Anti-abortion speaker sparks heated debate

A recent anti-choice lecture by Charmaine Yoest of the Family Research Council at Princeton University sparked debate among students after Yoest argued that abortion has grave "consequences" for women.

Though the lecture was advertised under the title "How Abortion Harms Women," Yoest, vice president for communications for the nonprofit Christian think tank and lobbying group, said a more accurate name was "The Politics of Abortion: Moving Toward a Post-Roe America."

"I believe Roe v. Wade is on its way to extinction ... precisely because abortion harms women," she said.

Speaking to a large audience in Robertson 16, Yoest faced a crowd of students and community members anxious to argue with her during the question-and-answer session that followed the lecture.

Students took Yoest to task for her shaky comments about "Post-Abortion Syndrome," with Yoest refusing to answer questions about the American Psychiatric Association's rejection of the existence of the so-called syndrome.

Her response was not only a dip-and-dodge, but highly disrepectful to the student who posed the question: "The American Psychological Association is a highly politicized body," she said. "I don't want you and I to duke it out ... I have a Ph.D., and these studies, they're an art form."

Excuse me, Mrs. PHD. But suck my ass.

Read more about the lecture here.