When Immigration Is a Life Issue
by Julia Smucker Immigration Statuses and Why They Matter for the Protection of Human Life Working as a community interpreter, it can be easy to take for granted my adjacency to the U.S. immigration system and people affected by it. So when overgeneralizations and misconceptions appear in public discourse, or when even some consistent-life advocates…
Not Caring about Guilt or Innocence: An Execution Case that Illustrates a Pattern
by Sarah Terzo On September 20, 2024, Freddie Owens was executed by lethal injection in South Carolina. A Retracted Testimony The state of South Carolina executed Owens, who took the name Khalil Allah while on death row, even though the chief witness against him retracted his testimony and now claims Allah was innocent. According to…
Assisted Suicide as the Next Roe v. Wade: Time to Pay Attention
by Jacqueline Harvey Abernathy, Ph.D. MSSW Those committed to protecting human life at all ages celebrated the fall of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey in 2022, after 49 years of legalized lethal violence claiming millions of babies across the United States. The sheer carnage of universal access to abortion in every state…
Another Blind Spot: Win Without War
Win Without War broadcast an email with a pro-Roe position. Here’s an excerpt: With the stroke of a pen, five people curtailed the rights of millions when they overturned Roe v. Wade two summers ago , , , If you care about self-determination, justice, and freedom, it’s been a difficult moment. But the good news? People are pushing…
Worthiness Concept Threatens Equality
by Ms. Boomer-ang In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, animals take over a farm and paint on a wall “an unalterable law by which all animals” there “must live forever.” This law was a list of commandments, one of which was: “all animals are equal.” But eventually the only commandment remaining read: “All animals are equal,…
Oh My, How the Election Conundrum Has Changed
by Rachel MacNair 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. I’ve been through several presidential elections now. Consistent-lifers have this conundrum (as this post details for 2020): The Republican is…
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…