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People Need to Start Using ‘Their Brains’ About Abortion, Ben Carson Says

May 30, 2022 Start, using, Carson, Brains’, abortion, about, says, People, Their, need0 comment

A little bit of logic and brain power might go a long way in solving the controversy over abortion, Ben Carson says. “I wish people would just take a step back from all this emotional rhetoric, and just use their brain, and look and see what is in that mother’s womb,” Carson, a renowned brain surgeon, said. Through modern ultrasound technology, we know that a child in the womb is “a human being with a head, and a face, with eyes, a nose, and a mouth, and arms,…

‘The DC 5’: Callousness, Cruelty of Post-Viability Abortion

April 12, 2022 5’, Callousness, PostViability, abortion, 'The, Cruelty0 comment

At the corner of Connecticut Avenue and I Street Northwest in the District of Columbia, residents and visitors walking under the springtime cherry blossoms pass by a beautiful bit of quasi-haiku posted for the city’s “Golden Haiku” contest: “First trimester—her new passworda baby’s name” A few blocks away, the bodies of 115 nameless preborn babies—a small number among the thousands aborted every year in the District of Columbia—were recovered March 25 from Washington Surgi-Clinic on F Street Northwest. The bodies were “medical waste” bound for the city’s incinerator, where they…

Biden slams Supreme Court’s moves on Texas abortion law, urges Congress to codify Roe v. Wade

December 11, 2021 urges, slams, courts, moves, Texas, Wade, codify, Congress, abortion, Biden, Supreme0 comment

President Biden on Friday said he is “very concerned” that the U.S. Supreme Court let a Texas abortion law remain in effect pending legal challenges. He said that leaving in place the law, known as SB 8, which bans abortions after six months of pregnancy and lawsuits against people who … The Washington Times stories: White House

GOP Sen Suggests Abortion Laws Should Be ‘Turned Back To States’ As Roe Comes Under Threat

December 6, 2021 Under, Threat, Laws, turned, comes, suggests, abortion, back, Should, States0 comment

<p>Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) on Sunday suggested that abortion laws should be left to states to decide, days after conservatives on the Supreme Court demonstrated a<a href=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme-court-abortion-roe-mississippi-conservatives?utm_source=sendinblue&utm_campaign=Weekender-26&utm_medium=email”> lack of pretense</a> as they questioned Roe v. Wade’s constitutional legitimacy during a hearing on Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban.</p> Talking Points Memo

Abortion Legacy of 7 Justices: More Than 62 Million Dead Babies

December 5, 2021 Million, than, Justices, Legacy, Babies’, abortion, Dead, more0 comment

After President Richard Nixon appointed then-Appellate Court Judge Harry Blackmun to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1970, Blackmun somehow convinced members of the U.S. Senate that he embraced judicial restraint and felt a duty to protect “little persons.” When Blackmun’s nomination came up for a vote, Sen. John McClellan, D-Ark., made the case for confirmation. “He does not believe it is either the duty or the prerogative of the court to change the historical interpretations of the Constitution so as to be tantamount to amending that great document by edicts…

Dispelling 3 Common Myths about Abortion

December 1, 2021 abortion, about, common, Myths, Dispelling0 comment

With the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case before the Supreme Court and the ongoing litigation over the Texas heartbeat law, the issue of abortion looms large in our national discourse. Too often, pro-abortion actors make claims that are simply not true, and those claims are repeated without challenge in the media. Therefore, it’s vital that the American public be made aware of facts that challenge the pro-abortion narrative. >>> WATCH: Could This Case Overturn Roe V. Wade? Here’s the truth you need to know about three core claims of…