Roe v. Wade
Abortion doulas look to spiritual rituals as they brace for increased demand
By Kathryn Post — July 12, 2022
(RNS) — Abortion doulas who draw on spirituality challenge the abortion debate’s religious/secular divide.
When it comes to abortion, no one’s right is absolute
By Mark Silk — July 6, 2022
(RNS) — Defining the unborn child as a legal person does little to resolve the issue.
Religious freedom doesn’t end with Supreme Court protection of Christians
By Allison K. Ralph — July 6, 2022
(RNS) — News outlets have labeled the current court ‘pro-religion.’ It’s more complicated than that.
A devout Catholic, she opposed abortion. Now she performs them.
By Yonat Shimron — July 5, 2022
(RNS) — Like many Catholics, Dr. Jennifer Villavicencio prioritized the needs of the fetus. A trip to an abortion clinic forced her to consider the needs of the woman.
This Supreme Court’s dangerous vision of ‘history and tradition’
By Robert P. Jones — July 4, 2022
(RNS) — In the South, we know what euphemisms like this one mean — and what they lead to.
After Roe’s fall, Black churches support some or all reproductive health options
By Adelle M. Banks — July 1, 2022
(RNS) — The high court ruling gave states ‘a license to put the lives of millions of Black and poor women at severe risk,’ said the Rev. W. Franklyn Richardson.
California Christian groups fight post-Roe measures to expand abortion rights
By Alejandra Molina — July 1, 2022
(RNS) — 'So many of us have worked for a large part of our lives to see Roe end and then to realize that as Roe is ending, California is increasing abortion — that is very difficult.'
Anti-Roe justices a part of Catholicism’s conservative wing
By Peter Smith — July 1, 2022
The Supreme Court was dominated by Protestant justices for much of its history. The majority have been Catholic since the 1990s, and for several years in the last decade, the court had six Catholic justices, three Jews and no Protestants.
My pro-life mom worked at Planned Parenthood — her legacy shapes my pro-choice hope
By Erin S. Lane — June 30, 2022
(RNS) — She told me of the consequences of a life that happens to you and not with you.
America’s religious communities are divided over the issue of abortion: 5 essential reads
By Kalpana Jain — June 29, 2022
(The Conversation) — Scholars explain why many see abortion access as a religious freedom issue and what the views of different faiths are on ‘ensoulment,’ the point at which the soul is believed to enter the fetus.
Mormons now look liberal on abortion — by not changing
By Jana Riess — June 29, 2022
(RNS) — The GOP has swung so far to the right that Mormons’ nuanced abortion stance, once commonly accepted by fellow conservatives, now looks liberal by comparison.
In defiance of US bishops, Nancy Pelosi receives Communion at the Vatican
By Claire Giangravé — June 29, 2022
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the Vatican on Wednesday and received a blessing by Pope Francis.
Despite attacks, Christian pregnancy centers poised to expand as Roe falls
By Kathryn Post — June 28, 2022
(RNS) — At least a dozen pregnancy centers across the U.S. have been vandalized or set ablaze since the leak of the Dobbs decision draft.
When is it time to leave America?
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 28, 2022
(RNS) — We Jews have been here before, and we have learned from our history.
What has the demise of Roe v. Wade cost the Catholic Church?
By Thomas Reese — June 27, 2022
(RNS) — Will Democrats stung by their defeat on abortion now partner with the bishops on a wider pro-life agenda?
