By Jess Meeth, DFLA National Communications Director Imagine you are a woman who has just found out about an unexpected and unplanned pregnancy. You are going through a range of mixed emotions. Understandably, you feel shock and panic. You may also feel alone and anxious. A part of you may be excited and wants to … Continue reading Pregnancy Resource Centers: REAL Support and REAL Choice for Women

By Bob Synk My message to pro-choice voters, if they will listen, is that climate change is more important than abortion.  We are living at a critical time when our actions can significantly reduce the harmful effects of climate change. But there is no time to waste. The world needs to begin serious reductions in … Continue reading A Message to Pro-Choice Voters: Why Climate Change Is More Important Than Abortion

By Sophie Trist, DFLA Messaging Director  On June 16, 1944, fourteen-year-old George Stinney Jr. became the youngest person to be legally executed in the United States. George Stinney was poor and Black, and he had the misfortune of encountering Betty June Binnicker and Mary Emma Thames just hours before they were murdered. After a trial … Continue reading New South Carolina Bill Seeks to Provide Reparations for the Wrongfully Executed

by Doug Stringer, DFLA Candidate Outreach Director While still emerging out of the Covid-19 pandemic, Americans are eagerly looking forward to a holiday season where they can more fully interact with their family and friends.  2020 definitely helped us realize the value of being near our loved ones! But with that long anticipated interaction, and … Continue reading DFLA Tips for Whole Life Conversations over the Holidays

By John Quinn On Wednesday, September 1st, the State of Texas made history as the first in the union to implement a fetal heartbeat bill. This legislation prohibits abortion violence after a fetal heartbeat can be detected.  As is to be expected whenever whole life laws are advancing, Planned Parenthood, the abortion lobby, and their … Continue reading In Defense of Texas’s Heartbeat Bill

By Stephanie DePrez One month ago I posted on Facebook that I will be voting yes on Prop 115 to end late-term abortion in Colorado. As a progressive who works in the arts, with more than a few friends who’ve had or accompanied a partner through an abortion, I knew I was speaking to a … Continue reading A Colorado Progressive Does Her Research: Vote Yes on Prop 115

By Sophie Trist In a recent article in the National Catholic Reporter, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) expressed her support for reproductive justice not in spite of, but because of, her Catholic faith, urging other Catholics to do the same. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's take on reproductive justice weaves reproductive issues with social justice and consists of … Continue reading AOC’s Reproductive Justice Is Untenable with Catholic Faith

Whole Life Rising is a new podcast dedicated to spreading the word about the whole life movement and efforts to protect human life and dignity at all stages. Each month, hosts Robert Christian, editor of the whole life website Millennial, and Kristen Day, executive director of Democrats for Life of America, will welcome guests, discuss issues, and share stories from … Continue reading Whole Life Rising

by Diane R. Pagen Democrats For Life of America has invited me to explain how I came to know of Democrats for Life and why I will go to the conference in Denver in 2018. I don't write to evoke sadness, but to motivate you to act. I want you to attend the Democrats for … Continue reading The Trouble with the Agenda of the Democratic Party

****The author is a sixteen-year-old sophomore who attends Bishop O'Connell High School in Falls Church, Virginia The March for Life was an amazing experience, just as it was last year. It really builds up one's confidence to be part of something so big and inspirational. My day began at 6 a.m. when I woke up to … Continue reading The March for Life 2018 through the eyes of a teen