Abortion
How Overturning Roe v. Wade Might Strengthen Abortion In America by Caroline D’Agati – “Just as bitterness over the end of slavery sparked horrendous backlash over the coming decades, the end of Roe v. Wade could quickly turn into a Pyrrhic victory.”
China’s Suffering Widows – Overcoming an Intolerable Burden by Eric Metaxas & Anne Morse – “We say it all the time. Ideas have consequences, bad ideas have victims. Just look at the widows of China.”
Court: Obama Admin Dodged State Laws To Get Illegal Minors Abortions by Margot Cleveland – “Unlike the Obama administration, the Trump administration will not whisk the girls off to obtain out-of-state clandestine abortions, thwarting both parental involvement and state laws.”
Abortion and the Church
Baptist Minister Defends Aborting Her Baby: “God Helped Me Make the Best Decision” by Micaiah Bilger
Pastors Will Ask for God’s Blessing on Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic by Steven Ertelt
New Poll Finds Majority of Americans Believe Abortion is a Sin, 81% of Churchgoers Agree by Steven Ertelt
Bioethics
Don’t Let Transgender Activists Politicize Child Health Care by Madeline Kearns
Physicians Should Prescribe Pills, not Politics by Wesley J. Smith
End-of-Life
The Deadly Canadian “M.A.I.D.” – The Expansion of Assisted Suicide North of the Border by John Stonestreet & Roberto Rivera – “How is it that a nation known for its politeness has become so committed to killing its most vulnerable citizens?”
Family Living
In honor of late wife, Rory Feek builds schoolhouse for daughter with Down syndrome by Anna Reynolds
For Infant Loss Awareness Month, Learn How To Support Grieving Parents by Helen Raleigh – “If you are family or a friend of angel parents who have lost a baby, do what you can to let them know that they are not alone. Show them they are surrounded by love.”
International
Norwegian Supreme Court upholds conscience rights for medics
Queensland decriminalizes abortion
Movies – Television – Video
What “Gosnell” Media Censors Don’t Want You To See Is A True-Crime Drama About Abortion by Holly Scheer – “This film isn’t only a movie to see if you’re ardently pro-life. This is a movie for anyone interested in crime, in justice, in health care, and in reform.”
Gosnell: Film about “house of horrors” abortionist breaks into box office top 10
What Netflix’s “Big Mouth” Gets So Wrong About Planned Parenthood And Teen Sex by Monica Cline – “I’m a former sex educator trained by Planned Parenthood, so I know the show’s portrayal of them as a clinic that helps adolescents and families is way off the mark.”
Political
Riddle: If “Roe” Falls, What Is Next? by Judie Brown
Worldview and Culture
No, The World Wouldn’t Be Better Off With Fewer African Children by Joy Pullman – “A Gates Foundation report warning that Africans are having too many kids prefaced more pointed anti-fertility remarks this week from France’s president, Emmanuel Macron.”
When Pastors Are Sexual Abuse Survivors by Joshua Pease – “Childhood trauma can sabotage ministry in sinister ways.”
People with Down Syndrome Are a Blessing by Bradley Mattes
Video: Young Man With Down Syndrome Plays Saxophone At Grandpa’s Funeral
Minnesota police officers kick door open, revive newborn, help deliver twin – “Two officers responding to a report of a mother in labor found a locked door, a newborn who wasn’t breathing and a major surprise.”
Seven Pro-Life Action Steps by Alan Shlemon