Before you read this insightful article about the following recent quote from Barbara Walters on the VIEW, try and recognize the progression of thought regarding abortion. We should know that “The View” is a mirror / forerunner of culture reality.
“I think that in order to even think about having an abortion, to give up a child that is obviously unwanted, that’s why you’re doing it, it is such a tremendous decision, it’s involved with so much fear of what you’re doing, and guilt.
Then to have to go and be forced to hear, to see the fetus, to hear the heartbeat, to put more guilt on you, I think is heartbreaking.”
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Here is a story of a young woman who moved from being a director of a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic, to being actively pro-life. This is what caused her change:
After watching an ultrasound abortion that left her deeply agitated, Johnson took an unexpected turn when she left her job as director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Bryan, Texas, in October 2009. She immediately joined forces with Coalition for Life, whose members she had watch protest the clinic during the eight years she worked and volunteered there.
Since she has seen the inside of both the pro-life and pro-choice movements, she has a little bit of advice. It’s worth reading.
If you haven’t seen it yet, check out this article from the LA Times. It outlines how Lila Rose is exposing the tactics of some Planned Parenthood employees. Lila pretends to be a 13 or 14 year old girl, goes to Planned Parenthood for an abortion, and pretends that her boyfriend is 31. She’s used this tactic 6 or 8 times, and then posts a video of the encounter (see it after the break).
Jesus Creed linked to this article and asks, “Would you abort a fetus because it wasn’t yours?” You have to read the article to get the full nature of the ethical problems associated, but it starts with a hospital doing an IVF but accidentally implanting the wrong embryo. What happens after that is a mess.
Yesterday on Facebook, I mentioned in my status that I was wrestling with the ethics of prenatal screening. That resulted in 25 or so comments from people, and those comments were very enlightening and helpful. So much so, that I wanted to move the conversation to this blog and get some more input (and hopefully the commenters from yesterday will come back!).
Gift Certificates are a nice way to tell a friend you care about them. I’ve received many of them and smile. But the Indiana chapter of Planned Parenthood is offering Abortion Gift Certificates?!?!?!?
The Washing Times reports here about the gift certificates.
The Washington Times also reports here that the Indiana Planned Parenthood was stung in a hidden camera expose where a PP nurse counsels an identified “13 year old” girl to sneak across state lines to acquire an abortion while covering up a supposed rape.
Here is something to consider before November 4: “Barack Obama is the most extreme pro-abortion candidate ever to seek the office of President of the United States,” so says Princeton University’s Robert P. George. Read a summary of George’s challenging thoughts here.
A remarkable and inspiring story of a young woman who the Father kept safe during her own abortion (as a baby, not the mother). She shared her story on September 11, 2008 in Australia – below is a 9 minuted part of a longer talk. I appreciate her passion, mission, and sacrifice for that which she believes is God’s design for her.
