Articles by Rebecca Downs
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1.7KMediaShould all these men be celebrated as feminists?
Not too long ago, The Huffington Post put together a piece compiling 28 men they regarded as feminists. The piece was titled...
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1.8K9OpinionWhat should the pro-life movement make of this “marked decrease” with Texas abortions?
Live Action News recently published a piece by Susan Michelle Tyrell, detailing research which shows that the abortion rate in Texas has decreased...
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2.3K14AnalysisDisappointment or deceit: Analyzing reactions to the Hobby Lobby decision
There have been strong reactions following what was perhaps the most eagerly awaited decision of this year’s Supreme Court term. A 5-4 Court...
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2.1K4OpinionIs it really about a woman deciding her own fate?
When I was a freshman in college at Fordham University, I went a few Saturdays during the school year to be a...
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2.3K13OpinionSo, what if you’re wrong?
Put rather simply, one’s opinion on abortion can generally be summed up depending on whether the person accepts that life begins at conception...
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2.0K4AnalysisThere is more to fixing poverty than free birth control
With regards to preventing abortions in Detroit, as well as undoubtedly elsewhere, there has been much discussion as to if birth control,...
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2.2KAnalysisUnderstanding the win in McCullen v. Coakley and why it was so rightly obvious
McCullen v. Coakley involved a sidewalk counselor suing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for infringing upon her First Amendment rights by having a...
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Issues
A miraculous update from Lacey and Christian Buchanan
In May 2012, after I had been writing for Live Action News for just a few short months, I did a piece...
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1.7K10OpinionIn honor and gratitude of pro-life men and the respect they show to women
Pro-choicers may decry such a claim that pro-life men have a more powerful kind of respect for women than pro-choice men. This...
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2.2K3AnalysisRequiring admitting privileges to protect women
We live in a society where abortion is not only legal, but is for all nine months, pretty much for any reason,...
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2.0K9MediaLizz Winstead continues to promote abortion with new short film
It’s scary what counts as comedy these days. So-called “comedian” and co-creator of The Daily Show, Lizz Winstead has recently released her...
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Opinion
Is free birth control the answer to Detroit’s abortion rate?
Last week it was reported by The Detroit News that despite decreasing abortion rates in the United States and Michigan, abortion rates...
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Politics
EMILY’s List endorsed candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes clarifies her pro-abortion stance
There has been some confusion recently regarding Kentucky U.S. Senate hopeful Alison Lundergan Grimes and her views on late-term abortion. Lundergan Grimes...
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2.6K271IssuesWhat are the implications of so many first time moms after 35?
Data just released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) shows that birth...
