The Pulse
Newsletter of Georgia Right to Life
I’m A Doug Collins Reject
If Rep. Doug Collins had his way, I would have been killed. I challenge the Congressman to look me in the eye and tell me that my birth mother, who was brutally raped at knife point by a serial rapist, should have been able to abort me. I am thankful to God that this...
I Don’t Make Deals
I have written before about my journey to become a no exceptions prolifer. I have never shared this story publicly, but I think the time is right. In 2011, I worked very hard to make sure that our “ultrasound law” was passed in Texas. It was a good bill and I was...
How To Define “Pro-Choice”
By Dr. Douglas Young, University of North Georgia-Gainesville political science professor The defining feature of a free society is every individual enjoying the freedom to make choices, good and bad, within the law. Enjoying the liberty to make your own choices is...
GMO Humans: The Countdown Begins
Today is the last day of a landmark conference in Washington, D.C. The International Summit on Human Gene Editing . Formerly referred to as “germline intervention”, Human Gene Editing (HGE) is the creation of a genetically modified human. HGE changes made to a...
Does Every Human Life Have Intrinsic Value?
“The perfect is the enemy of the good.” This axiom, usually attributed to Voltaire, warns against sacrificing a very good thing in pursuit of something better – or perfect – that may never be attained. It often proves good advice. When applied to the pro-life...
Defending Innocent Children, Or Politicians?
Yes, some candidates and organizations are more pro-life than others. Some don’t value pre-born children based on how they were conceived. This is not a political game for me. I literally owe my birth to the MI law which protected me-- legislators who recognized that...
DNR, You Have ZERO Rights To Decide
The Journal of Medical Ethics published on March 17, 2016 a survey compiled from 490 out of 3000 practicing neonatologists. The survey showed 76% of the neonatologists thought it was ethically permissible to issue a ‘Do Not Attempt Resuscitation’, (DNAR), without asking or notifying the parents for an infant when they “felt it impossible” for the child to survive.
Choose Life Tags: A Pro-Life Message On The Go
Tiny billboards all across Georgia proclaim “Choose Life.” Yes, tiny. And no, they are not up in the treetops along the Interstates or wedged between downtown buildings. They are on the bumpers of almost 4000 cars. They are Choose Life license plates. Since 2007...
Breaking the Facade
The Girl Scouts…My initial thoughts are of my own few years in the Scouts as a young girl. Selling cookies, earning badges, going to campouts, reading Bible stories around a camp fire, spending precious time with my mother who worked 3 jobs and yet still had time for...
Death with Dignity? A Risky Proposition For A Civilized Society
Over the past several weeks, many people have been discussing Brittany Maynard’s plan to kill herself on November 1st using a drug she obtained through Oregon’s so-called “Death with Dignity” Act. She was diagnosed at the beginning of this year with glioblastoma, the same malignant brain cancer which took the life of Sen. Ted Kennedy in 2012.
10 Things I Need To Tell You Before Your Abortion
https://grtl.org/10-things-i-need-to-tell-you-before-your-abortion/To my best friend: We’ve been friends for years. Through breakups, through laughter, through tears, through margarita Tuesdays and hangover Wednesdays. We’ve laughed so hard at inside jokes that we’ve both been laying on the kitchen floor and getting weird looks from...
In It To Win It
By Steve Deace - An article in Time Magazine does about the best and most honest job of covering the current divide within the pro-life movement I have seen yet. The schism comes down to two questions: 1) Is all life sacred and worthy of protection? 2) What is the...