The Pulse
Newsletter of Georgia Right to Life
Constitution Day: An Opportunity to Celebrate One of the Most Important Documents in U.S. History
Have you ever wanted to better understand the U.S. Constitution? Constitution Day offers the perfect opportunity to reflect on this remarkable document and the enduring principles it helped establish.
The Incredible Gift of Grandparenting: Building a Pathway to Faith in Jesus
Did you know that there are approximately 70 million grandparents living in the United States? It should be no surprise then that today, we celebrate Grandparents Day, which is always celebrated the Sunday after Labor Day. It’s no coincidence that we celebrate Grandparents Day on the same day we set aside to worship and praise the Lord. It’s yet another reason to celebrate God’s goodness—the incredible, joyous gift of grandparents.
Embryo Adoption as an Act of Love
Snowflakes, Part 1 Embryo Adoption as an Act of Love It was 2018, and I was only about 30 yards away from the tragedy. Thousands of lives were lost that day. Thousands. No, I was not in Africa, where Christians are martyred in mass, nor was I in a war zone. I was in...
Does Prenatal Testing Increase Abortions?
Down syndrome was not in the plans for Debora and Cameron Engen, but God had bigger plans when He gave them baby Charlotte. Now, Debora documents her family’s joyful journey in loving their first child, Charlotte, even after her surprising them by having Down...
The Rise of Telehealth Abortions
What if abortion became something that could be done remotely? That is not just a provocative question meant to capture your attention. It is a new reality that happens all throughout the United States. While we cannot deny that technology has offered us convenience in many areas of life, the growth in medical care being conducted remotely through telehealth services has also given rise to an increase in “telehealth abortions.”
Parental Rights in the Fight for Life
What would you do if your child was denied access to schooling necessary for their special education needs due to your personhood beliefs? This situation is not theoretical. In Stamford, Connecticut, Brandon Bonner’s four-year-old daughter was denied access to a public preschool due to his personhood convictions regarding vaccines
Natural Procreative Technology: Science and Ethics Together
When Kristen Mihaly and her husband began trying to start a family, they faced a discouraging and heartbreaking prognosis. Because of severe endometriosis, she was told that her chances of conceiving a child were slim to none. Mihaly feared that her dream of becoming a mother might never come true. And, like many couples facing infertility, she and her husband were presented with one of the most common solutions: in vitro fertilization (IVF).
The Founding Fathers’ Ideals of Christianity and Personhood
As we celebrate the 250th birthday of this great nation, the United States of America, it is a good time to reminisce about America’s history of personhood as a cornerstone of its Christian heritage.
HB350 Passes! Safe Haven Baby Boxes Welcomed Into Georgia
Late one night last December, a frightened young mother made a courageous choice. Overwhelmed and alone, she walked toward a Safe Haven baby device — a place she hoped would protect the tiny life she could no longer care for. With trembling hands, she opened the door, placed her newborn inside, and whispered a prayer before slipping away into the cold darkness.
A Womb to Rent
As personhood advocates, shouldn’t we rejoice that more precious children have been born into the world? After all, every child is a gift from God. While this popular practice allows couples to fulfill their own desires for children, surrogacy must nonetheless be examined in light of its effects on the children born via surrogacy as well as on the surrogates themselves.
The Dangerous Fiction of a Constitutional “Right to Privacy”
For nearly fifty years, the evil and shameful legacy of Roe v. Wade has touched just about every corner of American society. It is one of the most consequential and devastating court decisions that the world has ever seen. This June marks the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s historic decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, and ended nearly fifty years of federally-imposed abortion doctrine.[1]
Persons or Property: IVF’s Dark Secrets
Since the first “test tube baby” was born in 1978, over 13 million people worldwide have been born who were conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF).