Saturday, June 18, 2022

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By John Grondelski:
No father ever thought of himself as acting on behalf of his state government when engaging in sexual intercourse: A father’s rights are independent of—not delegated by—his home state. And while a mother carries the child, the father’s role in creating that child was not to supply a commodity.
By Chuck Donovan (Spring 2022 Human Life Review):
Recently, a friend referred to Ronald Reagan’s years in office and ... said the president talked a great deal about abortion but “didn’t do anything about it.” It’s been more than three decades since I worked in the Reagan White House as Deputy Director of Presidential Correspondence; still, those words stung. ... But contrary to my friend’s assertion, Reagan did much as president to proclaim and defend the sanctity of life, applying moral reasoning as well as conservative measures to questions of domestic and international policy.
By Aimee Murphy:
In that moment, as a liberal feminist and awkward queer kid, I became a bridge as I comprehended the vulnerability of prenatal children and felt a solidarity with them. I recognized that what my ex was telling me was, “You’re an inconvenience to me and my future, therefore I’m going to kill you.” I recognized that I couldn’t say the same thing to another human being.
By Fr. David Poecking:
The order of discovery embraces all the hopes and joys that drive the pro-life movement: the wonder and delight of the human child, unborn or newborn; the humane sensitivity we feel in the presence of a woman carrying an unborn child; the healthy sense of how precious a gift is any human life, and how others’ lives enrich our own, transcending the too-often petty squabbling over our individual rights.
By Rev. W. Ross Blackburn:
Much of our effort, particularly political effort, has been directed toward the supply side of abortion: if we restrict or outlaw abortions, fewer women will have them. ... Addressing the demand side of abortion, however, is more important—and more difficult. Demand-side thinking seeks to head off abortion before it becomes an issue.
By Meaghan Bond:
There’s an article gaining traction on certain corners of the internet claiming that a confidential Pfizer document revealed that 82 percent of vaccinated pregnant women suffered miscarriage due to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. These claims should draw alarm if they were true. But the report is gravely flawed.
By Jason Morgan:
In recent months, pro-life friends [in Japan] have been fighting to keep abortifacients from killing unborn babies (and possibly some of their mothers along with them). ... Mr. Ikeda sees the discussion over oral abortifacients as perhaps a tactic by pro-abortion forces to muddle debate and distract from the real issue. “It is no coincidence that oral abortion pills are being discussed in Japan at a time when Roe v. Wade is a hot topic,” he tells me. “The goal of the pro-abortion forces is to create the impression that there is a conflict over abortion in Japan, just as there is in the United States.”
By Madeline Fry Schultz:
The Department of Homeland Security is preparing for a violent reaction to the Supreme Court’s impending decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, according to a report obtained by Axios last month. But the DHS doesn’t have to wait for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. Political violence is already happening, and it’s not coming from the pro-life side.



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