Washington Post: "The House of Delegates voted 82-56 to repeal Maryland’s death penalty on Friday, making the state the sixth in as many years to abolish executions and delivering a major legislative victory to Gov. Martin O’Malley."
Author: DFLA
How to reduce abortions
Richard M. Doerflinger, USCCB: "Poverty and the hopelessness it can bring into people’s lives is a major factor in the abortion rate. In one study by the Guttmacher Institute, women on Medicaid had twice the abortion rate of other women, even in states that fund childbirth but not abortions."
Why pro-lifers keep fighting abortion
Helen M. Alvaré and Meg T. McDonnell: "Embryology, genetics, neurology, not to mention ultrasound technology — they are probably responsible for the fact that none of the abortion-rights Web sites bothers any longer to attack the humanity of the unborn child. Second, the human rights nature of the abortion debate just never gets old."
The Special Olympics of joy
Michael Gerson: "Viewing the intellectually disabled as athletes has aided a civil rights revolution — changing both individual lives and social perceptions. And Special Olympics is carrying that revolution to a global scale."
How Obamacare Will Limit Abortion Access in 21 of the United States
Take Part: "The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 is turning out to be the pro-life movement’s best friend."
Victory for Life: Pregnant Teen Wins Abortion Battle
ABC News: "A pregnant teen who sued her parents, claiming they were coercing her to have an abortion, will be able to give birth to her baby."
Pro-life Democrats at the Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life
Millennial: "Once again, it was very encouraging to see that the audience at the Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life was engaged and interested in the case that we were trying to make. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, particularly on the point that being pro-life needs to mean more than simply supporting restrictions on access to … Continue reading Pro-life Democrats at the Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life
Has Roe Been Good For Women?
Kristen Day: "Unless there is a united front to put pregnant women first, Roe will continue to provide a wedge issue, an excuse to raise money, or a reason to March on Washington. Women deserve better. Children deserve better. America deserves common-sense solutions that empower women to choose life."
Casey's anti-abortion rights package would increase aid for pregnant teens
The Hill: "Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) introduced three anti-abortion rights bills Thursday, one of which would double spending for a pregnancy assistance program aimed to help pregnant teens and college students."
The Millennial Divide
American Spectator: "But at the moment Americans began to become more accepting of same-sex marriage, they were also becoming more pro-life — and, again, that change in sentiment was due to the changing views of young people."
The Whole Life Democrat 