September, 2011


Sep 9, 2011 New Data Available on NYC Abortion Rates Nora Sullivan It was startling to many, Pro-Life or not, when it was announced at the beginning of this year that 41% of pregnancies in New York City ended in abortion. In the outer boroughs the statistics were equally, if not more, dire. In my home borough of the Bronx, 48% of viable pregnancies ended in abortion. New York City is once again reaching far beyond the national average, though, in this instance, I would much rather my hometown not stand out as the front runner.In an effort to encourage New...Read More Tags: abortion, New York City
Sep 8, 2011 St.Lucie County defunds Planned Parenthood Anissa Borchardt The people of St.Lucie County, Florida came together in an effort to defund Planned Parenthood and establish better programs to reduce teen pregnancies. For the last ten years, Planned Parenthood has offered sex education and teen pregnancy prevention programs in the though this has clearly not resolved the county’s problems. As a result, people from all over the county spoke out and the council unanimously voted to strip funding from Planned Parenthood. Sean Boyle, executive director of...Read More Tags: defund planned parenthood, Florida
Sep 7, 2011 Mental Health Problems linked to Abortion Anissa Borchardt We live in a time of self-gratification and self-interests. A new generation has been raised to embrace its sexuality without ever really knowing the risks that are involved. These risks seem to be devalued as women are now given the opportunity to put self-interest before moral obligation. To many, an abortion seems to be an easy solution to a complex situation. What many don’t realize is that this invasive procedure can have lasting effects to a woman’s mental health.According to Lifenews.com...Read More Tags: abortion risks, depression
Sep 6, 2011 American Principles Project Palmetto Freedom Forum Recap babysavingintern On Monday September 5th, our friends at the American Principles Project hosted the American Principles Project Palmetto Freedom Forum in Columbia, S.C.The forum featured questions from Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), Rep. Steve King (R-IA), and influential pro-life leader Dr. Robert P. George, founder of APP and the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University.Candidates participating included Rep. Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Speaker Newt Gingrich, Rep. Ron Paul, and Gov. Mitt...Read More Tags: Herman Cain, Jim Demint, michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, presidential debate, primary, pro-life, robert george, Ron Paul, south carolina, steve king
Sep 6, 2011 A Win for Women? Nora Sullivan “If McCormack prevails, it will be a win for women across the region.” So spoke attorney Richard Hearn of Pocatello, Idaho last week, in reference to his client, Jennie Linn McCormack, who filed suit last week against Mark Hiedeman, the prosecuting attorney of Bannock County, challenging the constitutionality of Idaho’s fetal pain abortion ban, according to the Associated Press. The lawsuit also challenges the lack of access to abortion to women in her area. Idaho is one of six states in the US...Read More Tags: fetal pain ban, idaho