Students for Life of America, which for weeks has been gathering signatures in opposition to the confirmation of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, will deliver the petition to Washington today. SFLA sent out this bulletin to supporters: It has been announced that President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan, will be […]
I don’t know if the xkcd author had the abortion debate in mind when he drew this, but it certainly applies!(Hopefully I’ll have some actual pro-life news to report on tomorrow.)
The Barna Group has released the results of a poll of 1001 American adults which correlates religious adherence and position on abortion. Among evangelical Christians, 78% believe that the practice should be illegal in all or most cases. On the other hand, 72% of atheists and agnostics support keeping most or all abortions legal. . […]
A new show called “NICU” will premiere tonight at 10pm Eastern on Discovery Health Channel. Discovery Health describes NICU as follows: This 10-episode docu-drama series goes behind the scenes of top national neonatal intensive care (NICU) units, showing the day-to-day care required to sustain the smallest of lives. NICU follows real families as they experience […]
As my mom likes to say, “Let me put on my surprise face.” The Obama administration has officially approved the first instance of taxpayer funded abortions under the new national government-run health care program. This is the kind of abortion funding the pro-life movement warned about when Congress considered the bill. The Obama Administration will […]
The Pregnancy Assistance Fund, announced earlier this month, is supposed to help pregnant and parenting moms in need. No one questions that this is a laudable goal. But there’s some skepticism from pro-life groups, who worry that this will just be another stream of income for Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood’s own annual report statistics show […]
Roman Polanski, the famous film director who fled the United States after pleading guilty to sex with a 13-year-old girl, is a free man. He is currently staying in Switzerland, which just announced that it will not extradite him. The case, which has infuriated people on both sides of the life issue, is being extensively […]
And it’s secular, too! When you’re done watching that, please take a look at our volunteer opportunities. We have a particular need for someone with experience in writing press releases, but there also a couple of jobs that any willing person can do. These need to get done quickly, so if you are interested, please […]
Last week, Dr. Gerard Nadal wrote a piece on “force concentration,” which a number of pro-life bloggers found to be worth sharing. It basically posits that pro-life efforts are more effective when various groups cooperate and share resources. He’s undoubtedly correct. But there’s agreeing with someone, and then there’s listening. If anything, pro-life infighting has […]
A free pro-life webcast will be held all day on Saturday, July 10. Register at EndingAbortion.com. If you (like me) are unable to listen in on Saturday, they will send you recordings of the webcast, but you have to register. It is organized into ten hour-long sessions. The webcast will feature speakers who represent a […]