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Kermit Gosnell, Prolific Abortionist, Dies at 85

The abortionist Kermit Gosnell died in Pennsylvania at age 85. Although his death occurred March 1, it was not made public until March 23. Gosnell was serving three life terms without possibility of parole for his involvement in the post-birth deaths of three babies. He was also...
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Majority of Americans Support Abortion, Pew Finds. Many Remain Persuadable

  More than half of Americans support abortion in all or most cases, according to recent polling by Pew Research Center. The number has remained fairly stable throughout the years, including through the overturning of Roe v. Wade, indicating that legal shifts can’t bypass...
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  In his encyclopedic study of the abortion issue, Abortion, the Myths, the Realities, and the Arguments (1970), American philosopher Germain Grisez makes an important point that warrants further attention. He states that: “since new human individuals develop from the union of...
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    The gift of life has a paradoxical heart, in that the lives we have been given are, every one, mortal lives. I speak here as a Christian: to be a witness to life entails witnessing to mortal life, life that ends in the sadness and pain of death. Nonetheless, at a...
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Is There a Post-Abortion Syndrome? A Symposium

  The Right That Makes Women Grieve George McKenna Every so often, if only to...
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Is the IRS Targeting Prolifers?

While it is clear that the IRS has targeted Tea Party groups for special...
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Active and Passive Euthanasia

  Because of recent advances in medical technology, it is today possible to save...
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The Ethics of Fetal Implants

In September 1987, an operation took place at the La Raza Medical Center in Mexico...
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