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RFK Jr, Autism, Eugenics-and Pro-Life Silence?

Maria McFadden Maffucci criticizes public comments about autism that she believes reduce human worth to productivity or independence. She urges pro-life advocates to defend the dignity of autistic people consistently and to support families rather than dehumanize those needing care.

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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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