Abortion

The reality has been known for years now, though the Western media have generally resisted any direct coverage of the horror. That changed this week when The Economist published its stunning cover story -- "Gendercide -- What Happened to 100 Million Baby Girls?"

In many nations of the world, there is an all-out war on baby girls. In 1990, economist Amartya Sen estimated that 100 million baby girls were missing -- sacrificed by parents who desired a son. Two decades later, multiple millions of missing baby girls must be added to that total, victims of abortion, infanticide, or fatal neglect.

The murder of girls is especially common in China and northern India, where a preference for sons produces a situation that is nothing less than critical for baby girls. In these regions, there are 120 baby boys born for every 100 baby girls. As The Economist explains, "Nature dictates that slightly more males are born than females to offset boys' greater susceptibility to infant disease. But nothing on this scale." more >>

Republicans and some staunch pro-life Democrats in Congress are threatening to derail current health care reform efforts over the issue of abortion funding as Congress heads toward a final showdown on the contentious legislation.

But amid the uproar, some outside experts are insisting that there is no government funding of abortion in the Senate bill.

Timothy Jost, co-author of the casebook Health Law, which is widely used throughout the United States in teaching health law at law schools, insists that no tax dollars can go toward funding of abortions under the Senate bill. more >>

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of multiple cities in Spain on Sunday to protest a new law that would allow abortion on demand.

Carrying banners and balloons and chanting, “No to abortion! Yes to life!,” pro-lifers demonstrated against the law that would allow a woman to have an abortion up to 14 weeks into her pregnancy.

Prior to the legislation, which passed in late February, women could only legally have an abortion in the cases of rape, fetal abnormality, or when the mother’s physical or mental health is at risk. more >>

Last month Catherine Davis and her Atlanta-based Georgia Right to Life organization launched a groundbreaking effort to stop the egregious number of black abortions in their state. The organization decided to use billboards to present its case for life – that's right – billboards.

The 80-billboard campaign permeates the skyscape of Atlanta. Because of its scale, the campaign is nothing less than cutting-edge innovation. The billboards read, “Black children are an endangered species.” The words encircle the face of an adorable black child. In addition to the message, the only Web address listed is “toomanyaborted.com.”

At the Website, the message is very clear. Their research and statistics are complete. The editorials are also compelling. The Georgia Right to Life group has designed a sophisticated communications vehicle. Yet, it all starts with a winsome message from the billboards. The graphics experts say that billboards can only effectively use seven words – just seven words and a visual impression. Therefore the designers tastefully showed the innocence of a beautiful black baby. more >>

A bill in Utah that would criminalize illegal abortions currently awaits the signature or veto of Gov. Gary R. Herbert.

Passed by the state Senate last month, the measure could bring charges of criminal homicide if a woman induces a miscarriage or obtains an illegal abortion.

The bill has drawn fire from abortion advocates who say the language of the bill could lead to the prosecution of even "well-intentioned" women. more >>