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Staying the Course
On May 15, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation that protects nearly all unborn children in the state. The “Human Life Protection Act” makes it a felony for physicians to...
Reversing Roe v. Wade
Reversing Roe, the recent Netflix documentary directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg, is billed as a film that “lifts the lid on a decades-long political attempt to overturn...
The Abortion–Breast Cancer Link
Donald Trump’s recent appointment of Charmaine Yoest to a position within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) received considerable media coverage. Yoest, who once served as President...
Optimism at CPAC’s Pro-Life Panel
This past Friday, the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) hosted a panel on sanctity of life issues. Panelists included journalists Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney, who have co-authored...
Pew Poll: Most Churches Avoid Polarizing Social Issues
This week, Pew Research Center released a poll of over 4,000 individuals who had attended a religious service within the past few months. It asked respondents how often clergy...
Trump 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...
American 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...
The 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...
CPAC’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 included...
More 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....
Some 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 those who disagree...
Gallup 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...
A 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...
Little 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...
Pro-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...
