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2013-01-31T11:32:26-05:00

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I Regretted My Amnio by Meriah Nichols

Last updated on: January 31, 2013 at 11:32 am By Amy Julia Becker

One mother's description of discovering who her daughter really is... Read more

2013-01-30T09:11:42-05:00

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On Identity, Being an Evangelical, and Writing

Last updated on: January 30, 2013 at 9:11 am By Amy Julia Becker

Kristina Robb Dover, blogger at Saints and Sinners over at beliefnet, recently asked if she could interview me. The interview begins: Christianity Today has named you one of 50 women to know, for your work in (and I quote) “profoundly shaping the evangelical church and North American society.” Would you also use the term “evangelical” to describe yourself also, and if so, what do you mean by that term? I would call myself an evangelical both because it is the... Read more

2013-01-29T12:49:42-05:00

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Why I Wish I Had Chosen Prenatal Testing by Patti Rice

Last updated on: January 29, 2013 at 12:49 pm By Amy Julia Becker

One pro-life mother reflects on why she wishes she had known prenatally that her daughter had Down syndrome. Read more

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2013-01-28T09:51:08-05:00

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Imagining Down Syndrome

Last updated on: January 28, 2013 at 9:51 am By Amy Julia Becker

The prospect of disability often cuts off the possibilities of imagining a good life, not necessarily because a good life is impossible, but because a good life with a disability is unknown. Two stories that help us imagine a good life with Down syndrome... Read more

2013-01-24T10:26:40-05:00

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Why Women Need Pre Prenatal Counseling

Last updated on: January 24, 2013 at 10:26 am By Amy Julia Becker

"every woman or couple, no matter their risk level, will face decisions about prenatal testing throughout the course of a pregnancy. " Read more

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2013-01-24T14:40:51-05:00

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A Good and Perfect Gift Available for FREE Today Only!

Last updated on: January 24, 2013 at 2:40 pm By Amy Julia Becker

For one day only, A Good and Perfect Gift is free for Kindle, Nook, or any other e-reader. Please help spread the word! Read more

2013-01-23T10:04:28-05:00

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What do Down Syndrome, Abortion, and Baby Girls Have to do with One Another?

Last updated on: January 23, 2013 at 10:04 am By Amy Julia Becker

"Statistics also suggest that at least 50% of all fetuses with Down syndrome in the US are aborted. That rate becomes higher among women who have a prenatal diagnosis of DS (probably 70%) and higher still when talking about other Western nations (90%). So, while being born a girl in Asia is not exactly the same as being born with Down syndrome here, I wanted to suggest some parallels." Read more

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2013-01-22T09:49:49-05:00

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Why Should You Care About Prenatal Testing?

Last updated on: January 22, 2013 at 9:49 am By Amy Julia Becker

What people are saying about my new ebook about prenatal testing, and why you should read it too. Read more

2013-01-19T02:04:15-05:00

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Ebook and Free Book and a New Website to Boot

Last updated on: January 19, 2013 at 2:04 am By Amy Julia Becker

Three fun things to announce: I am delighted to announce the publication of my long-awaited (at least by me, since my original deadline for this thing was last June!) ebook about prenatal testing. This book is designed not as a medical guide to options or as counsel for women who have received a prenatal diagnosis but rather as a “kitchen table conversation” for all pregnant women who need to navigate this brave new world of choosing which prenatal tests to pursue... Read more

2013-01-18T10:20:53-05:00

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Respecting Atheism While Believing in Jesus

Last updated on: January 18, 2013 at 10:20 am By Amy Julia Becker

Buechner writes, "...the war I fought was to convince as many as I could that religious faith, even if they chose to have none of it, was not as bankrupt and banal and easily disposable as most of them believed." Read more

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