Category: Contraception & Abortion

The Battle Is Not Over the How
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The Battle Is Not Over the How

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by on Oct 11, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Government & Politics, MyChurchParish.com
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In a recent article in The National Catholic Reporter Michael Sean Winters criticized vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan for failing to present a plan to help the poor, and purported to criticize Vice President Joe Biden for not presenting a way to protect the unborn.  I found the usual obfuscation of Catholic moral teaching that […]

Fungible Human Rights for Negotiable Human Beings
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Fungible Human Rights for Negotiable Human Beings

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by on Oct 11, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide, Featured, The Homosexual Agenda
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Sometimes I wonder if anyone really thinks through what it means to be a human being anymore. There are so many signals being transmitted hither and yon these days that it makes the mind spin—and very few of these signals are grounded in natural law or even common sense. For example, I read a headline asking, “Is […]

40 Days for Life: Have You Come Out to Pray Yet?
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40 Days for Life: Have You Come Out to Pray Yet?

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by on Oct 08, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured
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Many of the 316 cities participating in 40 Days for Life this fall are holding 24-hour vigils. That’s  960 total hours! It is a very powerful witness to know that before any couples show up for an abortion and long after the last abortion worker leaves, there is someone there praying and bearing witness to the community. For […]

The Deadly Legacy of a Dozen Years of Chemical Abortion
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The Deadly Legacy of a Dozen Years of Chemical Abortion

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by on Oct 08, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured
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It was on September 28, 2000, when we got the news. Nearly eight years after it had first been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), RU-486, the French abortion pill, had been approved. No one in the U.S. wanted to make the pill–there had been lawsuits between the pills promoters, inspections at […]

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Misdiagnosed Causes and Misleading Solutions: Facts Guttmacher Won’t Give You

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by on Oct 06, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured
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The Guttmacher Institute released a new video today (the transcript can be found here) making their case for worldwide abortion access.  A large part of their argument hinges on the contribution of abortion complications to maternal mortality. The  World Health Organization (WHO) reports that about 13% of maternal deaths occur as a result of unsafe […]

Moroccan Warships Block Entrance of Dutch Abortion Ship
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Moroccan Warships Block Entrance of Dutch Abortion Ship

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by on Oct 05, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, International Issues
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Moroccan authorities have taken action against the floating abortion mill commandeered by the Dutch abortion group Women on Waves.  In a press release today, the abortion activist group notes that their ship was due to arrive in the harbor of Smir at 1pm local time but was blocked by warships. “Marina Smir has been completely […]

A Major Pro-Life Victory at Home in New York City
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A Major Pro-Life Victory at Home in New York City

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by on Oct 05, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured
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News this week that is as personal to me as anything that will ever happen in the pro-life movement: the largest abortuary in New York City shut down because of 22 years of pro-life witness at its doors by Msgr. Phillip Reilly and his associates of Helpers of God’s Precious Infants. Read the incredible story […]

Respect Life Month Brings Rich, Inter-related Themes this Year
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Respect Life Month Brings Rich, Inter-related Themes this Year

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by on Oct 04, 2012 in Cloning, Embryo Research & Genetics, Columnists, Contraception & Abortion, Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide, Featured
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Happy October! And what a month it will be! There are various powerful observances and events this month whose themes reinforce one another and the overall mission of the Church on behalf of human life. It is, first of all, Respect Life Month. It’s a time to let the pulpits roar with the Church’s Biblical […]

The Contradiction of WHO
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The Contradiction of WHO

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by on Oct 03, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is devoting much staff time and resources to promoting the legalization of abortion around the world. in fact, it has just come out with a new “how-to” manual entitled Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems. The stated goal of the manual is to educate practitioners on “safe […]

New Study Reignites Abortion Drug Controversy
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New Study Reignites Abortion Drug Controversy

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by on Sep 28, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Health & Fitness, Women
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A new study critiquing a drug’s effectiveness in childbirth sparked a vicious backlash from the abortion lobby this week, deepening concerns over the politicization of international maternal health research. A study published in the prestigious journal of the Royal Society of Medicine investigated how well the drug misoprostol prevents life-threatening bleeding in women who have […]

We Serve a God of Miracles: Changing Hearts and Minds About Abortion
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We Serve a God of Miracles: Changing Hearts and Minds About Abortion

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by on Sep 28, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured
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Abby Johnson has been very, very busy. Not only has the former Planned Parenthood clinic manager been flying all across the country giving pro-life talks and encouraging grassroots pro-life activism, but her new charity, “And Then There Were None,” has already helped 30 abortion workers leave the industry since it was launched earlier this year. […]

Media-Perpetuated Hostility
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Media-Perpetuated Hostility

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by on Sep 26, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured
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Nearly 40 years ago, in the chill of winter, the United States Supreme Court decided that abortion was legal in America for any reason at any point in pregnancy because women, in consultation with their doctors, should have the right to abort their own children. Fast forward 30 years. Malcolm Gladwell’s 2002 blockbuster, The Tipping Point, taught a […]

40 Days for Life - What You Can Do
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40 Days for Life – What You Can Do

