Rebecca Christian offers a broader understanding of reproductive justice that might surprise people who only know the term from popular discourse.
Pro-Life
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Do Catholics have to vote for Trump? Three points to consider.
This election is not about weighing abortion against other campaign issues, writes John F. Crosby. President Trump’s “systemic amorality” is dangerous for the entire nation.
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Can a pro-life Catholic vote for Joe Biden? Vatican II has an answer.
When neither political party fully affirms the principles of our faith, writes Kathleen Bonnette, we must look at the world around us to decide which principles are most at stake.
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What pro-life Catholics are doing to fight suicide, the death penalty, poverty, hunger, gun violence and police killings, the opioid epidemic and wars
A response to former U. S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich
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I see my own pro-life feminism in Amy Coney Barrett
As I watch Amy Coney Barrett’s resilience and composure during the confirmation hearings, I wonder if I, too, could live a bit louder as the woman I am.
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Amy Coney Barrett, called ‘unashamedly pro-life,’ faces senators anew
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was called “unashamedly pro-life” by her Republican Senate champion with Democrats running out of time to stop her quick confirmation.
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Voting Catholic: Should Catholics ever be single-issue voters?
In the series finale, Sebastian speaks with Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego, a leading voice on Catholic Social Teaching in the American hierarchy. How should Catholics prioritize the issues? And what does it really mean to form your conscience?
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Voting Catholic: How should Catholics think about abortion when it comes to the election?
The Catholic Bishops teach that abortion is a preeminent voting issue for Catholics, because it directly attacks life itself. Do Catholics agree? And should it take precedence over other life and death issues?
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Canada’s Life Chain to include safety protocols to protect public health
COVID-19 safety protocols and a new code of conduct have been developed. “There should be no problem for anyone who is generally healthy to take part in this year’s Life Chain.”
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What I will teach my children about Ruth Bader Ginsburg
To realize Ginsburg’s vision for authentic equality between men and women, we will have to point our children to those who recognize unborn life not as a hindrance but as the reason for greater solidarity with one another.