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Gosnell’s grisly trial and why I care

By sifilings Tue, 05/14/2013 - 11:27am

Gosnell’s grisly trial and why I care

New Kansas law defines life as beginning at fertilization, defines unborn as persons

By SharperIron Sun, 04/21/2013 - 9:08am

“the laws of this state shall be interpreted and construed to acknowledge on behalf of the unborn child at every stage of development, all the rights, privileges and immunities available to other persons, citizens and residents of this state” Bill 2253

Infanticide OK, Planned Parenthood rep says

By SharperIron Fri, 04/05/2013 - 6:37am

Rep. Jose Oliva: “You stated that a baby born alive on a table as a result of a botched abortion, that that decision should be left to the doctor and the family. Is that what you’re saying?”

"North Dakota has signed a new law prohibiting some abortions as soon as six weeks."

By SharperIron Fri, 03/29/2013 - 8:01am

The New York Times reports that the measure, which is scheduled to take effect in August, will “ban nearly all abortions,” including “abortion once a fetal heartbeat is ‘detectable,’ which can be as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.” In addition, the law also would ban sex-selective abortions and abortions based on genetic defects, such as Down Syndrome.  

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How evangelicals became almost entirely pro-life

By SharperIron Mon, 03/04/2013 - 7:44pm

“[T]he evangelical church was slumbering for several years after the Supreme Court handed down the Roe v. Wade decision”

How the Evangelical Church Awoke to the Abortion Issue: The Convergent Labors of Harold O. J. Brown, Francis Schaeffer, and C. Everett Koop

Died: C. Everett Koop, Surgeon General Who Taught Evangelicals To Hate Abortion

By SharperIron Tue, 02/26/2013 - 7:29am

“Together with theologian Francis Schaeffer … Koop—a pioneering pediatric surgeon—exposed the issues of abortion and euthanasia in a series of films and books in the early 1980s.”