January 25, 2017

Abortion

President Trump restores the Mexico City Policy—what does this mean? by Alithea Williams

Abortion Science: Heartbeats Are Imaginary, Unborn Babies Aren’t Alive, And Ultrasounds Are Just Tools of The Patriarchy by Sean Davis – “A new article in ‘The Atlantic’ claims that the heartbeats of unborn babies are ‘imaginary,’ that those babies aren’t really alive, and that ultrasounds are just one more tool of the patriarchy.”

Meet The Women And Children The Abortion Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know About by Bre Payton

Doctors Told Me To Abort My Disabled Child, But He Became #MyUnintendedJoy by Elizabeth Gravely – “Thomas and I shared a special bond. I am beyond grateful that I did not miss the opportunity of experiencing many special moments with him.”

Video: Abortion, Not Prenatal Care at Planned Parenthood – “Though Planned Parenthood claims that women depend on them for prenatal care, Live Action investigators had an incredibly hard time finding facilities that offered it—though they found plenty offering abortions. Live Action contacted all 41 Planned Parenthood affiliates where undercover recording is permitted by state law, and only 5 facilities out of 97 said they provided prenatal care.”

Patricia Heaton Is A Gracious Ambassador For Life by A.D.P. Efferson – “If we want to defend the dignity of human life, we need to show dignity. Patricia Heaton, star on ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ and ‘The Middle,’ demonstrates how.”

Trump Spokesman: White House Staff Will Attend the March for Life by Steven Ertelt

Creation

Are We 99% Chimps? – Not So Fast, Bonzo by John Stonestreet – “Putting myths to rest is always a good thing, and right now it needs to be bedtime for Bonzo.”

End-of-Life

Dear Millennials: It’s Time To Face That You’re All Going To Die by Joy Pullman – “If you have nothing to die for and no hope after death, you have no reason to live.”

Audio: An Issues, Etc. Interview with Joy Pullman on “Millennials and Death”

Canada Illustrates Euthanasia Money Incentive by Wesley J. Smith

Fetal Development

Twin Baby Girls from Illinois Born with Different Skin Colors

Sharing the Message of Lutherans For Life

10 Ways You Can Contribute To The Pro-Life Cause by Margot Cleveland – “There is much we can do within the confines of our own calling to support life from natural conception to natural death. Here are ten ideas that can fit a wide variety of constraints.”

Project Timothy Kenya Newsletter – January 2017 – Rev. Thomas Aadland is a former board member of Lutherans For Life. He is now teaching at a Lutheran seminary in Kenya. I thought you might enjoy reading about his work.

Worldview and Culture

LYF Youth Poll results reflect headlines, scriptural stance

Political Correctness Is Killing Colleges – Emotions or Education? by Eric Metaxas – “We’ve heard a lot about the flurry of “snowflakes” on college campuses. But it’s more like a blizzard.”

What it’s like to do pro-life ministry in India by Michele D. Shoun