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Rural Illinois Town Saw ‘Economic Opportunity’ In Becoming Abortion Hub

  Carbondale, Illinois, a rural town near the Missouri border, has become an abortion hub for women in nearby states, and at least one city employee saw that as a potential “economic opportunity.” Abortion facilities in Carbondale killed 11,000 innocent preborn babies last...
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NEWSworthy: Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Pregnancy Center Free Speech Case

  Finally, some good news! The Supreme Court seems poised to rule in favor of New Jersey pregnancy centers in a case that would set important precedent not just for the First Amendment, but also for pro-life organizations seeking to secure funding without exposing their...
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Death’s Grip on New York

The following is from Ed Mechmann’s public policy blog “Stepping Out of the Boat,” December 18th and is reprinted with permission. The governor of New York has announced that she will sign the assisted suicide bill into law. Since our state already has...
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All Under Judgment; All Needing Mercy

  The readings for the third Sunday of Advent in the Catholic lectionary include this passage from the Letter of James: “Do not complain, brothers and sisters, about one another, that you may not be judged. Behold, the Judge is standing before the gates.” (5:7-10)  This must be...
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Should We “Harvest” Fetal Tissue?

Last summer, a medical ethicist received an unusual phone call from a woman whose...
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What the Abortion Argument Is About

Malcolm Muggeridge was one of Britain’s best-known authors, a prolific writer...
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Why Roe/Casey Is Still Unsettled

In his first public criticism of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v....
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Active and Passive Euthanasia

  Because of recent advances in medical technology, it is today possible to save...
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