pro-life
Roe v. Wade may be in peril, but future of anti-abortion movement is unclear
By Jack Jenkins — January 18, 2019
WASHINGTON (RNS) — This year's March for Life is being cast as a victory party, but it's less than clear how long it may take to dismantle Roe v. Wade or what would happen afterward.
How pro-lifers can save the Senate and the Supreme Court
By Charles C. Camosy — October 31, 2018
(RNS) — The Kavanaugh episode that re-energized the midterm elections will continue to imperil the Supreme Court's confirmation process unless the group in whose name it is being fought comes to the rescue.
To end abortion, don’t ban it. Support families instead.
By Katelyn Beaty — August 24, 2018
(RNS) — In general, the anti-abortion movement should get over its aversion to federal social programs. Family-friendly public policies have a powerful effect on reducing demand for abortion services.
Ahead of abortion bill vote, Argentina’s Catholic Church moderates its tone
By Veronica Gimenez Beliveau — August 8, 2018
(The Conversation) — The Catholic Church’s response in the face of a groundswell of support from Argentine women seems to be a model for how it is responding to social issues worldwide.
Democrats for Life of America gather ’round a message: ‘We want our party back’
By Jacob Lupfer — July 19, 2018
(RNS) — Anyone who proclaims a consistent life ethic by opposing war, capital punishment and abortion while affirming migration, health care and social spending is going to be politically homeless in America.
Cardinal Dolan makes good points but ignores politics of abortion
By Thomas Reese — June 14, 2018
(RNS) — While Cardinal Dolan and I agree that the bishops are consistently pro-life, other groups, including many Republican politicians, are only pro-life when it comes to restricting abortion, not when it comes to government programs to help women.
Irish vote shows need for new pro-life strategy
By Thomas Reese — May 27, 2018
(RNS) — Pro-life advocates should strongly support programs that give women a real choice — increasing the minimum wage, free or affordable day care and health care, parental leave programs, education and job-training programs, and income and food supplements.
HHS Civil Rights Office to protect freedom of conscience
By Thomas Reese — January 19, 2018
When HHS does get around to writing its rules, it would do well to listen to the Catholic Health Association in developing rules that protect individual consciences but do not discriminate.
Where are mainline Protestants on abortion?
By Jacob Lupfer — January 18, 2018
(RNS) — While abortion is often portrayed as a binary issue, with religious people against it and secular people for it, the truth is much more complicated.
‘Pro-life’ must encompass more than opposition to abortion
By John Gehring — January 17, 2018
(RNS) — Many Americans recognize the complexity of abortion should not be reduced to talking points or bumper stickers.
One year later: Is Trump the most pro-life president in modern history?
By Charles C. Camosy — November 15, 2017
(RNS) — Pro-life views are now deeply tied to a man who is associated with sexism, racism and narcissism, and this will be how today’s young people will think of pro-lifers for decades to come, writes Charles C. Camosy. (COMMENTARY)
Despite being pro-life, I support buffer zones around abortion clinics
By John G. Stackhouse Jr. — November 2, 2017
(RNS) — A woman exercising her legal right to an abortion should not have to run a gauntlet of screaming opponents characterizing her choice and the difficult procedure she is about to undergo in the most horrifying terms.
Pope lays down challenge to US Catholics on the death penalty
By Christopher Lamb — October 13, 2017
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In calling capital punishment 'inadmissible,' Pope Francis is reshaping what it means for Catholics to be 'pro-life,' stressing that it means protecting life from womb to natural death.
Charlie Gard dies after sparking a global debate on the ethics of life and death
By Catherine Pepinster — July 28, 2017
LONDON (RNS) — The baby died after his parents gave up a protracted legal battle with a London hospital over whether he could be successfully treated in the United States for a rare genetic condition.
Is Trump’s Supreme Court nominee an abortion foe’s dream – or nightmare?
By David Gibson — March 29, 2017
(RNS) Neil Gorsuch was expected to fulfill the president’s promise to name a justice who would overturn Roe v. Wade. But after Gorsuch’s Senate testimony, some abortion foes are worried.