Tag: Pro Life
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On abortion, red states are getting redder while blue states get bluer
Separated by the Mississippi River, Illinois and Missouri are in two different worlds when it comes to abortion. It’s a microcosm of much of the nation. As several states have passed new, strict laws on abortion, including Missouri, other states have passed legislation to further diminish the rights of the unborn. Last week, Missouri passed…
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What about abortion in cases of rape and incest? The case for life
In the abortion debate, cases of rape and incest are often brought up as reasons as to why abortion rights are a necessity. It’s always used as somewhat of a trump card for the pro-choice side. This week, in the wake of Alabama’s new abortion law, I’ve read different testimonies of people who were conceived…
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Media treats being pro-life and pro capital punishment as moral paradox
On Wednesday, Alabama passed the most restrictive abortion law in America. On the same day, Alabama also executed a man who was a participant in a grizzly quadruple murder in 1997. It was interesting seeing how those two stories are being taken together in the media. The New York Times ran an article titled “a…
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Alabama senate passes what would be nation’s strictest abortion law
Last night, the state senate in Alabama overwhelmingly approved an abortion bill which would enact the strictest abortion laws in the nation. The bill passed the Alabama house earlier this month. The ball is now in governor Kay Ivey’s court. She has six days to sign or veto the bill. From the text of the…
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Bill protecting babies born alive in abortion attempts FAILS in the Senate
The senate voted on the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act today. It was a bill that would have required medical care for babies who survive failed abortion attempts. This bill should not be controversial. It should have 100 votes. It didn’t need 100 though. It needed 60. And the bill couldn’t even get that.…
Josh Benner 