Abortion

Today, tens of thousands of Americans have traveled to Washington, D.C., for the 45th annual March for Life. They come from all across our nation, and from every walk of life – students of every age, blue-collar workers, people of many backgrounds, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters….

The Justice Department has “requested unredacted documents from the Senate Judiciary Committee, indicating it has launched a formal investigation into Planned Parenthood.” BPNews

“To defend the Dismemberment Abortion Ban … the state brought forward a wide array of compelling witnesses including abortionists, former abortionists, physicians, legal experts, bioethicists, public health experts, and others.

“…an adherent of The Satanic Temple, argued her religion does not harbor the belief that conception is the beginning of life. The prerequisites, due to this belief, for an abortion procedure in Missouri are directly violating her religious freedom.” WRNews


“This time, pro-lifers have more reason to hope that fetal pain bill will become law.” CT

“[T]he Board of Nursing reversed its decision from just a month prior, sending Heartbeat International a letter to demand that the pro-life pregnancy help network ‘cease and desist’ offering nurses continuing education units (CEUs) for Abortion Pill Reversal classes.” CPost

I have been teaching the abortion controversy to college students for about fifteen years … Below are ten of the worst, yet most popular, “arguments” in defense of abortion that I have encountered.

“The Texas House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill that would prohibit health insurance plans from providing coverage for elective abortions… in which the mother is not in danger of death or serious injury if the abortion is not performed.” Jurist

“Oregon health insurers and taxpayers will soon be paying for abortion, contraceptives and sterilization under a new law Gov. Kate Brown has vowed to sign.” - BPNews