Human identity

By George R. Henry
Live Action News 

In February, 1953, James Watson walked into a bar in England and declared that he and Francis Crick discovered the double helix DNA molecule. Twenty years later in January 1973 the US Supreme Court declared that human abortion was legal. Is there a relationship between these 2 events? Perhaps there is.

Perhaps the first event should have prevented the second. To be fair, it has taken a long time to get from the discovery of the double helix DNA molecule to the point of being able to read it. That is, to be able to actually read the data on the segments of the strand. As we’ve come to learn since that discovery over 60 years ago the DNA contains the complete description of any individual.

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Suffering in Silence: The Siblings of Aborted Babies

by Mariel Sofia Lindsay
Live Action News


When we consider the effects of abortion, we usually think of those most directly affected: the mother, the father, the aborted child. But abortion’s effects are much more far-reaching and insidious. Siblings of those aborted often suffer very real feelings of loss and grief.

I remember the first time I talked to someone who told me she had an aborted sibling. She was my college roommate, and she was an only child. Sort of. She admitted to me that she was supposed to have a brother three years her senior. Their mother had aborted him at four months’ gestation after repeated demands to do so by her boyfriend.

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Mariel Sofia Lindsay is a twenty-something writer/editor who lives in Austin, Texas with her young daughter. She is currently working on a literary fiction novel and also writes pro-life opinion editorials for various publications.

Myth That 1 in 3 Women Have Abortions Persists Despite Hard Evidence to the Contrary

by Lauren Enriquez
Live Action News

The latest in a pro-choice effort to normalize and de-stigmatize abortion among women is the 1 in 3 Campaign. It’s set up the same way as Not Alone; women share stories of why they’re happy they had abortions. The 1 in 3 Campaign‘s entire premise is that abortion is normal and good because 1 in 3 women will have an abortion in their lifetime.

But, here’s the thing: that’s not true.

Some pretty basic math demonstrates that the real number – farfrom being the over 33% required to claim “1 in 3 women will have an abortion” – is under 28%.

Here’s the breakdown:

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Lauren Enriquez is a graduate of Ave Maria University, where she studied Classics. She married her best friend during college, and now goes by "mommy." In the past she's worked for pro-life organizations including Texas Right to Life and Students for Life of America. Today Lauren is a work-at-home mom, serving as a communications consultant who helps pro-life organizations increase their media presence.