Iowa Heartbeat Bill: The Exceptions Speak for Themselves, by Sarah St. Onge Last month Ben Shapiro shared a video clip showing a mother speaking passionately about the value of her son’s life. Her words were well received by most pro-life believers. But her passion was evidently not enough to persuade Iowa lawmakers, and the […]
Does Pro-Life Language Regarding Charlie Gard Prove the Pro-Choice Argument? Over the last few days the Charlie Gard situation has ignited into an inferno within the pro-life community. Arguments by those who support GOSH, because they believe his dignity is best protected by allowing him to die “peacefully” by removing his ventilator, make up one […]
South Carolina, Eugenic Abortion, and the Ugly Side of Pro-Life Politics Last month, South Carolina’s legislature passed and the Governor signed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, banning late-term abortions beginning at 20 weeks post-fertilization (or 22 weeks LMP) on the basis that unborn children experience pain and that the State has “a compelling state […]
Are You Planning on Supporting the March of Dimes this Spring? Think Twice- Their History of Eugenics May Surprise You It’s the beginning of March- spring is almost here, and some of us welcome the image of snow melting away and flowers in bloom once again. Something else happens in March, which most people are […]
A short time ago, Gerard Nadal, apologist extraordinaire for pro-life exceptions, posted a social media status update which essentially claimed those of us who fought against exceptions in pro-life legislation were making “idols of our consciences”. The accolades for his outrageous statement were (sadly) generally supportive from his followers. In the past, he has also positioned himself as […]
In 2010 we chose not to have an abortion, after learning our unborn child had a fatal fetal anomaly called Limb Body Wall Complex: Here is our story. There are so many important things I would like to share about our story. The journey we went through to have our baby is just as important […]
In 2010, I continued a pregnancy after my unborn child was diagnosed with a “lethal birth defect.” During my pregnancy with Beatrix, {full story told here} I was repeatedly pressured by medical professionals to “terminate.” Because of the lack of support during my pregnancy, I have dedicated the last five years to supporting families faced […]
Last week, Time magazine featured a commentaryby Katie Lyon, a mother who terminated her pregnancy due to a poor pregnancy diagnosis. She chose to terminate her pregnancy in the second trimester due to her unborn daughter’s diagnosis of Spina bifida and other issues which she does not expand upon. The goal of Ms. Lyon’s commentary was to explain how […]
This past week has no doubt been an emotional week for many American women. Statistically speaking, {supposedly} one in three of us have ended an “unwanted” pregnancy via abortion. This means that last Tuesday many of us woke up not to images of a beleaguered, controversial corporation caught in a scandal, but to a reminder […]
As the mother of a child who was diagnosed with a lethal birth defect during pregnancy, and who carried her baby to term, I was disheartened — better yet, horrified — to learn that such an influential pro-life leader as Fr. Frank Pavone from Priests for Life, as well as Jill Stanek and Eric Scheidler, […]