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Will for Life – Double Down / Tony Masalonis
Life-Affirming Doctors / Anonymous & Richard Stith
Tips on Dialogue / Rachel MacNair
Activists, Beware: Burnout is a Very Real Danger / Rachel MacNair
Perspectives on the Consistent Life Ethic
Spice Things Up with the Consistent Life Ethic / Carol Crossed
People Are So Much More Than Their Circumstances / Lisa Stiller
Pondering Justice / Carol Crossed
Seeking Peaceful Coexistence: The Varied Ways of Supporting a Consistent Life Ethic / John Whitehead
More than Double the Trouble: Another Way of Connecting [intersectionality] / Rachel MacNair
Different Ways of Looking at Issues / Sarah Terzo
What Does it Mean to be Inconsistent? / Julia Smucker
Specialization or Generalization? The Many Ways of Following the Consistent Life Ethic / John Whitehead
Answering Criticisms of the Consistent Life Ethic
Does the Consistent Life Ethic Water Down Life Issues? / Bill Samuel
Equal Concern for Each Human Being, Not for Each Human Issue / Richard Stith
Is Abortion Different from Other Violence? / Julia Smucker
Dynamics of Nonviolence
Open Letter to Fellow Human Rights Activists / Richard Stith
The Creativity of the Fore-closed Option / Rachel MacNair
The Parable of the Bridge / Carol Crossed
The Good Grandma / Bill Samuel
A New Pro-life Movement / Shane Claiborne
The Vital Need for Diversity / Sarah Terzo
No Resort to Violence / Jim Kelly
To Know a Person is to Recognize a Human / Julia Smucker
Dynamics of Violence
Abortion and Violence Against Pregnant Women / Martha Shuping, M.D.
The Myth of Sexual Autonomy / Julianne Wiley
Where Violence Begins / Rachel MacNair
When “Choice” Itself Hurts the Quality of Life / Richard Stith
Abortion Doctor Says: We are the Executioners / Sarah Terzo
How Abortion is Useful for Rape Culture / Rachel MacNair
What’s Cruel for the Incarcerated is Cruel for the Terminally Ill / Jacqueline H. Abernathy
Misogyny vs. Patriarchy / Rachel MacNair
Oppressors of Women Scapegoat Fetuses to Preserve Patriarchy / Richard Stith
“Why Haven’t We Ended Abortion? / Rachel MacNair
Climate Change and the Consistent Life Ethic: An Opportunity to Connect Issues / John Whitehead
Will I be Treated the Same Way Now? / Anonymous
Abortion and War: Breaking through the Euphemism Barrier / Sarah Field
“Trust Landlords”: Pro-Choice Candidate Supports Eviction Rights / Richard Stith
Dynamics of Social Movements
Converts or Heretics? / Rachel MacNair
Tribalism: A Major Obstacle for Building Bridges / Rachel MacNair
Thoughts on Issues
Figuring out Euthanasia: What Does it Really Mean? / Rachel MacNair
Gendercide: Millions of “Missing” (Dead) Women
If Men Could Get Pregnant / Rachel MacNair
What Do Men Have to Say on Abortion? / Rachel MacNair
Reflections on the Charlie Gard Case / John Whitehead
Suffering and Injustice Concern Us All [connection to compassion for animals] / Vasu Murti
Guns and Abortion: Extremists Resemble Each Other / Carol Crossed
Over 20 Million People Facing Starvation – And We Should Care! / Tony Magliano
Amnesty International’s Blind Spot / Julia Smucker
How Euthanasia and Poverty Threaten the Disabled / Sarah Terzo
Parallels of Veganism and Prolife-ism / Kristin Monahan
A Healing Metaphor: Pandemic as War / Julia Smucker
Post-pandemic: What Worries Me / Lois Kerschenr
“Millions Who Are Already Hanging by a Thread”: The Global Repercussions of Covid-19 / John Whitehead
Personal
Actions and Adventures in Large Groups
Violence Bolstered by Professional Contradictions (in the American Psychological Association) / Rachel MacNair
Mourning After & Hoping for the Future, We Call for a Consistent Life Texas! / Thad Crouch
My Day at the Democratic National Convention / Rob Arner
Adventures as a Delegate to the Democratic Party Convention / Lisa Stiller
A Tale of Two Cruises / Rachel MacNair
