JUDIE BROWN COMMENTARY

At the risk of reading too much into polling data, I couldn’t help but notice that some recent surveys offer much to ponder when it comes to Americans’ attitudes about abortion.

The country of Croatia has witnessed something extraordinary. Between 1989 and 2005, for which the latest statistics are available, the abortion rate has declined from 51,289 to 4,563. A remarkable 90 percent drop, praise God.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is once again attempting to hijack medical ethics. Because of ACOG’s history of mass deception, which I will detail in the paragraphs to follow, this latest action should not have surprised me.

While many are celebrating the Congressional passage of a bill that contains the Mexico City Policy, there are those of us who are not so quick to throw a party.

Many of us are aware of the heroic position Terri Schiavo’s parents, brother and sister have taken in the wake of her tragic and untimely death.

It usually does not warm the cockles of my heart to hear that some large company is losing money… not usually. But in the case of recent news affecting Merck, the pharmaceutical giant, I am not shedding a single tear.

Pro-Life Wisconsin, one of American Life League’s premier associate groups, has made the headlines for stopping a piece of legislation that would have required all hospitals, regardless of religious affiliation, to provide the deadly morning after pill in cases of sexual assault.

Recently the Philadelphia Bulletin ran an interesting article on the upcoming elections for president. It has been, as you know, a rather surreal experience already, when one considers that among the front runners in the pack there is nary a single truly pro-life candidate.

Last Thursday, I read a series of news reports that brought me face to face with the tragic consequences of more than 30 years of unabated abuse – of drugs, the English language and the preborn child.

I am positive that I was joined by millions of Americans who watched the Heisman Trophy ceremonies.

The reports from American Life League’s Stop Planned Parenthood International make me cringe, and I hope they will do the same for you.

The film Noelle arrives in American theaters on December 7. On the upside, its haunting music and beautiful cinematography set the mood for a Christmas mystery in New England. Noelle also treats viewers to a few good laughs.