Tag Archives: Abortion

“First Things On, and For, Life”

A compendium, on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade abortion debacle:  First Things On, and For, Life

January 23, 2012 – 1:07 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Sex-Selective Abortion: Whose Rights Are At Stake, Anyway?

The proposal: Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., an outspoken pro-life advocate, is preparing to do battle again on Capitol Hill. On Tuesday, he’ll chair a House hearing in support of his latest legislative effort, the Prenatal NonDiscrimination Act (PreNDA). The measure would ban abortions done on the basis of gender or race. “It would simply say …

December 5, 2011 – 9:15 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (8)

The Abolition of the Person

Godwin’s Law infamously predicts that as any Internet discussion continues, the probability that Hitler will be mentioned approaches 100%. I’ve wondered about this. Both Stalin and Mao murdered many more people than he did, so why does Hitler hold this uniquely dishonorably honor? It might be because the German horror strikes closer to home for …

October 6, 2011 – 10:11 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Deep Social Change | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Non-Persons Yesterday and Today

The other day I asked, Can you identify the context of this passage? To have a persona [to be a person] was to have a face before the law—which is to say, to be recognized as one possessing rights and privileges before a court, or as being able to give testimony upon the strength of …

September 14, 2011 – 11:10 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged , , | Comments (28)

Creative Minority Report: “Marriage as a Life Issue”

From Creative Minority Report: Marriage as a Life Issue: Guttmacher points out that “the overwhelming majority of women having abortions (85%) were unmarried.” … Abortion is a symptom of a lack of love…. real committed love…. Maybe one of the most pro-life actions one can take is defending marriage.

May 9, 2010 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged , | Comments (1)

“Tim Tebow Super Bowl ad sparks clash”

The Faith and Reason blog at USA Today tells us Tim Tebow is going to be featured in a commercial during the Super Bowl. Tebow, who just finished up his senior year of football at the University of Florida, is a natural for appearing on Super Bowl Sunday—many consider him the best college quarterback in …

January 26, 2010 – 3:40 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Ethics, Life and Choices | Tagged , , , | Comments (11)

If This Doesn’t Chill You…

Don’t read this if you’re about to have a meal. You may not be able to stomach it. Presented in all seriousness at the Huffington Post: Jacob M. Appel: Are We Ready for a Market in Fetal Organs? Someday, if we are fortunate, scientific research may make possible farms of artificial “wombs” breeding fetuses for their …

August 21, 2009 – 5:03 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged , | Comments (11)

On the Murder of George Tiller

On the one hand it ought to go without saying, but on the other hand it emphatically must be said: the killing of George Tiller was absolutely wrong. As Robert George put it: Whoever murdered George Tiller has done a gravely wicked thing. The evil of this action is in no way diminished by the …

June 1, 2009 – 6:47 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged | Comments (71)

Be Heard For the Conscience Clause

Hat Tip to Every Thought Captive

April 14, 2009 – 12:00 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged | Comments Off

A 12-Year Old’s Wisdom

Hat tip: The Point

February 19, 2009 – 6:32 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Ethics, Life and Choices | Tagged , | Comments (4)