The Problem of Selective Concern about Injustice
by John Whitehead A recent op-ed in the New York Times reminded me of how policymakers, journalists, and activists can be selective in the injustices they pay attention to and how this selectivity can attract criticism. How useful is this criticism, and what can we learn from it? I think some aspects of criticizing such…
Abortion Workers Speak Out
by Sarah Terzo Sometimes former abortion workers come forward with their stories, and these stories can shed light on what goes on in abortion facilities. First-Trimester Surgical Abortions In the Fall/Winter 2016 edition of Feminists for Life’s The American Feminist magazine, former abortion workers spoke about working in abortion facilities., former abortion worker Julie explained…
Disability Rights – Babies, Women, Numbers
by Rachel MacNair This was originally written for a referendum to allow late-term abortions on our project website Peace and Life Referendums. The measure never made the ballot, but we don’t let write-ups go to waste, so it became one of several topic pages. Fetuses with Disabilities One of the most common reasons given for…
“Oh, the Hateful A-Bomb!”: Survivors’ Stories from Hiroshima and Nagasaki
collected by John Whitehead August 6 marks the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and August 9th the anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki. Below are some testimonials from hibakusha [bombing survivors] about their experiences. These stories serve as a reminder of both the evil done in 1945 and the fate that may…
SNAP Cuts? More Poverty, More Abortion
by Sarah Terzo The Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, allows poor individuals and families to buy food they need. A proposal by the chair of the U.S. House Agricultural Committee has been made to cut these benefits drastically. Myths Vs. Reality Many conservatives claim programs like SNAP allow lazy people…
Successes We Never Know About
by Sarah Terzo Being an activist can be discouraging when we don’t seem to have an impact. But sometimes, victories happen – hearts and minds are changed, and lives are saved—but we never know it. A Fetal Model Saves a Life In a 2021 article in Newsweek, Jessica Riojas says that in 2017, as a…
Assisted Suicide is Inequality, Just Like All Legal Violence
by Jacqueline Abernathy As I write this, Governor John Carney has the fate of generations of citizens at his mercy should he sign HB 140 making Delaware the 12th U.S. state where assisted suicide is legal. I wrote a letter urging him to veto HB 140 which I documented from my scientific research as a…
Home of the Brave? A CLE Response to City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson
by Sonja Morin (published July 2, 2024) Americans everywhere are preparing to celebrate the United States’ 248th anniversary of independence this Thursday. Many recall their own history of living in the U.S., or their families’ reasons for calling this land their home. The national anthem’s famous line “o’er the land of the free, and the…
Ramiro Gonzales
by Sarah Terzo (published June 25, 2024) Nearly twenty years ago, Ramiro Gonzales was convicted of the murder of Bridget Townsend and sentenced to die. His execution is set for June 26, 2024. A Childhood Full of Abuse, Loss, and Suffering Ramiro is an abortion survivor. His father abandoned his sixteen-year-old mother when she…
Apocalypse Imagined: The Urgent Message of Nuclear War: A Scenario
by John Whitehead Among the recent signs of renewed attention in the United States to the threat from nuclear weapons, perhaps the most important is the book Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen. Published earlier in 2024, the book was a New York Times best-seller for several weeks and the focus of a well-attended…