by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat A Democratic legislator in Iowa has drafted a proposal to keep abortionist LeRoy Carhart out of Council Bluffs but still allow post-20 week abortions. Why am I not surprised? After the dust over Kermit Gosnell and his deplorable clinic has settled, pro-choicers like Morgan Zalot have stopped lamenting […]

by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat A second patient in Geron spinal cord clinical trial has been injected with cells derived from embryonic stem cells. In Belarus, the Ministry of Health is working with religious organizations on a pilot project where psychologists will talk with women considering abortion: According to the specialist, nursing personnel […]

by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat An audit of abortion complications performed in South Australia found that RU-486 abortions are less safe than surgical abortions: The “audit” of nearly 7000 abortions performed… in 2009 and last year found that 3.3% of women who used mifepristone in the first trimester of pregnancy – when most […]

by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. The vote was 251-175. 16 Democrats joined Republicans in voting for the act. Before the vote, Michael New offered these encouraging words: Regardless of the outcome of today’s vote, pro-lifers should take heart. In […]

by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat At National Review, Kevin Burke writes about Aerosmith lead-singer and American Idol judge Steven Tyler’s (pictured below left) experience with abortion which was cited in the band’s autobiography: When Miss Holcomb and Tyler conceived a child, his longtime friend Ray Tabano convinced Tyler that abortion was the only […]

by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat The Alliance Defense Fund has a press release on Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit settlement: In December 2010, the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas determined that PP of Southwest OH Region violated state law when it failed to meet with the 14-year-old girl at least 24 hours prior to […]

by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat It appears that Indiana may defund Planned Parenthood. Wesley Smith on how Planned Parenthood could stop people from objecting to PP receiving tax dollars: I find it interesting that whenever PP defunding comes up, defenders bemoan the loss of cancer screenings and contraception dispensing for poor women, and […]

by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat Politico has an article on the reason why pro-choice organizations aren’t challenging fetal pain laws banning abortion after 20 weeks: Republican legislatures across the country are passing tough new anti-abortion laws – and while abortion rights advocates believe the new laws are unconstitutional, they’re not rushing to court […]