Abortion & IVF

A selection of recent articles on this topic

Rage Politics on the Left

R. R. Reno

What are we to make of the political knife-fight over the Brett Kavanaugh nomination? One thing to…

Abortion on Trial

John Waters

Artists these days are required to either be atheists or tacitly agree to not, in Alastair Campbell’s…

The Pro-Life Movement Isn’t About Trump

Samuel D. James

Jargon, not argument, is your best ally in keeping him from the Church.” So counsels the demon…

Fridays Without Charles

George Weigel

Take my word for it: You don’t want to be around me at breakfast. I am not…

Standard Procedures

Leah Libresco Sargeant

I am standing in the waiting room of the ultrasound clinic, speaking with my doctor on the…

That Most Prophetic Letter

Anthony Fisher

Since Pope (soon to be Saint) Paul VI published Humanae Vitae fifty years ago this week, that…

​Affirming and Celebrating Humanae Vitae

George Weigel

July 25 is the fiftieth anniversary of Humanae Vitae, Blessed Paul VI’s encyclical on the integrity of…

Re-Evangelizing Law

Peter J. Leithart

In the decades since 1973, abortion law has morphed into a First Amendment issue. Decisive arguments turn…

A Personal Case for Justice Amy Coney Barrett

Richard W. Garnett

It has become something of a ritual among legal junkies and Supreme Court watchers: After nine months…

How to Overturn Roe

Josh Craddock

With the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, legal commentators on both left and right speculate that the…

Overturning Roe v. Wade

R. R. Reno

More than sixty million abortions have been performed in America since Roe v. Wade was decided in…

Another Pro-Life Victory?

Hadley Arkes

Pro-lifers are celebrating the decision announced by the Supreme Court on Tuesday in National Institute of Family…

Fertility and Toxicity

Lyman Stone

Most people understand that exposure to lead, especially in children, can be extremely hazardous. But one pernicious…

Her Name Is Monroe Christine

Brandon McGinley

Her name is Monroe Christine. She is twenty months old. She was born on television. You see,…

After the Irish Debacle

George Weigel

I wasn’t surprised by the result of Ireland’s May 25 referendum, which opened a path to legal…