New York Times Archives - Merely Human Ministries

By Jay Watts|2022-03-23T22:06:41+00:00February 9th, 2022|Categories: Critique|Tags: Jill Filipovic, New York Times|

In a new article by Jill Filipovic titled "The Anti-Abortion Movement Could Reduce Abortions if It Wanted To" is stating that the pro-life movement is inordinately obsessed with being anti-contraceptive. These arguments dodge a big bullet, and needs alot of clarity. Listen to this podcast with Jay Watts as he clears some of the misconceptions, [...]

Both Ugly and Wrong

By Jay Watts|2021-05-17T16:53:08+00:00May 17th, 2021|Categories: Critique, Persuasion, PRO LIFE, Science|Tags: Abortion, Bad Arguments, Fetus, Jessica Valenti, New York Times, RU-486|

Is the RU-486 method of abortion any less cruel or "humane" than other forms of Abortion? Has abortion become safer and safer for women, undermining the point that abortion is dangerous? If abortion becomes increasingly private and less open to the charges of being gruesome and ugly, do these claims hold up to scrutiny? Does Jessica Valenti misunderstand or misrepresent the pro-life position?