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Live Action Blog - Human Rights, Abortion, and Life : How Komen for the Cure is Justifying Funding Planned Parenthood

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:01:21 +0000

Yes. According to Susan G. Komen's web site: "Women who are currently using—or have recently used—birth control pills appear to have a slightly increased risk of breast cancer." I don't understand why Komen would fund an organization, Planned Parenthood, who is directly responsible for increasing the breast cancer risk of its customers. This is like the American Lung Association funding Phillip-Morris to do lung exams.

Live Action Blog - Human Rights, Abortion, and Life : How Komen for the Cure is Justifying Funding Planned Parenthood

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 01:43:13 +0000

The irony here is that chemical contraception provided by PP increases the risk of breast cancer. Shouldn’t that bother Komen ? Apparently not.

Live Action Blog - Human Rights, Abortion, and Life : About Abortion - What They Don't Tell You

Fri, 4 Mar 2011 22:31:07 +0000

"All of this is just to say that I live in constant fear of rape and have since childhood. " Your words (unedited), not mine. Or were these the words of the married person sharing the user name with you? You are digging yourself deeper into a hole and it appears to be making you angry. Thanks again for the lively discussion.

Live Action Blog - Human Rights, Abortion, and Life : About Abortion - What They Don't Tell You

Fri, 4 Mar 2011 22:21:27 +0000

Thanks. You are correct. NFP will not help with rape. Here is my answer to your question: if one woman becomes pregnant because of rape, it matters to me. Any woman who is violently attacked and raped matters to me. The question to you is this: is abortion the answer? Does abortion heal the rape victim or does it add one violent act upon another? Hey, its been great going back and forth with you on this topic. You are certainly set in your ways. I admire that. Keep working for your cause and I will do the same. Cheers.

Live Action Blog - Human Rights, Abortion, and Life : About Abortion - What They Don't Tell You

Fri, 4 Mar 2011 21:05:46 +0000

Ok, in a nutshell your pro-choice views are based on (1) a constant fear of rape (2) the use of your intellect to discern that the entire body of work regarding abortion and pregnancy points in one direction; that women have better outcomes over their lifetime when they abort. I'll share with you how I arrived at my anti-choice viewpoint. (1) when an egg and sperm meet a new human is formed, distinct from its mother and father (2) abortion causes the death of a human life (3) a moral truth that every human life deserves respect and dignity. My guess is you don't agree with (3) because you can't arrive at that moral truth by using your intellect alone. Well, its been fun. Hope everything goes well with your husband.... oh, sorry you were married in the post above, here you single. Sorry.

Live Action Blog - Human Rights, Abortion, and Life : About Abortion - What They Don't Tell You

Fri, 4 Mar 2011 20:00:18 +0000

Thanks for answering my first question. Back to my second question, what was your intention with bringing up the issue of rape ?

Live Action Blog - Human Rights, Abortion, and Life : About Abortion - What They Don't Tell You

Fri, 4 Mar 2011 17:26:29 +0000

<continued from previous post> Sources: Sources: (1) http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_04/offenses_reported... (2) http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/208803.pdf 1 statutory rape in 2000 for each forced rape. (3) http://www.rainn.org/get-information/statistics/r... (4) Holmes MM et al. Rape-related pregnancy: estimates and descriptive characteristics from a national sample of women. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1996, 175:320–324 (5) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5609a1... (6) http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/psrh/full/3711005....

Live Action Blog - Human Rights, Abortion, and Life : About Abortion - What They Don't Tell You

Fri, 4 Mar 2011 17:24:22 +0000

<continued from previous post> Research shows approximately 5% of rapes result in pregnancy (4). Therefore, out of the 315,450 rapes in 2004, 15,773 resulted in pregnancy. Let’s make the assumption that every one of these 15,773 pregnancies were terminated by abortion. In 2004 there were 839,226 induced abortions in the US (5). Therefore, the number of abortions in 2004 which resulted from rape was approximately 5% using my assumption. According to the Guttmacher Institute 1% of abortions in 2004 were related to rape. So, the number of abortions due to rape was somewhere between 1 and 5% using 2004 as an example. Conversely, somewhere between 95 and 99% of abortions were due to reasons other than rape. So, about your statement, are you arguing that we should accept 100% of abortions because of the 1 – 5% associated with rape? If not, what was your intention with bringing up the issue of rape?

