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By: Over 50 Million | Three Passions

Over 50 Million | Three Passions — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:51:11 +0000

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Do Pro-Life Policies Even Matter? – Kevin DeYoung | Christian News Tweets — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:13:44 +0000

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By: Owl Post 11-28-12 « 42lifeinbetween

Owl Post 11-28-12 « 42lifeinbetween — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:58:03 +0000

[...] Do Pro-Life Policies Even Matter? One of the persistent myths in the abortion debate is that the pro-life movement doesn’t actually do much to help save lives. You’ll sometimes hear this complaint from pro-lifers themselves who have cynically concluded that pro-life legislation and pro-life legislators don’t accomplish anything that matters to unborn babies. On the other side, pro-choice advocates will claim that the pro-life cause is all about controlling women and regulating sex and don’t do anything to reduce the number of abortions anyway. If there is one thing cynics on both sides can agree on it’s that pro-life policies don’t work. [...]

By: This and That 11-17-12 « The Thompsonian Times

This and That 11-17-12 « The Thompsonian Times — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:48:11 +0000

[...] Do Pro-Life Policies Even Matter? - If we want to see what pro-life policies do or don’t do, the best case study is to compare individual states within our own country. Even a cursory look at state-by-state abortion rates casts doubt on a number of dubious assertions. For starters, if the best access to contraception and the most lenient abortion laws made abortion less frequent, you’d expect to see the “bluest” states with the lowest abortion rates and the “redest” states with the highest rates. But of the ten states with the highest abortion rate (RI, CT, NV, FL, CA, MD, D.C., NJ, NY, DE) all went blue in 2008 and 2012. Of the ten states with the lowest abortion rates (WY, MS, KY, ID, MO, WV, UT, WI, SD, NE), only one went blue in 2008 and 2012 (WI). Correlation doesn’t prove causation, but it does call into question the “rare” part of the “safe, legal, and rare” slogan. – Kevin DeYoung [...]

By: Cranios

Cranios — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:33:32 +0000

Conclusion: Pro-life policies don’t matter. Regeneration of peoples’ hearts via the Holy Spirit, does matter.

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This Week in Jesus - Top 6 Links - The David Kent .com — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:49:34 +0000

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By: James M.

James M. — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:57:39 +0000

Agreed that while folks on both sides of the aisle need persuasion on the life issue, it is especially disappointing that the one that makes this a plank of its agenda seems to equivocate often. Point taken.

By: paul cummings

paul cummings — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:24:12 +0000

Thanks James, I agree…He was probably the flag-bearer in office for the issue and the movement was blessed because of his efforts I’m sure.

I wonder aloud though…if Democrats also wanted lower taxes for the wealthy…would Republicans donors and supporters (meaning the ones with the money) still care about Pro-Life at all…?

By: James M.

James M. — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:34:16 +0000

Paul, I feel the same frustrations when it comes to Republican priorities, though practical impediments exist by virtue of the way political agendas are set; compromises are made. Having said that, I think it a bit unfair to Reagan to lump him into a group detached from the issue. He wrote a wonderful little treatise entitled “Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation”, an admirable work in any case, but especially appreciated since he published it as a sitting president. He was writing on an issue that was surely considered passe and unimportant by the powers that be. I might suggest it as a way to charge the batteries…

By: Cranios

Cranios — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:22:37 +0000

Paul C: Exactly – and why did they all appoint pro-choice SC judges?
The GOP uses this issue to buy votes – and then does nothing – and now it is actually costing them votes and they will drop pro-life altogether.