The Washington Times' Truth War


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If you lie to your readers:

"This means that American tax dollars can now be used to provide abortions around the world...."


Who are terribly misinformed to begin with:

By: Maranatha.Shalom

But, I have spent many years in this [abortion] "debate", so perhaps I have some information that you do not have. I don't know -- maybe this has been a passionate pursuit of yours as well.

This is why I ask: "When do you think life begins?"

Because most people would agree that an unborn baby that is, say 8 months developed, is a baby -- and should be entitled to at least some protections of the law.

Can you agree with that?

Because if you do, -- and here's my point -- do you also know that under our current laws, that baby, 1 month from being born, has NO legal protections from our government. Do you know that if the mother, for whatever reason, decided to abort this child, that she could legally do so.

If you understand all of this, and still agree that abortion on demand should be legal, then, to be honest, I have to question either your sanity, reasoning ability, or your morality.


And you refuse to publish accurate comments, tailored to the tone of your community ('cause I'm nice that way and think disseminating information takes precedence):

The good news is that, although Obama is president, he still can't use his power to issue an illegal order.

Using American tax dollars to provide abortions has always been [Helms Amendment; Section 104(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended; Annual Foreign Operations Appropriations Acts], and still remains illegal.

Also, Maranatha.Shalom, I'm sure you'll be happy to learn that third trimester elective abortions are illegal in this country.


You end up with an editorial in the Washington Times.

Birth of Octuplets, Who Gets To Decide?


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Commenting on the woman who recently gave birth to octuplets conceived via ART, Dr. James Grifo, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the NYU School of Medicine had this to say:

"I don't think it's our job to tell them how many babies they're allowed to have. I am not a policeman for reproduction in the United States. My role is to educate patients."


I couldn't agree more! The job of telling women what pregnancy decisions they are, and are not, allowed to make and of policing female reproduction is the exclusive purview of:

1. Religionists

2. Politicians

3. Strangers who are not the patient's Ob/Gyn