Abortion
Hospital Drops Abortionist After Demonic Rant Saying He Loves Killing Babies by Steven Ertelt
Abortion drone to fly dangerous abortion pills into Northern Ireland
Hard to Miss: 200 Tons of Bouncing Baby Boy by Marisa Martin – “Marisa Martin highlights ‘toxic fallout’ of abortion even in art community.”
Actress Connie Britton Praises Planned Parenthood Prez As “Legendary,” “My Hero” by Katie Yoder
Slate advice columnist tells reader to ignore conscience, help daughter abort grandchild by Calvin Freiburger
After the Abortion
Forgotten Fathers and Their Unforgettable Children by David C. Reardon, Ph.D.
What a John Stamos Interview tells us about Men, Abortion by Robin Keahey
End-of-Life
The following is an assisted suicide legislative update from Barbara Lyons of the Patients Rights Action Fund:
As legislative sessions are closing down, more bills to legalize assisted suicide are now dead.
New York
The biggest battle was in New York, the state targeted by Compassion and Choices to put into the win column. On May 23, the Assembly Health Committee pulled a sneaky move by scheduling a vote on the assisted suicide bill off the floor at an unspecified time and location and without a public hearing. The bill passed by a 14-11 vote and moved to the Codes Committee. Major thanks goes to the New York Alliance Against Assisted Suicide which worked aggressively to garner enough support to keep the bill bottled up in this committee and the bill died when the legislative session ended on June 16.
Utah
There will be a hearing in July before a committee that is “studying” the assisted suicide issue.
States that Have Defeated
The states that have defeated measures in 2016 are: New Jersey, Iowa, Colorado (bill), Colorado (ballot Initiative), Hawaii, Utah, Arizona, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Alaska, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Tennessee, New Hampshire (study committee bill), Missouri, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island and Kansas.
States Where 2016 Bills are Still Pending
Bills are still pending in: Delaware (study committee), Massachusetts, New Jersey, District of Columbia and Pennsylvania. It looks as though the new Colorado ballot initiative will be on the 2016 November ballot if C & C can gather enough signatures.
States Targeted in 2017
States that C & C is gearing up for in 2017 are: Maine, Nevada, Utah, New York, Delaware, Iowa and Hawaii. Other states are certain to be added to this list.
American Medical Association
In an ominous move, the American Medical Association voted last week to “study” its longstanding position in opposition to assisted suicide. The AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs will conduct the study and bring recommendations to the full body at its annual meeting in 2017. Even if the AMA goes “neutral,” it is a green light for states to legalize. Please watch for instructions from the Patients Rights Action Fund on how we can collectively defeat this move.
Family Living
Parents of the Boy Killed by an Alligator at Disney Issue a Statement by Megan Friedman – “And other parents are sharing their close-call stories.”
This Baby Born With Most of His Brain Outside His Skull Is Beating All Odds by Heather Finn – “Bentley Yoder has led a remarkable life so far.”
The First Father’s Day After Tragedy Struck Our Entire Family by Lacey Johnson – “One day, a freak explosion took the lives of my mother, two aunts and paternal grandmother.”
Fatherhood
Dads Being Dads by Joe Olson
Characteristics of a Godly Father by Scot Chadwick
Fathers Are Important by Pastor Mark Jeske
Selah’s Todd Smith Offers 9 Practical Tips for Dads Everywhere by Jeannie Law
5 Things My Father Modeled to Prepare Me to Be a Caregiver by Peter Rosenberger
Four Ways for Fathers to Engage at Home by Jeremy Adelman
A Challenge to Fathers by Jay Younts
Seven things that make dad a hero by Jeannie Cunnion
The Reluctant Foster Parent – A Father’s Day Tribute by Jamie C.
Worldview and Culture
This Week Proves, Again, that Progressivism is a Cult by Steve Deace
The Rise Of Cultural Parasites by Hans Fiene – “Until recently, if an Indian musician felt that the works of Mozart didn’t reflect his culture, he didn’t start a ‘Give the Symphony a Sitar’ hashtag campaign.”
This Hilarious GIF of the Queen Scolding Prince William Will Make Your Day by Gina Mei -“Prince George’s reaction is priceless.”