abortion

Sallow-Fingered Death

Sallow-Fingered Death

Death has fingered about the edges of my day so far: a friend sent me this article on parents wanting to abort their severely handicapped baby and I just overheard a conversation in the hall about a man whose brother died recently. He said, “My dad died six years ago, and now my brother,  so it’s just me and my… Read more →

Abortion: Seeds of Self-Deception

Abortion: Seeds of Self-Deception

I cannot stop reading this book though it made me sob last night in bed, and though I’m getting suspicious looks at the cover while I ride and read on the Metro. Abby Johnson describes her slow conversion from vaguely pro-life teen to Planned Parenthood abortion clinic director to pro-life advocate, dotted throughout with glimpses of women in pain and… Read more →

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Abortions go down…but really? This article discussing the decline of abortions worldwide (yet possibly through higher contraceptive use) also gives me an excuse to respond to Jessica’s comment on my dismissal of the Pill, below. Here’s Jessica: PS: those types of birth control are causing women problems, but… women have been using the pill for almost forty years. If there… Read more →

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Abortions go down…but really? This article discussing the decline of abortions worldwide (yet possibly through higher contraceptive use) also gives me an excuse to respond to Jessica’s comment on my dismissal of the Pill, below. Here’s Jessica: PS: those types of birth control are causing women problems, but… women have been using the pill for almost forty years. If there… Read more →