Progressive Prolifers at the Progressive Magazine 100th Anniversary Celebration / Mary Krane Derr
Unconnecting a Dot? (Campaign Nonviolence) / Rachel MacNair
Roe Anniversary Protests, 2019
An Example of Why the Peace Movement is in Deep Trouble / Rachel MacNair
When Women Lead: The Pro-life Women’s Conference / C.J. Williams
Rehumanize International – 6th Annual Conference
Purple Sash Revolution / C.J. Williams
Fifty Years of Protesting for Peace / Lisa Stiller
Individual Encounters
The Adventures of Organizing as a Consistent Lifer / Lisa Stiller
The Frustrations of Being a Consistent Life Activist / Lisa Stiller
Intolerance Knows No Partisan Boundaries / Lisa Stiller
My Trip to Pakistan / Rachel MacNair
Defining Reproductive Justice: An Encounter / Julia Smucker
A Friendly Approach / Richard Stith
Former Violence Workers
“But I was Empty”: The Story of a Doctor Who Left Planned Parenthood / Sarah Terzo
Personal Journeys (in alphabetical order)
On Being a Consistent Chimera / Rob Arner
Why Conservatives Should Oppose the Death Penalty / Destiny Herndon-de la Rosa
Coming to Peace and Living a Consistent Life After Military Service / Eve Dawn Kuha
My Personal Journey on Veganism, War, and Abortion / Frank Lane
Off the Fence and Taking My Stand on Abortion / Mary Liepold
Sharon Long: My Personal Pro-life Journey / Sharon Long
Reconstruction of a Nation: Resilience in the Face of Terror / Aneeza Pervez of Pakistan
Nukes and the Pro-Life Christian: A Conservative Takes a Second Look at the Morality of Nuclear Weapons / Karen Swallow Prior
The Reynolds Family, the Nuclear Age and a Brave Wooden Boat / Jessica Renshaw
Supporting the Dignity of Every Life / Bill Samuel
Brown v. Board of Education and Me / Bill Samuel
Will I be Treated the Same Way Now? / Anonymous
In Their Own Voices (sets of quotations)
Historical Black Voices: Racism Kills
“An Inferno That Even the Mind of Dante Could Not Envision”: Martin Luther King on Nuclear Weapons
Voices on Police Brutality in the Aftermath of the Murder of George Floyd
History
History of the Consistent Life Ethic
First Stirrings in Connecting the Life Issues / Carol Crossed
The Consistent Life Consensus in Ancient Christianity / Rob Arner
Ancient Roots of the Consistent Life Ethic: Greece / Mary Krane Derr
The Adventures of Prolifers for Survival: Scorned by Mobilization for Survival / Carol Crossed
Reminiscing on the Founding Meeting of the Consistent Life Network / Carol Crossed
Activists Reminisce: An Oral History of Prolifers for Survival
The History of Framing the Arguments / Jim Kelly
Common Ground / Jim Kelly
Violence
Rejecting Mass Murder: Looking Back on Hiroshima and Nagasaki / John Whitehead
Finding Common Ground on and Learning from World War II / John Whitehead
How Ableism Led (and Leads) to Abortion / Sarah Terzo
The Wages of War, Part 1: How Abortion Came to Japan / John Whitehead
Wages of War, Part 2: How Forced Sterilization Came to Japan / John Whitehead
Nuclear Disarmament as a Social Justice Issue / John Whitehead
“Remember Pearl Harbor—Keep ‘Em Dying”: War and Racism in the Pacific / John Whitehead
Five excerpts from the book Racism and Abortion by John Cavanaugh-O’Keefe:
1. Plato’s Words about Eugenics
2. The Jukes and Kallikaks “Studies”
Nonviolence Advocacy (outside the consistent life ethic)
The Reynolds Family, the Nuclear Age and a Brave Wooden Boat / Jessica Renshaw
The Real Meaning of Mother’s Day / Rob Arner
Violence Overcome
A Historical Success Story: Duels / Rachel MacNair
Our Experience with Overturning Terrible Court Decisions / Rachel MacNair
Would Nonviolence Work on the Nazis? / Rachel MacNair
East Germany’s Peaceful Revolution: Remembering the Berlin Wall’s Fall / John Whitehead
Notable Individuals (in alphabetical order)
Women’s History Month: Jane Addams / Mary Krane Derr & others
