“What on earth does this mean?” you wonder. Well read on. I find pro-choicers and pro-lifers often talk past each other because they seem to take for granted certain assumptions the other side doesn’t share. In order to improve communication, I sometimes tell pro-choicers that if they want to understand how pro-lifers view abortion, just replace […]
According to the Washington Times, there was a couple planning to abort their child diagnosed with Down syndrome. A priest made a deal with the couple–if he could find a good home for the baby before their state’s deadline for late-term abortions, the couple would not abort. The priest’s church reached out through Facebook for […]
Remember watching those awkward sex education videos when you were about eleven? Ever have to watch a live birth one? The satirical online newspaper, The Onion, parodies the adolescent awkwardness of learning about sex with its article “8th-Grade Health Class Squirms Throughout Entire Screening Of ‘Miracle Of Abortion’.” Some excerpts and thoughts: “During the video’s […]
I’m pro-life. I get annoyed when people call me “anti-choice,” because I am not anti-choices in a general way. I am anti the specific choice to have your fetus killed. Similarly, I get annoyed when my fellow pro-lifers call pro-choicers “pro-abortion.” There’s a difference between thinking a woman should be able to choose whether or […]
In response to the Gosnell trial, some pro-choicers are claiming this is what happens when we restrict access to abortion. They say Gosnell exemplifies exactly why we must fight to protect abortion rights. For example, here’s NARAL’s statement on the subject: Kermit Gosnell’s actions were reprehensible, illegal and reminiscent of back-alley abortions from the days […]
[Today’s entry is re-posted from “Yeah, but…“] Stumbled upon this Elle story about men who don’t want to be fathers but are “forced”* to by their pregnant partners. Dubay’s argument was that while his girlfriend was permitted by the Constitution to end her pregnancy for any reason, he had no comparable right, in violation of […]
[Today’s entry is re-posted from “Yeah, but…“] We hear a lot about bodily rights during the abortion debate. Moving beyond the abortion debate to society in general, I think it’s clear that bodily rights are fundamental. It seems most other pro-lifers think it’s clear too. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a pro-lifer that says they’d […]
[Today’s entry is re-posted from “Yeah, but…“] I consider myself a feminist. I’m a big proponent of women going to college and building their own careers (and I’d like to see more female scientists). I’m very big on a balance between our relationships and the rest of our lives; you should not be made or […]
Licia Ronzulli at work with her baby girl in tow. A woman’s decisions about bearing children are influenced by how much social support she can expect as a mother. With that in mind, and in honor of Women’s History Month, today we consider some historical examples of support (or lack thereof) for working mothers in […]
Some religious people suggest you can’t have morality without God, and therefore atheists have no reason to act morally. Some atheists respond by saying we shouldn’t need the threat of eternal damnation to inspire us to act decently. As an agnostic, I don’t see why a belief in God is necessary in order to want […]
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