Jill Stanek just closed a poll on the question “What needs to happen first for the pro-life movement to acheive its goal of stopping abortion?” I thought the results were pretty interesting. The most popular answer, by far, was “Change public opinion on abortion,” at 36.6%. My own pick was “Get more media supporting the […]
Students for Life of America (SFLA) reports that AbolishAbortion.com has been hacked. AbolishAbortion.com connected pro-life students with opportunities for activism, such as internships at major pro-life organizations; it also let users set up automatic pro-life status updates for facebook and twitter. Currently, the site has no function at all. SFLA fairly assumes that AbolishAbortion.com was […]
Recently, pro-abortion blogger Amanda Marcotte wrote in opposition to the court decision which struck down New York City’s anti-pregnancy center law. She makes the usual accusations against pregnancy centers, always citing personal testimonies from CPC Watch, which is not exactly an unbiased source. She takes them as gospel, but has no problem rejecting the video […]
Cross-posted from Abortion Safety Project: Project leader Kelsey Hazzard asked for contributions to AbortionSafety.com for her birthday. As a result of this fundraising boost, we have now raised a total of nearly $1800! We greatly appreciate the generosity of all our supporters. Every dollar raised helps make abortion malpractice information available to all women. It […]
As I’ve said before, pro-life advocates are not only working to advance the rights of unborn children– we are also a major force in the expansion of American free speech rights. Here are two recent victories in that arena. First, a federal judge has enjoined a New York City ordinance regulating the speech of pro-life […]
Google recently launched a new social networking platform, Google+, to compete with Facebook. At the moment, it’s invitation-only, but growing; those who have invitations are then free to invite their friends. The Huffington Post reports that non-profit groups have been eager to join: Some early adopting social activists lucky enough to be invited to test-drive […]
I thought this was really neat: A recent study presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology shows that in the first five days of his existence, the tiniest of human beings has the capacity to heal himself of genetic abnormalities. … Professor William G. Kearns told the annual […]
Every year, pro-lifers in Congress must fight to preserve numerous budget riders that protect unborn children. The most famous of these is the Hyde Amendment, which forbids abortion payments through federal Medicaid, with exceptions for rape, incest, and the mother’s life. Experts on both sides estimate that the Hyde Amendment has saved over one million […]
Today’s story: Human Life International has revised and updated its ProChoiceViolence.com web site that chronicles violent, illegal and harassing actions by abortion practitioners and abortion supporters. HLI staffer Dr. Brian Clowes, director of research for the pro-life group and the lead researcher for HLI’s “Pro-Choice Violence” project, says the web site provides extensive research on […]
I hope everyone had a wonderful Fourth of July weekend. Here are a few of the pro-life stories that I found most interesting, all from LifeNews.com: In Kansas, Judge Carlos Murguia has enjoined the state’s health and safety regulations for abortion facilities. This means that two abortion centers that had failed to meet the requirements […]