A Chance Worth Fighting For<\/a>,\u201d on why we should protect the life of the unborn even if we are not certain when \u2018human life\u2019 begins as such.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I will have more to say on abortion in the coming days, but for now I wish to note that Patheos has turned its Public Square to a conversation on abortion.\u00a0 It includes a piece that is fiercely critical of \u201cantiabortion\u201d activists, from an anti-life (if she gets to label the opposition, do I get […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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of Wendy Wright, a prominent pro-life activist.<\/p>\n