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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No Regrets? Understanding the Reality of Abortion-Wounded Women

Names have been changed to protect privacy. Pressured. Afraid. Alone. Rachel wanted to have her baby, but the father of the child, her mother, and her stepfather were pressuring to abort. As a young college student, the lack of support made her feel as if there were no other...
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Two Meanings for the Word Life: Bios, Zoe, and the Unborn Child

Celebrated author C. S. Lewis, who built a career on the basis of his love for words, distinguishes in Mere Christianity (1952) between two radically different meanings that the ancient Greeks had for the word “life.” The Greek word bios (from which we derive the word biology)...
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Sojourner

Patsy was grounded in the bed with Parkinson’s—she could no longer talk, only grunt softly. I, the volunteer, made eye contact and abided her slight head motions for yes or no answers. Yet in that frail frame I sensed a strong Faith as I offered her songs, prayers, and words. I...
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A Living Will Is a Pathway to Euthanasia

In 2014, a controversy erupted in the United Kingdom over a new policy in their national health care system. Called “the Liverpool Care Pathway,” it was touted as a way to ensure that people receive high-quality end-of-life care. The reality turned out to be far different and...
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Against Suicide—Except Assisted Suicide? New York’s Contradiction

In February 2026, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill that will legalize physician-assisted suicide in New York State.1 Going into effect in August 2026, the legislation will allow physicians to prescribe lethal doses of drugs to New York State residents with active suicidal...
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A Pro-Life Principle: The Right to Migrate

The right to migrate is a principle that draws on the core tenets of the pro-life movement. Asserting this right has also been a key part of challenging enemies of human life who have advocated for eugenics, population control, and abortion. It is therefore important for...
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God and the New Originalism

The author would like to dedicate this article to his sister Mary Mullaney Kearney who passed away in June of 2024. Former attorney for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Notre Dame Law School graduate, mother of 7, grandmother of 13—with more sure to come—and sibling...
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About this Issue: Spring 2026

  What exactly is a pro-life journal? This is more than a practical question for our editors; it bears crucially on our shared identity as prolifers, the strategies used to convince others about the inherent dignity of human life and the dire need for protections, and the...
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