{"id":2341,"date":"2019-11-12T21:40:05","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T01:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/consistent-life.org\/blog\/?page_id=2341"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:53:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:53:44","slug":"authors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/consistent-life.org\/blog\/index.php\/authors\/","title":{"rendered":"Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jacqueline H. Abernathy<\/h3>\n

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What\u2019s Cruel for the Incarcerated is Cruel for the Terminally Ill<\/a><\/p>\n

The Deserving and Undeserving Poor vs. the Worthy and Unworthy of Life<\/a>: How Both Major Political Parties Pick and Choose Who They Help and Whom They Kill<\/p>\n

Assisted Suicide is Inequality, Just Like All Legal Violence<\/a><\/p>\n

Assisted Suicide as the Next Roe v. Wade: Time to Pay Attention<\/a><\/p>\n

Problems with the Demand-Side Pro-Life Arguments for Making Abortion Unwanted but Not Illegal<\/a><\/p>\n

Acyutananda<\/h3>\n

Acyutananda (“c” pronounced as in “ciao”) is a yoga monk. Blog: No Termination Without Representation<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0The Cure for Headache<\/a> (poem)<\/p>\n

A Daunting Disadvantage for the Pro-Life Side<\/a><\/p>\n

The Consistent Life Ethic and Traditional Tantra<\/a><\/p>\n

Through Heaven\u2019s Eyes: Honoring the God-Given Worth of Every Life<\/a>\u00a0\/ Ava Addams<\/div>\n

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Ava Addams<\/h3>\n

Ava is an experienced writer and SEO specialist who excels at creating engaging narratives that deeply connect with audiences. Drawing from her expertise in Christian marketing, she has dedicated five years to refining her craft as a content creator and SEO strategist at a leading Christian brand. As a Book Marketing Specialist<\/a>, she leverages her skills to help authors promote their works and reach faith-driven audiences.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Through Heaven\u2019s Eyes: Honoring the God-Given Worth of Every Life<\/a><\/div>\n
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Rob Arner<\/h3>\n

(CLN Advisory Board member)<\/h3>\n

Rob Arner is author of <\/em>Consistently Pro-Life: The Ethics of Bloodshed in Ancient Christianity<\/a><\/p>\n

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My Day at the Democratic National Convention<\/a><\/p>\n

On Being a Consistent Chimera<\/a><\/p>\n

The Consistent Life Consensus in Ancient Christianity\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The Real Meaning of Mother\u2019s Day<\/a><\/p>\n

Where Does Martin Luther King Jr. Fit Into the Consistent Life Ethic?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Dorothy Day and the Consistent Life Ethic: Rejecting Conventional Political Paradigms<\/a><\/p>\n

The Early Christian Tradition<\/a><\/p>\n

Mary Lou Bennett<\/h3>\n

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The Tragedy of Carrie Buck: A Review of Imbeciles<\/em> <\/a><\/p>\n

Mothers and Daughters<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(movie review)<\/p>\n

Book Review: \u201cResisting Throwaway Culture\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Brian Carroll<\/h3>\n

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Brian is active with the American Solidarity Party and was its presidential candidate in 2024.<\/p>\n

Painful and Disorienting: The Shooter of Two National Guard Members<\/u><\/a>\u00a0 \/ Brian Carroll<\/p>\n

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Irfan Chowdhury<\/h3>\n

A freelance writer and PhD student at the University of Brighton; the title of his PhD is: ‘How systematic were the British Army’s war crimes in Iraq between 2003 and 2009? An investigation into Britain’s abuse of underage Iraqi boys’. He has had articles published in Declassified UK, Bella Caledonia, Iraq Now, Hastings In Focus, Roar News, and Mondoweiss.<\/p>\n

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It is Time That the UK Had a National Conversation About the Rights of the Unborn<\/a><\/p>\n

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Daniel Berrigan<\/h3>\n

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\u201cSeamless Garment\u201d \u2013 Poem by Daniel Berrigan<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ms. Boomer-ang (pen name)<\/h3>\n

Political Homelessness is Better than a Wrong Political Home<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cShut Up and Enjoy it!\u201d: Abortion Promoters who Sexually Pressure Women<\/a><\/p>\n

Asking Questions about Miscarriage and Abortion<\/a><\/p>\n

The Danger of Coerced Euthanasia: Questions to Ask<\/a><\/p>\n

Work and Life<\/a><\/div>\n
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Depicting Fatal Violence: A Double-Edged Sword<\/a><\/div>\n
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Worthiness Concept Threatens Equality<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Human Rights: Making Exceptions \u201cWith Cause\u201d<\/a><\/div>\n
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Confronting MAID: Is it Autonomy?<\/a><\/div>\n
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Confronting MAID:\u00a0 Misleading Language<\/a><\/div>\n
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Conviction When Real Guilt is Irrelevant<\/a><\/div>\n
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Misleading and Distracting Language on Abortion<\/a><\/div>\n
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“Choice”: The Word’s Meanings and (Mis)use<\/a><\/div>\n
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Mother in a Condition and Baby Inside<\/a><\/div>\n
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Death-Hastening for Psychological Reasons: Dangers and Distractions<\/a> \/ Ms. Boomer-ang<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Josh Brahm<\/h3>\n

Josh Brahm is the President and Co-Founder of <\/em>Equal Rights Institute<\/em><\/a>, an organization that trains pro-life advocates to think clearly, reason honestly, and argue persuasively. They use <\/em>speaking<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>writing<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>YouTube videos<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>podcasts<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>online courses<\/em><\/a>, and campus outreach to train pro-life advocates in the areas of practical dialogue tips, relational apologetics, pro-life philosophy, and sidewalk counseling.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Two Practical Dialogue Tips for Changing More Minds about Abortion<\/a><\/p>\n

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John Cavanaugh-O\u2019Keefe<\/h3>\n

