The anencephaly abortion
Many bloggers were outraged that a Navy wife had to pay for her baby with anencephaly to be killed in-utero. I respond by pointing out a compassionate alternative.

"The Bad Baby Blues"
Reflections on abortion of handicapped children.

Better Off Dead?
Jay Webber of First Things looks at the idea of a life worth living.

Cleft lip abortion done 'in good faith'
Doctors and health officials will consider whether more guidance on abortions is needed after two doctors authorised a late abortion on a foetus with a cleft lip and palate.

"The Doctors Are Often Wrong"
Babies who surprised everybody.

Doctors: Don't Want No Short People Round Here
Randy Newman was only joking when he sang, "Short people got no reason to live." But this is no laughing matter; doctors polled overwhelmingly support abortion for fetuses with dwarfism.

Fetal Diagnoses Leading to Unnecessary Abortions
Recent research again uncovers parents seeking abortion after being given false and misleading information about their unborn children.

France upholds 'right not to be born'
Prejudice against those with congnital disabilities prompts court support of the idea that death is better than life with a disability.

"Freaks" Teaches Pro Life Lesson
How can a film that was censored for half a century teach us about ourselves?

Just what constitues "fetal indications?"
From the bogus to the trivial.

The Limitations of Medical Prognistications
A caveat about maternal and fetal indications for abortion.

Mothers speak: Physicians often fall short when delivering a down syndrome diagnosis
A survey of mothers in the January issue of Pediatrics found that physicians remain overwhelmingly negative in communicating a diagnosis of Down syndrome in newborn infants.

"My Personal Abortion Story"
Sometimes it's all a mother can do to protect her child from eager doctors.

New Study Fuels Controversy Over Down Syndrome Abortions
The study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology shows that many pregnant women receive only negative information from medical professionals when a prenatal diagnosis reveals a potential for giving birth to a baby with Down syndrome.

Parents 'misled over gene disorders'
Some parents are given misleading information when they are first informed that their unborn child has a sex chromosome disorder, researchers say. Some women may be deciding to have abortions on the back of this poor advice.

The Personal is Political
The author, a prochoice woman, takes on Ayelet Waldman's piece justfying her decision to abort her baby because he wasn't "normal."

"Picture Perfect"
The Politics of Prenatal Testing, from First Things.

Prenatal Diagnoses: Specific Conditions
Your Pro Life Guide brings links and information about specific conditions often diagnosed prenatally.

Prenatal Diagnoses: Suppport/Resources
Your Pro Life Guide brings links providing support and information to parents and families of children with birth defects.

Quo Vadis? Professor Lejeune's Legacy
A man with Down Syndrome, when confronted with Jerome Lejuene's death, wonders, "Who will protect me?"

The reward for resisting the pressure
Lori's doctor and insurance company exerted so much pressure to abort that Lori had to resort to threats in order to get medical care for herself and the "doomed" fetus.

What's the Scoop on Baby Doe Laws?
Are women being pressured into unwanted abortions by fear of forced futile care? From your Pro Life Guide.

When Life is Short
How proponents of late abortions turn women's tragedies into a public relations coup.

When The Future Looks Bleak
Are things always as grim as they seem? Encouragement from your Pro Life Guide.

The wrong person is on trial here
These people were so unfairly distressed and abused by the medical professionals, pressured into an abortion on the grounds that children with this disorder should never be born. While still in shock, the father then kills the older child, too.

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