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World’s Top Authority on Morning-After Pill Says It May Cause Abortions

From LifeSiteNews.com:

[O]ne of the world’s leading authorities on the drug has said doctors have a duty to inform women that it could prevent a newly-conceived embryo from implanting in the womb, causing an abortion.

Dr. James Trussell, Director of Princeton’s Office of Population Research, makes the statement in an academic review on the drug dated February 2013 and co-authored with Dr. Elizabeth G. Raymond.

“To make an informed choice, women must know that [emergency contraceptive pills] … prevent pregnancy primarily by delaying or inhibiting ovulation and inhibiting fertilization, but may at times inhibit implantation of a fertilized egg in the endometrium,” they write.

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Filed under: Abortion on February 26, 2013 by Jerry
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Is There a Conservative Argument for Gay Marriage?

You’ve probably noticed that there are now conservatives who support gay marriage, even going so far as to claim there’s a conservative argument for it. Jennifer Thieme with the Ruth Institute disagrees with this assertion, explaining that “True conservatives support limited government, and they understand that there are other institutions which serve to limit government power. Two of these institutions are the natural family and religion. Same sex marriage, which as a policy removes the gender requirement for marriage, is a great vehicle for those who wish to increase the scope and power of the government, as it forces these other institutions to diminish.”

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Filed under: Marriage on February 22, 2013 by Jerry
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More Than 100,000 Rally for Marriage in Puerto Rico

More than 100,000 people rallied in Puerto Rico over the weekend in support of the traditional definition of marriage.

NY Schools Disperse 12,000+ Doses of Plan B Without Parental Consent

According to documents obtained by the New York Post through a Freedom of Information Act request, New York City schools distributed approximately 12,721 doses of emergency contraception (aka “Plan B” or “The Morning-After Pill”) through school clinics.

The clinics also gave students other forms of contraception, including IUDs and injections of long-term contraception.

The clinics were able to do so because under New York law, schools do not need to obtain parental consent to give contraceptives to teenagers. The schools’ activities are causing a great deal of controversy among parents.