Five excerpts from the book Racism and Abortion by John Cavanaugh-O\u2019Keefe:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Plato\u2019s Words about Eugenics<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. The Jukes and Kallikaks \u201cStudies\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Sterilizing the \u201cUnfit\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Post-World War II Eugenics<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Eugenics in Roe v. Wade<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Shane Claiborne<\/h3>\n

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    A New Pro-life Movement\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Hannah Cox<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Hannah Cox is the Senior National Manager of Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty.<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Is the Death Penalty Unethical?<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Carol Crossed<\/h3>\n

    (CLN Advisory Board member)<\/h3>\n

    \"Carol<\/p>\n

    First Stirrings in Connecting the Life Issues<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Adventures of Prolifers for Survival<\/a>: Scorned by Mobilization for Survival<\/p>\n

    Reminiscing on the Founding Meeting of the Consistent Life Network<\/a><\/p>\n

    Spice Things Up with the Consistent Life Ethic<\/a><\/p>\n

    Pondering Justice\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Parable of the Bridge<\/a><\/p>\n

    Guns and Abortion: Extremists Resemble Each Other\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    Valentine Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    Defenders of the Unborn<\/em><\/a>: The Pro-life Movement Before<\/em> Roe v. Wade (book by Daniel K. Williams)<\/p>\n

    contributed to:\u00a0Presidential Election 2024: Consistent Life Perspectives<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Thad Crouch<\/h3>\n

    (CLN Advisory Board member)<\/h3>\n

    Thad Crouch produces Choose Life Abort War Podcast for Peace. His activism has included the\u00a0<\/i>American Solidarity Party,\u00a0<\/i>Consistent Life Network,\u00a0<\/i>V<\/i>eterans For Peace, 40 Days for Life, Pax Christi, Respect Life Ministry, The SAFE Alliance, VisionForce, Texas Drought Project, and the Religion & Labor Network of Austin, Texas.<\/i><\/p>\n

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    What Just Happened!?! Becoming Consistent Life Despite Myself. Part 1<\/a><\/p>\n

    What Just Happened!?! Becoming Consistent Life Despite Myself, Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n

    Culture of Conscience:<\/a> Would You Pay Taxes that Fund Abortions if Hyde and Helms were Repealed?<\/p>\n

    contributed to:\u00a0January 22, Day of Horror & Hope: Reflections 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

    Mourning After & Hoping for the Future, We Call for a Consistent Life Texas<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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    David Cruz-Uribe<\/h3>\n

    (CLN Advisory Board Member)<\/h3>\n

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    Racism and the Death Penalty<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Mary Krane Derr<\/h3>\n

    Mary’s expertise was in historical research for pro-life feminism and the consistent life ethic. She was responsible for most of the “Yesterday” section of ProLife Feminism: Yesterday and Today<\/a>. She died in 2012; see our memorial special issue<\/a>. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Progressive Prolifers at the Progressive Magazine 100th Anniversary Celebration\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    Ancient Roots of the Consistent Life Ethic: Greece<\/a><\/p>\n

    Women’s History Month: Jane Addams<\/a><\/p>\n

    Elizabeth Cady Stanton<\/a><\/p>\n

    Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate<\/a><\/p>\n

    Victoria Woodhull \u2013 First Woman to Run for U.S. President<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Sarah Field<\/h3>\n

    Sarah Field believes she can learn something from everyone she meets. She has also contributed to the <\/em>Imago Dei Politics<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>American Solidarity Party<\/em><\/a> blogs.<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Abortion and War: Breaking through the Euphemism Barrier<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Josephine Garnem<\/h3>\n

    Josephine is an advocate and grassroots community mobilizer with over 26 years of extensive international and domestic experience.\u00a0\u00a0She serves on the National Council of Pax Christi USA, as co-chair of Pax Christi Metro DC-Baltimore, and on the board of the Center for Action and Contemplation.<\/em><\/p>\n

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    \"Garnem\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Common Sense Is Not So Common<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Elena Muller Garcia<\/h3>\n

    M.A. in Religious Studies<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Peas of the Same Pod<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Lauren Handy<\/h3>\n

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    Lots of Activities Around March for Life 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Destiny Herndon-de la Rosa<\/h3>\n

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    Why Conservatives Should Oppose the Death Penalty<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Fr. Jim Hewes<\/h3>\n

    Father Hewes helped found the Diocese of Rochester Human Life Commission in 1978, with the charter clearly being a consistent life ethic, five years before Cardinal Bernardin gave his famous talk at Fordham on the CLE.<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Consistent Life Issues and Experience<\/em><\/p>\n

    Death Penalty and other Killing: The Destructive Effect on Us<\/a><\/p>\n

    Consistent Life History: Being Across the Board<\/a><\/p>\n

    Reflections from My Decades of Consistent Life Experience<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Consistent Life Ethic: My Christian Perspective<\/a><\/p>\n

    A Personal Reflection on a Just War<\/a><\/p>\n

    Abortion and Other Issues of Life: Connecting the Dots<\/a><\/p>\n

    Denying Personhood to Human Beings<\/a><\/p>\n

    Exposing Injustice Through Graphic Images<\/a><\/p>\n

    Taking Abortion to the Next Level: Infanticide<\/a><\/div>\n

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    Protecting the Pre-born Child<\/em><\/p>\n

    The Case for Abortion as the \u201cPreeminent Priority\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

    Abortion: A Restorative Justice Response<\/a><\/p>\n

    Medicine\u2019s Movement towards Abandonment<\/a><\/p>\n

    Presenting about Abortion: Sharing Experiences<\/a><\/div>\n
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    Adoption and Foster Care<\/a><\/div>\n
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    Abortion and the Christian Bible: A Consistent-Life Perspective<\/a><\/div>\n
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    The Uniqueness of the Fetal Body: A Distinct Human Life<\/a><\/div>\n
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    Abortion and the Unwanted Child<\/a><\/p>\n

    Abortion When it Involves a Rape:<\/strong> See the Faces<\/a><\/p>\n

    Abortion and Slavery<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    How Abortion Doesn\u2019t Address Women\u2019s Real Problems<\/a><\/p>\n

