Bipartisanship will be absolutely necessary to pass any meaningful federal legislation that changes our current stalemate on abortion.
Abortion
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Do mothers and unborn children have an equal right to life? Irish voters will decide in May
The vote could open the door to legal abortion on demand in Ireland.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Senate rejects bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks
Three Democrats voted in favor of the bill, while two Republicans voted to reject it.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Catholics are just as likely to get an abortion as other U.S. women. Why?
Compared with other religious groups, Catholic women choosing abortion are more likely to be older and married—and most want to have children in the future.
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Jesuit students inspired to protect life “from womb to tomb” at March for Life
Some students had reservations about politicians whose pro-life commitment was too narrow.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
President Trump addresses March for Life, pledges to fight ‘permissive’ abortion laws
President Trump’s video appearance at the march culminates a year of pro-life appointments and administrative actions to limit abortions.
Posted inPolitics & Society
I’m unapologetically pro-life, and I’m ashamed that Trump spoke at the March for Life
The primary problem is not with Mr. Trump’s past sins, it is that the policies he currently supports are inconsistent with his claim in his address today that “every life is sacred.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What does it mean to love our enemies in the abortion debate?
The Gospel we heard today is a tactical trainwreck. It tells us to offer no resistance to enemies and love them instead.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Why pro-life feminism is more important now than ever
For over 45 years, Feminists for Life has been committed to ending the practice and legality of abortion and promoting the feminism of Susan B. Anthony.
Posted inFaith
Protecting the Least Among Us: A Statement of the Society of Jesus in the United States on Abortion
Editors’ note: America is proud to stand with the Society of Jesus in the United States in defense of unborn life. The statement is an update and revision of an earlier 2003 statement of the Jesuits, “Standing for the Unborn,” which we published then and have frequently returned to, especially on the occasion of the March […]