My name is Chris, and I’m an alcoholic. Thankfully, a recovering one – though I was not a first-time success story. I got sober through Alcoholics Anonymous, and my most daunting obstacle to working the program’s Twelve Steps of Recovery was embracing a higher power. In trying (and failing) to quit drinking for some time, […]
In 1996, the Clintons used the phrase “safe, legal, and rare” to describe the supposed goal for abortions. Since then, many people have dropped the “rare” from their list of stated expectations, but they have continued to proclaim that they are concerned about the safety of women getting abortions. In fact, a primary purported reason […]
People’s views on abortion are all over the twittersphere again this week, due to a tweet from 2017 by “Strange Planet” creator Nathan W. Pyle, sharing his gratitude that his girlfriend, Soojin, had not been aborted. The vitriol being hurled at him is fairly predictable, with him being called a misogynist and a forced birther, […]
A common route of discussion about abortion, at least in the online world, goes something like this: Person “A” will talk about all the unwanted children in the world. Person “B” will point out that there are millions of people who want to adopt. “A” will then talk about all the children in foster care, […]
Every person with bit of sense knows that morality is indissoluble from conscience and that something intrinsic in us will condemn burglary, homicide, and other iniquities. Regardless, often in life, we find ourselves forced to make a decision in which either alternative is wrong. Abortion poses such a problem. While it is true that no […]
Pro-lifers are often puzzled at the notion that someone could believe that abortion is morally wrong or bad, perhaps even seriously morally wrong or bad, and yet also believe that abortion should not be criminalized. Along similar lines, pro-lifers are often puzzled by the notion that someone could desire that abortion be rare, and yet […]
Above: an abortion activist attempts to erase women who regret their abortions With the chipper “Shout Your Abortion” movement now an established staple in the pro-choice arsenal, the idea of abortion as a necessary evil has given way to celebration of it. As recently as 2008, Hillary Clinton declared that abortion should be “safe, legal […]
I used to be religiously pro-life. Or rather, I used to be pro-life because I am religious. I’m still pro-life. And I’m still devoutly Catholic. I just don’t necessarily believe the former is dependent on the latter. Being pro-life merely because your religion dictates it puts you in a dangerously tempting position – a position […]
I still remember the day I was sitting on the toilet in the bathroom watching the second blue line on my pregnancy test appear. My heart started racing and the room darkened as if I was about to pass out. My daughter is the most beautiful person I have ever met. She was unplanned. I […]
I was raised pro-life. My parents were so passionate about the cause, in fact, that when my four brothers and I got old enough to drive, any new car had to be fitted with a pro-life bumper sticker or it wasn’t allowed on their property. All through childhood, I never questioned this idea. It seemed […]