    A Letter to PayPal<\/a><\/div>\n
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    Human Being, or Merely Potential Human?<\/a><\/div>\n
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    The Concept of Viability Is Not Really Viable<\/a><\/div>\n
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    \u00a0Abortion and Dependency<\/a><\/div>\n
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    Andrew Hocking<\/h3>\n
    Andrew Hocking writes about spiritual and political themes in movies, TV, and books at\u00a0asyourpoetshavesaid.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/div>\n
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    How to Value People Like Mister Rogers<\/a><\/p>\n

    Three Nonviolent Lessons from Dr. Who<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

    How Black Panther<\/em> Promotes a Consistent Life Ethic<\/a><\/p>\n

    A Consistent Day in the Neighborhood<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Maria Horan<\/h3>\n

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    Sinn F\u00e9in and the New Legacy of Violence<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Referendum on Abortion in Ireland: The Violation of Rights<\/a><\/p>\n

    Northern Ireland’s New Colonialism<\/a><\/p>\n

    Ireland\u2019s Votes for Violence: Sinn F\u00e9in and Abortion<\/a><\/p>\n

    Ireland’s New Silence\u00a0and Its 6,666 Victims<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Nathanial John<\/h3>\n

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    Raising Lifelong Defenders of Dignity:<\/a> Teaching the Next Generation the Consistent Life Ethic<\/p>\n

    Exploring Moral Courage and the Responsibility to Protect Life in Fiction and Beyond<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Abby Johnson<\/h3>\n

    Abby Johnson was the director of a Planned Parenthood clinic who’s now actively pro-life, as portrayed in the movie <\/em>Unplanned, which was based on her book of the same name.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Abby Johnson Remembers Dan Berrigan<\/a><\/p>\n

    Leslie Keech (1955-1989)<\/h3>\n

    Leslie served as treasurer for our member group Feminists for Life of America and was very active in various aspects of the pro-life movement in Kansas City.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

    Better Living (for men) Through Surgery (for women)<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Jim Kelly<\/h3>\n

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    No Resort to Violence\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    The History of Framing the Arguments<\/a><\/p>\n

    Common Ground<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Future of Fake Conservatism<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Katharine Gilchrist<\/h3>\n

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    Angela Kennedy \u00a0(1963-2020)<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Lois Kerschen<\/h3>\n

    (current CLN President)<\/h3>\n

    Lois is an author and retired educator who has been engaged for 40 years in pro-life and other activism. She co-founded and was a long-time board member of Democrats for Life of America<\/a>. Lois is also a supporter of\u00a0Feminists for Life<\/a> and involved with church charities.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Post-pandemic: What Worries Me<\/a><\/p>\n

    A Process of Tender Understanding and Loving Closure when Life Ends<\/a><\/p>\n

    Book Review – Rehumanize: A Vision to Secure Human Rights for All<\/a><\/p>\n

    MAID in Despair<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Jeff Koloze<\/h3>\n

    Jeff is a member of University Faculty for Life; our post is adapted from a paper he gave there.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Right-to-Life Issues in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian Literature<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Eve Dawn Kuha<\/h3>\n

    Coming to Peace and Living a Consistent Life After Military Service<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Frank Lane<\/h3>\n

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    My Personal Journey on Veganism, War, and Abortion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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    Sharon Long<\/h3>\n

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    Sharon Long: My Personal Pro-life Journey<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Mary Liepold<\/h3>\n

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    Off the Fence and Taking My Stand on Abortion<\/a><\/p>\n

    Seeing Is Believing: Films to Inspire a Consistent Life Viewpoint<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Alex Christian Lucas<\/h3>\n

    Alex Christian Lucas is a New Orleans native who has been involved in pro-life activism since his high school days and founded the current Consistent Life Ethic pro-life student group at Loyola University New Orleans. He is a member of the Committee on Human Trafficking for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, has testified in Committee at the Louisiana capitol to end the death penalty, participated in mother\/baby supply drives for immigrants at the border, and raised money for the homeless at Covenant House. After his graduation from Loyola in the spring of 2020, Alex Christian will pursue a Masters degree in musical theatre from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Mask Up: It\u2019s Pro-Life<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Rachel MacNair<\/h3>\n

    (CLN Board member)<\/h3>\n

    Rachel\u00a0 majored in Peace and Conflict Studies at Earlham, a Quaker college, and has a Ph.D. in Social Psychology; see her c.v.<\/a> for books and scholarly publications.\u00a0 She edits this blog as well as Peace and Life Connections<\/a>, the biweekly e-newsletter of the Consistent Life Network. Project websites she manages for CLN: Peace and Life Referendums<\/a>: Voting Against Violence, and Grassroots Defunding<\/a>: Finding Nonviolent Alternatives to Planned Parenthood. She also administers Problems at Planned Parenthood<\/a>,\u00a0 Prolife Quakers<\/a>,<\/a> and Perpetration Trauma<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Rachel – Reflections on Social Movements<\/em><\/p>\n

    It\u2019s a Wonderful Movement\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    Activists, Beware: Burnout is a Very Real Danger<\/a><\/p>\n

    Converts or Heretics?<\/a><\/p>\n

    Tribalism: A Major Obstacle for Building Bridges<\/a><\/p>\n

    Inconsistency Sabotages the Peace Movement\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    Almost No One? How Survey Polls Work<\/a><\/p>\n

    Why Haven\u2019t We Ended Abortion?<\/a><\/p>\n

    Unconnecting a Dot?<\/a>\u00a0(Campaign Nonviolence)<\/p>\n

    Why the Interfaith Approach is Important<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Civil War Conundrum, 150 Years Later<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Death Penalty and Abortion: The Conservative\/Liberal Straitjacket<\/a><\/p>\n

    Instead of Division, Schools of Thought<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    contributed to:\u00a0January 22, Day of Horror & Hope: Reflections 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Life \/ Right Divide: A New Approach<\/a><\/p>\n

    Trump Sabotaging the Pro-Life Movement<\/a><\/p>\n

    contributed to:\u00a0Presidential Election 2024: Consistent Life Perspectives<\/a><\/p>\n

