The other working title for this article was “Meet the Manipulators.” That accurately assesses the common thread running through a number of seemingly unrelated occurrences involving Planned Parenthood.

I have frequently said that the entire industry labelled as reproductive heath care is based on one simple philosophy: if you can make money by deceiving the patient, then go for it.

“If you were waiting for the opportune moment,” said Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean, “that was it.”

The headline blares: “Lousiana becomes first state to outlaw late-term abortion procedure.” Outlaw? Not quite.

Bobby Schindler has been more than courageous during the entire period since his dear sister Terri’s death at the hands of her husband, Michael Schiavo.

I have always known that those who advocate the environmentalist creed of hugging trees and keeping the air free of chemicals had a tendency to be off the radar screen when it comes to respecting the dignity of the human person, but I recently got a timely reminder that my assumptions are correct.