Jennifer Granholm: "Can you be pro-life and vote to cut funding that supports the life of a child? Paul Ryan's cut-at-all-costs budget and philosophy, which 100 percent of the pro-life Republicans voted for, would gut the funding that supports at-risk babies and children: food stamps, temporary assistance to needy families, day care, Head Start, early … Continue reading Republicans: What About Children Outside the Womb?
Increased Access to Health Care May Decrease Abortions
The Atlantic: "From Massachusetts, though, comes growing evidence that the quest for lower abortion rates may not be at a standstill -- and the key may be better insurance coverage. As the number of insured has gone up in Massachusetts, new state data show a corresponding decline in the number of abortions performed there since … Continue reading Increased Access to Health Care May Decrease Abortions
A Distraction From the Issues About Abortion
Sherif Girgis: "Whatever one’s ultimate view of a rape exception to laws protecting the unborn, no remotely plausible case against such an exception could rest on assumptions about the mother (as Akin’s seems to do), rather than beliefs about the unborn child's rights. Some social conservatives, including Mitt Romney, would allow an exception; others would … Continue reading A Distraction From the Issues About Abortion
Honoring an Early Pro-Life Democrat
Michael New: "Ellen McCormack was one of the most well-known pro-life activists of the 1970s. She was a wife, a mother, a homemaker, and a two-time presidential candidate. Although her name might be unfamiliar to young pro-lifers, many pro-lifers of an older generation fondly recall her 1976 campaign for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. This … Continue reading Honoring an Early Pro-Life Democrat
Democratic abortion foes push for change in platform
Washington Post: "Democratic dissenters on the issue of abortion have made their case to the platform committee, arguing that the party should change its language enough to allow for some diversity of opinion on the matter and return to the “big tent” approach..."
Chinese rubbish collector saved and raised thirty abandoned babies
Daily Mail: "A woman has been hailed a hero after details of her astonishing work with abandoned children has emerged. Lou Xiaoying, now 88 and suffering from kidney failure, found and raised more than 30 abandoned Chinese babies from the streets of Jinhua, in the eastern Zhejiang province where she managed to make a living … Continue reading Chinese rubbish collector saved and raised thirty abandoned babies
Will Texas Execute a Man With an IQ of 61?
The Nation: "If 54-year-old Marvin Wilson is put to death on Tuesday, it will not be because Texas denies that he is intellectually disabled, or as the legal literature puts it, “mentally retarded.” This much, the state recognizes. It just does not believe that Wilson is disabled enough not to be executed in Texas—a flagrant … Continue reading Will Texas Execute a Man With an IQ of 61?
Assistant DA gives time to daughter, parish, pro-life groups
CHN: “The Democrats for Life is a national group that brings people together and makes you feel better about politicians who are working for the Catholic values of life and social justice issues,” she explained. “I got involved because Bob Casey was our governor (in Pennsylvania) and was very vocal about being a pro-life Democrat … Continue reading Assistant DA gives time to daughter, parish, pro-life groups
Reports of Forced Abortions Fuel Push to End Chinese Law
NY Times: "Recent reports of women being coerced into late-term abortions by local officials have thrust China’s population control policy into the spotlight and ignited an outcry among policy advisers and scholars who are seeking to push central officials to fundamentally change or repeal a law that penalizes families for having more than one child."
Better Leave Policy for Moms
Bloomberg View: "The U.S. is the only major industrialized country not to guarantee paid parental leave nationwide. The federal Family and Medical Leave Act passed in 1993 allows workers as much as 12 weeks of leave without losing their jobs or benefits, but it doesn’t protect wages. California was the first state to institute a … Continue reading Better Leave Policy for Moms
The Whole Life Democrat 