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Scroll to view all articles The Moral Muck of "Crawdads" By Brian Caulfield: In her mega-bestselling novel, Delia Owens commits the perfect murder to print. So perfect is the crime that the reader, right up until the last few paragraphs, is unsure if there was a murder at all, though there is definitely a dead body. ... In doing so she abandons the teeming life of the marsh for the darker depths of the swamp, where the crawdads don’t sing, and there is scant air or support for the soul. CLICK TO READ Voters in Five States Choose to Support Abortion By Madeline Fry Schultz: The midterm elections last week were disappointing for prolifers. In five states with ballot measures on abortion, voters chose the pro-abortion side each time. ... That said, there are a few key states where prolifers have a lot of work to do. CLICK TO READ Fit to Serve By Peter Pavia: During this past election cycle, we heard a great deal about fitness ... And then in the heat of the campaign season came this depressing report from the U.S. Department of Defense: 77 percent of those of eligible age “would not qualify for military service without a waiver due to being overweight, using drugs, or having mental and physical health problems.” CLICK TO READ Notes on Advent By Fr. Gerald E. Murray: Grace and truth are part of our everyday lives. Those who know God do not walk through life on Earth as if wandering in the dark, clueless about why they are here and what they are meant to do. In Advent, we have a special opportunity to reflect on how well we have fulfilled our obligations to God, and to our fellow man. CLICK TO READ Georgia Supreme Court Reinstates Heartbeat Abortion Ban By Madeline Fry Schultz: The good news is that women will not be able to obtain abortions after their unborn babies have detectable heartbeats, which happens around six weeks of pregnancy. This indisputable sign of a developing life may be downplayed by pro-abortion advocates and mainstream outlets such as the New York Times and NPR, which described it this way: “Cardiac activity can be detected by ultrasound in cells within an embryo that will eventually become the heart around six weeks into a pregnancy.” CLICK TO READ Read or download the current issue of the Human Life Review!  CLICK HERE For a subscription to the Human Life Review, the intellectual backbone of the pro-life movement, CLICK HERE Sign up to receive the newsletter Current Issue Online! Human Life Foundation | 271 Madison Avenue, Room 1005, New York, NY 10016