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by on Sep 24, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Live in Christ
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The Scripture readings for this week remind us of the value of life. Psalm 54 emphasizes “The Lord upholds my life.” God is the author and provider of life. Without God, our heart would never pulse a single beat nor would we ever take a single breath. He alone has the right to choose when […]

“It Has Something to Do With the Power of Love”
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“It Has Something to Do With the Power of Love”

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by on Sep 22, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Sports
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In 2001, I wrote the following first paragraph:”On January 22–on the 28th anniversary of Roe v. Wade–North Carolina Superior Court Judge Charles Lamm sentenced 27-year-old Rae Carruth to a minimum of 18 years and 11 months in prison for his role in the execution-style murder of his pregnant girlfriend. Miraculously, doctors were able to save […]

Forced Abortions Continue in China
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Forced Abortions Continue in China

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by on Sep 20, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, International Issues
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“Reports that the Chinese Party-State has ended its practice of forcibly aborting women pregnant in violation of the one-child policy are premature,” says Steven Mosher, President of the Population Research Institute. Mosher, who blew the whistle on forced abortions in China back in 1980, points out that “The Chinese Party-State has asserted for over three […]

Anti-Life Provisions of the 2010 Health Care Reform Law
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Anti-Life Provisions of the 2010 Health Care Reform Law

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by on Sep 20, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Law & Justice
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Pub.L. 111-148, enacted on March 23, 2010, substantially expands funding of abortions by federal tax dollars.  Federal tax dollars, of course, are your dollars, conscripted to serve the federal government’s purposes.  This article provides the nuts and bolts of one of the several ways this will happen […]

The Theology of the Body in a Nutshell
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The Theology of the Body in a Nutshell

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by on Sep 20, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Marriage
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If we look at the four components of God’s love for us (free, total, faithful, fruitful) and compare God’s love to marital love, we can discover how to live the Sacrament of marriage as the ultimate expression of spousal love. Free: We need to be able love our spouse freely.  If we ask for conditions, […]

Trespassing Trial Humbles Abortion Mill
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Trespassing Trial Humbles Abortion Mill

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by on Sep 20, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Law & Justice
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It is said that Planned Parenthood usually wins in court.  But not always.  Last month, thanks to a display of courage by Michael Ferman, abortion “rights” did not, for once, trump all other considerations. Ferman, age 34, is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and a former student of mine.  I have known him […]

Child Survival Improves, While Maternal Deaths are Politicized
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Child Survival Improves, While Maternal Deaths are Politicized

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by on Sep 19, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Health & Fitness, International Issues
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Good news came from UNICEF today. The number of children under age 5 dying globally has dropped nearly in half since 1990. (This, of course, would not include the number of babies who die before they are born.) In 1990, nearly 12 million children died. That dropped to 6.9 million in 2011. UNICEF and the […]

Is Abortion Ever “Necessary?” The Evidence Says “No!”
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Is Abortion Ever “Necessary?” The Evidence Says “No!”

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by on Sep 18, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured
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New studies show that those who argue that abortion is sometimes necessary to “save the life of the mother,” and that it lowers maternal mortality are flat out wrong. Abortion does not improve maternal health. Let’s start with a brilliant recent study carried out by Elard Koch of Chile. Prof. Koch looked at maternal mortality rates in Chile before […]

Men and Contraception: Loving Our Wives & Laying Down Our Lives
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Men and Contraception: Loving Our Wives & Laying Down Our Lives

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by on Sep 18, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Men
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Recently, I noticed that our editor had put out a call to some of our female columnists to address a newly released study by the Archdiocese of Baltimore about Catholic women and contraception. Suffice it to say that the survey of Church-going Catholic women found that a substantial minority were in agreement with the Church’s […]

The Story of Bill and Jill Green
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The Story of Bill and Jill Green

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by on Sep 14, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Fiction, Government & Politics
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Since the Obama administration is so fond of fictional narratives, I thought I would write one too about Bill and Jill. Bill and Jill Green are entrepreneurs. The Greens met in college studying environmental engineering. Bill and Jill immediately knew they were destined to not only marry, but change the world together. After graduating, the […]

US Experts Testify on Dangers of Disabilities Treaty
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US Experts Testify on Dangers of Disabilities Treaty

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by on Sep 14, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Disability, Sickness & Suffering, Featured, Government & Politics, International Issues
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A panel of experts warned U.S. lawmakers this week that the UN Disabilities treaty could threaten the rights of parents and advance abortion rights. “This treaty… would allow unelected bureaucrats in Switzerland to determine the meaning of the words ‘disability’ and ‘sexual reproductive health,’ said Congressman Jeff Duncan following a briefing to the House Sovereignty […]

Counseled to Abort in a Catholic Hospital
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Counseled to Abort in a Catholic Hospital

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by on Sep 13, 2012 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, MyChurchParish.com
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“What’s going on?” asked the therapist. “I told my doctor that I am having issues with anxiety. I’ve had three babies in the last four years and just found I’m pregnant again, and no matter how hard I try, I keep having panic attacks. I feel out of control. I’m ready to admit I need […]