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Abortion Supporters Focus On Economics, Not Morality

  In the past several weeks, researchers have published papers that claim to show dire economic consequences when states restrict abortion. Abortion supporters are hoping that pro-lifers can be swayed by focusing on economics and the financial consequences of prohibiting...
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Kermit Gosnell, Prolific Abortionist, Dies at 85

The abortionist Kermit Gosnell died in Pennsylvania at age 85. Although his death occurred March 1, it was not made public until March 23. Gosnell was serving three life terms without possibility of parole for his involvement in the post-birth deaths of three babies. He was also...
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Just War in the Nuclear Age

  Over ten years ago, writer and cultural analyst Douglas Murray warned that when Iran became close to acquiring nuclear weapons, Israel would strike and, if necessary, strike alone. Has that moment arrived? If so, would that justify the decapitation of Iran’s leadership,...
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A Prayer for the Vulnerable

  This reflection was originally posted on October 21, 2024.  ___________________________________________________ Sometimes it is difficult to know how to pray, and we are helped by the words of others. The following is a prayer for the vulnerable, particularly the unborn,...
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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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From the Editor: On Hijacking Immigration Uproar

As I write this, the Human Life Review is seeing an unprecedented amount of public...
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Is There a Post-Abortion Syndrome? A Symposium

  The Right That Makes Women Grieve George McKenna Every so often, if only to...
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The Slide to Auschwitz

  In July the City Council of Cambridge, Massachusetts, voted to petition...
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