The Inadvertent Pro-Life Genius of George Carlin

  In the wake of the Dobbs decision, it was not surprising to see the proabortion lobby raising hell by, among other things, posthumously summoning Ruth Bader Ginsburg (in the form of “Ruth Sent Us”) and by the timely release of HBO’s George Carlin Ameri...
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 “Abortion Care”

    Here is a short and simple exercise that could be done by anyone at just about any time: Take something written in support of abortion and strip it of euphemism. For example, here is the opening paragraph of an op-ed on cnn.com by abortionist Amna Dermish: I am an...
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Internet Giants Censor National Abortion Debate

    In a year of very visible attacks on churches, medical offices, crisis pregnancy centers, and even homes of Republican politicians over abortion, there’s been another battle—an invisible one—on social media. Major platforms were already banning pro-life...
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North Carolina and Nebraska Pass 12-week Abortion Bans

  Despite a recent setback that tanked an effort at a 6-week abortion ban in Nebraska, the state on Monday managed to pass a 12-week abortion ban amid a bill that limits sex-change surgery for those 18 and under. The abortion restriction goes into effect immediately. Before...
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The Myth of Dobbs Losing the Midterms (Part I)

  Political commentary on the 2022 midterm elections in much of the establishment media has coalesced into a mantra that support for abortion rights was a big winner for Democrats, even the main cause of the anticipated “red wave” not materializing. Correlatively, this...
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INTRODUCTION Spring 2023

    Where to begin? Since the Dobbs decision last June, abortion has dominated the news and even made a brief return to the Supreme Court. As I write, the justices have just issued an order overturning lower-court restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone. While...
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Thy Will Be Done

  The expression “he has the patience of a saint” is fitting praise for someone who puts up with difficulty, displaying noteworthy calm and grace when most of us succumb to exasperation and anger. In the way they live their lives, saintly people teach us that it is possible...
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It’s Abortion, Stupid!

  The turning point came when Pennsylvania Governor Bob Casey was denied a chance to speak at the 1992 Democratic National Convention in New York. Ordinarily, the ranking elected Democrat from such a large and important state would be a natural choice to address the...
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Mary’s Month

    A cartoon by Erika Sjule in the New Yorker magazine of May 8, 2023, shows a man and woman sitting at a table and the man declaiming, “If only every summer were autumn, and every autumn spring, and every late spring summer, and every winter only the holiday season,...
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Opting Out of Mother’s Day

    Though it may be known for showers, a tempest broke out in late April on social media over emails that leading retailers (including DoorDash, Kay Jewelers, Hallmark, and Levi’s) sent to customers offering them the opportunity to “opt out” of potentially “triggering”...
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