When Trump Mentioned IVF at the State of the Union, He Said More Than He Intended

[Kathryn Jean Lopez is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and the religion editor of National Review. She writes the monthly newsletter, The Lifeline. The following column was originally posted on February 25th by National Review Online. Copyright 2026 by National...
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Abortion Supporters Focus On Economics, Not Morality

  In the past several weeks, researchers have published papers that claim to show dire economic consequences when states restrict abortion. Abortion supporters are hoping that pro-lifers can be swayed by focusing on economics and the financial consequences of prohibiting...
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Kermit Gosnell, Prolific Abortionist, Dies at 85

The abortionist Kermit Gosnell died in Pennsylvania at age 85. Although his death occurred March 1, it was not made public until March 23. Gosnell was serving three life terms without possibility of parole for his involvement in the post-birth deaths of three babies. He was also...
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The Goodness of Life, Even Unto Death

  A few weeks ago I watched one of our beloved animals die. Our companion and friend for more than twenty years, one of our kitty cats, wizened with old age, lay on our bed with us and breathed his last. We wept over him. I prayed that he would be allowed to go peacefully....
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Celebrating Babies in Public Spaces

  By the time you read this, my local airline will have abandoned its “open seating” policy of letting people sit wherever they want as they board the plane. The money crunchers have decreed that there are greater profits in being an airline where people pay more for...
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On Rape, Prolifers should Show Humility and Heroics

  When you Google “Battle of the Sexes” the first thing that comes up is references to the 1973 Billie Jean King–Bobby Riggs exhibition tennis match which was held at the Houston Astrodome. Televised internationally, the match was viewed by roughly fifty million people in...
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BOOKNOTES ABORTION PILL REVERSAL: A SECOND CHANCE AT CHOICE

George Delgado, M.D. (Ignatius Press, 2025, soft cover, 254 pp., $18.95 and e-book, $12.32) Reviewed by John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. ____________________________________________ A growing number of abortions worldwide are pharmaceutically rather than surgically induced. Various...
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By Any Other Name

  The Blessed Mother. The Virgin Mary. Holy Mary, Mother of God. The mother of Jesus is renowned under these titles and many, many more, and the Church Fathers, among theologians and believers across the ages, have held to the idea that the entire Christian story begins with...
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Losing Sight of the Person in Personhood

There is a lie at the heart of most positions in support of abortion. In pursuit of a touted political, social, economic, or biological equality, the child who grows in his or her mother’s womb is said to be something other than what that child plainly is and must logically be....
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LIFE STORIES: Amber: Searching Online for Pregnancy Help Changed My Life

Published on March 5, 2026 Avail is a national nonprofit that offers free, confidential support to women and men facing an unintended pregnancy or processing a past abortion. For 30 years, Avail has helped people move from feeling overwhelmed and alone to feeling seen, supported,...
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