An Open Letter To Pro-Lifers
To my Pro-life Friends and Allies: The results of Tuesdays presidential election were certainly disappointing. We knew the next president might get the opportunity to appoint as many as four new...
View ArticleMichael Schwartz, RIP
Pro-lifers were saddened to learn that long time pro-life activist Michael Schwartz succumbed to ALS (Lou Gehrigs disease) this past weekend. Schwartz was a behind-the-scenes strategist for pro-life...
View ArticleStrong Support for Incremental Pro-Life Laws in New York State
Last month, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his support for the Reproductive Health Act in his State of the State address. The Reproductive Health Act would make abortion a fundamental...
View ArticlePro-Lifers to Blame for Single-Parent Families?
Recently, Naomi Cahn and Jane Carbone, the authors of Red Families v. Blue Families had an article in Slate criticizing pro-lifers for an increase in single-parent families. They argue that the...
View ArticleLittle Change in Abortion Attitudes
Much of the mainstream media coverage of Roe v. Wade s recent forty-year anniversary indicated that grassroots abortion rights activists are pessimistic about the future. However, in the days before...
View ArticleA Temporary Setback in Alabama
Today, U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson ruled an Alabama law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals is unconstitutional. In his ruling Thompson stated that the...
View ArticleGallup Poll Shows Increased Support For Physician Assisted Suicide
Last week, Gallup released the results of a poll on the moral acceptability of various behaviors. Specifically, this poll asked people about the morality of over fifteen specific issues including...
View ArticleSome Words Against Despair
Many social conservatives are rightly disappointed and dismayed by the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which effectively legalized same sex marriage in all 50 states. Many punditseven...
View ArticleMore Words of Encouragement for Social Conservatives
During the past few days a number of commentators have discussed the numerous parallels between the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Obergefell v. Hodges and the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. In...
View ArticleCPAC’s Pro-Life Panel
On Friday afternoon, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) hosted a panel on pro-life issues. It was moderated by Julie Hocker of the American Conservative Union Foundation. Panelists...
View ArticleThe Surprising Stability of Americans’ Moral Attitudes
Social conservatives had a tough year in 2015. In June, the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges effectively legalized same-sex marriage in all fifty states. Political efforts to legalize...
View ArticleAmerican Civil Liberties Union Seeks Texas Abortion Data
Last week, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) accused the Department of State Health Services in Texas of purposely withholding state abortion statistics for 2014. The Department of State Health...
View ArticleTrump Needs To Reach Out to Pro-Lifers
This past weekend, the National Right to Life Committee (N.R.L.C.) held its annual convention in Herndon, Virgina. During election years, the N.R.L.C. Convention is held near Washington, D.C. and...
View ArticlePro-Lifers to Blame for Single-Parent Families?
Recently, Naomi Cahn and Jane Carbone, the authors of Red Families v. Blue Families had an article in Slate criticizing pro-lifers for an increase in single-parent families. They argue that the...
View ArticleLittle Change in Abortion Attitudes
Much of the mainstream media coverage of Roe v. Wadesrecent forty-year anniversary indicated that grassroots abortion rights activists are pessimistic about the future. However, in the days before the...
View ArticleA Temporary Setback in Alabama
Today, U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson ruled an Alabama law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals is unconstitutional. In his ruling Thompson stated that the...
View ArticleGallup Poll Shows Increased Support For Physician Assisted Suicide
Last week, Gallup released the results of a poll on the moral acceptability of various behaviors. Specifically, this poll asked people about the morality of over 15 specific issues including abortion,...
View ArticleSome Words Against Despair
Many social conservatives are rightly disappointed and dismayed by the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which effectively legalized same sex marriage in all 50 states. Many pundits—even...
View ArticleMore Words of Encouragement for Social Conservatives
During the past few days a number of commentators have discussed the numerous parallels between the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Obergefell v. Hodges and the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. In neither...
View ArticleCPAC’s Pro-Life Panel
On Friday afternoon, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) hosted a panel on pro-life issues. It was moderated by Julie Hocker of the American Conservative Union Foundation. Panelists...
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