Democratic Abortion

November 21, 2010 By vorjack 42 Comments

This has to be the most insane internet stunt I’ve yet seen.

Alisha Arnold is pregnant. Along with her husband Pete, she is asking folks on the internet to vote … on whether or not they abort or keep the child. From Adrian Chen at Gawker:

That someone would do this is almost impossible to believe, of course. We asked the Arnolds if this was some sort of a prank. “No, it’s not. We are taking this very seriously,” Pete replied. We then asked if this was some sort of convoluted pro-life stunt. Alisha laughed. “It’s definitely not a pro-life campaign,” she said. “I believe in a woman’s right to choose.”

According to the couple, they’ve been unsure about whether they’re ready to be parents and have concluded that the best way to proceed is to ask random people on the Internet if they should have the child. (Tests have revealed that the fetus is a boy.) Alisha said that two pregnancies ended in two miscarriages in the past year and a half. During the second pregnancy, the couple bought the birthornot.com domain, and were in the process of deciding whether to put the birth up to a vote when they lost the baby. When Alisha got pregnant a third time a few months ago, they decided to launch birthornot.com.

… words fail me.

Chen sees three options: prank, pro-life stunt or real. I’m siding with “stunt” myself. Chen asks, “Could this site be a confused parable to illustrate the peril of putting an unborn baby’s life in the hands of voters?” That’s my best guess.

Filed Under: Abortion, Weird 42 Comments

Christian Terrorist

September 14, 2010 By vorjack 65 Comments


The FBI has arrested a man from Concord, North Carolina for conspiring to bomb an abortion clinic. From the Charlotte Observer:

Justin Carl Moose, 26, is a self-described “extremist, radical” and the “Christian counterpart of Osama bin Laden,” according to an affidavit filed by FBI agents. Agents arrested Moose, who lives in a northwest Concord neighborhood, on Tuesday.

His arrest followed an investigation that began after Planned Parenthood alerted the FBI to a Facebook page registered to Moose, which the group said was advocating extreme violence against abortion providers.

From the Salisbury Post:

Federal authorities identified Moose as the person who made the Facebook page. On it, he writes: “Whatever you may think about me, you’re probably right. Extremist, Radical, Fundamentalist…? Yep! Terrorist…? Well…. I prefer the term ‘freedom Fighter’. ‘End abortion by any means necessary and at any cost’. ‘Save a life, Shoot an abortionist’

The affadavit says that starting Jan. 19, Moose made numerous statements “advocating the use of violence in order to affect his ideological and political beliefs. The majority of these postings relate the issue of abortion and the murder of abortion providers.”

One posting on Aug. 22 was “List of death camps with address’ Do with it what you wish.” The affadavit says that post referred to a list of abortion clinics throughout the nation.

Another post, on Aug. 3, provided a link to a website that authorities say contained a recipe for making explosives. In a post the next day, the affadavit says, Moose warned advised readers how to use the explosives without harming themselves.

On Aug. 23, the affadavit says, Moose posted this:“To all the feds watching me:”You can’t stop what is in motion. Even if you bring me in, my men will continue their mission. Furthermore, I will not go peacefully. Do you really want another Waco?”

Moose also claimed to be a member of the Army of God, an extremist anti-abortion Christian organization that may include the Olympic Park Bomber Eric Rudolph. My hunch is that Moose’s membership could be a delusion – if you’re going to be an effective terrorist it’s best not to tip your hand on Facebook. But he did seem to have the necessary knowledge to create a bomb.

Filed Under: Abortion, Current Events, Religious Violence 65 Comments

Adoption and Unhelpful Moralizing

August 30, 2010 By Krista 38 Comments

Often during the abortion debate, adoption is proffered as a solution which might make abortion unnecessary in most cases. Most people on both sides of the debate find adoption at the very least less problematic than abortion, and wish to see it promoted as an option.  The primary roadblock to this solution being in any way practical, however, is that there aren’t nearly enough prospective parents willing to adopt. Of those willing, some are not able, and some are overly selective about who they are willing to adopt.

One would think then that anything to make adoption easier and broaden the pool of the number of people who can provide for children effectively to be a welcome change.

Unfortunately, a family court in Georgia doesn’t see it that way. As covered over at the Volokh Conspiracy, in a March 2010 decision, the court ruled that a late middle aged couple who had been foster parents to an infant girl and decided to adopt her were not suitable to adopt, even after acting as her foster parents for three years. What was the one factor that disqualified them?

They weren’t married.

Interestingly, according to Georgia law, being married is not a requirement for legal adoption. The court, in a rare and flagrant case of conservative judicial activism, decided to ignore the strictures of the law and substitute its own moral judgment, saying: “[the couple were] living in an immoral, meretricious relationship, … and that the adoption and their continued custody is inappropriate.”

Thankfully, a Georgia Appeals Court swiftly reversed the decision. Still, it shows just how far reaching of a hold that religious categories of sexual morality, and specifically a monomaniacal emphasis on marriage as the only appropriate form of sexual relationship, can have even today in the context of a simple legal proceeding. It is remarkable that the hold of those beliefs overpowered consideration for the well-being of the child as well as adherence to the law.

Filed Under: Abortion, Morality, Politics 38 Comments

Family Guy on Abortion

July 3, 2010 By Daniel Florien 27 Comments
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Filed Under: Abortion, Humor, Videos 27 Comments

Conflicted About Religion

June 2, 2010 By Daniel Florien 42 Comments

I’m pretty conflicted about religion. On the one hand, I’m a huge fan of abortion. I like performing them, getting them, watching them, you name it. Then again, I think Communion wafers are delicious.

—Matt Tobey

Filed Under: Abortion, Atheism, Christianity, Humor, Quotes 42 Comments
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