abortion
The Concept of Viability Is Not Really Viable
by Fr. Jim Hewes YouTube has many videos in which “viability” is a major aspect of debates on abortion morality and legality. I have seen such videos as Lila Rose debating Dr. Mary Ann Frank, Trent Horn debating Professor Cecilia Charbaird, Kristan Hawkins presenting on college campuses, etc. Why is this? For 50 years,…
It is Time That the UK Had a National Conversation About the Rights of the Unborn
by Irfan Chowdhury Troubling Legislation The United Kingom (UK) is currently considering legislation that will decriminalise abortion up to birth; this is Clause 191 of the Crime and Policing Bill, which states: Clause 191 would disapply the existing criminal law on abortion in England and Wales for women acting in…
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…