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The “Right” Way to Have a Baby

  The following article was first published by The Dispatch on Sept. 13, 2025. You can read the original here.   Rebecca Smith (a pseudonym) wanted to give a family “the same love I found in becoming a mom,” so she became a surrogate. But when baby Leon died...
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Washington State to Destroy $1.3 Million Worth of Abortion Drugs

  The state of Washington will destroy 30,000 expiring abortion drugs it bought for its “stockpile.” The abortion drugs cost the state’s taxpayers $1.3 million, according to the Washington State Standard. The state has another 17,600 drugs in its stockpile, for which it paid...
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Notes on Pro-Choice Mistakes

  1 The government does not have the right to kill innocent people after their birth; therefore, it has no right to license expectant mothers or their doctors to kill unborn children in the womb. A government that kills innocent human beings (except in the case of justified...
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The Grace to See Things Right

  “Gratitude is the attitude” said the spinning instructor to her class full of intrepid and somewhat exhausted riders. I was one of them. I liked the rhyme as I pedaled away; I liked the message even more. I remember being with a friend who observed about someone he was having...
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