IVF is not ethically acceptable—and it doesn’t actually treat the underlying causes of infertility. In this episode, pro-life OB-GYN Dr. Monique Ruberu explains ethical issues with in vitro fertilization, how the procedure works, and how root-cause fertility care offers a path that actually heals underlying health conditions. Dr. Ruberu walks through ovarian stimulation, egg retrieval,… The post IVF Is Not Ethical—And It Doesn’t Cure Underlying Fertility Issues | Dr. Monique Ruberu appeared first on Human Life International .
Dear Mr. Clooney, We, the undersigned national disability rights organizations, urge you to use your platform to advance disability justice and to defend the rights of people with disabilities against the inherent discrimination and dangers of assisted suicide legislation. For the reasons set forth below, we urge you to reconsider the impact of your involvement. […]
Guy Benson, a Fox News political analyst, recently announced he and his “husband,” Adam Wise, are bringing home a newborn baby girl to join the boy they acquired through surrogacy in 2023. Benson’s celebratory Instagram post shows him and Wise bottle-feeding the newborn, each of them doing so on a hospital bed. The first child, […] The post Guy Benson: Can We Celebrate His Baby News? appeared first on Daily Citizen .
A Canadian surrogacy case has reached the Ontario Superior Court after the relationship between a same-sex couple and their surrogate broke down. The case highlights […] The post Ontario court battle exposes troubling realities of surrogacy appeared first on Family First NZ .
Root argues that framing abortion exclusively around adult women's rights leaves the rights of unborn girls out of the discussion. Drawing on Catholic moral reasoning and criticism of sex-selective abortion, he calls for a conception of equality that includes children before birth.
Waters discusses the uncertain legal status of frozen embryos and emerging technologies such as artificial wombs and in vitro gametogenesis. She argues that law should recognize human embryos directly rather than relying on location or method of conception as proxies for protection.
A senior German politician has been forced to resign after entering into a commercial surrogacy arrangement in the United States. In Ireland, he would probably be given a soft interview on The Late Late Show for doing the same thing, because our attitude to surrogacy is probably the most liberal in Europe. The politician, Jens […] The post German politician who quit in surrogacy row would get soft treatment here first appeared on The Iona Institute .
Kyla Simpson’s story has become one of the clearest examples of the legal and ethical failures that can arise in commercial surrogacy. After giving birth to triplet boys for an intended parent in China, Kyla unexpectedly became their full-time caregiver when the intended parent never came to the United States to take custody of the […] The post Why International Commercial Surrogacy is Not Just Another Fertility Service appeared first on The Center for Bioethics & Culture Network .
This month, the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services held an interim hearing to examine ethical concerns surrounding surrogacy, including the exploitation of women, international surrogacy arrangements, and gaps in existing law. The hearing was convened in response to an interim charge directing lawmakers to study the impact of foreign interests in Texas’s […] The post Jennifer Lahl’s Remarks on Surrogacy before the Texas Senate Committee on Health & Human Services appeared first on The Center for Bioethics & Culture Network .
By Judie Brown More than 30 years ago when American Life League created the iconic sign with the tagline “Face It. Abortion Kills a Person,” we could not fathom the enormity of the growing threat within the fertility industry. Doctors Steptoe and Edwards had been researching and manipulating human embryos in an effort to discover… Read More » PRO-LIFE BASICS: The Dangers of In Vitro Fertilization The post PRO-LIFE BASICS: The Dangers of In Vitro Fertilization appeared first on ALL .
John Grondelski discusses state attorneys general's request for scrutiny of possible environmental effects associated with abortion medication. He argues for further investigation, but the article does not establish that drinking-water exposure causes the harms it raises.
SBA Pro-Life America presents a constitutional argument that unborn children should receive protection under the Fourteenth Amendment. The piece situates personhood arguments within the movement’s post-Dobbs debate over federal and state legal strategy.
