Angela Kennedy (1963 – 2020)
by Katharine Gilchrist Consistent ethic advocate Angela Kennedy has died at the age of 57 (November 26, 2020). She was the editor of the anthology Swimming against the Tide: Feminist Dissent on the Issue of Abortion (1997), which covered the topic of the consistent life ethic. Angela leaves behind her daughter Stevie and son Sean….
Killing the Disabled
by Tara Zoe Roshe (pen name), republished with permission from her Medium blog I am a disabled woman with rheumatoid arthritis, a disease that attacks the joints. I use a walker or a wheelchair in my daily life but was able-bodied a short 10 years ago. Over the past few years, my physical condition has…
The Biden Administration and Russia: Steps to Build a More Stable Relationship
by John Whitehead Among the many challenges Joseph Biden will face as the new president of the United States is how to handle the American relationship with Russia. US-Russian relations have now deteriorated to a level of mutual hostility comparable to that during the Cold War. Hostility between nations is always a serious concern for…
Hospital’s Attitude Adds to Couple’s Heartbreak
by Sarah Terzo Lindsey and April Woods lost their daughter Remy to a miscarriage in the second trimester. Remy was diagnosed in utero with 45x/46xy, a rare disorder that can cause severe disabilities. April and Lindsey refused abortion. April recalls a conversation with the doctors: At one point I asked “What’s worst-case scenario here” because…
My Ideas for 2021 Legislation
The 117th U.S. Congress started on January 3, 2021. Reminder: Opinions are those of the author and aren’t official for the Consistent Life Network as an organization. by Rachel MacNair My mind isn’t of the lobbying sort; my mind is of the conflict-resolution sort. This mainly means looking at the interests people have, rather…
Pandemics Related to Christmas
by Rachel MacNair Widespread plagues have been a part of the human condition throughout history. Therefore, it stands to reason traces of them can be found in a holiday season often used to help people cope and be resilient. It’s a Wonderful Life When George Bailey was still a boy, one of the ways…
The Random Death Sentence: COVID in Prisons and Jails
by Sarah Terzo “COVID and Corrections: A Profile of COVID Deaths in Custody in Texas” is a report released by the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas This report documents cases of deaths by COVID in state-run prisons and jails in Texas. It breaks down the demographics of the…
Consistent Life History: Being Across the Board
by Father Jim Hewes In 1978, Frank Staropoli and I founded the Diocesan Human Life Commission, in the Catholic Diocese of Rochester, with our charter clearly being what was later called a “consistent life ethic” (CLE) or a “seamless garment.” This was five years before Cardinal Bernardin’s famous speech at Fordham. We called it at…
How Disney Princesses Exemplify the Consistent Life Ethic
by Kae-Leah Williamson (reprinted from her personal Facebook note) My best friend Lisa Dawn Tynes and I both adore princesses and mermaids, even though we’re both over 30. She has a fantastic blog appropriately called The Princess Blog that discusses her opinions on all sorts of fairy tale-related media. Some of the most thought-provoking posts…
The 2020 Election: If You See Something, Say Something
The author prefers to be anonymous. A reminder: The Consistent Life Network doesn’t necessarily endorse everything said in its blog, since we encourage individual writers to express a variety of views. This is especially so when analyzing elections. If you see something, say something. That’s the mantra for those who want to work for social…