Students for Life

Helpful Students for Life links

Abortifacients    (posted on March 12, 2009 by Thomas Rourke)?This link gives information on how so-called contraceptives can actually function  as abortifacients.  Check the specific links at the bottom of page for more specific information on the pill, etc.

Abortion and Health Care Bills    (posted on September 1, 2009 by Thomas Rourke)?This is an article from a solid organization called Fact Check, which investigates claims made by public figures.  This piece confirms suspicions that the House Bill will indeed permit tax-funded abortions, something which we pro-lifers deeply oppose in principle.  The existing Hyde Amendment has forbidden tax-funded abortions for decades.

African-American Catholics for Life    (posted on December 1, 2004 by Thomas Rourke)?This is a pro-life organization of African-American Catholics.

American Life league    (posted on October 2, 2006 by Thomas Rourke)?American Life League is among the best of the nationwide pro-life organizations.

Betty Friedan's Mixed Legacy    (posted on February 13, 2006 by Thomas Rourke)?This article underlscores the mixed legacy of Betty Friedan, feminist leader who did not originally include abortion as a component of feminism.

Birth Control Pill: Abortifacient and Contraceptive    (posted on December 2, 2004 by Thomas Rourke)?This article by a Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at George Washington University Medical Center explains why the so-called "contraceptive pill" in many cases is simply causing more unregistered abortions, with estimates ranging from 100,000 to over a million per year.  Read this article for the medical details.  

Bishops' Conference Prolife    (posted on September 11, 2008 by Thomas Rourke)?This is probably the best overall source for all dimensions of the life issues.

Bogus Abortion Estimates Worldwide    (posted on October 15, 2007 by Thomas Rourke)?This link is necessary reading to counter the widely propagated study (done by Planned Parenthood's Research arm) claiming that abortions are just as frequent in nations without legal abortion as they are in nations that have legalized abortion.

Canadian Center for Bioethical reform    (posted on March 17, 2009 by Thomas Rourke)?This article goes more into depth on the argument of the abortifacient tendencies of the contraceptive pill.

Contraception - Abortion Link    (posted on October 23, 2009 by Thomas Rourke)?This article challenges the widely spread but incorrect assumption that increased prevalence of contraception cuts down on the number of abortions.

Contraception: Why Not?    (posted on March 13, 2009 by Thomas Rourke)?This is an excellent article that explains in accessible language the traditional Christian opposition to the use of contraceptives.

Contraceptive or Abortifacient?    (posted on March 12, 2009 by Thomas Rourke)?This article from Ohio Right to Life gives detailed information on how "contraceptives" can actually function as agents of early abortions.

Deirdre McQuade    (posted on April 19, 2007 by Thomas Rourke)?This is an excellent interview with our coming October speaker, Deirdre McQuade.

Dutch Euthanasia Disaster    (posted on March 2, 2005 by Thomas Rourke)?If you want to know what will happen if we legalize "physician-assisted suicide," just look at what has happened in Holland.  

Facts Concerning Partial-Birth Abortion    (posted on February 22, 2006 by Thomas Rourke)?This article clears up common misconceptions concerning the congressional act which banned partial-birth  abortion.  Currently, the ban has been nullified by federal courts.  However, as of yesterday, the Supreme Court announced it will reconsider the issue. Please read this article because the mainstream media continue to perpetuate the myth that pro-lifers do not care about "women's health."

Feminists for Life    (posted on September 28, 2004 by MollyJill Smrekar)?This is a credible website that you can use to gain more information on the pro-life movement. Two-time Emmy winner Patricia Heaton, from "Everybody Loves Raymond," is a national spokesperson. Learn how great women leaders like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were pro-life.  

Forty Days for Life    (posted on October 1, 2008 by Thomas Rourke)?This link describes the Forty Days for Life Campaign going on until November 4, 2008.

Hadley Arkes on Slavery and Abortion    (posted on October 14, 2004 by Thomas Rourke)?In this penetrating essay, Professor Hadley Arkes demonstrates the philosophical connection between the pro-choice argument of today and the pro-choice, pro-slavery  argument of the last century, that is, Steven Douglas' argument that states should have a "free choice" to vote in favor of slavery or against it.  Read how pro-lifers are in the lineage of Abraham Lincoln, who argued that there was no right to do a wrong.  

Human Life Alliance of Minnesota    (posted on October 10, 2004 by Thomas Rourke)?The Human Life Aliance of Minnesota is a model for state-wide pro-life prganizations.  This web site is excellent, including access to their most famous, "She's A Child Not A Choice" supplement, of which over 30 million have been distributed. Check it out!

