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A Mirror of Modernity: How Should Christians Respond to Pro-Choice Logic?

It is not surprising that the conservative reaction to the recent Planned Parenthood scandal has been varied. Some are hopeful that these videos will have substantive effects. Others are more cynical. In either case, the footage is iconic– making plain what technocratic medical-speak really sounds like behind closed doors. One could reduce “It’s a baby” […]

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War-Torn

I will try to compose myself and say something more thoughtful later, but for now these observations need to be made and shared regarding the latest Planned Parenthood video. At the 9minute mark PP’s Dr. Ginde says, “It’s a baby.” At the 10:30 mark, she says that it is “war-torn.” At 11:09 the medical assistant […]

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Planned Parenthood As Ultimate Orwellian

Over at Reformation21, Collin Gargarino has an excellent post which reinforces some of my own thoughts about Planned Parenthood. He writes: In the video Dr. Deborah Nucatola, Planned Parenthood’s senior director of medical services, clearly dismisses the idea that the transaction is the sale of fetal tissue. She says that “this should not be seen […]

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The Significance of the Planned Parenthood Videos

The recent set of sting videos on Planned Parenthood, put out by The Center for Medical Progress, have shaken up the abortion debate in important ways. While it had never actually gone away, abortion had more or less become an accepted constant of American political life with few looking for significant change. That has changed now, […]