    Not Panicked \/ Always Panicked<\/a><\/p>\n

    Turning Problems into Potential: Positive Social Movement Dynamics<\/a><\/p>\n

    contributed to: Does J.D. Vance\u2019s appeal to an ordo amoris (a ranking of love) make any sense?<\/a><\/p>\n

    contributed to: The Strategic Value of the Consistent Life Ethic<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Rachel – Strategies
    \n<\/em><\/p>\n

    Oh My, How the Election Conundrum Has Changed <\/a>(2024)<\/p>\n

    Boycott Strategy: CVS & Walgreens<\/a><\/p>\n

    Tips on Dialogue<\/a><\/p>\n

    Peace and Life Referendums (2020)<\/a><\/p>\n

    Elections 2020: Three Consistent-Life Approaches<\/a><\/p>\n

    My Ideas for 2021 Legislation<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Consistent Peace Ethic<\/a><\/p>\n

    My Ideas for Post-Roe Legislation<\/a><\/p>\n

    What History Shows: The Consistent Life Ethic Works for Pro-life Referendums<\/a><\/p>\n

    Slavery: Removing the Exception<\/a><\/p>\n

    Their Abortion Stand Still Hurts Democrats<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Rachel – How Ideas Work<\/em><\/p>\n

    The Creativity of the Fore-closed Option\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    Where Violence Begins<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Mind\u2019s Drive for Consistency<\/a><\/p>\n

    Post-Roe Life-Affirming Help<\/a><\/p>\n

    Applying Pacifist Insights to Abortion<\/a><\/p>\n

    If You Can\u2019t Explain the Opposition to Your Case<\/a><\/p>\n

    Words as One Root of Killing<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Safety of Incredibly Dangerous Things<\/a><\/p>\n

    Resilient Rigidity<\/a><\/p>\n

    Quaker Queries<\/a><\/p>\n

    Baby Hitler<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Rachel – Reflections on Issues<\/em><\/p>\n

    Figuring out Euthanasia<\/a>: What Does it Really Mean?<\/p>\n

    More than Double the Trouble: Another Way of Connecting <\/a>[intersectionality]<\/p>\n

    A Historical Success Story: Duels<\/a><\/p>\n

    Our Experience with Overturning Terrible Court Decisions<\/a><\/p>\n

    Would Nonviolence Work on the Nazis?<\/a><\/p>\n

    Difference this Time: Prolife Heroism <\/a>(Garrett Swasey,\u00a0the pro-life police officer killed in\u00a0shootings at the Colorado Planned Parenthood]<\/p>\n

    Pandemics Related to Christmas<\/a><\/p>\n

    Vaccinations and Tender Consciences<\/a><\/p>\n

    What Studies Show: Impact of Abortion Regulations<\/a><\/p>\n

    Is an Embryo More Important than a Woman?<\/a><\/div>\n
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    Wars Cause Abortion<\/a><\/div>\n
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    The Back Alley and the Front Alley<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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    Disability Rights – Babies, Women, Numbers<\/a><\/div>\n
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    U.S.A.I.D. \u2013 The Good and the Bad<\/a><\/div>\n
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    Signal Chat: The Media Misses the Actual Scandals<\/a><\/div>\n
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    Is There a Post-Dobbs Back Alley? The Record on Women\u2019s Abortion-Related Deaths<\/a><\/div>\n
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    Rachel – Pro-life feminism (see also sexual violence below)<\/em><\/p>\n

    Isolating Women and Encouraging Jerks<\/a><\/p>\n

    If Men Could Get Pregnant\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    What Do Men Have to Say on Abortion?<\/a><\/p>\n

    Who the Law Targets<\/a><\/p>\n

    Why the Hyde Amendment Helps Low-Income Women<\/a><\/p>\n

    Misogyny vs. Patriarchy<\/a><\/p>\n

    \u201cThe Daily Show\u201d Doesn\u2019t Do Its Homework<\/a><\/p>\n

    Isolating Women and Encouraging Jerks<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Rachel – Sexual Violence<\/em><\/p>\n

    How Abortion is Useful for Rape Culture<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Message of \u201cNever Rarely Sometimes Always\u201d: Abortion Gets Sexual Predators Off the Hook<\/a>
    \n(this is also under “movie reviews” below)<\/p>\n

    Abortion Facilitates Sex Abuse: Documentation<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

    A Pro-Life Feminist Critique of the \u201cRape and Incest Exception\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Rachel – Planned Parenthood<\/em><\/p>\n

    Defunding Planned Parenthood?<\/a><\/p>\n

    Noncooperation with Planned Parenthood<\/a><\/p>\n

    Finding Alternatives to Planned Parenthood<\/a><\/p>\n

    Does Planned Parenthood Reduce Abortions by Preventing Pregnancies?<\/a><\/p>\n

    Planned Parenthood Staff Revolt<\/a><\/p>\n

    Medical Dangers, Sex Abuse, Labor Problems, Racism: Documenting Planned Parenthood<\/a><\/p>\n

    Grievances against Planned Parenthood: Extensive Documentation<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Rachel – Film Reviews\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

    Hollywood Movie Insights <\/a>(The Giver<\/em>, The Whistleblower<\/em>, and The Ides of March<\/em>)<\/p>\n

    Hollywood Movie Insights II<\/a> (Never Look Away<\/em>, The Report<\/em>, and Dark Waters<\/em>)<\/p>\n

    Movies with Racism Themes: \u201cGosnell\u201d and \u201cThe Hate U Give\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

    Jasmine, Aladdin, and the Power of Nonviolence<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Darkest Hour<\/em>: \u201cGlorifying\u201d War?<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Message of \u201cNever Rarely Sometimes Always\u201d: Abortion Gets Sexual Predators Off the Hook<\/a><\/p>\n

