Comments for PA Family Institute Blog

Comment on 162 Reasons to Marry by Nathan Benefield

Nathan Benefield — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:59:23 +0000

At least half those reasons are really reasons why I should make sure my parents stay married – i.e., the effect on children of successful marriages – rather than conveying any benefit to me for getting married.

Many of the others are simply the benefits of being married vs. shacking up, or having babies without being married. But they aren’t really the benefits of getting married vs. staying a bachelor, like Jesus or Paul.

Comment on What Would You Do to Make Pennsylvania a Better Place? by Barbara

Barbara — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:51:05 +0000

Make sure Sharia Law is never permitted in Pennsylvania.

Comment on Obama Plans to Push LGBT Rights Across the Globe by Slowdecline's Educational Articles

Slowdecline's Educational Articles — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:21:32 +0000

No one should be persecuted because of their sexual orientation and I would not appreciate my tax dollars going to any country that does. I applaud the Obama administration for extending this measure to protect the rights of All Human Beings. I was raised a Roman Catholic and am heterosexual however I am also a compassionate person who believes that others should live their lives as they see fit. So I again Praise President Obama for being a leader who will do the right thing for all the citizens of the United States whatever their sexual orientation.

Comment on Two Bills Introduced to Prevent Child Abandonment at Casinos by June Stewart

June Stewart — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:11:45 +0000

When are the parents going to be responsible for their children. Child abandonment at any time is unacceptable! The parents are responsible for their children until they leave home at the age of Eighteen! The parent should be held accountable which in some cases the children are taken from them and the parents are put into prison for not taking care of their children of which they understood when they produced them!

Comment on Don’t Miss This Special Adoption Event This Saturday! by Administrator

Administrator — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:15:21 +0000

So cool! It would be great if lots of states would do this!
–Delana
http://delanasworld.wordpress.com/category/adoption/

Comment on Are we surprised? by Melissa Huang

Melissa Huang — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:57:14 +0000

Well, the underlying message of this post is that unsafe clinics exist, therefore abortion is always dangerous and immoral, therefore abortion should be illegal.

Those who are anti-choice usually are motivated by religion. I’m sorry for jumping to the conclusion that that’s what motivated the poster and Melinda, but it’s more likely than not. If that is why they think that women should not have access to abortions than that would be a case of them trying to force their religion upon others. If their main motivation is something else, well, unsafe clinics are still a result of the stigmatization of abortion and pressuring abortion providers and receivers.

I probably won’t check or respond to this post anymore, I don’t think that anti-choice messages really deserve more attention. I apologize if that means I miss out on responses with more substance than this article.

Comment on Are we surprised? by April

April — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:44:54 +0000

There’s nothing religious about accountability, Melissa. No one’s forcing anything on you. The post is just about how the clinics aren’t safe and how we shouldn’t be surprised.

Comment on Are we surprised? by Melissa Huang

Melissa Huang — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:41:12 +0000

Yes, the fact that we as a society have been unnecessarily stigmatizing abortion for so long, that although there is separation of church and state we still force our personal religion on others, that there are those who are willing to murder and harass abortion providers making it much more difficult to safely run a clinic or safely receive an abortion, those facts do speak for themselves.

If you don’t like abortions, don’t get one. Just don’t force your religion on the rest of us.

Comment on Are we surprised? by Melinda Rae

Melinda Rae — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 01:04:26 +0000

I disagree – the facts speak for themselves, there are no “back alley” abortion clinics that need to hide to “help” women – abortion is legal here – we wanted it, we got it. We should now look deeply into what we got. Sad, so very sad.

Comment on Are we surprised? by Melissa Huang

Melissa Huang — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:05:16 +0000

If women aren’t granted access to safe abortions, more women will be forced to find help in dangerous clinics such as these. Women go to these unsanitary clinics because they are often the only places that will provide late term abortions, are in their price range, or are the only places available in the area. Sometimes this is because anti-abortion rights extremists pressure providers to leave the area through threats and intimidation.

Do you really think that further limiting women’s options is a good decision? What you’re proposing won’t preserve life, by putting the “lives” of fetuses above the lives of women you’re causing more deaths.

The crazy thing is, whether one is anti-abortion rights or pro-abortion rights, everyone agrees that these clinics are a bad thing. Yet people are taking this and twisting the facts to support their political and religious beliefs.