Christianity Today: "We must not be content to live in a world where abortion weeds out Down syndrome and other kinds of disabilities. Those with Down syndrome have challenges, sometimes significant, but they bring abounding joy and expressive love to everyone and to everything they encounter."
Author: DFLA
Viral Video, Vicious Warlord
Nicholas Kristof: "The bottom line is: A young man devotes nine years of his life to fight murder, rape and mutilation, he produces a video that goes viral and galvanizes mostly young Americans to show concern for needy villagers abroad — and he’s vilified? I don’t know if this initiative will make a difference. But … Continue reading Viral Video, Vicious Warlord
Faces of Change: Life Without Limits
At 6 months old, Stacy's daughter Zoe was halfway to her lifetime cap. But because the Affordable Care Act prohibits health plans from setting a lifetime dollar limit on most benefits, Zoe can now live a life without limits. Note: DFLA only endorses pro-life Democrats and has not endorsed Obama-Biden.
George Clooney Witnesses War Crimes in Sudan
Enough: "Months of military attacks by the Government of Sudan on their own people have prevented crop production, causing near-famine conditions. The attacks themselves continue to kill, injure, displace and terrorize innocent civilians while the international community continues to stand by. On March 7, Rep. Jim McGovern introduced the Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act … Continue reading George Clooney Witnesses War Crimes in Sudan
Over 8,000 Killed in Syria
CNN: "More than 8,000 people have been killed in the Syrian conflict, including many women and children, said Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, president of the U.N. General Assembly. Opposition activists have put the toll at more than 9,000."
Abortion debate entering new arenas
Rep. Chris Smith: "Why do so many who claim to be proponents of human rights systematically dehumanize and exclude the weakest and most vulnerable human beings from legal protection? Why the modern-day surge in prejudice and ugly bias against unborn children and newborns? Why the policy of exclusion, rather than inclusion? Why is lethal violence … Continue reading Abortion debate entering new arenas
Paid Parental Leave Sorely Lacking Across the United States
Sarah Jane Glynn: "The last century has undeniably seen a great deal of progress for women’s rights domestically and internationally, but there is still one area where the United States lags far behind the rest of the industrialized world—paid parental leave."
Women in the World
The Daily Beast: 150 Fearless Women
Behind Every Successful Man is a Woman? Let's Reverse That Saying
Cherie Blair: "So as well as recognising the achievements of women, let's use International Women's Day to encourage more men across the world to join the fight for true equality. After all, the result if we succeed is not just a better world for women but a better world for everyone. And that really is … Continue reading Behind Every Successful Man is a Woman? Let's Reverse That Saying
Enforcing Pregnancy Bias Law of 1978? Long Overdue
Allison Stevens: "These shocking, blatant attacks on working women are going on more than three decades after passage of the 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which requires most employers to treat pregnant women the same as other applicants or employees."
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