Morna Murray: "Two Senators – one pro-life and one pro-choice – Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced an amendment based upon the Pregnant Women Support Act (a bill introduced by Senator Casey), which was included and appropriated by the ACA (meaning it was automatically funded upon passage of the law). This is … Continue reading Affordable Care and Protection: Substance, not Politics
Child Survival in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Ben Affleck: "In Congo, the numbers are still grim. With just 1% of the global population, Congo is responsible for over 6% of global under-five mortality. According to USAID, 148 out of 1000 DRC children will not reach five years. This is the 5th highest under-five mortality rate in the world. Thus, Congo faces daunting … Continue reading Child Survival in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Dahlkemper plays role in presidential campaign
Erie Times-News: "Dahlkemper, who opposes abortion, said she's working with Democrats for Life to try to change some of the platform language to include "a bigger-tent vision'' for those with different opinions on abortion, the death penalty and other "whole life'' issues. She's a board member of the organization, which will hold a panel discussion … Continue reading Dahlkemper plays role in presidential campaign
The Real Winners
Paul Krugman: "How many people are we talking about? You might say 30 million, the number of additional people the Congressional Budget Office says will have health insurance thanks to Obamacare. But that vastly understates the true number of winners because millions of other Americans — including many who oppose the act — would have … Continue reading The Real Winners
DFLA's Steve Schneck on Supreme Court’s healthcare decision
Steve Schneck: "What might Catholics think about the Supreme Court’s narrow vindication of the basic features of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)? Like many Catholic progressives, I shouted out two big cheers. But, I can’t quite yet raise that loud third cheer. The court’s decision wonderfully affirms the act’s basic provisions. And those provisions can … Continue reading DFLA's Steve Schneck on Supreme Court’s healthcare decision
DFLA Board Member Stephen Schneck talks about his political party affiliation
US Catholic: "Well, we need to reject the pressures to be half-Catholic. And for me the way to do that is to be a pro‑life Democrat. I am very serious about my commitment to pro‑life causes and yet at the same time I share with other Democrats the more traditional understanding of the common good. … Continue reading DFLA Board Member Stephen Schneck talks about his political party affiliation
The one-child policy: The brutal truth
Economist: "In the photographs the young mother lies on a clinic bed, her hair obscuring her face. She appears as inert as the baby lying beside her. But 23-year-old Feng Jianmei is still alive, whereas her baby girl is not. The baby was killed while still in the womb by an injection arranged by local … Continue reading The one-child policy: The brutal truth
Democrats for Life Comment on the Contraception Mandate
Thomas Berg: "Democrats for Life have filed a comment in the latest round of the contraception-mandate dispute, arguing that the administration's proposed compromise is inadequate and conscience protection must be expanded. (I sit on DFL's board, as many know, and contributed to the analysis in the comment.) The comment focus attention on two points: (1) the especially … Continue reading Democrats for Life Comment on the Contraception Mandate
Evangelicals & Catholics Link Pro-Life Stance to Creation Care
Charles Redfern: "After months of conference calls and drafts and re-drafts, a group of Evangelical Protestants and Roman Catholics released a "Joint Declaration on Life," which sees links "between those who seek to defend human life and those who seek to protect creation." In other words, pro-life activism and ecological activism swim in the same … Continue reading Evangelicals & Catholics Link Pro-Life Stance to Creation Care
Gender Bias
America: "Without regulation, tacit acceptance of abortion for any and all motivations becomes the societal norm. Preventing abortion solely for gender selection is an area on which a wide consensus could be built in the United States. The overemphasis on “choice” in this case undermines decades of society’s efforts to promote gender equality, including the … Continue reading Gender Bias
The Whole Life Democrat 