The end of Roe v. Wade, pro-lifers have said since the Supreme Court overturned the longstanding abortion ruling on Friday, must be the beginning of a new era of generosity toward parents in America. For many, that undoubtedly means individual or church-organized care, but for some, it includes an embrace of federal family policy. This […]
How states are reacting to Roe v. Wade being overturned. Since last Friday’s Supreme Court ruling that upended reproductive freedom in America, states have been moving to either restrict or protect abortion access. Passing new bans on abortions will take at least a little time. But a number of states had “trigger laws”—bans set to […]
Before my son’s birth, my wife had three miscarriages. In an era of less-advanced medicine, those brief pregnancies might never have been detected, but they were and the end of each was heart-wrenching, no matter that they were undoubtedly caused by abnormalities. But what if she’d done something that might have triggered the miscarriages? Now […]
It was 1971, and abortion was largely illegal in Florida. A young woman came to a Florida State University chaplain seeking advice about an unwanted pregnancy. So, Rev. Leo Sandon informed her of a clergy-backed abortion clinic in New York that would perform the procedure for $150. Sandon soon found himself under investigation by State […]
Are we headed for “a night of rage” over abortion? An anonymous collective called Jane’s Revenge is threatening to create chaos when the U.S. Supreme Court releases its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The decision is expected to come today, Thursday, or next week. A draft of the decision, leaked in May, […]
Democrats ask Google to “limit the appearance” of anti-abortion clinic results. It would be good if people searching Google for information on abortion were presented with the most relevant and scientifically rigorous information, just as it would be good if Google results didn’t tell someone with a leg cramp that he might be dying of […]