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Content substantially addressing movement strategy.
Sielicki reports on a coalition seeking a referendum to repeal recently enacted Massachusetts abortion legislation. She describes the petition effort and the coalition's objections to the law's treatment of later abortion.
Read →The deaths of three children force us to confront a question we have avoided for too long: Can a woman be both deeply wounded and morally accountable?
Read →Hawkins uses the Lindsay Clancy case to discuss mental illness, maternal crisis and the way the pro-life movement speaks about mothers and children. She argues that defending life requires both moral clarity and compassion toward women facing severe psychological distress.
Read →David Bereit discusses collaboration, historical lessons, and pregnancy centers as contributors to cultural change. He also recounts how his motivation for pro-life work recovered after he considered leaving ministry.
Read →Eric Jones argues that pastors should address abortion publicly and within their congregations. He discusses the influence churches can exercise through pastoral leadership and civic engagement.
Read →Writing from the Care Net Conference, Wood defends the commitment of pregnancy-center workers amid disputes about pro-life strategy. He distinguishes constructive evaluation of ministries from attacks on the motives of those serving women and families.
Read →There is something profoundly wrong with the playing field on which the abortion battle is being fought.
Read →The U.S. Government will lead the international pro-life coalition through the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Women’s Health and Strengthening of the Family, with efforts led jointly by the U.S.
Read →Van Maren profiles Monica Miller's decades of pro-life activism and her approach to photographing and burying aborted children. He reflects on her influence on other activists and on a gathering marking fifty years of her work.
Read →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.
Read →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.
Read →Lawler discusses the controversy over Catholic political leaders and abortion policy in an audio episode. The episode considers whether ecclesial discipline is an appropriate response to public actions that conflict with Catholic teaching on unborn life.
Read →Lawler discusses whether Catholic officials are likely to impose canonical consequences on politicians who support abortion. He focuses on the gap between stated Church teaching on unborn life and the practical reluctance to discipline public officials.
Read →Lawler criticizes the response of Massachusetts Catholic leaders to state abortion policy and political pressure. He argues that weak institutional resistance leaves unborn children and pro-life principles without an effective public defense.
Read →Van Maren critiques JD Vance's defense of the Trump administration's abortion-policy record. He argues that economic policies do not answer pro-life concerns about changes to the Republican platform and other abortion positions.
Read →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.
Read →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.
Read →Bennett and Hannah Harris examine Colorado's abortion policies and political history. They discuss recent legislation in assessing the state's reputation among pro-life advocates.
Read →Mauricio Leon recounts his path from Chile to pro-life work with Live Action in the United States. He discusses fundraising, digital education, and the resources needed to sustain advocacy.
Read →Carolyn of Life Matters Worldwide describes the Coalition Leadership Network and cooperation among pregnancy centers. The episode considers shared resources and regional alliances as ways to strengthen post-Dobbs pregnancy-help work.
Read →Andrusko reflects on four years since Dobbs and the resulting shift of abortion policymaking to states and elected officials. He assesses both pro-life gains and the continuing political, legal and cultural work facing the movement.
Read →Jarvis Caldwell reviews Colorado legislation from a pro-life perspective. The discussion covers safe-haven protections, House Bill 1335, and opportunities for local civic involvement.
Read →Lawler comments on Catholic institutional debates that include the Church’s public witness on abortion and human life. He treats the issue as part of a broader dispute over whether enduring moral teachings can be reframed by changing pastoral priorities.
Read →Frank Pavone and Shawn Zierke examine proposals to prosecute women for abortion and disagreements within the pro-life movement. They argue for combining legal advocacy with practical support and discuss potential consequences for trust and miscarriage investigations.
Read →Last week, the United States Supreme Court once again stayed lower court restrictions on mail-order abortion drugs, allowing mifepristone to continue being prescribed through telehealth and shipped through the mail while litigation continues.
Read →Andersen argues that the pro-life movement has not consistently applied its belief that life begins at conception to IVF practices. She calls for greater attention to embryo destruction, freezing and selection while maintaining compassion for families experiencing infertility.
Read →Pam Stenzel discusses her personal history, opposition to abortion exceptions, and concerns about abortion pills in an interview with Bruce and Vicki Cherry. She calls for stronger legal protection and church and pregnancy-center involvement, while making medical and environmental claims that require independent review.
Read →For fifty years, the pro-life movement has declared a simple truth:
Read →Snyder argues that proposals to prosecute women who obtain abortions under equal-protection theories create serious practical and justice problems. She maintains a pro-life position while arguing that enforcement should focus on protecting unborn children without treating women as straightforward murder defendants.
Read →Thomas More Society introduces its annual impact report, including accounts of FACE Act pardons and litigation involving pregnancy centers. The announcement also previews work on abortion referral requirements and clinic zoning alongside the firm’s other religious-liberty cases.
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