What is the Consistent Life Ethic? — An Overview of the Consistent Life Ethic The Consistent Life Ethic is a philosophy that opposes the killing of human beings. It is the belief that killing people should never be legally sanctioned. People who support the Consistent Life Ethic believe that human life has intrinsic value and inherent worth. The value of human beings is not…

Social programs to help the poor would have a big impact. — A woman’s financial situation has a big impact on whether she has or considers an abortion. Poverty and Abortion Statistics in the United States One of the most common reasons women give for having abortions is they can’t afford to care for their baby. In a 2004 study by the Alan Guttmacher Institute, of U.S. …

Raising a child with Down Syndrome can be challenging, but these parents say it brought unique blessings. — When pregnant people discover their child has Down Syndrome, some of them choose to abort. Estimates of the percentage of pregnancies involving children with Down Syndrome that end in abortion vary, but one study found that abortion has reduced the number of babies born with Down Syndrome by 30%.

A post-abortive woman and a former abortion worker tell their stories. — Read on Substack. In a 2021 book by Janet Morana, a rape victim describes the trauma she endured after her partial-birth abortion. The Story of a Rape Pregnancy Christina from Alberta, Canada, was a substance abuser who was raped at seventeen. She hid her rape pregnancy for months until her mother found out. …

Violence harms not only its victims but in some cases also harms its perpetrators. Killing and Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress Consistent Life Network Vice President Rachel MacNair has written extensively on how those who kill (in war, in abortion facilities, in execution chambers) are psychologically damaged by their actions, a condition she calls “ Perpetration-Induced Traumatic…

An example of medical racism against a pregnant Black woman. — An earlier version of this article appeared in Live Action News. The existence of racism against Black women regarding birth (and its deadly effects) has been well-established. But there is sometimes racism regarding abortion as well. It can be another aspect of racism in healthcare. A Black Woman and an Unplanned Pregnancy In her 2022 memoir, Dr…

Facts and information about the abortion pill. — This article will cover how the abortion pill works and give general information about its use. Hit the Medium Paywall? Read on Substack Here. How the Abortion Pill Works: A Basic Overview The term “abortion pill” is somewhat of a misnomer. The regimen for an abortion by pill, sometimes called a medical abortion, is actually two medications: Mifepristone…

What does the research say about people pregnant through rape? — In 2021, Janet Morana wrote a book for teens on abortion. She tells the story of two women who became pregnant from rape. Pregnant From Rape, She Had an Abortion One rape victim was Nicole from Virginia. She had an abortion at four weeks. Nicole says she came to “deeply regret” her abortion: There is no good…

A little girl recalls her experience surviving the atomic bomb. — On August 6, 1945, the United States became the only country ever to use nuclear weapons against another nation when our military dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The Death Toll of the Hiroshima Bombing The bomb killed 247,000 people. …