Author Archive for Dave Andrusko

TIME’s “Preemie Revolution”: These Babies are Surviving and Thriving
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TIME’s “Preemie Revolution”: These Babies are Surviving and Thriving

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A front cover photo for the new TIME magazine unintentionally sends as strong a pro-life message as we could ever want: “Saving Preemies: Emalyn was Due in June, She arrived in March.” Written by Jeffrey Kluger, the home base for the story is the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin […]

Two Anniversaries: “The Hand of Hope” and the “House of Horrors”
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Two Anniversaries: “The Hand of Hope” and the “House of Horrors”

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Two anniversaries are coming up, one that inspires, one that reveals the depths of human depravity. Michael Clancy, a photojournalist, has spoken at National Right to Life Conventions, been interviewed by yours truly, and had [has] a story that fairly rippled through our collective conscience. You remember him, I’m sure, for the “Hand of Hope.” […]

Kevorkian’s “Pro-Euthanasia Paintings” May Fetch $45k Each
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Kevorkian’s “Pro-Euthanasia Paintings” May Fetch $45k Each

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News that eleven of the late Jack Kevorkian’s paintings are up for sale in Los Angeles—at “upward of $45,000 per canvas”—are a reminder that long before there was Kermit Gosnell, there was Jack Kevorkian. Whereas abortionist Gosnell was angered when the Philadelphia Attorney General called his abortion clinic a “House of Horrors,” Kevorkian (a publicity […]

Are Abortion Rights Activists Losing the Battle?
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Are Abortion Rights Activists Losing the Battle?

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How’s this for a lead to “Has The Fight For Abortion Rights Been Lost?” by Kate Pickert?  She writes: “In January 1973, the Supreme Court made access to abortion a federally protected right. As I write in this week’s TIME cover story, that seemingly decisive victory 40 years ago kicked off a war that the […]

Amazing New Technology Shows Unborn Twins Jockeying for Space
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Amazing New Technology Shows Unborn Twins Jockeying for Space

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Any Internet sensation—even if it colorfully overinterprets what is taking place—that further clarifies how child-like the unborn child is will always be welcomed. Enter “Twins fighting in the womb,” actually better described as two babies, approximately 20 weeks old, attempting to stake out additional leg room in cramped quarters. Reuters put it nicely: “It’s a […]

“It Has Something to Do With the Power of Love”
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“It Has Something to Do With the Power of Love”

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In 2001, I wrote the following first paragraph:”On January 22–on the 28th anniversary of Roe v. Wade–North Carolina Superior Court Judge Charles Lamm sentenced 27-year-old Rae Carruth to a minimum of 18 years and 11 months in prison for his role in the execution-style murder of his pregnant girlfriend. Miraculously, doctors were able to save […]

The Abortioneers Want a “Tripadvisor” for Abortion Clinics
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The Abortioneers Want a “Tripadvisor” for Abortion Clinics

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Under the “You CAN’T make this stuff up” category, I’d like to talk about a post this week found on the webpage of “The Abortioneers.” It’s a gathering place for abortion practitioners to compare notes, in this case pondering the importance of “first impressions” and what happens if the word gets round that your clinic […]

Feng Jianmei: The Unanticipated Impact of One Forced-Abortion
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Feng Jianmei: The Unanticipated Impact of One Forced-Abortion

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One of the general sessions at this summer’s 2012 NRLC national convention was aglow with energy and alight with enthusiasm. You could feel a powerful swelling of emotions as pro-life champion Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Reggie Littlejohn, president of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers, roused their audience at a session titled, “Where Are All the […]

Thank Goodness I Can Still Cringe
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Thank Goodness I Can Still Cringe

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When speaking to the broader public—as opposed to what they tell each other—pro-abortionists will often feign an attitude that they, too, understand that abortion is serious business and not to be trivialized. They don’t mean it for a half-second, of course, but for public consumption it helps take the edge off their fanaticism. I thought […]

Gallup Poll Shows "Pro-Choice" Americans at Record-Low 41%
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Gallup Poll Shows “Pro-Choice” Americans at Record-Low 41%

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If you read most press accounts, the public in general, women in particular, are recoiling from the many initiatives “anti-abortion activists” have undertaken. But the latest polling data from Gallup demolishes that myth, noting in the process that there has been a huge turnaround in the self-identification of Independents Gallup’s Lydia Saad reported yesterday that […]

The Privilege of Remembering for Both of Us
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The Privilege of Remembering for Both of Us

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Last year it was a distinct privilege for my wife and I to grow close to an elderly lady in her last few months. We were not officially “family,” so we weren’t told any of the medical details. But two things were obvious to anyone (including those members of my Adult Sunday school class who […]

Legal Settlement: Pro-Life Nurses Will Not Be Forced to Assist With Abortions
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Legal Settlement: Pro-Life Nurses Will Not Be Forced to Assist With Abortions

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Twelve pro-life nurses have reached a successful agreement with their employer, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, who they claimed in a lawsuit required them to participate in abortions or lose their jobs. U.S. District Judge Jose Linares said he would “continue to monitor the situation,” according to the New Jersey Star-Ledger, […]