Culture, Books & History

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New book addresses conflicts over abortion, gender treatments, and conscience

Christopher Kaczor's new book, Vital Conflicts, published by Ignatius Press in 2026, addresses the ethical and legal debates surrounding abortion, gender treatments, and conscience claims in healthcare, emphasizing the inherent dignity of all human beings and defending Catholic teachings on these issues. The book also explores the challenges faced by Catholic healthcare professionals in secular settings, advocating for conscientious objection while critiquing the concept of conscientious provision, and aims to engage both secular and Catholic audiences in these contentious bioethical discussions.

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Paul Senz|Catholic World Report|
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New York Times praises assisted suicide start-up as 'a one-stop shop'

Flanders criticizes a New York Times feature about a business providing assisted-death services after New York's legalization. She argues that commercial promotion of assisted death conflicts with suicide prevention and the purpose of healthcare.

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Nancy Flanders|Live Action News|

WATCH: Social media influencers are being paid to market the abortion pill

Flanders discusses Sami Parker's criticism of influencer partnerships promoting at-home abortion through Carafem. The article questions how the sponsored content presents the experience and whether important risks and difficulties are omitted.

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She became pregnant after years of trying... and promptly aborted her baby

Flanders critiques a published account of a woman who became pregnant while a surrogate was carrying another child for her family. She questions the account's framing of the subsequent abortion as necessary and discusses the overlap between infertility treatment, surrogacy, and abortion.

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Dr. Aleck Bourne - The Abortion Pioneer Who Became a Pro-Life Champion

Van Maren recounts the abortion prosecution of British physician Aleck Bourne and its influence on subsequent legal changes. He traces Bourne's later opposition to abortion and links to a longer version published by Canadian Physicians for Life.

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Don’t go to John Oliver for news.

Snyder critiques a John Oliver segment about abortion and pregnancy centers, arguing that entertainment framing omitted important facts and context. She uses the episode to discuss media narratives about pro-life organizations and pregnancy-center services.

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Thomas More Society and Live Action Reject Pro-Abortion Group’s Demand to Stop Calling Abortion "Killing"

Thomas More Society and Live Action reject a cease-and-desist demand concerning coverage of publicly shared abortion stories. The release argues that describing abortion as killing is protected expression and says Live Action will not remove its reporting or adopt the opposing organization’s preferred terminology.

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Ep. 234 - 5 Strategic Shifts to Win the Battle for Life

Marc Newman discusses his book Pivot and the strategic challenges facing pro-life advocates after Dobbs. The conversation focuses on changing approaches to state-level campaigns rather than assuming earlier national strategies will suffice.

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Ep. 232 - Why the Pro-Life Movement is Splitting

Historian Daniel Williams examines disagreements between abortion abolitionists and advocates of incremental legal reform. He places those disagreements in historical context and discusses how abortion pills are changing the movement's challenges.

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How pro-lifers assist women to choose life

Andrusko argues that the pro-life movement’s answer to difficult pregnancies should be practical help for mothers rather than abortion. He uses movement history and pregnancy-support examples to contrast what he sees as a life-affirming response with abortion.

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How Trump Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement

Van Maren traces the alliance between Donald Trump and pro-life organizations from the 2016 campaign through the overturning of Roe. He argues that later changes in Trump's positions and the Republican platform represent a retreat from that partnership.

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Save the Storks celebrates monumental victory, shining a light on fathers who champion life

For Immediate Release: June 19, 2026 CONTACT: Hamilton Strategies, Media@HamiltonStrategies.com, Beth Bogucki, 610.584.1096, ext. 105, or Linda Klosterman, LKlosterman@hamiltonstrategies.com Organization highlights fathers whose support helped shape life-affirming decisions and encourages men to embrace intentional fatherhood PLANO, Texas — As the nation prepares to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the most monumental moment in pro-life history — the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling — national pro-life organization Save the […] The post Save the Storks celebrates monumental victory, shining a light

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Globe and Mail journalist calls 100k assisted suicides a 'cause for celebration'

Van Maren criticizes Canadian media coverage celebrating the growth of medical assistance in dying. He contrasts the Canadian debate with British press coverage and argues that opponents have received inadequate attention.

