Yearly Archives: 2009

Paul, when you read the full poll results you mentioned earlier, the most improtant finding is not about abortion funding but that most Americans are uncomfortable with abortion and want much less of it. Asked if they wanted abortion legal under any circumstances, certain circumstances, or illegal in all circumstances, respondents replied 26-50-23. So while 76% want abortion legal at least some of the time, 73% oppose the status quo [...]

CNN has the story. Here is the original CNN/Opinion Research Coperation poll. Takeaway point(s): A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Wednesday morning indicates that 61 percent of the public opposes using public money for abortions for women who can not afford the procedure, with 37 percent in favor of allowing the use of federal funds. And by a 51 percent to 45 percent [...]

This past week we've posted the November columns online. Paul Tuns: "Polygamy – why not in an age of SSM." Rick McGinnis: "The family sitcom lives." Michael Coren: "The truth about clergy abuse." And guest columnist Dr. Ashleigh Malloy on "Fatherhood." Of course, to get these in a more timely manner, you can always subscribe.

Earlier this week, CNN reported that Senator Ben Nelson (D, Neb.) was willing to settle for language that falls far short of the Stupak-Pitts amendment in the Senate version of health care reform. Jill Stanek is reporting that Democrats for Life tells us that Nelson and Senator Bob Casey Jr. (D, Penn.) will not settle for anything less than Stupak, because "both ... [...]

In the WaPo column by Ruth Marcus mentioned in the Assorted Links this morning, what is most noticeable is what isn't in the column. Marcus goes to great length to appear fair and balanced by noting three "fallacies", two by pro-lifers and one by pro-choicers, and therefore moderate. She concludes by appearing to be less fanatical about abortion than she really is [...]

The Boston Globe reports that Doug Lambert, a conservative New Hampshire radio host and blogger, called a homosexual Democrat some derogatory names and Dems and gay activists demand an apology and get it. Here is the groveling apology. Of course, it didn't save his job. Lambert says: For those who do not know, I no longer have my position as the Thursday columnist [...]

The Norway-based Institute for Family Policies has a report entitled, "Evolution on the Family in Europe 2009." LifeSiteNews.com has a story on it. Faye Sonier, legal counsel with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, warns that doctor-assisted suicide will change the Canadian legal landscape. Pro-abortion Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus says liberals should not risk losing the chance to reform health care over the issue of abortion funding. Jeffrey [...]

Open letter to Canadian MPs As you are aware, on November 5, 2009, the second hour of debate on motion M-388 was completed: That in the opinion of the House, for greater certainty, the government should take steps to ensure that counseling a person to commit suicide or aiding or abetting a person to commit suicide is an offence under section 241 [...]

People magazine reports that Ethan Zohn, the winner of Survivor: Africa who was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in April and underwent unsuccessful chemotherapy in the summer, is now using his own stem cells in treatment in hope of eliminating the disease. Doctors will take his white and red blood cell count down to zero during a month-long daily radiation regiment and reintroduce his own stem [...]

Two reasons, really: 1) rationing, 2) taxpayer funding of abortion. The former doesn't get enough attention, so it is worth considering this from the National Right to Life Committee, which explains why H.R. 3962 will lead to rationing: The National Right to Life Committee has long warned that over-promising and under-funding is a recipe for future rationing. That is, if a bill [...]

William Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, recently took aim at the pro-abortion critics of the Catholic Church's supposed influence on American politics and those who complain about an impending theocracy: The following is a partial list of religious groups that want abortion coverage in the health care bill: Rabbinical Assembly, Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, Episcopal [...]

Bill Frezza at RealClearMarkets: You say that your lofty goal is to guarantee "access" to abortion for those who can't afford it. OK, let's do the math. The average abortion costs about $400. Something like 1.2 million abortions are performed in the US every year. Suppose a third of these unwanted pregnancies are to women so destitute that $400 would swing their [...]

In this morning's Assorted Links, we note Michael Barone's interesting piece on abortion and voting behaviour and I encourage everyone to read it, the key point being that abortion seems to be a leading indicator of cultural liberalism and that there is a strong correlation between high abortion rates and voting Democrat. Anyway, this paragraph was worth highlighting, which provides a lot [...]

Catholic Insight editor Fr. Alphonse de Valk says that Canadians should learn from the U.S. health care debate and "stop being the patsies we have become and start fighting back" -- and begin doing so by insisting that the Culture of Death not be subsidized by taxpayers. The McGill Daily has a report on the Montreal university's student union's suspension of the Choose [...]

The Blade, Washington DC's weekly homosexualist newspaper, celebrated its 40th anniversary last month. It was America's oldest gay newspaper and was billed the gay community newspaper of record. Today it ceased publication, as did three other Windows Media titles, all gay publications. The Washington Times has the story. However, the Washington City Paper reports that newly unemployed Blade staff will start a new publication [...]