Susan B. Anthony’s Contested Legacy
by Daniel K. WilliamsClaiming Anthony for either side in the modern abortion debate is highly anachronistic. Continue Reading »
The Moral Turn
by Hadley ArkesFor some conservatives, bracing themselves on the night of the election, the evening offered nothing less than a miracle unfolding. But that sense of things was even more pronounced for young lawyers defending religious plaintiffs in the courts, and for the small band of conservatives on the Supreme . . . . Continue Reading »
Pro-Life, Pro-Truth
by Alexi SargeantBeyond the power of the institution we oppose, there is another danger: We who defend life must not allow our commitment to the truth to be compromised. Continue Reading »
Optimism at CPAC’s Pro-Life Panel
by Michael J. NewOne year ago, we could not pass a twenty-week abortion ban; now we have a president who is “delivering on his promises”. Continue Reading »
Life on the Line in Ireland
by The EditorsThe First Things Podcast, Episode 23. Featuring: An Irish Senator argues against repeal of Ireland’s pro-life Eighth Amendment; and Rusty Reno reflects on recent headlines. Continue Reading »
What I Saw and Heard at the March for Life
by Kevin Gallagher At the March for Life, no efforts were made to police the ideology of the marchers. Feminists for Life, some stalwart Democrats for Life, and a pregnant woman carrying the quixotic poster: “End Abortion: Abolish Capitalism” walked side by side with the #MAGA caps and monarchists. All political differences faded in a cause greater than any government.
The Pro-Life Imperative
by William Doino Jr.President Trump deserves our prayers, but not our blind loyalty or trust, because one can never be too careful in protecting and preserving human life—and monitoring politicians who pledge to uphold it. Continue Reading »
The March for Life in Year 44
by Charles J. ChaputForty-four years after Roe, a reverence for the sanctity of human life still burns in the spirit of far too many people to ignore. Continue Reading »
We See Through a Sonogram, Darkly
by Leah Libresco SargeantIf we feel stymied by the imprecision of sonograms and other tools for looking inside the bodies of others, we should feel at least as frightened by the fallibility of our own wills, and the unreliable view they give us of the souls of others. Continue Reading »
An Open Letter to My Liberal Friends
by Solveig Lucia GoldI spent yesterday scrolling through your photos, coming to the painful realization that nearly every woman I know is not only pro-choice—I’ve known that for years—but proudly pro-choice: so proud that you will happily parade your pro-choiceness all over the world and proclaim it on all of your social media pages, as if it were a positive good. Continue Reading »
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