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Richards's article and those shirts have outraged even Planned Parenthood affiliates, but make no mistake: This is the direction that the movement is headed. Within days of the triplets article, the Times published another article on abortion. This time, Barbara Ehrenreich savaged women who regret their abortions or oppose those "socially motivated abortions" Benjamin was talking about. "Time to take your thumbs out of your mouths, ladies, and speak up for your rights," she said.

Not exactly the textbook method for winning hearts and minds. No wonder the tide is turning.

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This column appeared in the magazine's September print issue as the fourth entry of "Weblog in Print," CT's effort to duplicate on paper our popular online Weblog feature. Earlier entries include:

Grave Images | The photos from Abu Ghraib have reopened debate on the power of pictures.

Misfires in the Tolerance Wars | Separating church and state now means separating belief and action (Feb. 24, 2004)

A Theoblogical Revolution | Billy Graham's vision goes from print to online, then back again. (Jan. 16, 2004; Weblog update: "New Kids on the Blog," Feb. 13, 2004)

For more Christianity Today coverage of the abortion debate, see our Life Ethics area. Articles include:

A Laughing Child in Exchange for Sin | What exactly does courage look like in an age of abortion? (Feb. 13, 2004)

Complicit Guilt, Explicit Healing | Men involved in abortion are starting to find help. (Oct. 27,2003)

Will the Partial-birth Abortion Ban Save Lives? | Most prolife groups say the ban in itself is not what is important. (Oct. 23,2003)

Prolife Groups Ready to Defend Partial-Birth Abortion Ban | Court challenge to new law expected. (July 14, 2003)

The Pastor Without a Paycheck | Randy Alcorn learned to live what he had preached while fleeing the wrath of abortionists and the judgment of the courts. (April 22, 2003)

Prolife Advocates Herald Partial-Birth Abortion Ban | President Bush promises to sign May 13 Senate bill. (April 23,2003)

Prolife Groups Respond to Conviction of Antiabortion Extremist | James Kopp faces 15 years to life for crime. (April 22, 2003)

Saved by Sonogram | Ultrasounds help crisis pregnancy centers reduce abortion. (Feb. 24, 2003)

The Abortion Wars | What most Christians don't know about the history of prolife struggles. (Jan. 22, 2003)

Saving Black Babies | Abortion has cost 13 million African American lives. (Jan. 10, 2003)

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