What is needed, far more than a perfect abortion law, is a clear focus on the moral failure of a society in which abortion rates are rising rather than falling, in which too many women feel afraid, unable or unwilling to carry pregnancies to term and welcome new life into the world.
Pro-Life
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Report: Pro-life advocates on the future of the movement after Dobbs
Efforts to restrict abortion have met with mixed results. So what should be the focus of the pro-life movement going forward?
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Supreme Court unanimously dismisses challenge to abortion drug mifepristone
The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed a challenge against an abortion pill due to a “lack of legal standing” in the lawsuit against the drug.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Movie Club
‘Juno’ is neither a pro-life or a pro-choice movie
It would be an exaggeration to call “Juno” pro-life, but it is encouraging to see a popular film diverge from the familiar culture war battle lines.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis: Selfishness—not too many babies—is the root cause of the world’s problems
“Human life is not a problem, it is a gift,” said Pope Francis at a meeting on Italy’s longtime decline in births and population growth on May 10. “The problem is not how many of us there are in the world, but what kind of world we are building.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The repeal of Arizona’s abortion ban is more than a political loss
Directly ending human life—at any stage—tears the metaphysical tapestry of existence.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
New Vatican doc ‘Dignitas Infinita’: What it says on gender theory, surrogacy, poverty and more
The declaration from the Vatican goes beyond the focus on single issues and throws a spotlight on the much broader field of violations of human dignity.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
The Annunciation should be a holy day of obligation
Shouldn’t we all be going to Mass on the day that marks when God took on human flesh?
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Unwanted abortions: Could pro-life and pro-choice people agree?
If you identify as pro-choice, resist the label pro-abortion and sincerely want to reduce the number of unwanted and coerced abortions, the opportunities to do so are abundant and bipartisan.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pro-lifers will march until abortion is ‘unthinkable,’ says head of March for Life
The 2024 event’s theme was “With Every Woman, For Every Child” and sought to highlight the work of pregnancy care centers and maternity homes.