    Movie Review: Sound of Freedom<\/a><\/p>\n

    Movie Review: Oppenheimer<\/a><\/p>\n

    Documentary Review: The Movement and the Madman<\/a><\/p>\n

    Hollywood Movie Insights III<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Movie \u201cWicked\u201d: Making a Real Person of the Witch of the West<\/a><\/p>\n

    Making an Activist of the Witch of the West in \u201cWicked for Good\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

    Oscar-Nominated Short Documentaries 2026: War and Abortion<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Rachel \u2013 Psychology\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

    War Hysteria and Post-Dobbs Reactions<\/a><\/p>\n

    Excerpt \u2013 Peace Psychology Perspectives on Abortion<\/a><\/p>\n

    Excerpt \u2014 Peace Psychology Perspectives on Abortion: Wars Cause Abortion<\/a><\/p>\n

    Excerpt – Peace Psychology Perspectives on Abortion: Child Abuse<\/a><\/p>\n

    Violence Bolstered by Professional Contradictions<\/a>\u00a0(in the American Psychological Association)<\/p>\n

    Scientific Integrity Problems \u2013 Psychology<\/a> \u00a0(in the American Psychological Association)<\/p>\n

    Suicide Prevention and Other Kinds of Killing<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Traumatized Lash Out<\/a><\/p>\n

    Beyond the Human \u2013 Plus Everyday Peace Actions<\/a><\/p>\n

    Post-Roe Stats: the Natural Experiment<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Rachel – Personal Experiences<\/em><\/p>\n

    Grieving for John<\/a><\/p>\n

    A Tale of Two Cruises\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    My Trip to Pakistan<\/a><\/p>\n

    Reflections on Hanukkah<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Tony Magliano<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Tony Magliano is an internationally syndicated social justice and peace columnist. He is available to speak at diocesan or parish gatherings. Tony can be reached at\u00a0tmag@zoominternet.net<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Over 20 Million People Facing Starvation \u2013 And We Should Care!<\/a><\/p>\n

    Becoming a Catholic Conscientious Objector<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Tony Masalonis <\/span><\/h3>\n

    (CLN Board member)<\/span><\/h3>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Will for Life \u2013 Double Down<\/a><\/p>\n

    <\/h3>\n

    Mary Meehan<\/h3>\n

    Mary’s website: Meehan Reports on Life Issues<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Activists Reminisce: An Oral History of Prolifers for Survival<\/a><\/p>\n

    A President for Life and Peace?<\/a><\/p>\n

    <\/h3>\n

    Rosalyn Mitchell<\/h3>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    300 Roses<\/a><\/p>\n

    Re-Imaging Our Worth<\/a><\/p>\n

    Political Passing in Washington DC<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Kristin Monahan<\/h3>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Parallels of Veganism and Prolife-ism<\/a><\/p>\n

    <\/h3>\n

    Sonja Morin<\/h3>\n

    Sonja Morin serves as Consistent Life Network’s Communications Consultant, in addition to contributing to its written publications. Her work bridges the gap between consistent life ethic advocacy and artistic design. She can be found on social media @couervivant, or on her website\u00a0<\/span>westcottcollective.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    Intervention: What a Red Rose Rescue Reminds Us About Civil Disobedience in the Consistent Life Movement<\/a><\/p>\n

    Not Your Pawns: A CLE Examination of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict<\/a><\/p>\n

    Walk On: Responding To Recent Situations in the Pro-Life Movement<\/a><\/p>\n

    Beneath Layers of Lies: The Surge in Efforts to Legalize Euthanasia<\/a><\/p>\n

    Home of the Brave? A CLE Response to City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Vasu Murti<\/h3>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Suffering and Injustice Concern Us All <\/a>[connection to compassion for animals]<\/p>\n

    Abortion and War are the Karma for Killing Animals\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    <\/h3>\n

    Patrick O’Neill<\/h3>\n

    \"\" (with wife Mary Rider)<\/p>\n

    Remembering Rep. Walter B. Jones, Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n

    <\/h3>\n

    Christina Yao Pelliccioni<\/h3>\n

    (CLN Board member)<\/h3>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    Maryland March for Life 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

    How Caring for the Earth Fits into the Consistent Life Ethic<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Dangers of Climate Change for the Pregnant and Pre-born<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Effects of Climate Change on Marginalized Communities Near and Far<\/a><\/p>\n

    PITS and Operation Southern Spear<\/a><\/div>\n
    <\/div>\n
    contributed to: Lots of Activities Around March for Life 2026<\/a><\/div>\n
    <\/div>\n
    \n

     <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    Aneeza Pervez<\/h3>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Reconstruction of a Nation: Resilience in the Face of Terror <\/a>\u00a0(Pakistan)<\/p>\n

    <\/h3>\n

    Karen Swallow Prior<\/h3>\n

    \"Karern<\/p>\n

    Nukes and the Pro-Life Christian<\/a>: A Conservative Takes a Second Look at the Morality of Nuclear Weapons<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Jessica Renshaw<\/h3>\n

    In addition to the book<\/em>\u00a0The Reynolds Family, the Nuclear Age and a Brave Wooden Boat<\/a>,<\/i> Jessica has written To Russia with Love: An American Family Challenges Nuclear Testing, and a biography of her mother: MUM: The Conscience, Courage and Compassion of Barbara Reynolds<\/a>, 1915-1990.<\/em><\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    The Reynolds Family, the Nuclear Age and a Brave Wooden Boat<\/a><\/p>\n

    <\/h3>\n

    Mary Rider<\/h3>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Activists Reminisce: An Oral History of Prolifers for Survival<\/a><\/p>\n

    <\/h3>\n

    Bill Samuel<\/h3>\n

    (CLN Board member)<\/h3>\n
    Bill Samuel’s blog<\/a>. Bill Samuel is a Board member and former President of the Consistent Life Network. He is a retired civil servant living in Rockville, Maryland, and an active ecumenical Christian.<\/em><\/div>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Does the Consistent Life Ethic Water Down Life Issues?<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Good Grandma<\/a><\/p>\n

