James W. Prescott, Ph.D.: Abortion or the Unwanted Child: A Choice For A
Humanistic Society.
Advancing the thesis that abortion denied equals compulsory motherhood
and the birth of unwanted children who become the populations for future
social alienation, crime, violence and failure to love. The Humanist,
March/April 1975 (last modified
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In: The Humanist July/August (last modified )
In: The Humanist Nov/Dec. pp 36-42. (last modified )
James
W. Prescott: The Abortion of The Silent Scream
A study on the relationship between anti-choice and anti-life/pro-pain
attitudes. Published in The Humanist, September/October 1986.
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In: Abortion Rights and Fetal 'Personhood' (Edd Doerr and James W. Prescott, Eds.) Americans For Religious Liberty. Silver Spring, MD. (last modified )
In: Abortion Rights and Fetal 'Personhood' (Edd Doerr and James W. Prescott, Eds.) Americans For Religious Liberty. Silver Spring, MD. (last modified )
Published as a full-page advertisement in The New York Times, February 28, 1989. PDF format (last modified ).
The Truth Seeker. May/June and statements by leading feminists, Abigail (Smith) Adams, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Margaret Sanger in defense of women's Constitutional rights to control her own body. (last modified )
The Truth Seeker. May/June. File contains opinion and additional commentary by James W. Prescott, Ph.D. (last modified )
James W. Prescott, Ph.D. and Edd Doerr: Fetal
Personhood: Is An Acorn An Oak Tree?
The Truth Seeker, May/June 1989, pp. 15-28 (last modified
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November 15 1989 anti-abortion letter. Published in The Truth Seeker, November/December 1989, p. 32. JPG Image (last modified ). For a PDF Version Click HERE. (last modified )
An article by Prescott and a series of letters, written from January to June 1990, between Prescott (and Attorney Rita Risser) and Edwin L. Miller, Jr.; John Van de Kamp; and Steven J. Casey in response to Maher's letter. Published in The Truth Seeker, Summer 1990, pp. 43-48. PDF format (last modified ).
Philosophical and Religious Foundations of Gender Morality. New Perspectives, 3/4 1995, pp.16-18 (last modified ).
1633 statement that subordinated scientific truth to religious dogma, with 2004 commentary on the Unborn Victims of Violence Act. Word format (last modified ).
March 6 2004 review of Mel Gibson's film, The Passion of the Christ, published in The Ithaca Journal. (last modified ).
that rejects a theology of fetal personhood. Word format (last modified ).
May 10 2004 letter concerning the abortion issue and separation of church and state. PDF format (last modified ).
January 13 2005 letter published by The Ithaca Journal. (last modified )
July 20 2005 letter apprizing her of the "Petition to the Congress" submitted by the First Unitarian Church, Ithaca, New York, which has requested that the Congress initiate legislation to nullify the "Unborn Victims of Violence Act 2004" and to affirm the principles of separation of church and state and the rights of women to be free from compulsory motherhood (abortion denied). (last modified ).
January 23 2005 "Petition to the Congress" to nullify the "Unborn Victims of Violence Act 2004" (H.R. 1997). Petitions were also sent to Senator Schumer, Congressmen Hinchey and Boehlert. (These petitions are not posted as they are identical to the Clinton one). (last modified )
February 11 2005 response by Senator Clinton to the above communication by Rev. Richard Gilbert. (last modified )
March 22 2005 reply by Dr. Prescott to Senator Clinton's letter of reply which consisted of her dated form letter that referred to H.R. 1997 before it had come to the Senate. A more complete history of these events is available at the website of the First Unitarian Society of Ithaca's Social Justice Council. (last modified )
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July 7 2005 letter that apprized her of the actions of the First Unitarian Church, Ithaca, NY on its "Petition to the Congress" and requesting her assistance. Letter was not acknowledged. (last modified )
