abortion
A Letter to PayPal
by Fr. Jim Hewes This letter is lightly edited. PayPal is one of many companies that have the problematic employee abortion policy, so all the thoughts here would apply to the other companies as well. Dear PayPal: My perspective comes from directing Project Rachel, a post abortion healing program, for 18 years. I saw a…
Orange California Planned Parenthood 911 Calls
by Sarah Terzo A collection of 911 calls from Planned Parenthood of Orange, California, which took place between 2013 and 2025, shows the organization’s lack of concern about its patients – even those experiencing medical emergencies. In one 911 recording on February 22, 2013, the Planned Parenthood worker told the operator: There’s a patient…
“Choice”: The Word’s Meanings and (Mis)uses
by Ms. Boomer-ang Society has developed the habit of calling people who support abortion “pro-choice” and people who oppose abortion “anti-choice.” But “pro-choice” is too narrow a term for abortion supporters, and “anti-choice” is too broad a term for me. ”Anti-choice” means a woman has no choice on whether to carry a pregnancy to…
How Abortion Doesn’t Address Women’s Real Problems
by Jim Hewes Many abortionists (Dr. Malcom Potts, Dr. Frasier Fellows, Dr. Willie Parker, etc.) claim that the reason for doing abortions is to help women. For example, Dr. Kathi Aultman stated: “performing an abortion, I was doing something for the wellbeing of women.” (Written Testimony of Kathi A. Aultman, M.D. FACOG, November 1, 2017…
Misleading and Distracting Language on Abortion
by Ms. Boomer-ang In many points relating to abortion, the most commonly-heard voices distract our attention from what we really need to know and keep us focused on minor or misleading parts of the story. Following are examples: 1. Media reporting on parents trying (unsuccessfully or successfully) to prevent their daughters from having abortions…
Abortion and Slavery
by Jim Hewes The film Harriet portrays a moment when the enslaved woman Minty—better known as Harriet Tubman—asks her “owner” for permission to start a family. He refuses, reminding her that any child she bears would belong to him. That scene evokes a chilling truth: under slavery, a person could be reduced to mere property,…
Quaker Queries
by Rachel MacNair The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) is a pacifist denomination which nevertheless has a large numbers of members who support abortion availability. One of their large organizations called for nationwide discernment, whereby the Meetings and Churches would have their own local sessions in which members threshed out their understandings with the use…
Their Abortion Stand Still Hurts Democrats
by Rachel MacNair Yesteryear We’ve long been making the point that Democrats are shooting themselves in the foot with having not merely a pro-abortion stand but an aggressive stand, tolerating no dissent. Here are illustrative quotations: A Couple of Decades Ago: Mark Shields Dems doing worst to lose “Catholic vote”, Mark Shields Creators Syndicate, July…
Human Being, or Merely Potential Human?
by Jim Hewes In abortion debates, a pro-abortion presenter might dismiss the developing human organism within the womb as merely a potential human. This suggests a state of being unreal or incomplete. This term is misleading and fundamentally flawed, as it denies biological reality and creates ethical confusion. Historically, labeling certain groups as less than…
Abortion When it Involves a Rape: See the Faces
by Jim Hewes Addressing abortion following criminal rape is sensitive and complex. Below I draw from nearly two decades of direct experience as the director of Project Rachel, where I have accompanied many women wounded and hurt by abortion. I also rely on people directly affected such as Rebecca Kiessling, Lianna Rebolledo, Stephanie Reynolds, Jennifer…