A good blog to check out

I have the blog Wait4YourMate on my Check Out These Sites list. There are several interesting lessons to be learned from taking a look at this site.

Study links abortion and preemies

I know this blog is not on abortion, but there are some obvious connections to abstinence (or the lack of it) and a perceived need for abortion. So, I thought you’d find this article interesting. Time magazine is bringing a long-known fact into the mainstream. Abortions can quite often lead to premature births in subsequent pregnancies. This is costly to parents and to society. This connection has been established countless times over the years and in many countries. Nice to finally see it in a mainstream publication. Here is the link: Study Links Abortion and Preemies.

Preemie in incubator picture by Julie Fisher/ZEFA/CORBIS from article linked above.

Here is a research article from UNC-Chapel Hill OB-GYN professor Dr. John Thorp which provides more information on this, and links to still more info if you’re interested. It’s a .pdf called Long-term Physical and Psychological Health Consequences of Induced Abortion: A Review of Evidence.

Planned Parenthood: Federalizing an Ideology

As I’ve worked to stay up-to-date on what’s happening with Abstinence Education in North Carolina and beyond, I have found that I keep running into references to Planned Parenthood. As you know, Planned Parenthood is a very vocal opponent of Abstinence Education. I thought a more thorough look was in order. Click here, Planned Parenthood: Federalizing an Ideology, to read the entire analysis, or see below for a synopsis of my findings.

Planned Parenthood attacks abstinence funding

Once again, I am amazed at the audacity of Planned Parenthood in watching out for its own interests. In response to the Point of View article which ran in the Raleigh News and Observer recently (November 28), I will simply list some facts that may shed some light on this debate.