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Cardinal John Oโ€™Connor, Pro-Life Leader

Richard M. Doerflinger

Historians have called George Washington โ€œthe indispensable manโ€ in the founding of our nation. When reflecting on the Supreme Courtโ€™s Dobbs decision, which reversed that Courtโ€™s decision to impose...

Culture of Death: The Assault on Medical Ethics in America

Richard M. Doerflinger

At a recent conference on the ethics of withdrawing nourishment and fluids from mentally incompetent patients, I was approached by an acquaintance who is close to retirement age. “Richard,”...