On the 40th Anniversary of Hyde, A Theological Defense of Reproductive Justice
A conversation with Rev. Faye London, of Tennessee’s SisterReach.
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Must You Oppose Public Funding Even If You Oppose Abortion?
Even if you’re morally opposed to abortion, are you morally obligated to support the Hyde Amendment…
Read MoreThe Pastoral is the Political: Let’s Stop Hyde-ing
Hyde could not attack the rights of rich and middle-class women, so he targeted poor women.
Read MoreReligious Exemptions and the New Non-Culture Wars
I’ve been writing over the past couple of weeks about a split between Republican evangelicals (and,…
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If Abortion Isn’t Health Care, What is It?
Republican Congressman Chris Smith, a conservative Catholic, introduces “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,” says abortion is “not health care.”
Read MoreCatholics Coming Around On Senate Health Care Bill
Is Stupak being marginalized?
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From Right-Wing to Pro-Choice: The Shifting Goalposts of “Abortion Neutrality”
The principle of the Hyde Amendment, which restricted federal funds from paying for abortion, is now seen as an acceptable, “abortion-neutral” position for the pro-choice party. How did the most significant anti-abortion legislation in history become a moderate compromise?
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Stupak Forming Fault Lines in Left-Leaning Faith Groups?
With left-leaning faith groups unable to agree on abortion issues, the religious right—with the help of anti-choice Democrats—were able to convince Democratic strategists that they spoke for people of faith. Will the inability to take a strong stance for women’s rights split religious coalitions?
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Are US Bishops Responsible for Anti-Abortion Amendment in Health Care Reform?
As so many pundits ask whether it was the 11th-hour activism of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops that enabled the anti-choice provision to be inserted into the health care bill, our analyst explores a different possibility: Democratic strategy.
Read MorePro-Choice Groups Livid Over Passage of Stupak Amendment
Groups had compromised with anti-choice ideologues to gain passage of broader health reform measure rewarded with biggest rollback of reproductive rights in decades.
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