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  One of the advantages of having lived through the pre-Roe days is that it gives one a sense of the history of abortion in the second half of the twentieth century—especially the dramatic change in attitudes, norms, and behaviors that preceded the momentous 1973 Supreme... Read More →

  In January 2023, an article by New York Post columnist Rikki Schlott surveyed a striking trend: a growing wave of young women opting out of hormonal birth control. The writer herself is one such malcontent. “Recently, after six years on it, I decided to stop taking the... Read More →

  by Jennifer Wright (Hachette books, New York, 2023, 334 pp.) Reviewed by Maria McFadden Maffucci ________________________________________________ Crawling through this “pop history” book on Madame Restell brought to mind “The Piranha Brothers,” a memorable skit from the... Read More →

  [John Murdock is an attorney who writes from Boise. This column, reprinted with permission, appeared on firsthings.com on April 7, 2023.] ________________________________________________________________ Jean Rohe really wants you to know that she had an abortion. In the... Read More →

  [Michael J. New is an assistant professor of practice at the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America and a senior associate scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute. This column was posted on April 12, 2023, at National Review Online. © 2023 by... Read More →

  [The following statement, published on January 19, 2023, was drafted by Jonathon Van Maren (Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform), Eric Scheidler (Pro-Life Action League), Charles Camosy (Creighton University), and Josh Brahm (Equal Rights Institute) af... Read More →

  [The late Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, the founding editor of First Things and a giant in the pro-life movement, gave this speech at the close of the National Right to Life Committee Convention in 2008.] __________________________________ Once again this year, the National... Read More →

  Moral disgust and fascination are often two sides of the same coin when it comes to new developments in biotechnology. In many ways, it is the capacity for moral disgust that will save our society by steering us away from the encroaching culture of death. But that capacity... Read More →

  You know what killed Roe v. Wade? Roe v. Wade. New York State legalized abortion in 1970, and it didn’t need the Supreme Court to do it; it already had the option because of states’ rights.  Hawaii was actually first, but its law had residency requirements whereas N... Read More →

  The Church recognizes the absolute necessity of repetition. The Christian Year repeats its seasons—Advent through Pentecost Season (or Ordinary Time)—year after year, so that the congregation and the individual can be renewed in the whole Gospel. Week after week, the... Read More →