Live Action Blog - Human Rights, Abortion, and Life : About Abortion - What They Don't Tell You

Fri, 4 Mar 2011 17:20:07 +0000

Invariably when I respond on blogs to questions related to rape I am met with very emotional responses suggesting that I have no place speaking for women on this issue. So let it be known that I was not the first to bring up the issue of rape on this blog and I am specifically being asked for a response. If I offend anyone, I apologize. First, I could not find the 30 million figure anywhere so please, if you have a source share it with us. Here are statistics I found for 2004 along with sources: Forced Rape 2004 (1): 94,635 Statutory Rape estimate 2004 (2): 31,545 Total rapes 2004: 126,180 Up to 60% of sexual assaults are not reported in the US (3). Therefore, the total number of rapes in 2004 may have been as high as 315,450 so I will use this number. Note, due to the way the FBI reports their statistics the number of forcible rapes also includes threats of forced rape where the act did not actually take place. For this analysis, I will consider all 315,450 as rapes where the act was completed. <continued next post>

Live Action Blog - Human Rights, Abortion, and Life : About Abortion - What They Don't Tell You

Fri, 4 Mar 2011 13:30:30 +0000

It would be great if we had un-biased sources women could rely on for honest information regarding abortion. I believe its next to impossible to find such sources leaving women to make life decisions based on studies with biases in both directions. For example, in the second article you reference, one of the co-authors is Roger W. Rochat, MD. Dr. Rochat has a pro-abortion bias. He has been affiliated with the Guttmacher Institute, Planned Parenthood, Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health, and the CDC. As a "anti-choicer" I should be skeptical not only of this doctor's studies, but also the organizations that associate with someone who has such an apparent pro-abortion bias. Do you agree I should be skeptical? (do a Google search, his full resume is available online). So, when you present studies and newspaper articles I believe it is incumbent on you to provide evidence they are un-biased. After all, you are trying to sway me and other pro-life folks who read this blog to your way of thinking. Just curious, can you name two or three things you can point to that helped form your decision to be pro-choice?

Live Action Blog - Human Rights, Abortion, and Life : VA Attorney General Cuccinelli Calls New Jersey Planned Parenthood Video "Astonishing"

Thu, 3 Mar 2011 19:16:05 +0000

Hi Ben_ Cole, sorry I wasn't clearer in my post. There is a document on the NJ health dept site that lists all clinics. I counted around 59 alternatives to PP and around 23 PP locations in NJ (my numbers may be off a bit, you may want to verify). It was these non-PP locations I was referring to.

Live Action Blog - Human Rights, Abortion, and Life : About Abortion - What They Don't Tell You

Thu, 3 Mar 2011 15:55:49 +0000

Sorry, originally posted this as a response to a separate post you made. My bad. Here it is: Thanks for the info. Your first link leads to a dead-end. The second deals mainly with mortality and not complications. The third is from a lawyer and the fourth from a UK newspaper, unlikely unbiased sources. We could spend lots of time going back and forth with dueling reports. I think we may just be in totally opposite camps on this issue. Question: I admit that due to the divisive nature of the abortion debate it is nearly impossible to discern biases in any report on both sides of the issue. Do you agree? Oh, and by the way, my wife is feeling fine, thanks for the concern.

Live Action Blog - Human Rights, Abortion, and Life : About Abortion - What They Don't Tell You

Thu, 3 Mar 2011 13:21:26 +0000

Hi MoonChild02. This is great information. My wife and I use NFP and it has worked wonders for us.

Live Action Blog - Human Rights, Abortion, and Life : About Abortion - What They Don't Tell You

Wed, 2 Mar 2011 17:33:00 +0000

Source for your data please. My wife seems in good health, both physically and mentally, after having our 7 children.

Live Action Blog - Human Rights, Abortion, and Life : About Abortion - What They Don't Tell You

Wed, 2 Mar 2011 17:16:45 +0000

Sorry, forgot to mention NFP is free.

Live Action Blog - Human Rights, Abortion, and Life : About Abortion - What They Don't Tell You

Wed, 2 Mar 2011 16:48:02 +0000

It's called natural family planning or NFP. Very effective and no pills. Could also make your marriage stronger. Studies show about a 4% divorce rate for married couples who use NFP compared to over 50% in the general population.

Live Action Blog - Human Rights, Abortion, and Life : About Abortion - What They Don't Tell You

Wed, 2 Mar 2011 16:41:46 +0000

Another very selfish reason to kill a human being.

Live Action Blog - Human Rights, Abortion, and Life : Real Cases: California Planned Parenthood Concealed Rape of 11-Year-Old Girl

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:48:39 +0000

Planned Parenthood's strategy is to break down the natural modesty of our youth, separate them from their parents, and become their trusted educator on all things sexual. This letter has it all. It was likely written by PP to coerce other girls into a promiscuous lifestyle. To keep their business going they need to cultivate new clientele.

Live Action Blog - Human Rights, Abortion, and Life : Planned Parenthood Advises Man Who Might Have STDs to Donate Blood

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 04:13:12 +0000

Thanks. Yes sir. Born and raised in Joisy.

Live Action Blog - Human Rights, Abortion, and Life : Planned Parenthood Advises Man Who Might Have STDs to Donate Blood

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:49:23 +0000

I can help. Call you state's department of health for information on where you can go for pelvic exam testing and yeast infection treatment. They will refer you to a free clinic in your area. In NJ we have 59 non-Planned Parenthood clinics which would either cover your needs or refer you to a low cost provider. Also, based on your post, you may need HIV/AIDS testing. Your state's free clinics should cover that for you as well. But the best medicine you can get is this advice and it is free; a little self respect and personal responsibility can go a long way to helping you secure a happy and healthy life.