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Please, No More Excuses
The new Abolitionist movement aims to stop the bloodshed of the millions of babies killed in their mothers' wombs.
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Small Is Beautiful
DeMarco defends Andorra's restrictions on abortion against international pressure to liberalize its laws. He argues that financing abortions abroad would undermine the country's stated commitment to protecting unborn life.
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Maura Healey: The Case for Excommunication
Root criticizes Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey's support for expanded abortion access and contrasts it with her public identification as Catholic. He argues that bishops should consider formal ecclesiastical discipline rather than limit their response to public statements.
Read →The Story of McKenna West Shows the Moral Insanity of Commercial Surrogacy
Meyrat examines a reported dispute in which surrogate mother McKenna West refused an intended couple's request to abort a baby with a heart condition. He uses the custody and treatment conflict to argue that commercial surrogacy compromises children's dignity and makes their protection depend on contractual demands.
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Abortion Movement Abandons “Pro-Choice” Pretense
The turning of mothers against their own babies was won on devilish euphemisms for murder, but now it seems, the central pretense of "my body, my choice" is being dropped.
Read →Abortion and the Rights of Unborn Girls
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.
Read →Dear Mr. Jefferson: A Letter From the Smallest American
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.
Read →Cleveland's Echo on the Edge of Darkness and Light: "Love Will End Abortion"
Wells describes Cleveland sidewalk volunteers who combine opposition to abortion with friendship, baby showers, and material assistance for nearby families. He presents sustained relationships across racial and neighborhood divides as an important complement to public pro-life witness.
Read →The Culture War After Dobbs
Flinn argues that overturning Roe did not substitute for persuading the public about abortion and protecting unborn life. He advocates locally grounded cultural outreach alongside incremental legal protections that voters will support.
Read →Silent Shepherds, Forsaken Lambs
Hendershott criticizes Catholic leaders for honoring Senator Dick Durbin despite his support for abortion rights. She argues that episcopal silence undermines the Church’s pro-life teaching and highlights bishops and lay advocates who objected.
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Last Friday, there were none.
Madigan reflects on declining foot traffic during his prayer vigil outside a Michigan Planned Parenthood location. He cautions that clinic closures and quieter sidewalks can reflect a shift toward mailed abortion pills rather than fewer abortions, and urges pro-life advocates to adapt.
Read →Catholics: First and Final Defense Against IVF
Trasancos criticizes policies encouraging IVF and explains Catholic objections involving embryo protection, marital procreation, and the rights of children. She urges Catholics to defend embryonic human life while supporting adoption and approaches intended to restore fertility.
Read →The Story Behind the Pro-Life Pardons
Miller offers a participant-observer account of federal prosecutions of abortion-clinic protesters and the presidential pardons that followed. She distinguishes clinic blockades from speech alone while defending the activists and criticizing the government's charging decisions.
Read →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.
Read →Kamala Harris vs. Motherhood
Kengor criticizes Kamala Harris's abortion advocacy during the 2024 election and reviews her conflicts with pro-life organizations. He speculates about the relationship between personal experience of motherhood and abortion attitudes, an interpretive claim rather than established evidence about Harris's motivations.
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