1. In case you have any questions still about the New York abortion law.

2. Lila Rose in the New York Post

3.

I was one of those babies. My mom was told my head circumference indicated a birth defect incompatible with life. “Abort and try again.” (My head is a normal size and hi mom of 3 and alive and kicking) https://t.co/Xxxot1RAla — Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) January 31, 2019

She also writes in the Washington Post.


Also, any Bethany Mandel item is a reason to mention her good work for long-suffering North Koreans.

4. I’ve seen a rough cut of this upcoming movie Unplanned, and it is powerful.

5. Ryan T. Anderson writes:

Just last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report showing that 2 percent of American high school students now identify as transgender. That’s a population-wide statistic. The percentage is even higher in particular communities and schools. Girls are affected the most. In many western countries this has become an epidemic. Recently, the U.K. ordered an investigation into why the number of young girls seeking treatment at gender clinics increased by 4,000 percent. Something is going on. Too many of these young people feel unsafe, attacked, and they commit self-harm. We need to find better ways to support them without damaging their bodies for life.

If you haven’t, make time for the “concerns from the left” panel he hosted this past week.


6. The annual NY Encounter cultural festival is always fascinating and is coming up soon in February in Chelsea.

7. Taming the Demon: How Desert Monks Put Work in Its Place