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May 2017

May 24, 2017

Abortion: the Most Important Moral Issue Ever….Except for When it’s Not

Let that sink in. A young woman in a crisis pregnancy chose life, but Christians...

May 04, 2017

how not to be pro-life: a quick overview

Tell parents of disabled children to start a GoFundMe, or maybe a bake sale! It's...

April 2017

April 19, 2017

who’s listening when we talk about abortion?

You see what the woman is running towards. You don’t see what she’s running from.

March 2017

March 22, 2017

The Ever-Moving Goalpost of Eliminating Abortion Supply

What is emerging is a right-wing narrative that favors eugenics, nativism, social Darwinism, and white...

March 08, 2017

things not to say, if you actually respect women

If you're passing around memes mocking contemporary feminists, you are the type who would have...

March 03, 2017

the defense of the unborn, and the demands of justice

If you wake up one day with a violinist attached to you it is unjust,...

February 2017

February 10, 2017

ten things we feminists wish you knew about us

First of all: there are many feminisms. What you learn about what feminist, or one...

January 2017

January 31, 2017

sexist reactions legitimize the women’s march

While I never hid the fact that I was critical of several aspects of the...

January 27, 2017

I’m pro-life, and that’s why I oppose Trump

It's a given that being pro-life means defending the dignity of the unborn. But from...

January 24, 2017

“save the storks”: a pro-life organization to support

We think abortion will end when women don’t feel they have to end their pregnancies...

January 22, 2017

whether you’re marching for life or not, you can always donate for justice (too)

Reprinted from the New Pro Life page There was a lot of discussion in our...

January 16, 2017

women’s march drops pro-life group – what’s a pro-life feminist to do?

We should not be excluded from this march. We have risked personal and professional relationships...

January 02, 2017

the feast of the theotokos, and the theology of the female body

Sure, in the New Testament we have one woman who lived with a man not...

December 2016

December 07, 2016

imagine if you had a miscarriage – and were sent to jail for it

At least when I started bleeding in Whole Foods, I knew I could safely go...

December 02, 2016

the new pro life movement replies to austin ruse

I would argue that a genuine pro-lifer has no home in either party, but can...

November 2016

November 26, 2016

to march or not to march? some thoughts on ends and activism

making statements is not the ultimate end of being pro-life. Defeating the opposition is not...

November 14, 2016

racism and anti-semitism have no place in a genuine pro-life ethos

But it doesn't have to be Nazi Germany for Jews and other minorities to be...

November 13, 2016

hey, george soros, where’s my check?

I regret to say, it is not as exciting as you think. We never were...

November 11, 2016

are you affiliated with an organization that helps women and families directly? the new pro life movement would like to promote it

Over at the New Pro Life Movement (NPLM), we've been talking a bit about how...

November 09, 2016

did trump just remove “prolife” from his policies website?

I stated all along that Trump was a liar, but his supporters took him at...

November 07, 2016

fr. pavone, being prolife is not about performance art

No, in this case, these images serve to harm the other victims in the picture:...

October 2016

October 27, 2016

intersectional feminism and the new prolife movement

I am not going to use this space to debate questions about hierarchies of rights,...

October 20, 2016

should you fear a clinton presidency because of the supreme court?

You think a few Supreme Court appointments will result in overturning Roe v. Wade, or...

October 08, 2016

no, trump defenders, this is not ordinary male behavior

Look, if your only two categories are "saint" and "non-saint" - and if everyone who...

October 05, 2016

here’s what the prolife movement needs to do, if it wants to be taken seriously

The problem is, the people leading the discussion know very little about what's going on...

October 02, 2016

the difficult and uncomfortable non-negotiables of the gospel teaching

Why don’t we emphasize violence – any violence, for any reason – as the primary...

September 2016

September 28, 2016

has “pro-life” become just a brand?

Just as a sports fan obsessively cheers for his team even after it's traded his...

August 2016

August 21, 2016

catholic and feminist: identity, action, and faith

Looking anew at Mary and other female saints – looking anew at the women of...

August 03, 2016

I wrote a piece about baby-hating, and this is what I learned

If one can not reject hatred of persons, if one can not embrace a willingness...

July 2016

July 28, 2016

natural fertility management: one feminist perspective

I have been accused of using contraception by those who think that NFP is acceptable...