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  • Opinion:Show Support by Carving Pro-Life Pumpkin on Halloween

    By Jill Stanek October 20, 2009

    Here's a template for the pro-life pumpkin pictured below, courtesy of American Life League . American Life League has a boo-tiful idea : Carve a pro-life pumpkin this Halloween. I don't know why someone didn't think of this before. Explains ALL... Halloween activism...

  • Opinion:Are Pope and Obama's Abortion Views Converging?

    By Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights July 12, 2009

    Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on reports that the pope ’s new encyclical, Charity in Truth , places the Holy Father to the left of President Barack Obama on some issues: Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good advises Catholics to “Suggest to your...

  • Opinion:The Pro-Life Presence at the Super Bowl

    By Jill Stanek February 07, 2010

    -- Yesterday afternoon Americans United for Life Action issued a press release stating its Facebook page, Support Tebow's Super Bowl Ad, cosponsored with LifeNews.com, had "explode[d]" with "more than 200k people and is growing every second." This morning that number is up to almost 225k. --...

  • Response:What About George Tiller's Late-Term Abortions?

    By Suzanne Venker June 07, 2009

    ( Editor's Note : This article is a response to Jacob Apple's article, George Tiller and the Paradox of Anti-Abortion Violence .) Just to be clear, I do not identify with the term " pro-life " any more than I do " pro-choice ." I think they're both misleading and don't address the issue. I have...

  • Research:New Gallup Poll Says Majority of Americans are Pro-Life

    By Focus on the Family May 17, 2009

    Americans are more pro-life than pro- abortion , according to a new Gallup poll . The poll reveals that 51 percent of Americans call themselves pro-life while 42 percent are pro-abortion. Seven percent of respondents had no opinion on the topic. This is the first time the pendulum has swung...

  • Opinion:Anti-Abortion License Plates Can Save a Life

    By Family Research Council June 10, 2009

    It began as one man's dream to save lives by promoting adoption as an alternative to abortion and it has resulted in raising millions of dollars. That's the Choose Life license plate effort that started in Florida and has moved to dozens of states that either have the plates or are working to...

  • Opinion:Do Stem Cells Have Souls?

    By Reason Foundation July 07, 2009

    Less than two years ago, it looked like the ethical debate over human embryonic stem cells might be coming to an end. In November 2007, two research groups, one at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and another at Kyoto University in Japan, announced that they had succeeded in directly...

  • Opinion:It's Time for an Abortion Pride Movement

    By Jacob M Appel March 23, 2009

    Everybody is proud these days. While “pride” as a collective concept may have originated with the Gay Rights movement of the 1970s, now marchers in the St. Patrick’s Day parade are as likely to sport pins boasting “Proud to be Irish” and my Jewish friends are as proud to be Jewish as my...

  • Opinion:Hard to Support Amnesty International When It Funds Abortion

    By Deal Hudson May 05, 2009

    By Marjorie Campbell We've received a letter from Amnesty International begging for funds, "we are faced with a severe crisis here at Amnesty International." Larry Cox, the Executive Director, then details the dire situation of political prisoners subjected to torture and death, prisoners AI...

  • Opinion:New Poll Shows Support For Abortion Is Declining

    By Focus on the Family May 11, 2009

    A new Pew study found that support for legalized abortion has dropped precipitously since last August, from 54% to 46%. Here's a portion of the summary from Pewresearch.org : The proportion saying that abortion should be legal in all or most cases has declined to 46% from 54% last August.

  • Opinion:Pro-Lifers Hope Obama Stays True to Notre Dame Speech

    By The Cato Institute May 28, 2009

    by Nat Hentoff President Obama's Notre Dame speech on abortion was applauded by the mainstream media , quoting his call for more "open hearts, open minds, fair-minded words." But except for the pro-life , and some conservative forums, there was no mention of Obama's omission of his own...

  • Video:Pro-Life Elementary School Student Harassed for T-Shirt

    By Jill Stanek June 16, 2009

    Jack Yoest at Reasoned Audacity wrote yesterday about Americans United for Life's work to protect the freedom of conscience of health care providers as well as "school-age children ." AUL is headed by wife Charmaine. Charmaine and Jack have combined chromosomes to produce 1...

  • Opinion:Supreme Court Declines IL "Choose Life" License Plate Case

    By Jill Stanek October 06, 2009

    I was a plaintiff in the IL Choose Life specialty plate lawsuit against the State of IL (specifically Secretary of State Jesse White), which, btw, implicated former state Sen. Barack Obama. Reported The Washington Times this morning: Also Monday, the high court declined to consider several...

  • Opinion:Sarah Palin to Headline Wisconsin Right-to-Life Event

    By Jill Stanek October 20, 2009

    The press release came via email yesterday... ... and I was as pleasantly surprised as anyone. I asked Wisconsin Right to Life president Barb Lyons to dish details, and she responded: We have been trying to get her for a year. We just found out Friday that we had her and...

  • News:Pro-Life Pastor Walter Hoye Begins 30-Day Sentence

    By Jill Stanek March 23, 2009

    I previously reported that pastor Walter Hoye had been handed a 30-day sentence for violating a new Oakland, CA, law creating a free speech buffer zone around abortion mills. Well, the sentence has begun. Reported the San Francisco Chronicle on March 21: A pastor at a Berkeley church...

