Walk On: Responding To Recent Situations in the Pro-Life Movement
by Sonja Morin Content warning: physical assault, medical malpractice, and brutality against pre-born children are discussed in this article. Reader discretion is advised, especially for those who have experienced pregnancy loss. “What?”… “what?”… “what?” I did not realize how bad my hearing loss was until the four of us arrived in Boston’s North…
Behind and Beyond the Shout for Abortion
We need works of art that convey the radical horror of abortion by Richard Stith The US Supreme Court in Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) stated in support of abortion that the “ability of women to participate equally in the economic and social life of the Nation has been facilitated by their ability to control their…
A Hidden Cost of the Ukraine War: How Russia’s Invasion Encourages the Spread of Nuclear Weapons
by John Whitehead The terrible toll of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is plain to see: thousands killed and millions driven from their homes. The invasion also threatens to bring about a nuclear disaster. Fighting around Ukraine’s nuclear power plants might cause an accident like that at Chernobyl almost 36 years ago. The war might draw…
What Studies Show: Impact of Abortion Regulations
The upcoming Dobbs v. Jackson case in the U.S. Supreme Court, which may overturn or curtail Roe v. Wade, calls for educating about this question: What do we know about what restrictions do? The edited excerpts below are from Peace Psychology Perspectives on Abortion, Chapter 15, The Psychological and Social Impact of Legal Regulations….
A Process of Tender Understanding and Loving Closure when Life Ends
by Lois Kerschen Palliative Care Legislatures around the world are increasingly passing bills that allow for euthanasia and assisted suicide. This is a trend we must resist, and we can do so by educating ourselves and others about palliative care. Allow me to recommend an excellent book on this subject: That…
The Traumatized Lash Out
by Rachel MacNair Addressing the question: From where do abortion-performing doctors get their social support? An excerpt from Achieving Peace in the Abortion War. Chapter 11: Colleagues and Clients (sources adapted for a website) Gratitude? If other doctors and the pro-choice movement are inadequate as sources of support, then surely at least…
A Catastrophe Decades in the Making: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine
by John Whitehead The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a monstrous injustice. Russia’s blatant aggression of 2022 recalls such similar infamous episodes as the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, repression of a rebellion in Hungary in 1956, and annexation of the Baltic states in 1940. How many people have been killed since the…
Suicide Prevention and Other Kinds of Killing
by Rachel MacNair War It’s well-documented that combat veterans have a shockingly high suicide rate. Much of this comes from being traumatized by war. There are many kinds of trauma. The one I study most is Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress, which comes from the act of killing itself. For my dissertation back in 1999, I…
Achieving Diplomatic Breakthroughs in the Past and Future: The “Opening to China” After 50 Years
by John Whitehead China and the United States began a new era in their relationship 50 years ago this month. US President Richard Nixon’s arrival in Beijing, on February 21, 1972, and his subsequent meetings with Chinese leaders Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai marked a resumption of relations between the two countries after decades of…
Promoting Peace at Home and Abroad: A Challenge for Peace Activists
by John Whitehead Among the many challenges facing peace activists is how widely to spread their peacemaking efforts. Should they devote their energies to opposing wars and other hawkish policies pursued by their own countries? Or should they work against hawkish policies pursued by all countries, everywhere? Each approach has its advantages and disadvantages and,…