by Grace E. Howard On Oct. 17, the North Carolina Court of Appeals terminated a woman’s parental rights because of abuse that occurred when she was 4 months pregnant. Why? Because, as the court ruled, “life begins at conception.” The implications of this are serious, and ...
On abortion, Hoppy just doesn’t get it “The data show that [post-Dobbs anti-abortion legislation] has prevented abortions within the state boundaries, but it has not stopped women from seeking abortions in other states.” — Hoppy Kercheval (DP-12-29-23). What an absurd conclusion ...
Data show that in recent years between 1,000 and 1,200 abortions were performed annually in West Virginia. But that was before the Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe vs. Wade and sent the abortion question back to the states. West Virginia’s legislature responded in September 2022 by ...
Pro-life politicians are the world’s best salesmen. They sell the fantasy of every baby born perfect, with 10 fingers and 10 toes and scrunched pink faces and chubby little fists. They sell the idea of perfect traditional nuclear families and paint women seeking abortion as young, ...
Why Kate Cox is suing Texas over abortion law by Kate Cox We have always wanted a large family, and after our 3-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son came along, Justin and I began planning and trying for one more. Because both of my earlier pregnancies required C-sections, we knew ...
Republicans don’t know how to “talk about abortion.” That’s what Donald Trump said following a string of losses blamed on his party’s efforts to severely restrict it. Other Republican candidates have used the same words. The problem for Republicans is not how they talk ...