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Roe at 35, part IV

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The L.A. Times , too, has an article today about the pro-life youth movement . Three things stood out. The statistics: Today’s students and young adults have grown up in a time when abortion was widely accessible and acceptable, and a striking number are determined to end that era. Pew . . . . Continue Reading »

Roe at 35, part III

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There is, of course, some good news to report about abortions: today they’re down by 25% when compared to 1990. Advocates of abortion-on-demand will argue that this is due to changing economic realities and increased access to contraception, but not the results of pro-life legislation or . . . . Continue Reading »

Roe at 35, part II

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As I mentioned earlier , today is the 35th annual March for Life —held on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade (and it’s companion case Doe v. Bolton ). Readers might be interested in this interview that First Things board member Robert George did on the legal aspects of Roe . Click on the . . . . Continue Reading »

Roe at 35, part I

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Last week I mentioned some of the pro-life events that would be going on in Washington, DC, during the coming weekend and culminating today with the annual March for Life . I forgot to mention the West Coast Walk for Life (which was held over the weekend in San Francisco). You can view some . . . . Continue Reading »

March for Life

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Next Tuesday, January 22, is the 35th annual March for Life . I was fortunate to make it down to D.C. for the march (and the weekend conferences leading up to it) several times when I was a student at Princeton and in the years immediately thereafter. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to make it . . . . Continue Reading »

Were the Bishops Right on Plan B?

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Earlier this fall, the Connecticut Catholic bishops decided to comply with a state law requiring all hospitals to administer the morning after pill—Plan B. In a daily article for our homepage, Michael Augros wrote an open letter to the bishops asking them to reconsider. Augros, a professor of . . . . Continue Reading »

Marriage in Florida

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Maggie Gallagher, President of the National Organization for Marriage , sends along the following: Florida Marriage Amendment in Trouble! Help! After an unprecedented audit, the Florida Marriage Amendment (which we thought safely on the 2008 ballot) is in danger of falling just 30,000 signatures . . . . Continue Reading »