Abortion & IVF
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Jimmy Carter, Awkward Abortion Moderate
Jimmy Carter, the recently departed former president, leaves a legacy that is difficult to categorize into today’s…
The Last Pro-Life Democrat President
James Earl Carter Jr., the 40th president of the United States, who died at age 100 on…
Equal Persons
Several years ago, James Mumford brought to my attention a passage from an essay by George Orwell.…
This Is a Dangerous Moment for the U.S. Pro-Life Movement
The last few weeks have offered some encouragement for the pro-life cause. Florida, South Dakota, and Nebraska…
This is a Dangerous Moment for the U.S. Pro-Life Movement
The last few weeks have offered some encouragement for the pro-life cause. Florida, South Dakota, and Nebraska…
Abstracting Abortion
As the smoke clears from the election, it’s worth analyzing the barrage of abortion rhetoric that the…
Roses, Chocolate, and Ambiguity
I staffed a bishop-delegate in Rome at the 2015 Synod on the Family. Asked, at the time,…
Mixed Pro-Life News and Lessons from Election Night
There is good news for the pro-life movement from election night.
The Tragedy of IVF
Several times over the last year, I have criticized IVF in my lectures. Each time I have…
Gretchen Whitmer and the Progressive Disdain Toward Catholics
Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer recently angered Catholics with a video sketch promoting the CHIPS Act. In the video, she…
The Reopening of the American Heart
The following is adapted from remarks given at the John Paul II Life Center annual gala in…
Will Courts Recognize the Personhood of Embryos?
When pressed, just about every court that’s been asked to decide the legal status of human embryos…
Overheard: Two Pro-Lifers Having a Chat
Sally: Did you notice, Harry, how positive that pro-life speaker was about IVF? I was amazed. Granted,…
The Humanity of Hospitality
Princeton professor Robert P. George recently drew my attention to a trivial but emblematic incident in which a flight…
Republicans Should Think Twice About Funding IVF
Opposing taxpayer-funded abortion has been a bare-minimum pillar of the pro-life movement. It has served as a…
