In the weeks since the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs, organizations like ours have been maligned by politicians and pundits who claim that proper care for women facing pregnancies must include direct and unrestricted access to abortion.
Abortion
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Creighton students’ lawsuit over Covid vaccine mandate dismissed in court
The Nebraska Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Creighton University students who sought to be exempt from the private Catholic school’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate last year.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Interview: Can artists with diverging views on abortion find common ground through a Catholic musical?
People who shut down those with different opinions have a less rich life, and make less rich art.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
On abortion, a lasting political compromise might be impossible
Those who want to reduce or minimize abortion, as opposed to eliminating it, are in a more difficult political position.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Abortion win in Kansas was a wake-up call for the pro-life movement
Abortion activists have been preparing for years for a battle like the one in Kansas. But pro-lifers may have been caught flat-footed, perhaps never really believing that Roe would fall.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How I found healing after rape, an abortion and the loss of a very-much-wanted baby
Based on my personal experience, I have spent years trying to help women find healing, acceptance, reconciliation and hope after making one of the most excruciating and difficult decisions of their lives.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
No, the Supreme Court isn’t coming for gay marriage or contraception next
Clarence Thomas wants the Supreme Court to revisit same-sex marriage. But the majority opinion in Dobbs, and the comments of the other justices, suggest that he is alone.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
This doctor just gave the pro-life movement its post-Trump playbook
It is time for pro-lifers to abandon the nose-holding, smash the MAGA idol and find a different way.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Writing decision to overturn Roe was an ‘honor,’ says Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito
In an address at a gala dinner in Rome, Justice Alito joked about the international reaction to the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which he wrote.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Are Latino Catholics really becoming more pro-choice?
A new poll found that 75 percent of Hispanic Catholics say abortion should be legal in “most or all cases.” But interviews with community and faith leaders suggest more nuance, and more ambivalence, among Latinos.