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When Eugenics Goes Viral

Van Maren responds to an influencer couple's public account of choosing abortion after a prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis. He criticizes disability-selective abortion and highlights responses from people describing the value of relatives with Down syndrome.

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Pregnancy Resource Centers - A Conversation with Joel Webb

Rickman interviews Joel Webb about the mission, services and public controversies surrounding pregnancy resource centers. The conversation presents pregnancy centers as practical pro-life institutions serving women who may otherwise feel pressured toward abortion.

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Why Pro-Life Democrats Disappeared

Williams traces the decline of pro-life Democrats and the partisan realignment of abortion politics. He argues that institutional, electoral and ideological changes gradually made opposition to abortion far less viable within the Democratic coalition.

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St. Joan of Arc is an Inspiration for Pro-Life Activists: Kristan Hawkins at National Catholic Register

St. Joan of Arc’s legacy is one that Catholics can learn from in many ways, including in their pro-life activism. That’s what Students for Life of America President Kristan Hawkins wrote in a book review and commentary on Mark Twain’s Joan of Arc published in the National Catholic Register earlier this week. Despite being agnostic, Twain wrote a biography of the Catholic saint, calling it ... Read More The post St. Joan of Arc is an Inspiration for Pro-Life Activists: Kristan Hawkins at National Catholic Register appeared first on Students for Life of America .

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When America's top abortionist switched sides

Van Maren recounts Bernard Nathanson's transition from abortion provider to pro-life advocate. The essay emphasizes the role Nathanson attributed to ultrasound footage and the film The Silent Scream in changing his perspective.

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CBC's euthanasia propaganda threatens the lives of the mentally ill

Van Maren critiques a CBC story about a woman seeking access to medical assistance in dying for mental illness. He argues that the framing favors expansion and conflicts with suicide-prevention messaging.

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#213 Dr. Delgado - The Power of Abortion Pill Reversal

George Delgado discusses his book and his advocacy of progesterone treatment after mifepristone. The interview presents his claims about abortion-pill reversal, informed consent, and medical ethics rather than an independent evaluation of the evidence.

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Euthanasia and Organ Harvesting Reveal Western Medicine’s Utilitarian Drift

Chinese doctors murder and organ harvest political prisoners. As detailed in “Killed to Order,” a thoroughly researched new book by Epoch Times senior editor Jan Jekielek, political prisoners such as Falun Gong practitioners and Uygur Muslims are tissue-typed and killed to supply product for the country’s burgeoning transplant black market in human kidneys and livers. This is why the wait for a vital organ in China may be as short as a week, whereas it may take years in countries with ethical transplant systems. The Chinese Communist Party is an unmitigated tyranny, and the government deploys

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Wesley J. Smith|Humanize|

The Women in the Headlines

The writer examines abortion-related stories centered on women and argues that news coverage can obscure the unborn child and the pressures surrounding abortion decisions. The piece calls for pro-life advocacy that recognizes both women’s circumstances and the humanity of their unborn children.

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WATCH: Canada kills Scotland’s assisted suicide law

Around the world, Canada is making headlines. Legislators are citing Canada as a driving force behind key votes. Here’s what happened: As always, follow the podcast wherever you get your content: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Rumble, or YouTube. You can get a copy of my new book How We Got Here: A Guide to Our Anti-Christian Culture at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, or at The Bridgehead, where you [...] The post WATCH: Canada kills Scotland’s assisted suicide law first appeared on The Bridgehead .

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WATCH: The Epstein files and dead babies

Abortion and transgender ideology both show up in the Epstein files, and the horror story is darker than you thought. As always, follow the podcast wherever you get your content: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Rumble, or YouTube. You can get a copy of my new book How We Got Here: A Guide to Our Anti-Christian Culture at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, or at The Bridgehead, where you can [...] The post WATCH: The Epstein files and dead babies first appeared on The Bridgehead .

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Roe v. Wade Was Not an Inevitable Result of Liberalism

Williams argues historically that Roe v. Wade was not an unavoidable consequence of twentieth-century political liberalism. He traces competing liberal, religious and legal arguments about abortion to show that the coalition supporting legalized abortion developed contingently.

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