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Trump Moves to Expand IVF Access

  Infertility is a national dilemma, but the Trump administration’s answer to it is not one pro-lifers can fully get behind. President Donald Trump last week proposed a new rule for employers to provide stand-alone coverage for fertility benefits, aside from standard health...
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NEWSworthy: Democratic Candidate Uses IVF, Then Has An Abortion for the ‘Environment’

  The pro-life concerns about in-vitro fertilization are manifold, but this might be a new one: For parents with a specific family size in mind, it could lead to successful pregnancies followed by a natural pregnancy that ends with abortion. A Democratic candidate for...
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Little Fish in a Big Pond 

  It’s an ordinary day in the ancient city of Pompeii. Mount Vesuvius is growling, but that’s been going on for years. For now, the streets are busy with merchants, farmers, shopkeepers, laborers and soldiers going about their business. A weaver named Successus pauses before...
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“My Voice, My Choice” and the Silence Beneath It

    This article was originally published on March 17, 2026 by Catholic Exchange.   Europe is once again rallying around a slogan: My Voice, My Choice. The phrase has recently returned to the center of European political debate, especially as the European...
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The Long Road of Eugenics: From Rockefeller to Roe v. Wade (Fall, 2004)

  The infamous Roe v. Wade1 decision relies directly and indirectly on the work...
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Abortion Looming in Ireland

When last I wrote for this publication, Ireland had been through a huge national and...
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In a Basin Clearly

Friday, 6:00 p.m., September 30th. Three deliveries and two hours of sleep in the...
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The Ethics of Fetal Implants

In September 1987, an operation took place at the La Raza Medical Center in Mexico...
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