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May 2012

May 15, 2012

Another Q&A on “No Easy Choice”

Yesterday, Sandra Glahn (co-author of several books on infertility with Dr. William Cutrer) featured a...

May 10, 2012

A Collection of Stories About Reproductive Technology

As Amy Julia Becker so eloquently wrote in her review of my book last week,...

May 07, 2012

No Easy Choice: A Review and a Q&A

Fellow Patheos blogger has written a lovely review of my book, No Easy Choice: A...

May 01, 2012

The Scary Side of Noninvasive Prenatal Testing

Will insurance companies someday help bring about a "Gattaca-like two-tiered society, in which parents with...

April 2012

April 24, 2012

A Conversation About Reproductive Decisions and Faith

I was privileged to have a wonderful conversation several weeks ago with Martha Manikas-Foster, who...

April 05, 2012

Two New Reviews of “No Easy Choice”

I'm still on something of a blogging break, though I hope to be back to...

March 2012

March 19, 2012

Yes, Low-Tech Treatments for Infertility Do Exist

by Stacie Longwell Hill, guest blogger Editorial note from Ellen: I was thrilled to recently...

March 15, 2012

My Bottom Line on Abortion—and Why I’m Going to Stop Writing About It for a While

Several years ago, as I was just beginning to blog about reproductive ethics, I asked...

March 14, 2012

Three Things I Admire About Catholic Reproductive Ethics

As a lifelong Protestant, I'm always surprised to find myself defending Catholic positions on reproductive...

March 12, 2012

Basic Info for New Readers Who Read About Me in the Hartford Courant

Hartford Courant columnist Rick Green featured me and my book, No Easy Choice: A Story...

March 08, 2012

Why I Wrote a Wishy-Washy Book

In re-reading Kathleen Norris's sort-of-memoir Acedia and Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life,...

March 07, 2012

Who Should Read My Book? And Why?

Yesterday, I had a great conversation at a local coffeehouse with Rick Green, a columnist...

March 01, 2012

A Mom Asks Santorum to “Meet My Son”

Presidential contender Rick Santorum recently criticized the Obama administration's health care reform because it requires...

February 2012

February 01, 2012

Christians: Let’s Get Real About Suffering

My post last week on why prenatal screening for disabilities is motivated by different impulses...

January 2012

January 26, 2012

Listen to My Interview on NPR

This morning, I was on my local NPR station (WNPR 90.5 in Hartford) as part...

January 25, 2012

Why Prenatal Screening for Gender and for Disabilities are Not the Same

When writing about reproductive ethics, I’m not in the business of telling people what to...