Category: Abortion
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To Care About Life is to Care About Everything
Deal W. Hudson During the 2012 presidential campaign the most oft-repeated charge against pro-life social conservatives was that they not care about a human life after the moment of birth. When I was surprised to heard this charge from a Catholic bishop, I decided to write a response, and offered this simple argument: To be…
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Why Catholics Will Not Get Abortion Out of the Health Care Bill
Deal W. Hudson Published August 3, 2009 The Congress and the White House have little to fear from the bishops’ official statements opposing the abortion provisions in the health care bill. Unlike with President Barack Obama’s appearance at Notre Dame, there is no chorus of bishops’ voices rising in protest against the bill; most of…
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The Political Future of the Pro-Life Movement
Deal W. Hudson Published January 12, 2009 Five-hundred people were turned away from the “Pro-Life Summit to End Abortion”held by Dr. Monica M. Miller this past weekend in Ann Arbor, MI. Most of the 500 who did have tickets made it to St. Francis of Assisi Church in spite of the ten inches of snow…
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Abortion, Healthcare, and the President’s Priorities
Deal W. Hudson Published November 16, 2009 Two days after the Stupak-Pitts Amendment passed, President Barack Obama made a statement that appeared to accept a ban on abortion funding in health care reform. “I laid out a very simple principle, which is, this is a health care bill, not an abortion bill, and we’re not…
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A Little Hard to Believe–Kerry on Abortion
Deal W. Hudson Published On Sunday, John Kerry told Iowa’s Telegraph Herald that he personally opposes abortion and believes that life begins at conception. The exact quote is as follows: “I oppose abortion, personally. I don’t like abortion. I believe life does begin at conception.” Amazing. You may recall the e-letter I sent you in…
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