Ruth Bader Ginsburg thought the ruling in Roe v. Wade was correct but too sweeping.
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Posted inFaith, Interviews
‘We are seduced by temporal power’: Gloria Purvis on racism, pro-life politics and the lure of the devil
‘No political party is perfect. I keep saying that no matter who’s in the White House come Nov. 3, Jesus Christ is still on the throne.’
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Four reasons a Democratic administration would mean more abortions
Voting for a pro-life president is not only about Supreme Court nominations, writes Richard M. Doerflinger. State laws restricting abortion, conscience protections and the ban on federal funding of abortion are also at stake.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Skewed media coverage of abortion at the Republican convention reveals a gap no one wants to bridge
Biased and prejudiced coverage of abortion has severe costs.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Abby Johnson and Nicholas Sandmann among Catholics to speak at Republican Convention
A number of prominent figures in conservative media will speak at the Republican National Convention, including anti-abortion activist Abby Johnson and Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
U.S. bishops praise NIH board’s votes not to fund most research proposals using fetal tissue
The bishops applaud the Trump administration “for moving NIH in a direction that shows greater consideration for medical ethics in research, and greater respect for innocent human life.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Pro-life Dems protest party’s abortion policy: “If we lose, it’s going to be because of this issue.”
“Why are we turning away 21 million pro-life voters? The party has to decide if they want to die on this hill,” Kirsten Day, the executive director of Democrats for Life, told America.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Letter: Pro-life Democrats urge party leaders to reject abortion extremism
About 100 current and former Democratic lawmakers urged the Democratic Party “to moderate its official position on abortion.”
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Margaret Sanger’s extreme brand of eugenics
Even Planned Parenthood now seems embarrassed by Sanger’s support for forced sterilization, writes John J. Conley. Her targeting of the black population to reduce birth rates is equally troubling.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Erasing Margaret Sanger from Planned Parenthood doesn’t change abortion’s eugenic logic
From its very inception, the mission of Planned Parenthood has been, in effect, to target, control and ultimately reduce vulnerable, “undesirable” populations.