In Vitro Fertilization
by Jim Hewes The Alabama Supreme Court affirmed that embryos are children — bringing significant attention to the future of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatments in the state. The ruling followed lawsuits filed by several couples who were suing for wrongful death after an IVF clinic carelessly dropped and destroyed their frozen embryonic children. Then Alabama lawmakers…
ICE Detention While Pregnant
by Sarah Terzo In February 2026, pro-lifers published an open letter to the Trump Administration regarding pregnant people incarcerated by ICE. Pregnant People in ICE Detention According to ICE Directive 11032.4: “Identification and Monitoring of Pregnant, Postpartum, or Nursing Individuals,” ICE isn’t supposed to be detaining pregnant women at all, except in the…
A Chance for Humanity to Survive: The Urgent Message of ‘An Ordinary Insanity’
by John Whitehead Daniel Ellsberg was a consultant to the US Defense Department in the 1960s. His responsibilities included, as he described it, “the design of nuclear war plans.” The US nuclear war plan, which Ellsberg was involved in updating, called for the United States to initiate a nuclear strike against the Soviet Union and…
Men and Accountability
by Jim Hewes Historically, the majority of people behind the population control and eugenics movements were men. The Supreme Court justices who voted in favor of Roe v. Wade, to legalize abortion, were men. Most abortion doctors have been men, and many abortion facilities have been owned by men. In the early days, it…
Introducing the Consistent Life Ethic in Your Catholic Community
by Lois Kerschen Recently, a Consistent Life Ethic (CLE) advocate wrote to ask how one successfully introduces our principles to one’s Catholic church community, especially if, as in this person’s case, it’s a congregation with a heavily pro-choice attitude. The following are some suggestions about what one can do. These suggestions are specific to Catholic…
Changing our Thinking & Preventing Another World War
by John Whitehead The Consistent Life Network held its most recent vigil against the threat from nuclear weapons on May 16th. In the past, the vigil has been held outside the White House. However, the area around the White House is currently closed off to the public, so we had to gather elsewhere in Washington,…
Racism and Planned Parenthood: Stories from Employee Lawsuits
by Rachel MacNair I’ve been spending a lot of time going through and compiling lawsuits against Planned Parenthood, including a lot of employee grievances. In my previous post, Racism and Planned Parenthood: Documentation, I covered employees organizing together to oppose the racism they encountered. But to get more of a sense of the experience of…
Capturing Justice and Humanity: The Photography of Steve Schapiro
by John Whitehead During his career as a freelance photojournalist, Steve Schapiro (1934-2022) produced an extraordinary body of work. He captured notable people and events for magazines such as Life, Look, Newsweek, and Time, with some of his most significant photos chronicling the American Civil Rights Movement. A concern for social justice ran throughout Steve’s…
Pope Leo: Abolish the Death Penalty
The Consistent Life Network is a nonsectarian group and we pride ourselves on our religious/non-religious diversity. The pope is a prominent spokesperson for consistent-life themes, and does so again here. This is especially timely, since the Trump administration recently started pushing for new methods of execution, including firing squads. The pope’s opposition to Trump’s war…
Taking Abortion to the Next Level: Infanticide
by Jim Hewes Doe v. Bolton (a companion case to Roe v. Wade) significantly expanded the definition of the “health” exceptions. The ruling interpreted “health” very broadly, encompassing a woman’s overall well-being, not just physical danger. This broad interpretation enabled a woman to obtain an abortion at any point in her pregnancy, to protect her “health,”…