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Studies: Birth Control, Contraception Don’t Cut Abortions

One study, based on Centers for Disease Control data, established clear links between birth control and increases in sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). STD increases are a very reliable indicator of increased sexual activity and show that contraception is wrongly perceived as low-cost insurance — a perception that motivates increased sexual activity. And more sex means…

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m6ofEFtOCg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0&w=500&h=281] “The producers of October Baby have assigned 10% of the profits of the movie to Every Life is Beautiful Fund, which will distribute funds to frontline organizations helping women facing crisis pregnancies, life-affirming adoption agencies, and those caring for orphans.” The movie comes out March 23.   Okay and so does The Hunger…

Music

Okay so I may be an artist. But that doesn’t mean that creative thinking comes easily for me. Most of the time I need poked by inspiration or someone else’s creative ideas in order to play it out in my brain what I need to do. So this lack of creativity resonates into my parenting…

I finished reading Abby Johnson’s book, Unplanned.  I’ll start off by saying it wasn’t the Planned Parenthood-bashing style book I’d expected it to be.  This book affirmed many of the sentiments I’ve begun to feel and realizations I’ve begun to materialize over the past few years:  There are good, well-intentioned people on both sides of the…