Category: Life
Complications from the Abortion Pill(s)
In 2015, the #ShoutYourAbortion Twitter campaign drew a lot of attention encouraging women all over the country to share their abortion stories. It was an...
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Surrogacy: Changing the Family
As fertility specialists continue to push the limit of what is possible when it comes to having children, the foundation of the family continues to...
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Surrogacy: Ethical Issues
Surrogacy announcements have become so common in Hollywood that it seems like an acceptable option for couples but there are some serious medical and ethical...
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Surrogacy: Legal Issues
Actress Sherri Shepherd, former television cohost of ‘The View,’ and her husband, Lamar Sally, wanted to have a child together. The couple decided to go...
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Q&A: What’s Wrong With Surrogacy?
Surrogacy is a contractual relationship where a woman agrees to become pregnant, carry a child to term and give custody of the child (or children)...
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From Margaret to Cecile: Planned Parenthood’s 100 Years of Scandals
As president of Planned Parenthood during its 100th anniversary in 2016, Cecile Richards had much to celebrate. Planned Parenthood consistently pulls in more than one billion...
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What is Planned Parenthood Doing with your Tax Dollars?
Each year, Planned Parenthood releases its annual report, which details the inner workings of America’s largest abortion business and leading public school sex education promotor. To help...
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Measuring the Value of Life
Thanks to advances in science, medicine and technology, individuals with Down syndrome are living longer, healthier lives. In addition, better support programs and education interventions...
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Eight Reasons to Oppose Physician-Assisted Suicide
Legalizing doctor prescribed death is much like putting fire into a paper bag: it cannot be controlled. Here are some reasons to oppose it: 1....
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What Does the Bible Say About the End of Life?
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for Thou art with me. …” Question #1: ‘Is...
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Physician-Assisted Suicide
Death is inevitable for us all. It may come due to disease, injury or age. The topics of death and suffering can spark fear, uncertainty...
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The Debate Over ‘The Morning After Pill’ Explained
Is it truly contraception or it is abortion? The debate over the “morning after pill” may hinge on a single definition. The Morning After Pill...
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By the Numbers: U.S. Abortion Statistics
The U.S. has seen a steady and significant drop in the number of abortions in recent years. In 2013, the number of abortions was at...
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The Serpent’s Whisper
I know how tempting abortion can be when faced with an unexpected pregnancy. That was my situation in 1981, when I was a single, pregnant college student....
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The ‘Sanctity of Life’ Ethic
The sanctity of human life is a core principle for Focus on the Family. We believe human life is of inestimable worth and significance in...
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Kara Tippetts’ letter to Brittany Maynard
Kara Tippetts was 38 and a mother of four. Brittany Maynard was 29 and a newlywed when she committed suicide by lethal prescription provided by...
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Making Medical Decisions for a Loved One: A Caregiver’s Guide
Today’s advances in medical technology can sustain the lives of patients in otherwise dire circumstances. Some people want every possible treatment medical science can offer...
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Abortion and ObamaCare
The rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA or ObamaCare) is making news as citizens discover the cancellation of their health insurance policies and the...
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A Pro-Life Response to Abortion in ObamaCare
On Jan. 9, 2014, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice held a hearing on H.R. 7, the “No Taxpayer Funding...
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‘Women’s Right to Know’ Legislation
Abortion is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in the United States and one that is only performed upon women. Do women have...
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What is a Chemical Abortion?
In the U.S., the most available and used drugs for chemical abortion is a combination of mifepristone (also known as RU-486) and misoprostol. What is...
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Pro-Life Advances: Technology on Our Side
More than 40 years after abortion became legal in this country, and more than a decade after embryonic stem-cell research was touted as the next...
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Stem Cell Research
Stem Cell Research: The Issue Stem cells are the basic building blocks of the human body. They are responsible for creating, replenishing and rejuvenating over...
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