    Supporting the Dignity of Every Life<\/a><\/p>\n

    Brown v. Board of Education and Me<\/a><\/p>\n

    Should Abortions be Illegal?<\/a><\/p>\n

    Win-Lose is a Mirage<\/a><\/p>\n

    A Way Beyond the Abortion Wars?<\/em> <\/a>\/ (review of book by Charles C. Camosy)<\/p>\n

    contributed to: Does J.D. Vance\u2019s appeal to an ordo amoris (a ranking of love) make any sense?<\/a><\/p>\n

    contributed to: Lots of Activities Around March for Life 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

    contributed to: The Strategic Value of the Consistent Life Ethic<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    <\/h3>\n

    Martha Shuping, M.D.<\/h3>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Abortion and Violence against Pregnant Women<\/a><\/p>\n

    <\/h3>\n

    Julia Smucker<\/h3>\n

    (CLN Board member)<\/h3>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    The Price of Violence: When Dehumanizing the Vulnerable Hurts One\u2019s Own Causes<\/a><\/p>\n

    Amnesty International’s Blind Spot\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    Defining Reproductive Justice: An Encounter<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Redemptive Personalism of Saint Oscar Romero<\/a><\/p>\n

    Media Stories on Abortion Access<\/a><\/p>\n

    What Does it Mean to be Inconsistent?<\/a><\/p>\n

    On Praying for the Military<\/a><\/p>\n

    Is Abortion Different from Other Violence?<\/a><\/p>\n

    A Healing Metaphor: Pandemic as War<\/a><\/p>\n

    To Know a Person is to Recognize a Human<\/a><\/p>\n

    Justice Littered with Injustice: Viewing Just Mercy<\/em> in a Charged Moment<\/a><\/p>\n

    My Christian CLE Perspective: Absolute Nonviolence Across the Issues<\/a><\/p>\n

    Threats to the Unborn Beyond Abortion<\/a><\/p>\n

    Must We Resign Ourselves to Violence?<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Violence That Didn\u2019t Happen<\/a> (review of Stranger at the Gate<\/em>)<\/p>\n

    When Immigration Is a Life Issue<\/a><\/p>\n

    contributed to: Does J.D. Vance\u2019s appeal to an ordo amoris (a ranking of love) make any sense?<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Monica Sohler<\/h3>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Monica with baby Maura<\/p>\n

    My Difficulty in Voting: Identifying the Problem<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Lisa Stiller<\/h3>\n

    (CLN Board member)<\/h3>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Abortion on the Ballot<\/a><\/p>\n

    People Are So Much More Than Their Circumstances\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Adventures of Organizing as a Consistent Lifer\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    Adventures as a Delegate to the Democratic Party Convention<\/a><\/p>\n

    Intolerance Knows No Partisan Boundaries\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Frustrations of Being a Consistent Life Activist<\/a><\/p>\n

    Removing Health Care Access is an Act of Violence<\/a><\/p>\n

    Would My Grandparents Have Died in the Pogroms?<\/a><\/p>\n

    Fifty Years of Protesting for Peace<\/a><\/p>\n

    Life as a Pro-life Progressive<\/a><\/p>\n

    contributed to:\u00a0Presidential Election 2024: Consistent Life Perspective<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Laura Denvir Stith<\/h3>\n

    (former Missouri Supreme Court Judge)<\/h3>\n

    Judge Stith recently retired from the Court after serving 20 years.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

    Death Penalty Jurisprudence of \u00a0Former Missouri Supreme Court Judge Laura Denvir Stith<\/a><\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    <\/h3>\n

    Richard Stith<\/h3>\n

    (CLN Board member)<\/h3>\n

    Richard Stith is a professor emeritus of law at Valparaiso University in Indiana.\u00a0 Most of his writings can be found here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Equal Concern for Each Human Being, Not for Each Human Issue<\/a><\/p>\n

    Open Letter to Fellow Human Rights Activists<\/a><\/p>\n

    When \u201cChoice\u201d Itself Hurts the Quality of Life\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    A Friendly Approach<\/a><\/p>\n

    Life-Affirming Doctors<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Mirror-Image Counterpart of the Selfish Society<\/a><\/p>\n

    Oppressors of Women Scapegoat Fetuses to Preserve Patriarchy<\/a><\/p>\n

    \u201cTrust Landlords\u201d: Pro-Choice Candidate Supports Eviction Rights<\/a><\/p>\n

    Pro-lifers for Choice are Dangerous<\/a><\/p>\n

    Behind and Beyond the Shout for Abortion<\/a><\/p>\n

    contributed to: Does J.D. Vance\u2019s appeal to an ordo amoris (a ranking of love) make any sense?<\/a><\/p>\n

    contributed to: The Strategic Value of the Consistent Life Ethic<\/a><\/p>\n

    <\/h3>\n

    Tom Taylor<\/h3>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Stewardship and the Consistent Life Ethic<\/a><\/p>\n

    Testimony Opposing the End-of-Life Options Act<\/a><\/div>\n
    <\/div>\n
    \n
    Aftermath of State Ballot Initiatives<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    <\/div>\n
    <\/div>\n

    Sarah Terzo<\/h3>\n

    (CLN Board member)<\/h3>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Perspectives on Issues<\/em><\/p>\n

    Abortion and Rape: What Does the Research Say?<\/a><\/p>\n

    Different Ways of Looking at Issues\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Vital Need for Diversity\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    Creating a Loophole on the Life of the Mother Exception<\/a><\/div>\n
    <\/div>\n
    Successes We Never Know About<\/a><\/div>\n
    <\/div>\n
    Claims About Third-Trimester Abortions<\/a><\/div>\n
    <\/div>\n
    Abortion Pill Reversal: One Woman’s Story<\/a><\/div>\n

    People with Disabilities and the Poor<\/em><\/p>\n

    Preborn Babies, Infants, and Government Programs<\/a><\/p>\n

    How Euthanasia and Poverty Threaten the Disabled\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    How Ableism Led (and Leads) to Abortion<\/a><\/p>\n

    A Lawyer\u2019s Turnaround on Baby Doe with Her Own Down Syndrome Baby<\/a><\/p>\n

