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Is Pro-Choice the New Pro-Life?

Posted on 01 July 2009

According to the New York Times, it doesn’t really matter, because you probably don’t understand the terms anyway.

According to the Times, the recent Gallup Poll showing that a majority of Americans are pro-life is faulty at best, and downright sinister…

Ted Turner Says Chinese Oppression “Not Draconian”

Posted on 20 May 2009

In a May 7th interview on NPR’s "The Diane Rehm Show," Ted Turner, the legendary founder of CNN, gave a thumbs-up to China’s one-child policy.

"The Chinese," said Turner, "I think wisely, instituted the one-child family policy, and they put in…

New Obama Administration Report Says Pro-Lifers May Cause Extremist Violence

Posted on 27 April 2009

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says that law enforcement officials throughout the country should regard pro-lifers as potential terrorists.

According to news accounts, a report released by the Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis informs law enforcement agencies around…

Obama Turns Back the Clock

Posted on 01 April 2009

At a time when highly significant—even historic—breakthroughs in adult stem cell research have become almost daily occurrences and almost to the point of being mundane, President Obama has chosen to turn back the clock, and starting today will force taxpayers…

“Just So Nineties”

Posted on 13 February 2009

We all remember Obama’s campaign rhetoric. “This election is not just about playing defense, it’s also about playing offense,” he said to cheers and shouts from Planned Parenthood in 2007. “When the real war is being fought abroad, they would…

The New York Times Praises Pro-Lifers (!?!)

Posted on 10 January 2009

Sometimes, through no fault of its own, the New York Times has been known to stumble upon the truth. On pro-life issues, that’s generally the best we can hope for.

On 7 December 2008, the Times ran an op-ed by Ross…

Wisconsin Offers “Free” Birth Control — with Your Money

Posted on 09 October 2008

“Free birth control is only a phone call away,” assures a sunny female radio voice. “Total bill: zero. It’s not a mistake. It’s the Waiver!”

So asserts the web site of Wisconsin’s Family Planning Health Services (FPHS), a federally funded “reproductive…

Cyclebeads: The UNFPA Discovers Natural Family Planning, Sort Of

Posted on 30 September 2008

In  an apparent break with its pill-pushing past, the UNFPA has begun promoting a natural method of birth regulation. To avoid confusion with (or to avoid giving credit to?) Natural Family Planning, which is so closely identified with the Catholic Church,…

The APA Trades Science for Politics… Again

Posted on 03 September 2008

The American Psychological Association (APA) has arbitrarily decided that abortion doesn’t hurt women. Ever.

In a new draft report on released on August 12th by the secretly appointed “Task Force on Mental Health and Abortion,” the APA flatly claims that there…

Obama and McCain: Straight Facts on the Life Issues

Posted on 25 August 2008

This is a pivotal election for the pro-life movement.

In one corner stands Senator John McCain, a grizzled veteran who sports war wounds. His claim to the presidency comes from his decades of experience as a public servant and his straight-shooting…

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