Abortion
A selection of recent articles on this topic
IVF Is Not Pro-Family
Donald Trump made good on his promise to expand access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) on February…
America’s Cross-Border Abortion War
The United States has been deeply divided on abortion for decades, but since the overturn of Roe…
Pro-Lifers and the Trump Administration: Wins, Concerns, and the MAHA Opportunity
Anyone with eyes to see and ears to hear knows that the pro-life movements have received some…
It’s Time for the Supreme Court to Reverse Ashcroft
In the 2004 case Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union, the Supreme Court struck down Congress’s Child Online…
Pharmacists Should Not Be Allowed to Prescribe Abortion Pills
At the end of 2024, Washington State implemented a month-long pilot program that allowed some pharmacists to prescribe mifepristone…
Jimmy Carter, Awkward Abortion Moderate
Jimmy Carter, the recently departed former president, leaves a legacy that is difficult to categorize into today’s…
The Last Pro-Life Democrat President
James Earl Carter Jr., the 40th president of the United States, who died at age 100 on…
Equal Persons
Several years ago, James Mumford brought to my attention a passage from an essay by George Orwell.…
This is a Dangerous Moment for the U.S. Pro-Life Movement
The last few weeks have offered some encouragement for the pro-life cause. Florida, South Dakota, and Nebraska…
Abstracting Abortion
As the smoke clears from the election, it’s worth analyzing the barrage of abortion rhetoric that the…
Roses, Chocolate, and Ambiguity
I staffed a bishop-delegate in Rome at the 2015 Synod on the Family. Asked, at the time,…
Mixed Pro-Life News and Lessons from Election Night
There is good news for the pro-life movement from election night.
The Tragedy of IVF
Several times over the last year, I have criticized IVF in my lectures. Each time I have…
Gretchen Whitmer and the Progressive Disdain Toward Catholics
Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer recently angered Catholics with a video sketch promoting the CHIPS Act. In the video, she…
The Reopening of the American Heart
The following is adapted from remarks given at the John Paul II Life Center annual gala in…