tells Drew she wishes she could have a “do over.”
• Life Training Institute applauds the latest news on the stem cell research front:
  

  … Japanese researcher Dr. Haruko Obokata has successfully “shocked” blood cells with a mild acid bath into acting like stem cells.

  These new cells are called stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency (STAP) cells. Obokata’s research was successful using mouse blood cells, and is now taking place to see if human blood acts the same way.

  This procedure does not take the lives of any embryonic human beings.

• Down on the Pharm has strong words for Hollywood and those who ignore the rampant sexual abuse of children, honoring alleged pedophiles like Woody Allen (and proven pedophile Roman Polanski).
• Josh Brahm blogs about a different type of Sanctity of Human Life message in which he appeared with his pastor to answer questions that were texted in during the sermon.

• Never afraid to call it as she sees it, American Life League’s Judie Brown has strong words regarding the lack of teaching in the Catholic Church on important doctrinal issues:
  

  This is surely borne out by the confusion among Catholics who are not well-informed on what the Church teaches. A recent statement by the Archdiocese of Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley [pictured right] bears this out.

  During a recent interview with the Boston Herald, the cardinal was asked about Pope Francis’ statement that some Catholics appear to be “obsessed” with abortion. His response is enlightening:

  The normal Catholic in the parish might hear a sermon on abortion once a year. They’ll never hear a sermon on homosexuality or gay marriage. They’ll never hear a sermon about contraception. But if you look at the New York Times, in the course of a week, there will be 20 articles on those topics. So who is obsessed?

  Phil Lawler commented on the O’Malley statement: “If I were a bishop, I could not acknowledge this failure without a deep sense of shame. And of fear.”

  But there is no fear of the consequences wrought by admitting freely that Catholics are being cheated daily by those who have a moral obligation to teach the truth. O’Malley’s admission is stunning.

[Photos via NBC and flickr.com]

by Hans Johnson

Sidewalk Advocates for Life seeks “to train, equip, and support local communities across the United States and the world in ‘sidewalk advocacy’: to be the hands and feet of Christ, offering loving, life-affirming alternatives to all present at the abortion center, thereby eliminating demand and ending abortion.”

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The ministry is working to multiply success stories such as that of Lizanne and her daughter Jaala.

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[HT: @LaurenMuzyka]

by Kelli

How does the Guttmacher Institute interpret its findings [of a drop in the abortion rate from 2008-2011] in light of its pro-abortion mantra “safe, legal and rare?” The organization doesn’t appear to be too pleased, but then, it began under the auspices of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

While soft-pedaling the facts, Guttmacher’s latest report clearly shows that new pro-life laws, strong pro-life messages and effective abstinence education are related to the decline in abortions.

~ Brenda Zurita, addressing the Guttmacher Institute’s most recently released report, Washington Times, February 3

[Graphic by Guttmacher via LifeNews]

by LauraLoo

Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show at one point laughed during his recent interview of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi when she said she didn’t know why the introduction of the Affordable Care Act‘s website went so badly.

“Why is it so hard to get a company to execute that competently?” Stewart asked.

“I don’t know,” Pelosi answered.

FOX’s Megyn Kelly and guest Lanny Davis give their analysis of the interaction:

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[HT: The Hill]

by Carder

To know what the actual anti-choice movement is about, you need to look at what its members do, not what some random people say about how they label themselves.

And, increasingly, anti-choice activists are free about their larger objections to women being able to choose non-procreative sex.

Indeed, when I first started writing on the topic of reproductive health care, even the slightest intimation that anti-choicers have a problem with female sexuality was enough to cause conservatives to cry foul and howl about how they don’t care what you do in bed, it’s about “life,” and blah blah blah.

~ Amanda Marcotte (pictured), alleging that pro-lifers’ anger over women engaging in sexual activity is the underlying reason for  being pro-life, RH Reality Check, January 27

[Photo via Marcotte’s Twitter page]