KONY 2012 is a film and campaign by Invisible Children that aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice.
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Academics' defense of infanticide supported by pro-choice logic
CNA: "Oklahoma University Law Professor Michael Scaperlanda concurred with Professor George and Dr. Bellieni. He told CNA on Feb. 29 that abortion supporters lacked any persuasive, well-grounded reason for rejecting infanticide. He agreed that Minerva and Giubilini “are following the 'pro-choice' logic in extending this to infanticide. It turns out that, post-conception, there really is … Continue reading Academics' defense of infanticide supported by pro-choice logic
Academics argue for Infanticide
The Telegraph: "The authors therefore concluded that “what we call ‘after-birth abortion’ (killing a newborn) should be permissible in all the cases where abortion is, including cases where the newborn is not disabled”. They also argued that parents should be able to have the baby killed if it turned out to be disabled without their … Continue reading Academics argue for Infanticide
Confessions of a Pro-Life Atheist
Patrick Ptomey: "Arguing against abortion goes beyond the policies or teachings of any religious text. It is not an issue restricted only to the religious but rather an issue concerning human rights and therefore defies the labels of religion, political affiliation, race, gender, sexual orientation, and so on. If we can agree that abortion wrongfully … Continue reading Confessions of a Pro-Life Atheist
Varieties of Gendercide
Walter Russell Mead: "In the UK, where abortion based on sex selection is illegal, the Telegraph reports that doctors have been caught on film telling patients not to worry—they won’t abort and tell: Doctors at British clinics . . . admitted they were prepared to falsify paperwork to arrange the abortions even though it is … Continue reading Varieties of Gendercide
In Sudan, Seeing Echoes of Darfur
Nicholas Kristof: "A great humanitarian catastrophe and vicious ethnic cleansing is unfolding here in the remote and impoverished region where Sudan and South Sudan come together. For some in the Nuba Mountains, living in thatch huts far from electricity or paved roads, the sharpest acquaintance they are making with 21st-century technology is to be bombed … Continue reading In Sudan, Seeing Echoes of Darfur
Susan B. Anthony's Hit List
The American Prospect: "The List’s evolution from an organization designed to support women like Dahlkemper to one that worked to defeat her had begun years earlier, when the List started to feed on, and feed into, the Republican fundraising machine. Dahlkemper says she had come to suspect the group’s true mission long before she lost … Continue reading Susan B. Anthony's Hit List
Health-Care Critics Unmoved by Obama’s Contraception Compromise
Kirsten Powers: "Some people won’t take yes for an answer. On Friday, President Obama attempted to put an end to the roar of disapproval that had been building ever since the administration released a new rule in January requiring religious institutions to provide health insurance to their employees that covers contraception, sterilization, and Plan B. … Continue reading Health-Care Critics Unmoved by Obama’s Contraception Compromise
Syrian siege of Homs is genocidal, say trapped residents
Guardian: "Residents inside the besieged city of Homs claim they are under "genocidal attack" from a Syrian regime apparently deaf to international opinion and determined to "bomb, starve and shoot" them into submission."
In shift, White House to seek to allay concerns of religious employers on birth control order
Washington Post: "Some Catholic supporters of the administration said they had noticed a shift in White House rhetoric that gave them hope a compromise could be worked out. “Publicly you can see a change in the administration,” said Kristen Day, executive director of Democrats For Life of America. “It’s very different from what was said … Continue reading In shift, White House to seek to allay concerns of religious employers on birth control order
The Whole Life Democrat 