Not exact matches
When Santorum or Rick Perry was the nominee it was all about social
issues and bringing us back to being a «Christian nation» in good standing with God for the Republicans, we heard a never ending drumbeat about
abortion, prayer in schools, teaching creationism, and trying to end funding for planned parenthood, even stopping the funding of
birth control.
Other Christians invoke images of persecution when someone disagrees with them on controversial
issues such as
abortion or
birth control, says Moss, whose «The Myth of Persecution» was recently released.
• Remember when, many years ago, the pro-life leadership decided to make a very big
issue about partial -
birth abortion?
To date, over sixteen studies have looked at this
issue and the impact on
abortion,
birth or pregnancy rates, the best of which is probably a study by economist Philip Levine [2].
Let's face it: We are unlikely to find a single party that truly represents a «culture of life,» and
abortion will probably never be made illegal, so we'll have to go about it the old fashioned way, working through the diverse channels of the Kingdom to adopt and support responsible adoption, welcome single moms into our homes and churches, reach out to the lonely and disenfranchised, address the socioeconomic
issues involved, and engage in some difficult conversations about the many factors that contribute to the
abortion rate in this country, (especially
birth control).
@myweightinwords: Lack of
birth control, lack of education, failure of
birth control, health
issues, financial constraints and lack of support systems cause
abortion.
Lack of
birth control, lack of education, failure of
birth control, health
issues, financial constraints and lack of support systems cause
abortion.
The debate over
abortion (most recently focused on what are called either «late - term» or «partial -
birth «
abortions, depending on your position) reveals a reluctance to look at the facts surrounding both sides of a serious
issue out of fear that one might discover or publicize a fact that does not support one's stance.
The Journal of Medical Ethics has an entire symposium on infanticide in its latest
issue, in which one can see scholars at prominent institutions reasoning (plausibly, alas) that if the unborn child can be licitly aborted, then «after -
birth abortion» can be permitted as well.
Their discomfort with cultural
issues is reflected in their protests that matters such as partial -
birth abortion, school prayer, or same - sex marriage are not proper items for political debate; they are rather «wedge
issues» that conservatives illegitimately bring into the public arena in order to divide the nation (read: in order to cost Democrats votes).
Leading up to the
issues of
birth control and
abortion he declares that marriage is a natural right of man rather than a religious or civil institution.
When you pro-life contradictions stop acting like life begins at conception and ENDS AT
BIRTH, when you stop using
abortion as a political wedge
issue to shore up votes and show that you actually understand and act on ALL the complex
issues at work, you might actually find others more sympathetic to your alleged cause.
The most significant legal
issue was whether Nebraska's prohibition of partial «
birth abortion was unconstitutional because it failed to provide a health exception.
The «after -
birth abortion» article continues reverberate, this time in a column by Telegraph columnist Jenny McCartney, who takes
issue with the bioethicists» claim that a newborn and a fetus are equally killable because of their supposed mutual lack of personhood.
In addition to the serious psychological and behavioral
issues just mentioned, young people are also at risk for reproductive challenges such as prepubescent menstrual cycles, premature sexual activity, unwanted teen pregnancy, single or repeated
abortions, single parenthood, and / or giving
birth to an unwanted child.
The 8th amendment has a significant impact on a woman's right to
birth how and where she chooses but there is surprisingly little dialogue and research about the impact this amendment has on maternity or reproductive
issues outside of the recent widely publicised
abortion debate.
The guide provides an introduction to full spectrum doula work — supporting people during all phases of pregnancy, including
abortion, miscarriage,
birth and adoption — as well as a discussion of how
issues like race, class, immigration, gender and more affect our work as doulas.
They demand Schumer stand up for liberal
issues like expanding healthcare, immigrant rights, access to
birth control and
abortion, LGBTQ rights, environmental concerns and labor laws.
WI: The Breeders deals with some pretty prominent social justice
issues right now, especially during such a highly charged political time:
abortion, genetic engineering,
birth control, religion, and, perhaps most obviously, homosexuality and gay marriage.
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This work was created in support of
birth control rights, with
abortion being a topical
issue.
In Althouse's view, Greenhouse inaccurately described Ginsburg's dissents as emotional expressions of passion about
issues like partial
birth abortion and unequal pay in employment cases.
The Supreme Court
issued a 5 - 4 decision today in Gonzales v. Carhart, upholding a federal law that bans «partial
birth»
abortion, without providing any exceptions for medical necessity or health of the mother.
At
issue in both is the federal law banning «partial
birth abortion,» which Congress passed in the wake of the Court's 2000 decision Stenberg v. Carhart, which struck down a similar statute in Nebraska because it failed to include an exception that would allow the procedure if needed to protect the health of the mother.
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Cervical cancer screenings and breast exams help catch diseases early — when they are most treatable, and
birth control helps women plan their families and manage health care
issues, and reduces the number of unintended pregnancies and the need for
abortion.
Washington, DC — Dawn Laguens, executive vice president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund,
issued the following statement in response to a Contraceptive CHOICE Study finding that access to no co-pay
birth control — as is outlined in the Affordable Care Act — leads to significantly lowered
abortion rates.
Do you have questions about
birth control, STIs, emergency contraception (EC), laws affecting teens» access to
abortion, or other sexual health
issues?
U.S. District Judge Anne Thompson
issues a temporary restraining order barring enforcement of New Jerseys so - called partial
birth abortion bill.
Planned Parenthood of Nassau County Action Fund (PPNCAF) assesses candidate positions on a variety of important reproductive health
issues such as access to
birth control, evidence - based sexual health education, emergency contraception access, and access to safe and legal
abortion.
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issues of sex discrimination,
abortion and
birth control, domestic violence, sexual assault, pay equity, women's equality in jobs, women's and girls» equality education, and women's and girls» equality in sports, a feminist career center.