Maragaret Sanger Quotes    (posted on September 26, 2008 by Thomas Rourke)?This is a  brief collection of quotes from the founder of Planned Parenthood, revealing a deeply disturbing lack of any sound moral sensibility.

MARCH FOR LIFE    (posted on November 8, 2004 by Thomas Rourke)?This is the March for Life National Organization Web Site.  

Nat Hentoff on Abortion    (posted on September 29, 2004 by Thomas Rourke)?Nat Hentoff is a famous civil rights author, generally categorized on the political left for his strong stances on civil rights issues. Nonetheless, as a believer in human rights, his conscience led him to embrace the pro-life position. Hentoff takes on all dimensions of the pro-abortion arguments, and discusses the problems of stereotyping pro-lifers and bigotry against pro-lifers.

Nat Hentoff: Judicial Homicide    (posted on March 31, 2005 by Thomas Rourke)?This article lays out the legal irregularities and denials of rights that led to the tragic death of Terri Schiavo.

Nathaniel Blake on Abortion Issue On Campus    (posted on January 28, 2006 by Thomas Rourke)?Read this interesting reflection on abortion by a student journalist

National Right to Life    (posted on September 28, 2004 by MollyJill Smrekar)?This is also an excellent website to further your knowledge of life issues. This is the cite to help keep up on pro-life issues and the law.

Obama Politicizes Stem-Cell Research    (posted on March 16, 2009 by Thomas Rourke)?This article by Princeton Professor Robert George critiques Obama's recent decision to expand embryonic stem cell research at taxpayer expense.

Obama's Extremist Abortion Record    (posted on September 3, 2008 by Thomas Rourke)?This revelatory article discuses how Obama has attempted to obfuscate his record on abortion.

Partial-Birth Abortion Info    (posted on April 19, 2007 by Thomas Rourke)?This link gives valuable information on partial-birth abortion and has a link to the Supreme Court decision handed down on 4/18.

Pelosi Misrepresents Church on Abortion    (posted on September 3, 2008 by Thomas Rourke)?Nancy Pelosi recently tried to suggest that support for abortion might be linked to an ambiguity in Church teaching. This article clarifies the point.

Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation    (posted on December 2, 2004 by Thomas Rourke)?The pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation is the state branch of national right-to-life and is a great source of information, particularly for life issues in Pennsylvania.

Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia    (posted on March 2, 2005 by Thomas Rourke)?Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia - Explore the arguments against changing our laws to permit doctors to becomelicensed killers.

Priests for Life    (posted on November 5, 2004 by Thomas Rourke)?This is is the organization of priests who are especially dedicated to the Gospel of life. The group is ecumenical, working with all other pro-life churches and organizations. This cite also has links to other pro-life church groups. ?A great source of pro-life information.

Pro-Life Links    (posted on December 1, 2004 by Thomas Rourke)?This site has a very large list of links to pro-life organizations and sources of information.

Pure Love Club    (posted on March 6, 2005 by Thomas Rourke)?The problem of abortion is rooted in the sexual revolution. There are no two ways about it. Prior to this "revolution," the women's movement was solidly on our side of this issue. Abortion became a "necessity" to support the sexually active life of the unmarried. The struggle against abortion will not be won until we can recapture the virtue of chastity. This web cite has solid information about sexuality for those trying to live a pure life. Check out the Chastity Q & A's in particular.

Rebuttal to Misinformation on Fetal Pain    (posted on September 4, 2005 by Thomas Rourke)?Recently, pro-abortion activists have gotten a free pass by the media, passing on the results of a highly questionable "study" concerning fetal pain. Do not be fooled. Read this link.

Second Look Project    (posted on September 11, 2008 by Thomas Rourke)?This is an excellent resource for statistics and good arguments against Roe vs. Wade.

Silent No More Awarenes Campaign    (posted on October 10, 2006 by Thomas Rourke)?The Silent No More Awareness campaign is for women who have had abortions to have a forum to discuss their pain and regret, and move on to healing.   It is an important component in the movement for a Culture of Life.

Stem Cell Fact Sheet    (posted on March 12, 2009 by Thomas Rourke)?This fact sheet gives a good summary of the essential moral issues involved in stem cell research.

STUDENTS FOR LIFE    (posted on September 24, 2008 by Thomas Rourke)?This is the Students for Life national organization's web page.

UN Study Shows Legal Abortion Does Not Save Women's Lives    (posted on March 1, 2006 by Thomas Rourke)?A new study done by the United Nations denies one of the key arguments of the pro-choice side, namely, that legal abortion saves women's lives.  The global evidence does not support the claim.