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November 2012

November 15, 2012

Jewish Views on Reproductive Technology: Part 2

This is the second of two posts on Jewish perspectives on reproductive technology. I posted...

November 14, 2012

Jewish Views on Reproductive Technology: Part 1

Frequently, when discussing reproductive issues (abortion, repro tech, etc.) among Christians, Old Testament scriptures come...

November 13, 2012

When Parents Hope for Their Children to be Cured, Are We Really Wishing That They “Cease to Be”?

Messages about Andrew Solomon's new book, Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search...

October 2012

October 20, 2012

On Going Viral

Well, this has been interesting. As of right now, my post on "Why I am...

September 2012

September 24, 2012

Why Allowing Parents to Choose Their Baby’s Gender is Wrong

When I write and speak about the ethical questions raised by reproductive technologies, I do...

August 2012

August 08, 2012

Does Prenatal Testing Equal Eugenics?

My colleague and friend Amy Julia Becker had an interesting conversation on her blog earlier...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

We Pushed Our Luck, and Got This Guy: Deciding to Have the Third Baby

(Editorial Note: I'm including an excerpt from my book below, so this is more an...

July 24, 2012

“No Easy Choice”: Driving People Nuts Since 2012

My favorite line in writer, reviewer, and all-around nice person LaVonne Neff's review of my...

July 18, 2012

Valuing Life, Preventing Suffering: A Central Tension in Genetic Screening for Disability

I'm attending and speaking at the 3rd annual Summer Institute on Theology and Disability, held...

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...

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 15, 2012

Q&A on Christians, IVF, and PGD

Over on her new blog hosted by Religion News Service, my ever-fabulous editor Jana Riess...

February 15, 2012

My Huffington Post Article: 5 Tips for People of Faith Considering Reproductive Technology

I have a short essay on the Huffington Post today offering some very broad advice...

February 06, 2012

Good Grief, I Think I Actually Agree with Newt Gingrich

In case you haven't figured this out, I am a Democrat. I will vote for...

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...

January 23, 2012

“Congrats on the book. What can I do to help?”

I am incredibly lucky to have supportive friends, family, and writing colleagues who rejoiced with...

January 13, 2012

Family Portrait: September 29, 2003

*This is an excerpt from the introduction to my book, No Easy Choice: A Story...

January 10, 2012

Reproductive Tourism Lays Bare the Fertility Industry’s Market Orientation

A reader sent me a link to a Slate article about the burgeoning practice of...

January 05, 2012

Fertility Treatment Might Cause Ovarian Cancer (But Your Doctor is Unlikely to Tell You That)

A large, comprehensive study in the Netherlands indicates that ovarian stimulation (artificially inducing a woman’s...