First Links – 09.14.11

Assisted Suicide: The Forgotten Front in the Fight for Life
Public Discourse , Adam J. MacLeod

Bachmann’s Dangerous Flirtation with the Anti-Vaccine Movement
NRO’s The Corner , Adam Keiper

Same-sex marriage ban will be on 2012 ballot in N.C.
Washington Times , Cheryl Wetzstein

‘Anti-bullying’ as a pro-gay wedge
The American Conservative , Rod Dreher

More Americans tailoring religion to fit their needs
USA Today , Cathy Lynn Grossman

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