The Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia recently lauded the Senators they view responsible for rejecting the pro-life bills that came before the Assembly this session.
Planned Parenthood of Virginia hailed the decision by the House and Senate budget conferees to remove an anti-family planning amendment offered by State Senator Ken Cuccinelli (R-37) to the House Budget […]

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One of the biggest disappointments this session and with this final budget is the continued funding of Planned Parenthood here in Virginia that both the Senate and the House had previously rejected in recent weeks.
According to the Family Foundation,
“Last month, the House of Delegates approved budget provisions prohibiting state funding of abortions and research […]

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Today marks perhaps one of the biggest markers of our cultural decline as we mark the anniversary of Roe w. Wade and remember the millions of voices who never had the chance to be heard thanks to the near barbaric procedure. I say this as a man that I cry my eyes out when […]

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Going back to the 27th District Republican primary betwen Jill Vogel and Mark Tate, there were many allegations being thrown around that Mrs. Vogel was the pro-choice candidate. Maybe it was just political manuevering to give Tate’s campaign the edge in attracting the pro-life vote, or maybe there were some who truly felt for whatever […]

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On Saturday night, the Fox News channel aired a special entitled Facing Reality. The aim of the show was to present real life struggles with the abortion decision, rather than messages and politics.
I was hesitant to watch the show, being aware of how this issue frustrates and upsets me, but I’m glad I […]

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I have been following the research regarding a possible link between abortion and breast cancer for several years, ever since I first worked in a crisis pregnancy center. There have been several studies finding a link, but the studies are always attacked (perhaps with good reason, perhaps not) and pregnancy centers, desiring to be completely […]

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Colonial Forge High School in Stafford County is being sued by a student who was denied the opportunity to start a school recognized pro-life club (read the story here). The student is being represented by the Alliance Defence Fund (read their story here).
Apparently, the student’s request was denied because the school claimed the club was […]

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I know the EU is fairly irrelevant to Virginia (thankfully!) but I’ve seen two articles (here and here) in the past few weeks about Poland sticking to principles against the EU and I think it is great.
The EU is trying to institute a continent-wide day of protest against the death penalty, but Poland is vetoing […]

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A recent article in the Chicago Sun-Times discusses the reluctance of many on the pro-life side to identify what they think the penalty should be for a woman who has an abortion (if abortion were illegal).
The article makes much of this seeming contradiction and mentions a new pro-choice group that will use this argument […]

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I recently read about a patient who is mentally functional but unresponsive, thus “trapped” in her own brain. Prior to undergoing an FMRI (new type of brain scan) the woman had been diagnosed as vegetative. Apparently this is a very rare situation, and my understanding is that only two vegetative patients have so far […]

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