Category: Abortion

By Dave Andrusko Coming from a perspective that enshrines “choice,” if there is any sure thing, it is that no matter what the outcome, the decision must always rest exclusively in the hands of the mother. What if the choice is for life? No matter, the proper measuring stick is not that the baby is …

By John Stonestreet with G. Shane Morris If pro-lifers are going to oppose the killing of unborn children, we are told over and over again, then we must be willing to take care of these children and their families even after they’re born. And since we don’t, it’s widely assumed and repeated, we have no …

Editor’s note. The following are two quotation from “Experiencing Abortion: a Weaving of Women’s Words” (Binghamton, New York: The Haworth Press, 1997) by Eva Kushner that were posted April 3 by Sarah Terzo. It is a book that told the stories of post-abortion women: “20-year-old Rickie, who is a Black Muslim, opposes abortion and has …

By Sarah Terzo In a booklet meant to encourage women pregnant with disabled or sick babies choose life, Barb wrote about the pressure she came under to abort her son who had anencephaly: Seven months into the pregnancy I was referred to the high-risk clinic. It was there where I was attacked by a doctor …

By Sarah Terzo A pro-choice author, who wrote a book on women’s experiences after an abortion, described how one woman felt grief after she aborted her baby [1]. The young woman felt that pro-choice friends did not want to hear about her struggles after the abortion. … Karen cannot make sense of her grief. She …

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation It is one of the most painful situations that can befall a woman–one that can lead to feelings of powerlessness, sadness, and despair. National statistics indicate that, every minute in this country, 20 people are assaulted by an intimate partner. It’s a crime that’s often hidden …

By Dave Andrusko The wonders of the Internet and stories you’ve forgotten you saved hidden away on your hard drive. I was researching my response to yet another puff piece hailing abortionist Willie Parker when I ran across a column I read awhile back. It was by Ross Douthat, a columnist for the New York …

By Sarah Terzo In a book meant to teach abortion workers how to “counsel” women considering abortion, the authors tell the workers to recommend abortion when the baby has a disability When counselling, the aim of the health professional involved would normally be to support a decision-making process but not to influence it. There has …

By Dave Andrusko I ran across this a while back at Huffington Post, wrote a short post, and decided to revisit “Claiming My Mamahood After My Abortion,” written by Renee Bracey Sherman. NRL News Today readers may recall Sherman’s name. We’ve written about her several times. One time we deconstructed a glowing tribute to a …

A blogger who identified herself as Chase and claims to be pro-choice wrote about her abortion: “What is making it so difficult for me is the fact that I didn’t want to have an abortion. When I found out I was pregnant I wanted the baby. I knew I couldn’t handle an abortion, I knew …