The Supreme Court has overruled longstanding precedents before, writes Ellen K. Boegel, but usually to end the confusion or chaos from an ‘erroneous’ decision. Will a majority describe Roe v. Wade that way?
Pro-Life
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
H.H.S. bans National Institute of Health from using fetal tissue in research
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services banned the National Institutes of Health from using human fetal stem cells from electively aborted babies for government funded research June 5.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What the worst argument I’ve heard for abortion says about our culture of nonsense
Simcha Fisher: We are trying to persuade ourselves—and worse, to teach children—that life does not mean anything.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Illinois House passes abortion bill; vote called ‘collective moral failing’
In a 64-50 vote May 28, the Illinois House passed an abortion bill the Catholic Conference of Illinois called “an extreme measure” that allows “for the abortion of unborn life at any stage of pregnancy and for any reason.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Why don’t pro-life and disability rights groups work together more often?
Disability rights and pro-life groups adhere to the same basic principle—that humans have inherent dignity based on who they are, not what they can do. But they don’t always recognize their common ground.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis: Prenatal diagnosis of illness is no excuse for abortion
“Human life is sacred and inviolable and the use of prenatal diagnosis for selective purposes must be strongly discouraged because it is the expression of an inhuman eugenic mentality, which deprives families of the possibility of welcoming, embracing and loving their weakest children,” the pope said on May 25.
Posted inFaith, News
Cardinal Kevin Farrell: Church must promote pastoral approach to human life
Catholics, Cardinal Farrell said, must have a more “pastoral orientation” to fulfill the Christian obligation to “take care of another in a loving and caring manner in accordance with our view of human life: that every man and every woman is created in the image and likeness of God.”
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: Roe v. Wade has made abortion politics impossible. It needs to be challenged.
The ongoing political crisis is the persistent failure of Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood to settle the abortion question and the failure of the Supreme Court to offer any sign that these cases ever will.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
How Trump is able to exploit the abortion issue, and why that’s bad for everyone
President Trump is leveraging the failure of the pro-choice movement to acknowledge Americans’ moral qualms about abortion.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
What does ‘abortion’ mean? Some states have very different answers
Medical “advances” have made the simple act of human reproduction bafflingly complex, and inconsistent vocabulary adds to the difficulty of debating pro-life issues. Here is a guide to essential terms.