Human Dignity, Disability & Bioethics

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BOOKNOTES: Pity for Evil: Suffrage, Abortion, and Women's Empowerment in Reconstruction America

Maffucci reviews a historical study connecting nineteenth-century women's-rights advocacy with opposition to abortion. She highlights the book's account of reformers who linked women's difficult circumstances to a need for civic, legal, and charitable responses.

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Questionable Study on No Assisted Suicide/Suicide Correlation

Previous studies have shown an association between states legalizing assisted suicide and increases in suicide rates for other suicides. Now, pro-euthanasia activists are touting a new study which claims no impact. But the study actually finds a significant impact in the raw numbers. From the study published in the American Journal of Bioethics: 927,929 Suicide deaths were represented in the study. Ten states and the District of Columbia had legalized MAID within the study period. In an univariable analysis, states that legalized MAID differed significantly from non-MAID states with respect to

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Wesley J. Smith|Humanize|

Georgia Stand For Life Memorial Service & March, Liberty Plaza, Atlanta

Join with personhood advocates from across the Southeast on Friday, January 24, 2025, for the annual Georgia Stand for Life (previously known as the Georgia March for Life) Memorial Service and March at Atlanta’s Liberty Plaza across from the Georgia State Capitol. Virgil Walker, Vice President of Ministry Relations at G3 Ministries, and co-host of […] Source

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Mary's Fiat: The Choice of True Freedom

Burns responds to a Catholics for Choice campaign that invokes Mary's consent at the Annunciation to support abortion rights. She argues that Catholic understandings of Mary's freedom and motherhood instead express a willingness to welcome life and accept sacrificial responsibility.

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Ann Burns|Crisis Magazine|

Illusions of Control and the Ableism of Big Fertility

Marty and Melinda Rangers commissioned a surrogate pregnancy that ended in a twenty-week abortion after they alleged the surrogate violated contract terms by drinking alcohol, which they believed endangered the baby. The couple spent $300,000 on three commissioned children, with the first child aborted due to concerns over potential disabilities, highlighting issues of commodification and ableism within the fertility industry.

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Patience Sunne|Them Before Us|

Recap: Rehumanize Conference

Hazzard recaps a Rehumanize International conference bringing together advocates working across a consistent life ethic. Highlights include disability-related medical concerns and opportunities for participants concerned about abortion and other threats to human life to learn from one another.

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Overheard: Two Pro-Lifers Having a Chat

Sally: Did you notice, Harry, how positive that pro-life speaker was about IVF? I was amazed. Granted, he saw some problems with it, but overall he obviously thought it is a great blessing for would-be parents. Harry: Well, after all, every baby is a blessing. The post Overheard: Two Pro-Lifers Having a Chat appeared first on First Things .

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Miguel Caranti|First Things|

Jensen Caraballo: The Misguided Compassion of Assisted Suicide in Disability

Introduction Assisted suicide is often presented as a compassionate choice for those experiencing unbearable suffering. However, as someone who has navigated life’s challenges as a disability rights advocate and someone who was once confined to a nursing home, I see a troubling oversight in this narrative. It fails to consider the systemic barriers that prevent […]

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Diane Coleman|Not Dead Yet|

Supporting International Bioethics Efforts

The CBC Network is proud to support international efforts to protect the dignity of women and babies whenever and wherever we can. Recently, we were able to support two French organizations working to educate about the “flagrant human rights violations” rampant in surrogacy. These organizations relied on the stories of surrogate mothers Gloria (featured here) […] The post Supporting International Bioethics Efforts appeared first on The Center for Bioethics & Culture Network .

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Brava Italia! Jennifer Lahl, founder The Center for Bioethics and Culture

Today is a great day of celebration for those of us who have worked tirelessly to stop the exploitation of women and the sale of children through contract surrogate pregnancies. The vote was taken and the Italian government approved it. Surrogacy remains illegal in Italy and individuals or couples are who travel outside of Italy […] The post Brava Italia! Jennifer Lahl, founder The Center for Bioethics and Culture appeared first on The Center for Bioethics & Culture Network .

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When you grasp the threat abortion poses to our core values, it can and should awaken hearts and minds

Dave Andrusko argues that pro-life communication should appeal to shared commitments about human equality and care for vulnerable people. He criticizes abortion advocacy and media portrayals while encouraging writers to keep presenting evidence and practical compassion.

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Disability Rights Coalition Challenges Discriminatory Sections of Canada’s Assisted Dying Law in Court

[Belatedly sharing good news from Inclusion Canada] PRESS RELEASE: Disability Rights Coalition Challenges Discriminatory Sections of Canada’s Assisted Dying Law in Court September 26, 2024, 10:30 a.m. ET TORONTO, ON – A coalition of disability rights organizations and two personally affected individuals have filed a Charter challenge with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. They […]

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Diane Coleman|Not Dead Yet|