Attention: History colleagues and students. Callista and Newt Gingrich will present their film about Pope John Paul II’s work in bringing about the demise of the Soviet Union. Tickets for the Friday, 28 January 2011 event (a fundraiser for the Ohio Right to Life Society) are available at http://anightofhopeandinspiration.weebly.com.
abortion and women’s mental health
Here is a link to Michael New’s analysis of a recent Washington Post story that argued that the claim that abortion has an adverse effect on women’s mental health is based on faulty science. http://www.lifenews.com/2010/11/08/opi-1004/ His article concludes with this evaluation: “the pro-life movement should take heart. The fact that the mainstream media is willing to invest […]
Infanticide article
This article concerns infanticide, the killing of the newborn, which some in academia are advocating http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/secondhandsmoke/2010/10/21/it-takes-a-long-time-to-starve-a-severely-disabled-infant-to-death-by-withdrawing-medically-supplied-nutrition/ Thanks to the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network for this information.
Forms for the March for Life Education and Defense Fund’s annual student essay contest are now available at http://www.marchforlife.org/content/view/46/42/. Since the march will be held in Washington, DC on Monday, 24 January 2011, faculty colleagues should make plans now to request time off to attend this event.
University Faculty for Life has long had a local chapter on Long Island. Jane Gilroy has led this group for many years. Here is a link to a news item about a recent event sponsored by the chapter. http://www.licatholic.org/news/2010/10/102710/AbortionDescribedasThreattoBlackCommunity.html The event explored the effects of abortion on the African-American community. Richard M.
Here is a link to Richard Stith’s post on the First Things blog on “Reforming the Pro-Choice Market.” http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2010/11/reforming-the-pro-choice-market Richard argues against repealing Obamacare but argues that the health care law ought to be amended to exclude abortion. Richard M.
LifeIssues.net requests articles
Jerry Novotny, editor of LifeIssues.net, is looking for articles for the website, which is nearing eight million viewers internationally. Please consult the site at http://lifeissues.net/. I recommend the site as an exemplary vehicle to share full-text scholarly research not only with colleagues, but also students (the vast majority of whom seek information and material online).
Democrats and euthanasia
A colleague has asked for information about the Democratic Party’s support of euthanasia. While my colleague knows that the party supports the current US law on abortion (legal throughout the nine months of pregnancy for any reason whatsoever), he is uncertain that the party’s support for what has come to be known as “death panels” […]
Life Decisions International, the group that successfully defunds abortion groups like Planned Parenthood through corporate boycotts, now makes its Caleb Report and other special reports available to members by email. According to its website, at least 261 corporations have ceased funding Planned Parenthood for “more than $40 million.” Persons interested in monitoring such corporate boycott activity can […]
Here is an interesting post from Wesley Smith about Oregon’s assisted suicide law and doctor-shopping. http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/secondhandsmoke/2010/10/27/as-i-have-been-saying-for-more-than-10-years-oregon-assisted-suicide-leads-to-doctor-shopping/ As Smith describes the phenomenon, doctor-shopping involves “suicidal people looking for death doctors to write the lethal prescription, with that being the only reason for the consultation–as in Jack Kevorkian.” Smith’s post discusses a recent report by a British group that […]