Anna Williams: "The battle over abortion, Shields concludes, 'will be fought increasingly by gender egalitarians.' Just don’t expect the pro-choice movement to admit it."
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40 Years Ago an All-Male Supreme Court Decided Roe, Today More Women than Men Think Abortion is Wrong
Charles Camosy: "The important group Feminists for Life was founded at about this time, and for decades these and other pro-life feminists have been fighting for women by presenting evidence that–contrary to conventional wisdom–broad abortion rights serve the financial and sexual interests of men. And, tragically, hurt the flourishing of women."
5 Reflections for the Pro-Life Movement
Daniel Darling: "First, the prolife movement should break free from the conservative movement and stand on it’s own. In other words, there are young evangelicals who may be prolife, but who don’t subscribe to all the tenets of political conservatism. This would enable the movement to be more nimble, to engage and join common cause with people … Continue reading 5 Reflections for the Pro-Life Movement
O’Malley calls for death penalty repeal
Washington Times: "Gov. Martin O'Malley will throw his support behind legislation to repeal the death penalty in Maryland this year, he announced at an event Tuesday while flanked by civil rights activists and legislators."
Pro-woman, pro-child, pro-life
Kim Daniels: "We should be grateful that Americans increasingly recognize that life in the womb deserves our protection and care. We should also be grateful for the pregnancy resource centers run by dedicated women and men around the country, offering hands-on help, material and emotional support, and most of all, love, from the moment of conception … Continue reading Pro-woman, pro-child, pro-life
America’s Retreat From the Death Penalty
NY Times: "When the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, it said there were two social purposes for imposing capital punishment for the most egregious crimes: deterrence and retribution. In recent months, these justifications for a cruel and uncivilized punishment have been seriously undermined by a growing group of judges, prosecutors, scholars and … Continue reading America’s Retreat From the Death Penalty
The Life & Justice Interview: Fordham Professor Charlie Camosy
The Ampersand: "More and more of my colleagues in ethics–and my students–see that the liberal/conservative binary is on the way out, and that the more interesting question is what its replacement will be. Pro-life democrats and feminists are becoming more numerous and influential in very public ways."
Death penalty grows rarer in U.S.
RNS: "Though the number of death-row inmates executed in 2012 remained unchanged from 2011 at 43, death penalty opponents said the year still showed capital punishment is on the wane. Connecticut this year upped the number of states to repeal the death penalty to 17. Some states that have had relatively high numbers of executions … Continue reading Death penalty grows rarer in U.S.
Two Major Abortion FAILS
Charles Comosy: "So, just as the country is moving energetically in a pro-life direction–especially among those who will determine this country’s future (young people and Hispanics)–the Republicans appear to be moving away from fighting for equal protection of the law for our prenatal children. First Abortion FAIL."
Shameless Self-Promotion: Does the Pro-Life Cause Have the Wrong Allies?
My article in Millennial: "The biggest reason why the pro-life movement needs progressive allies is because the Republican strategy, which relies on the appointment of enough conservative Supreme Court justices to overturn Roe v. Wade and return the issue of abortion to the states, would neither result in the legal protection of unborn life nationwide … Continue reading Shameless Self-Promotion: Does the Pro-Life Cause Have the Wrong Allies?
The Whole Life Democrat 