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September 2015

September 24, 2015

When “Pro-Life” Means “Anti-Birth Control”

Through a link on Ladies Against Feminism, I came upon an article titled Planned Parenthood...

August 2015

August 18, 2015

Infertile Couple to Planned Parenthood: You’re Aborting Our Children

Via a link at Ladies Against Feminism, I came upon an article titled An Infertile...

July 2015

July 15, 2015

Is Abortion an African-American Genocide? The Problem with Conservatives Citing Margaret Sanger

Conservatives want to have it both ways. They argue that progressive support of welfare and...

May 2015

May 20, 2015

Do Male Voices Have a Place in the Abortion Debate?

In which I respond to an email from a reader about the role of male...

September 2014

September 09, 2014

When Abortion Restrictions Mean Jail Time

A Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to up to 18 months in prison for obtaining...

August 2014

August 11, 2014

Katlyn River, Loved and Grieved: A Story of Late-Term Abortion

We got pregnant quickly, and were thrilled, but at 9.5 weeks I started bleeding and...

March 2014

March 11, 2014

The Totally Unoriginal Atheist Case against Abortion

No seriously. Are there really people who think that atheists can't be against abortion? I...

February 2014

February 09, 2014

The Biased . . . and the Confused

Now we move beyond grieving for aborted fetuses and beyond grieving for zygotes to grieving...

February 04, 2014

The Abortion Rate Is Falling. Why?

The abortion rate has come down to an all-time low---the lowest rate since 1973, the...

November 2013

November 01, 2013

Sad but True

A political cartoon illustrates "pro-life" hypocrisy and provokes a few thoughts.

October 2013

October 30, 2013

One Year Ago Today: My Viral Moment

One year ago today I woke up and checked my blog's stats. I had known...

August 2013

August 19, 2013

And You Wonder Why I See the Right as Anti-Woman . . .

I recently spent several hours arguing about abortion with a conservative. The conversation started when...

August 13, 2013

How Has Pregnancy Changed Your Views on Abortion?

I recently received an email from a journalist who is seeking parents who were pro-life...

August 08, 2013

On Bad Logic, Abortion, and Children’s Rights

Which brings me to another point: The idea that pro-lifers believe that children only have...

July 2013

July 22, 2013

How I Lost My Fear of Margaret Sanger

Growing up in the pro-life movement, I was taught that birth control originated as an...

July 14, 2013

Erick Erickson—Concerned for Women’s Health?

In the wake of the passing of the Texas abortion bill, which requires that abortions...

July 03, 2013

When It’s Not Actually about Women’s Health

Supposedly, conservatives believe in limited government. But when it comes to abortion, all of this...

July 01, 2013

It’s about Compassion

For me, being pro-choice is more than just a single issue. It's not just about...

June 2013

June 16, 2013

When Protecting Scruples Comes Before Women’s Health

The feeling I get here is that protecting scruples is more important than protecting women's...

May 2013

May 21, 2013

When Stereotypes Replace Reality

Christian Post blogger Kae Am recently wrote a post on abortion and women's humanity---or more...

May 14, 2013

Whence Opposition to Birth Control? An Illustration.

I've written before suggesting that if pro-lifers are consistent, they should be in favor of...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

Did R. C. Sproul Jr. Incite Anti-Abortion Violence?

The problem is that you can't go telling people that abortion is ten times worse...

April 25, 2013

The Real Message of the Kermit Gosnell Story

The real message of the Kermit Gosnell story is that the fight to ensure that...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

Image, Counter Image: The Facebook Meme War

I'm sure lots of you have noticed the recent facebook profile picture trend in favor...

March 19, 2013

Doug Wilson’s Race Problem

There's one thing I'm fairly certain of---Wilson's continual attempts to dig himself out of the...

March 14, 2013

“You are worthy of nothing but disdain”

There are not many jobs that require you to stand there and take it while...

March 11, 2013

A Difference in Perspective

When the protesters at abortion clinics make offers of financial assistance, are they talking about...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

Conservatives’ Big Government Abortion Hypocrisy

Political conservatives talk constantly about their desire to make government smaller. The less government the...

February 27, 2013

Smile! Your Mom … Had Sex?

"Smile! Your Mom Chose Life!" I found this slogan very compelling when I opposed abortion....

February 11, 2013

Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Abortion Wars

As I get out of my car, an elderly man in a yellow vest approaches....