Courageous Woman: Elizabeth Anscombe (1919-2001) / Julianne Wiley
Valentine Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass / Carol Crossed
Celebrating the Life of Daniel Berrigan
Abby Johnson Remembers Dan Berrigan
Dorothy Day and the Consistent Life Ethic: Rejecting Conventional Political Paradigms / Rob Arner
Remembering Gandhi at 150: The Power of Nonviolence and Respect for Life
Is it Too Late? 1971 Speech of Fannie Lou Hamer
Remembering Rep. Walter B. Jones, Jr. / Patrick O’Neill
Where Does Martin Luther King Jr. Fit Into the Consistent Life Ethic? / Rob Arner
Dr. Charlotte Denman Lozier (1844-1870): Restellism Exposed
How to Value People Like Mister Rogers / Andrew Hocking
The Redemptive Personalism of Saint Oscar Romero / Julia Smucker
Elizabeth Cady Stanton / Mary Krane Derr & Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Difference this Time: Prolife Heroism(Garrett Swasey, the pro-life police officer killed in shootings at the Colorado Planned Parenthood] / Rachel MacNair
Documents
Is it Too Late? 1971 Speech of Fannie Lou Hamer
The Poor Cry Out for Justice, and We Respond with Legalized Abortion / Graciela Olivarez
Graciela Olivarez
Fannie Lou Hamer
Government Policy
Laws
Should Abortions be Illegal? / Bill Samuel
Who the Law Targets / Rachel MacNair
Why the Hyde Amendment Helps Low-Income Women / Rachel MacNair
Removing Health Care Access is an Act of Violence / Lisa Stiller
A Pro-Life Feminist Critique of the “Rape and Incest Exception” / Rachel MacNair
Sinn Féin and the New Legacy of Violence / Maria Horan
The Referendum on Abortion in Ireland: The Violation of Rights / Maria Horan
Northern Ireland’s New Colonialism / Maria Horan
Ireland’s Votes for Violence: Sinn Féin and Abortion / Maria Horan
Human Rights & the Right to Life: Reconsidering Conventional Human Rights Activism / John Whitehead
A War on the People: A Review of One Child Nation / John Whitehead
Climate Change and the Consistent Life Ethic: An Opportunity to Connect Issues / John Whitehead
Sickness is the Health of the State? Civil Liberties and Conflict during a Pandemic / John Whitehead
Administrative Policy
Children in Cages (compilation of statements on separation of US immigrant parents and children)
Courts
Our Experience with Overturning Terrible Court Decisions / Rachel MacNair
Eugenics in Roe v. Wade / John Cavanaugh-O’Keefe
Brown v. Board of Education and Me / Bill Samuel
June 29: Double Day of Death Dealing at the Supreme Court
Election Politics
Peace and Life Referendums (2020) / Rachel MacNair
A President for Life and Peace? / Mary Meehan
Varieties of Hawk: Clinton v. Trump on Foreign Policy / John Whitehead
My Day at the Democratic National Convention / Rob Arner
Inconsistency Sabotages the Peace Movement / Rachel MacNair
Adventures as a Delegate to the Democratic Party Convention / Lisa Stiller
My Difficulty in Voting: Identifying the Problem (about the American Solidarity Party) / Monica Sohler
The Future of Fake Conservatism / Jim Kelly
Pro-life Voting Strategy: A Problem without an Answer / John Whitehead
How Consistent-life Advocacy Would Benefit from Ranked-Choice Voting / Rachel MacNair
Elections 2020: Three Consistent-Life Approaches / Rachel MacNair
Racism
Racism and the Death Penalty / David Cruz-Uribe
Voices on Police Brutality in the Aftermath of the Murder of George Floyd
War Policy
Rejecting Mass Murder: Looking Back on Hiroshima and Nagasaki / John Whitehead
Three Reasons for Opposing the US Bombing of Syria / John Whitehead
The Reynolds Family, the Nuclear Age and a Brave Wooden Boat / Jessica Renshaw
Wars Cause Abortion / Rachel MacNair
Making the Case for Peace to Conservatives / John Whitehead
Using Empathy during a New Cold War / John Whitehead
Would Nonviolence Work on the Nazis? / Rachel MacNair
The Darkest Hour: “Glorifying” War? / Rachel MacNair
