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!).
It started when I read Gilbert Meilaender’s Bioethics: A Primer For Christians. He advises against Amniocentesis with these words:
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.
HT: Chris Brauns
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.
UPDATE: You can watch part 2 here.
This is worth your time and will be helpful to you as you talk about abortion with your friends who may think differently than you do. God is the Knitter – Psalm 139. Read more…
I love Mitchell, Tommy, and Karis. They’re a special part of our congregation and they have a special place in my heart – I’m thankful that God has allowed us to minister to them and their families. What makes them special is that they all have a third copy of chromosome #21 in their DNA. Read more…
1 in 5 pregnancies end in abortion globally – an overwhelming statistic when you understand what this represents. We prayed for mothers and babies on Sunday. Oh, how we could do so much more. Read more…