    Social Programs to Help the Poor are Pro-life<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Impact of Family Caps on Abortion<\/a><\/p>\n

    Bigotry against Babies with Down Syndrome<\/a><\/p>\n

    Bigotry against Babies with Down Syndrome: International Experiences<\/a><\/p>\n

    Kate Cox and Stories of Trisonomy 18<\/a><\/p>\n

    Euthanasia by Poverty: Stories from Canada<\/a><\/p>\n

    SNAP Cuts? More Poverty, More Abortion<\/a><\/p>\n

    Those Who Killed<\/em><\/p>\n

    Abortion Doctor Says: We are the\u00a0Executioners<\/a><\/p>\n

    Healing for the Perpetrators: The Psychological Damage from Different Types of Killing<\/a><\/p>\n

    \u201cBut I was Empty\u201d: The Story of a Doctor Who Left Planned Parenthood<\/a><\/p>\n

    Reaching Out Needs Compassion<\/a><\/p>\n

    Abortion Workers Speak Out<\/a><\/p>\n

    How People Are Hurt<\/em><\/p>\n

    The Random Death Sentence: COVID in Prisons and Jails<\/a><\/p>\n

    Hospital’s Attitude Adds to Couple’s Heartbreak<\/a><\/p>\n

    Abort or Face Discharge<\/a><\/p>\n

    \u201cI Became Like a Soldier Going to Battle\u201d: Post-Abortion Trauma<\/a><\/p>\n

    Two Women Pregnant from Rape, Two Outcomes<\/a><\/p>\n

    Heartbreakingly Common: Suicide Among Veterans<\/a><\/p>\n

    Tragedy Spreads: The Impact of Veterans\u2019 Suicides on Families<\/a><\/div>\n
    <\/div>\n
    Kate Cox and D&E Abortion<\/a><\/div>\n
    \n

    Coerced Abortion<\/a><\/p>\n

    Mistreatment of Incarcerated People: One Nonviolent Activist’s Experience and the Broader Problem<\/a><\/p>\n

    Ramiro Gonzales<\/a><\/p>\n

    Not Caring about Guilt or Innocence: An Execution Case that Illustrates a Pattern<\/a><\/p>\n

    Orange California Planned Parenthood 911 Calls<\/a><\/p>\n

    Police Brutality<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    Tear Gas and Miscarriages<\/a><\/p>\n

    Police Brutality to the Preborn<\/a><\/p>\n

    Police Brutality Against Protesters<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Sophie Trist<\/h3>\n
    Sophie Trist became involved in the pro-life\/consistent life movement her freshman year of college and has never looked back. She graduated with a B.A. in English writing from Loyola University New Orleans in May of 2020 and hopes to pursue a career as a novelist, English professor, and CLE activist. In the past, she has contributed to the Secular Pro-life and Rehumanize International blogs, and she hopes to keep spreading the whole life message through her writing<\/em>.<\/div>\n
    <\/div>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    #SayHisName: The Medical Murder of Michael Hickson<\/a><\/p>\n

    Mask Up: It\u2019s Pro-Life<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    John Whitehead<\/h3>\n

    (CLN Advisory Board member, past Secretary and President)<\/h3>\n

     <\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    John – Lessons from History<\/em><\/p>\n

    Rejecting Mass Murder: Looking Back on Hiroshima and Nagasaki<\/a><\/p>\n

    Finding Common Ground on and Learning from World War II\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Wages of War, Part 1: How Abortion Came to Japan<\/a><\/p>\n

    Wages of War, Part 2: How Forced Sterilization Came to Japan<\/a><\/p>\n

    Finding Common Ground on and Learning from World War II<\/a><\/p>\n

    \u201cEverybody Else in the World Was Dead\u201d: Hiroshima\u2019s Legacy<\/a><\/p>\n

    East Germany\u2019s Peaceful Revolution: Remembering the Berlin Wall\u2019s Fall<\/a><\/p>\n

    \u201cRemember Pearl Harbor\u2014Keep \u2018Em Dying\u201d: War and Racism in the Pacific<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Danger That Faces Us All: Hiroshima and Nagasaki after 75 Years<\/a><\/p>\n

    \u201cThe Affairs of a Handful of Natives\u201d: Nuclear Testing and Racism<\/a><\/p>\n

    Lethal from the Start: Uranium Mining\u2019s Danger to the Most Vulnerable<\/a><\/p>\n

    No Combat Experience, No Opinion: Parallels in Pro-bombing and Pro-choice Rhetoric<\/a><\/p>\n

    People Standing against Tanks<\/a>: The Civil Resistance of August 1991 and Its Ambiguous Legacy<\/p>\n

    Hard Questions about the Response to Terrorism: Looking Back on September 11th<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

    Unholy Trinity: The Terrible Consequences of the First Nuclear Test<\/a><\/p>\n

    Stepping Back from the Brink: The Cuban Missile Crisis and Lessons for Today<\/a><\/p>\n

    Sleepwalking toward Nuclear War: The Lessons of the Able Archer Scare<\/a><\/p>\n

    A Complex Man\u2019s Complex Legacy: What the Movie Rustin Leaves Out<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    John – Contemporary Events<\/em><\/p>\n

    Why a War of \u201cRegime Change\u201d in Iran Would Be a Catastrophe<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Huge Mistake: The U.S. Joins Israel in Bombing Iran<\/a><\/p>\n

    Seeking an End to a Catastrophic War: <\/a>The Ukraine War after Three Years<\/p>\n

    A More Hopeful Path: Working for Peace in a World at War<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Problem of Selective Concern about Injustice<\/a><\/p>\n

    Looking Beyond Anti-Imperialism<\/a>: A Response to Some Arguments about the Ukraine War<\/p>\n

    Act Before We Reach \u201cMidnight\u201d: The Need to Seek a Cease-Fire in Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Need for Peacemakers: Two Urgent Dangers That Require a Response<\/a><\/p>\n

