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Just so no one makes any assumptions about me, I am pro-life.
I've been saying for years, long before I came to this forum, that the repeal of Roe v. Wade would probably have no effect on the number of abortions that are performed in the US. I do believe as a matter of principle, though, that decision should be repealed.
What I have said many times is that the best way to actually reduce abortions by a significant amount is to get people to use birth control, and use it properly. Half of all abortions are the result of no birth control being used during sex. Another fifth are the result of the improper or inconsistent use of birth control.
So birth control is the answer to reducing abortions.
Then there is the argument revolving around federal funding of Planned Parenthood, which I am against so long as they perform abortions.
But I have often said the best way to defeat Planned Parenthood is for pro-lifers to open women's health clinics across the street from Planned Parenthood clinics and provide the exact same health services as the PP clinics do, except no abortions. Then they could also get federal funding, and may the best team win.
Well...finally...they are starting to get it:
A new chain of Christian pregnancy centers will provide a controversial service: Contraception
When a low-income woman searches for reproductive care, she often goes to a Planned Parenthood clinic, where she’s treated as a patient with an array of medical options. Or she might go to a Christian pregnancy center, where she is counseled to carry a pregnancy to term.
But some Christians now see an opening for a third way to reach women — before they become pregnant — that also enables them to compete for federal money Planned Parenthood has decided to relinquish.
Eight independent Texas-based pregnancy centers merged earlier this year to form a chain called The Source. With Christian women’s health centers in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin, the nonprofit organization plans to offer a full array of medical services, to include testing for sexually transmitted diseases, first-trimester prenatal care and contraception choices.
I've been saying for years, long before I came to this forum, that the repeal of Roe v. Wade would probably have no effect on the number of abortions that are performed in the US. I do believe as a matter of principle, though, that decision should be repealed.
What I have said many times is that the best way to actually reduce abortions by a significant amount is to get people to use birth control, and use it properly. Half of all abortions are the result of no birth control being used during sex. Another fifth are the result of the improper or inconsistent use of birth control.
So birth control is the answer to reducing abortions.
Then there is the argument revolving around federal funding of Planned Parenthood, which I am against so long as they perform abortions.
But I have often said the best way to defeat Planned Parenthood is for pro-lifers to open women's health clinics across the street from Planned Parenthood clinics and provide the exact same health services as the PP clinics do, except no abortions. Then they could also get federal funding, and may the best team win.
Well...finally...they are starting to get it:
A new chain of Christian pregnancy centers will provide a controversial service: Contraception
When a low-income woman searches for reproductive care, she often goes to a Planned Parenthood clinic, where she’s treated as a patient with an array of medical options. Or she might go to a Christian pregnancy center, where she is counseled to carry a pregnancy to term.
But some Christians now see an opening for a third way to reach women — before they become pregnant — that also enables them to compete for federal money Planned Parenthood has decided to relinquish.
Eight independent Texas-based pregnancy centers merged earlier this year to form a chain called The Source. With Christian women’s health centers in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin, the nonprofit organization plans to offer a full array of medical services, to include testing for sexually transmitted diseases, first-trimester prenatal care and contraception choices.