Dignity of Life

Goodbye to a Beloved Pro-Life Leader

by Wendy Wright February 8, 2013

Senator Tom Coburn’s tearful tribute of Michael Schwartz on the Senate floor in December threw a spotlight on a humble yet fierce advocate for the weak. A pro-life advocate since before Roe v. Wade, Michael devoted his life, intellect and…

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Actions Speak Louder Than Words

by Theodore Shoebat February 6, 2013

A young Christian boy from Pakistan was recently kidnapped, his lips cut off, his stomach ripped out, and his body burned. When his remains were found, his relatives could only recognize him by a distinct mark on his forehead.
The…

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Israel’s Contraceptive Injections for Ethiopian Migrants: “Racism and Arrogance”

by Michael Cook February 4, 2013

Years of rumours that Ethiopian women were pressured into having contraceptive injections by Israeli officials have finally been confirmed. The Health Ministry has ordered immigration officials in Ethiopia and health workers in Israel to stop coercing or coaxing women into…

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A Legal Shame

by Justin Soutar January 31, 2013

On January 22, 2013, we marked the fortieth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade—an unconstitutional, immoral, and tragic decision that has unleashed a torrent of murder and misery upon our nation.
On January 22, 1973, seven…

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Roe’s Multiplier Effect

by Dr. Paul Kengor January 30, 2013

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This year’s marking of the 40th anniversary Roe v. Wade included, naturally, much regret over the growing death toll caused by the scourge of abortion. The number is now over 55 million. That’s 55 million abortions of…

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Are Pro-Abortion Activists Really Losing?

by Elizabeth Yank January 28, 2013

Why did Time magazine’s January 14 issue make the claim, front and center on its cover, that “abortion-rights activists” are “losing”? Other than marking the 40 year anniversary of Roe v. Wade, it seems a rather odd statement. But is…

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The Most Basic Human Right

by Maria Kaufmann January 28, 2013

Although developmentally it is well known that a baby has both a heartbeat (21 days) and brainwaves (6 weeks) at the time a legal abortion can be conducted, many US states still deny that children inside the womb are alive,…

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“All Life Is Not Equal”?

by Matt Barber January 28, 2013

First, on a personal note: Thank you, thank you and thank you, Mary Elizabeth Williams! What a glorious service you’ve done the pro-life cause. I know, that’s not what you intended. But that’s precisely what you’ve accomplished.
Did I say…

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“Hurry Up and Die”

by Michael Cook January 28, 2013

The year is barely a month old, but BioEdge is already sure who will win the annual “Foot in Mouth Award”: Japan’s finance minister Taro Aso.
The outspoken Mr Aso did not win many votes among Japan’s swelling elderly with…

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Europeans Launch Initiative To Defund Abortion

by Wendy Wright January 25, 2013

A European court victory for environmentalists has inspired a continent-wide campaign to end European Union funding of embryo-destructive research and abortion.
The “One of Us” campaign launched this month by leaders in twenty European countries calls for the European Union…

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