Adventures of Organizing as a Consistent Lifer

Posted on September 23, 2015 By

by Lisa Stiller (written September 10, 2015)   In the past month and a half, one of the many things I’ve been busy with is helping to organize rallies on issues as divergent as “Defunding Planned Parenthood” and “Support Diplomacy for Iran.” I’ve been sending press releases for organizations such as Students for Life of…

The Myth of Sexual Autonomy

Posted on September 9, 2015 By

by Julianne Wiley Note: Julianne Wiley (aka Juli Loesch) was the founder of Prolifers for Survival, the predecessor group of Consistent Life (CL). This is an updated version of an article published in the Spring 1987 version of Sisterlife, then newsletter of CL member group Feminists for Life.   Occasionally on the web we find…

First Stirrings on Connecting the Life Issues

Posted on August 24, 2015 By

by Carol Crossed, Consistent Life Board member In the 1970s and 1980s and in the midst of raising six children, I was immersed in several activist movements of the day.  What began in world hunger and lobbying activity for Bread for the World became more sophisticated with the Nestle Boycott.  Understanding the corporate role in…

An Open Letter to Fellow Human Rights Activists

Posted on August 3, 2015 By

From Richard Stith J.D.(Yale), Ph.D.(Yale), Professor of Law Emeritus & Consistent Life Board Member I think any endorsement of abortion rights to be a mistake, for two reasons: Endorsing abortion rights causes further harm to already oppressed women, particularly in the developing world. And endorsing abortion rights hurts our important work for human rights in…

Figuring Out Euthanasia: What Does It Really Mean?

Posted on July 9, 2015 By

By Rachel MacNair, Vice President of Consistent Life, and Director, Institute for Integrated Social Analysis A lot of people when asked their position on “euthanasia” will assume you’re talking about animals being “put to sleep.” Proponents will call it “death with dignity.” The phrase “assisted suicide” is more common when it’s presented as a political…