Confusing questions are endemic in public opinion surveys, but the topic of abortion is especially tricky for pollsters.
Pro-Life
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Biden administration denounces protests against pro-life groups, including Catholic churches
Protests have also been held outside the homes of two Supreme Court Justices in the Washington area.
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Podcast: A pro-life Democrat’s hopes for a world after Roe v. Wade
This week on “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Gloria welcomes Kristen Day, the executive director of Democrats For Life of America and the author of Democrats For Life: Pro-Life Politics and the Silenced Majority.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
A better abortion debate is possible. Here’s where we can start.
I invited my pro-life and pro-choice friends over to discuss abortion. It went surprisingly well.
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If the Catholic Church is pro-life, why is its maternity leave so bad?
This week on “Jesuitical,” hosts Ashley and Zac talk to the authors of a new report on maternity leave in the U.S. Catholic Church and react to the leaked Supreme Court opinion that could spell the end of Roe v. Wade.
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I support overturning Roe. But pro-lifers need to understand why so many Americans fear this decision.
To convince our fellow citizens to protect the lives of the unborn we need to recognize why many of them do not trust or easily understand our good motives.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I’ve wanted Roe v. Wade overturned my entire life. So why don’t I feel better now?
All my life, I’ve been waiting for Roe v. Wade to be overturned. Now it looks like it’s going to happen, and it does not feel great.
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Deirdre McQuade, bishops’ spokesperson for pro-life issues, dies of cancer at 53
Longtime pro-life advocate Deirdre McQuade died April 21 after a bout with metastatic breast cancer. She was 53.
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Reproductive freedom doesn’t give marginalized women a real choice to determine their future
Do vulnerable women, especially poor women of color, have the same choices available to them when determining their future and that of their unborn children?
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Prenatal tests for autism are coming—and so are more abortions
A new study suggests that M.R.I. brain scans on fetuses are able to predict diagnoses of autism. Both disability rights and pro-life activists should be concerned about the implications.