Tag: Abortion
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Oregon conviction shows arbitrariness of abortion laws
I was listening to the BreakPoint podcast today and they told the story of an Oregon couple who was just sentenced to six years in prison for the death of their daughter, Ginnifer. The baby was prematurely born at 32 weeks and died several hours later of complications which were treatable. The parents are members…
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Tomi Lahren swings and misses on abortion
Life is bigger than politics. This weekend, Fox News pundit Tomi Lahren (a woman who’s generally conservative-libertarian but who happens to be pro choice) argued that abortion isn’t a battle worth fighting. In her argument, Lahren says that conservatives lose on social issues. I think this is part of the failure of her argument.…
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Major step forward for pro-life movement as Iowa passes heartbeat bill
Yesterday, Iowa governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law that will ban most abortions in that state. The law, which passed the Iowa house 51-46 . The new law will ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected (roughly six weeks into gestation). This is the most restrictive abortion law on the books…
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Are evangelicals making a mistake on abortion laws?
I’m pro-life. I believe life begins at conception. At the moment of conception, a fertilized ova is genetically distinct from both of the parents. My home state, Ohio, has a proposed bill that would totally ban abortion. The nation is roughly evenly split on being pro-life vs pro choice. There is also a lot of…
Josh Benner 