Finding Common Ground on and Learning from World War II / Rachel MacNair
Would My Grandparents Have Died in the Pogroms? / Lisa Stiller
To Save Humanity: What I Learned at the “Two Minutes to Midnight” Conference / John Whitehead
Nuclear Disarmament as a Social Justice Issue / John Whitehead
“Everybody Else in the World Was Dead”: Hiroshima’s Legacy/ John Whitehead
Planned Parenthood Funding
See campaign website: Finding Alternatives to Planned Parenthood
Defunding Planned Parenthood? / Rachel MacNair
Noncooperation with Planned Parenthood / Rachel MacNair
Finding Alternatives to Planned Parenthood / Rachel MacNair
Does Planned Parenthood Reduce Abortions by Preventing Pregnancies? / Rachel MacNair
Psychology & Sociology
Violence Bolstered by Professional Contradictions / Rachel MacNair
The Creativity of the Fore-closed Option / Rachel MacNair
Where Violence Begins / Rachel MacNair
Excerpt – Peace Psychology Perspectives on Abortion
Excerpt – Peace Psychology Perspectives on Abortion: Wars Cause Abortion
Excerpt – Peace Psychology Perspectives on Abortion: Child Abuse
Common Ground / Jim Kelly
Almost No One? How Survey Polls Work / Rachel MacNair
The Mind’s Drive for Consistency/ Rachel MacNair
Healing for the Perpetrators: The Psychological Damage from Different Types of Killing / Sarah Terzo
Does Socially-Approved Killing Increase Criminal Homicide? / Rachel MacNair
Explaining Belligerency / Rachel MacNair
Literature
Commentaries on Literature
It’s a Wonderful Movement / Rachel MacNair
Right-to-Life Issues in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian Literature / Jeff Koloze
Dickens (Christmas literature)
Recognizing Humanity: Orwell and the Consistent Life Ethic / John Whitehead
“Somewhere Else When the Trigger is Pulled”: Orwell and War / John Whitehead
Book Reviews
A Way Beyond the Abortion Wars? / Bill Samuel (book by Charles C. Camosy)
Defenders of the Unborn: The Pro-life Movement Before Roe v. Wade / Carol Crossed (book by Daniel K. Williams)
The Tragedy of Carrie Buck: A Review of Imbeciles / Mary Lou Bennett (book by Adam Cohen)
How to Move from Theory to Practice: Reading “A Consistent Life” / John Whitehead (book by Mary Grace Coltharp & Aimee Murphy)
Resisting Throwaway Culture / Mary Lou Bennett
Movie and Television Reviews
Hollywood Movie Insights (The Giver, The Whistleblower, and The Ides of March) / Rachel MacNair
Mothers and Daughters / Mary Bennett
Three Nonviolent Lessons from Dr. Who / Andrew 
Hocking
The Darkest Hour: “Glorifying” War? / Rachel MacNair
Movies with Racism Themes: “Gosnell” and “The Hate U Give” / Rachel MacNair
How Black Panther Promotes a Consistent Life Ethic / Andrew Hocking
Jasmine, Aladdin, and the Power of Nonviolence / Rachel MacNair
A War on the People: A Review of One Child Nation / John Whitehead
A Consistent Day in the Neighborhood / Andrew Hocking
The Message of “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”: Abortion Gets Sexual Predators Off the Hook / Rachel MacNair
Justice Littered with Injustice: Viewing Just Mercy in a Charged Moment / Julia Smucker
Poems
“Seamless Garment” – Poem by Daniel Berrigan
What Do Men Have to Say on Abortion? (has three limericks) / Rachel MacNair
Art Exhibits
Gendercide: Millions of “Missing” (Dead) Women
Media
Media Stories on Abortion Access / Julia Smucker and Rachel MacNair
Religion
Atheism
The Vital Need for Diversity / Sarah Terzo
Christianity
The Consistent Life Consensus in Ancient Christianity / Rob Arner
On Praying for the Military / Julia Smucker
The Early Christian Tradition / Rob Arner
Hinduism
Abortion and War are the Karma for Killing Animals / Vasu Murti
Interfaith
Why the Interfaith Approach is Important / Rachel MacNair
Islam
Breaking Stereotypes in Fearful Times / John Whitehead
Paganism
Ancient Roots of the Consistent Life Ethic: Greece / Mary Krane Derr