  • News:Sen. Colburn's Conscience Bill Defeated

    By Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights April 05, 2009

    Yesterday an amendment introduced by Sen. Tom Coburn to protect the conscience of patients and health care providers was defeated by a vote of 56-41. The amendment was proposed in light of the Obama administration’s plans to rescind the rule, which was issued in December by the Department of...

  • Opinion:HHS Should Revoke Bush-Era "Conscience" Rules

    By Americans United April 10, 2009

    Americans United for Separation of Church and State has called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to rescind a regulation put in place by former President George W. Bush dealing with religious objections to medical procedures, saying the rule could violate...

  • Article:Dr. Oz Tells Oprah 'Stem Cell Debate is Dead'

    By Baptist Press April 10, 2009

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Opponents of embryonic stem cell research found a surprising ally recently when medical doctor Mehmet Oz, during an appearance on the "Oprah" television program, played down embryonic research and trumpeted its alternatives. "The stem cell debate is dead, and I'll tell you...

  • Opinion:Plan B Decision Violates Parent-Child Relationship

    By Baptist Press April 24, 2009

    WASHINGTON -- The federal government will not challenge a judge's controversial ruling on the Plan B "morning-after" pill, meaning 17-year-old females will be able to obtain a drug with abortion -causing qualities without a prescription. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced its...

  • Opinion:On Abortion, Obama Chooses His Words Carefully

    By Family Research Council May 01, 2009

    By Cathy Ruse | FRC Blog In his answer to the question on the Freedom of Choice Act, President Obama first said abortion was a "moral issue" and then went on to say: '[T]his is an issue that... individual women have to wrestle with... And I think they are in a better position to make...

  • Opinion:Americans United - "Tiller Murder an Affront to Morality"

    By Americans United June 01, 2009

    Americans United for Separation of Church and State today deplored the murder of a Kansas doctor nationally known for his work on behalf of women’s reproductive rights. Dr. George Tiller was shot dead Sunday morning while serving as an usher at Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kan.

  • Opinion:Why is Killing Abortionists Like George Tiller So Wrong?

    By Reason Foundation June 01, 2009

    by Jacob Sullum Leading pro-life activists are denouncing yesterday's murder of Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller, but I'm not sure I understand why. "It is immoral and it is unchristian," says the Rev. Rob Schenck of the National Clergy Council. Calling the killing "a cowardly act,"...

  • News:Murder Not Justified, Pro-Life Leaders Say

    By Baptist Press June 01, 2009

    WASHINGTON (BP) --- The leaders of the country's major pro-life organizations universally decried the May 31 slaying of abortion doctor George Tiller, and many said they would be praying for his family. Tiller, 67, was gunned down in Reformation Lutheran Church, the Wichita, Kan.

  • Opinion:Will George Tiller's Murder Impact Abortion Debate?

    By Reason Foundation June 02, 2009

    Just last week, Denver Post and Reason.com columnist David Harsanyi asked, " Is The Abortion Debate Changing ?" Based on a recent Gallup Poll, which found that a majority of Americans considered themselves " pro-life " for the first time since the question started being asked in 1995, Harsanyi...

  • Opinion:Are Pro-Abortionists Controlling the Kansas City Royals?

    By Baptist Press June 22, 2009

    Missouri’s largest and oldest grassroots pro-life organization feels discriminated against by the Kansas City Royals due to a series of events leading up to the removal of their organization’s name in conjunction with a June 19 group ticket purchase for a game against the St. Louis Cardinals...

  • Opinion:Offered as "Common Ground"-Late Term Abortion "Saved My Life"

    By Thomas Peters July 02, 2009

    by Thomas Peters I might not do this perfectly, but I think it needs to be done. I've been keeping tabs on Reproductive Health Reality Check (RHRC) since they announced a "common ground" forum on abortion . Problem is, if pro-lifers want to head East towards life and pro-aborts want to...

  • Opinion:Website Offers Advice on How to Get Your Girlfriend to Abort

    By Jill Stanek July 05, 2009

    By intern Andy M., from JillStanek.com " Dealing With An Unwanted Pregnancy " blares the title of the article on AskMen.com , a website which claims 7 million readers a month. AskMen.com has been criticized for the way it objectifies women with its "Top 99 Women" poll among other...

  • Opinion:Website Removes Article Offering Abortion Advice

    By Jill Stanek July 12, 2009

    A week ago intern Andy M. reported on an article in AskMen.com entitled, "Dealing With An Unwanted Pregnancy," a how-to guide on getting one's girlfriend to abort. But if you click on the link you'll see it's now gone, and you're sent to the home page. This is just too bad. Author...

  • Opinion:The Abortion Battle Moves to State License Plates

    By Jill Stanek July 14, 2009

    Pro-abort Carolyn Carlin copied me on a letter she sent to FL Gov. Charlie Crist re: FL's Choose Life license plates. Click to enlarge: Well, this will be fun. First, the reason there is no "Pro Choice" license plate in FL is because Carolyn's people a) can't get their act together; and b)...

  • Video:Dueling Abortion Ads-Laws, Lies and Videotape

    By Jill Stanek August 04, 2009

    The cleverly named pro- abortion group National Advocates for Pregnant Women has become alarmed at the number of personhood initiatives popping up in various states. So it has produced 4 attack ads attempting to show how giving preborn babies legal status as persons usurps pregnant...