Americans United for Life (AUL) is pleased to share the latest issue of our Life Litigation Report. The report tracks major bioethics cases in federal and state courts across the country. These cases range from early life issues, such as abortion and in vitro fertilization, to end-of-life questions, such as assisted suicide. The report provides an overview of current litigation trends […] The post AUL’s 2026 Life Litigation Report appeared first on Americans United for Life .
Jesse and Ashley Ridgway made national news recently because of their decision to end the life of their unborn child. The child had been diagnosed in utero with Trisomy 21, known to most Americans as Down Syndrome. For the Ridgways, Down Syndrome was, it seems, not compatible with their other... The post The Extermination of Baby Ridgway appeared first on The Human Life Review .
Bailey writes an imagined letter from an unborn child asking whether the Declaration of Independence's promise of equality includes the youngest human beings. The essay argues that dignity and the right to life should not depend on size, independence, desirability, or future achievements.
Waters uses an embryo mix-up case to examine the ethical and legal consequences of IVF errors. She argues that children created through reproductive technology have interests in biological identity that should not be reduced to the claims of adults or clinics.
Van Maren reacts to a reported case of euthanasia involving a Dutch child between one and twelve years old. He connects the case to earlier Dutch policies on ending newborns' lives and argues that the expansion crosses a moral boundary.
This week, Judie reflects on the couple who aborted their child because they were told he would have Down syndrome, and she explains that we are called to affirm the life of every human being, without regard to physical or mental condition. The post Pro-Life This Week – June 26, 2026 appeared first on ALL .
The latest Rotunda Hospital annual report contains a deeply troubling finding: three-quarters of babies found to have Down Syndrome via a prenatal test are aborted. This is obviously modern-day eugenics. The report shows that in 2024, the hospital’s Fetal Medicine Department diagnosed 45 unborn babies with Trisomy 21, better known as Down Syndrome, and 32 […] The post Simon Harris was dead wrong to say babies with Down Syndrome would not be aborted first appeared on The Iona Institute .
Waters challenges the claim that IVF is automatically pro-life because it can result in births. She focuses on embryos that are frozen, discarded or genetically selected and argues that pro-life ethics must account for every embryo created.
Van Maren discusses reporting about an Ontario assisted death in which sedation reportedly did not initially have the intended effect. He uses the case to challenge reassuring descriptions of medically assisted death and the language used to describe it.
Contributor: ATTWN Staff Key Takeaways: Today’s culture is one where parents get to decide if their unborn child lives or dies, for any reason or no reason. Lives are either cherished and cultivated or they are discarded and killed. If the unborn baby isn’t perfect or has a disability, some parents believe it’s better to end its life because that ... Read More
On June 3, a debate about the silent genocide of unborn children with Down syndrome exploded on social media. The unlikely catalyst was an X post by YouTube influencer Jesse “McJuggerNuggets” Ridgway. For months, the Ridgways had been producing and posting news of their pregnancy for a massive online audience, including their pregnancy announcement on March 29, [...] The post When Eugenics Goes Viral first appeared on The Bridgehead .
By Judie Brown Living in a world where parents are lauded for killing their preborn son because he might have Down syndrome reminds me of the enormity of the devil’s grip on mankind. Last week, we heard the terrible story of YouTuber Jesse Ridgway and his wife who aborted their child because of a prenatal… Read More » The Ape of God The post The Ape of God appeared first on ALL .
This week, Judie reflects on the couple who aborted their child because they were told he would have Down syndrome, and she explains that we are called to affirm the life of every human being, without regard to physical or mental condition. The post Pro-Life This Week – June 12, 2026 appeared first on ALL .
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.
The internet has been struck with horror after YouTuber Jesse Ridgway announced that he and his wife aborted the child whose pregnancy they were documenting online — all because their preborn baby may have had Down syndrome. Ridgway, who goes by the username “McJuggerNuggets” online, announced in March that he and his wife Ashley were having a baby. The YouTuber used issues in the pregnancy as clickbait in a YouTube video titled, “We Received Devastating News… *PSYCHO UPDATE*” ... Read More The post HORRIFYING: YouTuber Jesse Ridgway Aborted His Baby for Having Down Syndrome appeared first on
