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True Life: A Good Morning at the Abortion Clinic
The abortion clinic in Asheville, North Carolina is located on Orange Street, a quiet street on the edge of the downtown area. It’s only...
Feb 6, 201613 min read
The Ghost in the Garbage Can
There’s a dumpster near my place That smells bad But it’s shorter to the 7-11. When it’s dark Misting a little I hear a voice. “I was...
Feb 6, 20161 min read


Influences on the Vulnerable: Abortion and Assisted Suicide Decisions Are Not So “Private”
What do assisted suicide and abortion have in common? So many things. Like the death of an individual at the hand of a physician. They...
Oct 30, 20154 min read
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No Planned Parenthood in Pittsburgh City Schools! [testimony 4]
TESTIMONY TO THE PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD June 22, 2015 Maggie Anderson, parent & resident of Pittsburgh Good evening. I’d like to...
Jun 22, 20152 min read
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No Planned Parenthood in Pittsburgh City Schools! [testimony 3]
TESTIMONY TO THE PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD June 22, 2015 Natalie Grabowski, RN Hello! My name is Natalie Grabowski, and I'm a...
Jun 22, 20153 min read
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No Planned Parenthood in Pittsburgh City Schools! [testimony 2]
The following is a brief testimony given at the June 22, 2015, Pittsburgh School Board public hearing -- Rachel is a friend and local...
Jun 22, 20152 min read
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No Planned Parenthood in Pittsburgh City Schools! [testimony 1]
The following is a brief testimony given by Aimee Murphy (LMJ's Executive Director) at the June 22, 2015 Pittsburgh City School Board...
Jun 22, 20153 min read
True Life: Choosing Life
Editor’s Note: In an article for the Daily Mail, Gillian Relf described her experience of caring for her 47-year-old son, Stephen, who...
Jun 9, 201511 min read


Moral Intuition, Logic, and the Abortion Debate
Moral principles must be based on pre-logical moral intuitions and laws should be based on those moral principles. (Of course, to say...
Jun 9, 201516 min read
Amicus Curiae
A Physician at a women's clinic in the daylight, A Hit Man by night, Tells clients other options exist But sees money and accepts it....
Jun 9, 20151 min read


HR36 is Imperfect - Can You Support it Anyway?
Tomorrow, May 13, 2015, the United State House of Representatives will bring up HR36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, for a...
May 12, 20154 min read


The Imago Dei, or "Why should secularists care about human life?"
I’ve had a few Christian pro-life friends of mine (kindly) tell me they don’t really understand how a secularist can defend the pro-life...
Jan 12, 20153 min read


After Abortion: The Hard Questions
Contemporary “pro-life” discourse often emphasizes—and rightly so—the goal of ending legal abortion. My criticism of much of it, however,...
Jan 12, 20158 min read


Argument From Bodily Rights
The Supreme Court’s momentous 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade was meant to settle the abortion issue once and for all. Instead, the debate...
Jan 12, 20156 min read
Choice, So Cruel And Vial
It was my body and his choice I had a heart; then I had none There was no crime yet I was jailed; Mourning without a grave, alone You...
May 11, 20141 min read


The Emergence of Fourth-Wave Feminism
Fourth Wave Feminism reflects the emerging phase in the evolution of true feminist thought. The First Wave of feminism (1840-1920) was...
May 11, 20144 min read


The 40 Film
The 40 film is a documentary that examines the pro-life movement 40 years after Roe v. Wade. It features interviews with dozens of...
May 11, 20142 min read


Does Fetal Pain Matter?
When Gabby Gingras was a baby, she nearly scratched out both of her eyes with her fingers. As a toddler she chewed her tongue, gnawed at...
Feb 13, 20144 min read


Butterflies: a short story
Six-year-old Cassie Mitchell stepped off of the school bus wearing a t-shirt with a silk-screened monarch butterfly on the front, purple...
Nov 19, 20133 min read


Choice: Texas: A Video Game About Abortion
Abortion advocates were outraged when Texas legislators decided to advance a law restricting abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy and...
Nov 19, 20132 min read
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