David Gibson: "A week after House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan claimed his Catholic faith inspired the Republicans' cost-cutting budget plan, the nation's Catholic bishops reiterated their demand that the federal budget protect the poor, and said the GOP measure "fails to meet these moral criteria." That and other strongly-worded judgments on the GOP budget … Continue reading Catholic bishops say GOP budget proposal fails moral test
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Connecticut lawmakers vote to repeal death penalty
Reuters: "The Connecticut House of Representatives gave final legislative approval on Wednesday to the repeal of the state's death penalty, moving it one step closer to becoming the fifth U.S. state in recent years to abandon capital punishment."
Is an Egg for Breakfast Worth This?
Nicholas Kristof: "For those who are wavering, think for a moment about the arc of empathy. Centuries ago, we humans amused ourselves by seeing other people executed or tortured. Until modern times, we considered it sport to see animals die horrible deaths. Now our sensibilities have evolved so that there is an outcry when animals … Continue reading Is an Egg for Breakfast Worth This?
The lady on the ladder, and other abortion stereotypes
Melinda Henneberger: "This is certainly not a partisan perspective; as someone who doesn’t think corporations are people but does think unborn children are, I don’t really have one of those. I do, though, hope the day will come when we will look back on both capital punishment and abortion as we now look back on … Continue reading The lady on the ladder, and other abortion stereotypes
Beyond Abortion—A Common Good Feminism for the Twenty-First Century
Article I co-wrote with Christopher Hale, Anne Roan Thomas, and Sarah Rosemann: "Neither ideological extremism nor partisanship should stand in the way of accomplishing this worthy goal. The time has come to dial down the nasty rhetoric and the perpetual vitriol and work together on a goal everyone can agree on without compromising their deepest … Continue reading Beyond Abortion—A Common Good Feminism for the Twenty-First Century
Child Labor, Obamacare, and the Supreme Court
Andrew Koppelman: "What the Court actually accomplished in 1918 was to thwart democracy and consign large numbers of children to the textile mills for more than two decades. Health care is another context in which the fear of federal power creates a serious risk of ravaging the lives of large numbers of actual people. If … Continue reading Child Labor, Obamacare, and the Supreme Court
Suu Kyi claims victory in landmark Burma election
Washington Post: "Burmese democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi all but completed her transformation from imprisoned icon to elected member of parliament Sunday as her party claimed it had won a resounding victory in an election considered a key test of political reforms in Burma."
Jimmy Carter urges Democrats to tone down abortion focus
Daily Caller: "According to Carter, reducing the focus on abortion, and advocating for its increasing rarity, would attract more voters to the Democratic Party."
Pope Calls Health Care An ‘Inalienable Right’
Think Progress: "At an international papal conference on health care yesterday at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI and other Catholic church leaders said it is the “moral responsibility of nations to guarantee access to health care for all of their citizens, regardless of social and economic status or their ability to pay.” Saying access to … Continue reading Pope Calls Health Care An ‘Inalienable Right’
Does Barack Obama's health care bill include $1 abortions? No.
PolitiFact: "The claim that the Obama administration has issued rules for "$1 abortions in ObamaCare" is ridiculous; the administration has simply set a floor for how much money per month of the premiums paid by those who have chosen plans that include abortion must be placed in a segregated account in order to make sure that … Continue reading Does Barack Obama's health care bill include $1 abortions? No.
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