    Human Rights & the Right to Life: Reconsidering Conventional Human Rights Activism<\/a><\/p>\n

    Sickness is the Health of the State? Civil Liberties and Conflict during a Pandemic<\/a><\/p>\n

    \u201cMillions Who Are Already Hanging by a Thread\u201d: The Global Repercussions of Covid-19<\/a><\/p>\n

    \u201cI Gave Birth to Too Many Children\u201d: Population Control and Repression in Xinjiang<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Biden Administration and Russia:<\/a> Steps to Build a More Stable Relationship<\/p>\n

    Masking Up but Not Shutting Up: Defending Freedom of Speech during a Pandemic<\/a><\/p>\n

    A Cold War Comes Home? Anti-Asian Racism in Light of US-China Hostility<\/a><\/p>\n

    Encouraging Words That Require Action: Comments on the Geneva Summit<\/a><\/p>\n

    Seeing War\u2019s Victims<\/a>: The New York Times Investigation of Civilian Casualties in Iraq and Syria<\/p>\n

    Achieving Diplomatic Breakthroughs in the Past and Future<\/a>: The \u201cOpening to China\u201d After 50 Years<\/p>\n

    A Catastrophe Decades in the Making: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n

    Untying the Knot of War: Seek Negotiation, Not Escalation in Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n

    Buy the Time to Make Peace: Seeking a Cease-Fire in the Ukraine War<\/a><\/p>\n

    Reflections on the Charlie Gard Case\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    Three Reasons for Opposing the US Bombing of Syria<\/a><\/p>\n

    Varieties of Hawk: Clinton v. Trump on Foreign Policy<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    John – Nuclear Weapons<\/em><\/p>\n

    A Global Effort to Protect Life: The UN Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons<\/a><\/p>\n

    Wasting Money on Instruments of Death: Nuclear Weapons in the 2022 Budget<\/a><\/p>\n

    A Hidden Cost of the Ukraine War:<\/a> How Russia\u2019s Invasion Encourages the Spread of Nuclear Weapons<\/p>\n

    The Persisting Threat of Nuclear Weapons: A Brief Primer<\/a><\/p>\n

    Fallout at Home Base: Nuclear Testing within the United States<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Logic of Escalation: Nuclear Threats in Belarus and South Korea<\/a><\/p>\n

    \u201cNever Again\u201d: Taking Action against the Nuclear Threat<\/a><\/p>\n

    Are We Finally Waking Up? Signs of New Awareness of the Nuclear Threat<\/a><\/p>\n

    Apocalypse Imagined: The Urgent Message of Nuclear War: A Scenario<\/a><\/p>\n

    \u201cOh, the Hateful A-Bomb!\u201d: Survivors\u2019 Stories from Hiroshima and Nagasaki<\/a><\/p>\n

    Turning Back the Nuclear Threat: Some Practical Steps<\/a><\/p>\n

    Persuading People to Act against the Nuclear Threat<\/a>: Some Findings and Recommendations<\/p>\n

    Reasons to Fear, Reasons to Hope: The Nuclear Threat after 80 Years<\/a><\/p>\n

    Prevent a New Nuclear Arms Race: Replace the New START Treaty<\/a><\/p>\n

    Another Vital Wake-Up Call: \u2018A House of Dynamite\u2019 and the Nuclear Threat<\/a><\/p>\n

    Tragedy for the World: The End of the New START Treaty and What Comes Next<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    John – Strategy<\/em><\/p>\n

    Seeking Peaceful Coexistence:<\/a> The Varied Ways of Supporting a Consistent Life Ethic<\/p>\n

    Making the Case for Peace to Conservatives<\/a><\/p>\n

    Using Empathy during a New Cold War<\/a><\/p>\n

    Breaking Stereotypes in Fearful Times<\/a><\/p>\n

    Pro-Life Voting Strategy: A Problem without an Answer<\/a><\/p>\n

    Specialization or Generalization? The Many Ways of Following the Consistent Life Ethic<\/a><\/p>\n

    Dialog on Life Issues: Avoiding Some Obstacles to Communication<\/a><\/p>\n

    \u201cIs One Life Issue More Important Than the Rest?\u201d: A Question That Might Not Need an Answer<\/a><\/p>\n

    contributed to:\u00a0January 22, Day of Horror & Hope: Reflections 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

    Promoting Peace at Home and Abroad: A Challenge for Peace Activists<\/a><\/p>\n

    In Defense of Detachment: The Different Approaches to Protecting Lives<\/a><\/p>\n

    Imagining a Different Type of Peace Organization<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    John – Reviews<\/em><\/p>\n

    Recognizing Humanity: Orwell and the Consistent Life Ethic<\/a><\/p>\n

    “Somewhere Else When the Trigger is Pulled”: Orwell and War<\/a><\/p>\n

    How to Move from Theory to Practice: Reading \u201cA Consistent Life\u201d<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(book by Mary Grace Coltharp & Aimee Murphy)<\/p>\n

    A War on the People: A Review of One Child Nation<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

    Catastrophe by Mistake: The Button<\/em> and the Danger of Accidental Nuclear War <\/a><\/p>\n

    Comprehending Horror through Animation: The Art of the Anti-War Animated Movie<\/a><\/p>\n

    Displaced and Brought Together by War: The Tale of Giovanni\u2019s Island<\/a><\/p>\n

    A Plea for Quiet – and for Peace: Consistent Life Ethic Themes in Fahrenheit 451<\/a><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong>Seeing the Humanity of \u201cthe Enemy\u201d: Movies to Provoke Thought and Discussion<\/a><\/p>\n

    <\/h3>\n

    Julianne Wiley<\/h3>\n

    Julianne (aka Juli Loesch) founded Prolifers for Survival, a group which focused on opposing nuclear weapons and abortion; it was at the final meeting of that group that<\/em>\u00a0the Consistent Life Network (then the Seamless Garment Network) was founded.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    The Myth of Sexual Autonomy\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    Courageous Woman: Elizabeth Anscombe (1919-2001)<\/a><\/p>\n

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