“Pro-Life” Has Officially Lost its Meaning
For anyone whose political memory dates back more than a decade or two, the term…
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The Problem with Moral Nuance on Abortion for Democrats
The New York Times received numerous responses to an opinion piece it recently published—from a man—about how…
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 MoreUpdated: G-O-D Plays a Bit Part in First GOP Debate
Update: On the social issues front, perhaps the most remarkable development of the debate didn’t…
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Religion, Lies, and Videotape: Planned Parenthood and the Latest Fake Sting
I got snookered by a fake news story from the Pope. “Vatican says Pope will…
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Infanticide Still Not a Growing Movement: 30 Years of Pro-Life Fudging
Pro-life conservatives keep falling for the same urban legend: Somewhere, the logic of abortion has…
Read MoreReligious Leaders: Time to End Silence on Reproductive Justice
A reverend calls for other religious leaders to speak up and urge President Obama to stand for the reproductive rights of women.
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The Abortion Debate, Texas Style
This Monday the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (HHS) of the Texas Legislature heard more than 13 hours of testimony regarding SB1 (Senate Bill 1), a bill designed to “regulat[e]… abortion procedures, providers, and facilities.”
Wendy Davis in Texas: Just Like a Prayer
People who want to stop abortion are quick to publicly ask God’s aid in ending a practice they think is murder. It’s easy to find examples of their public prayers. But people who believe women ought to be in charge of when they bring life into the world are less apt to pray their cause publicly. Many of those people are acting out of religious faith that is every bit as deeply held.
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Wichita, the Sequel: A Clinic Reopens at Ground Zero in America’s Fight over Abortion
Four years later, the church doesn’t speak to the media about the murder. “They put that in the past,” an administrator told me, handing back my card. But they may be the only ones who can say that in Wichita, which for 20 years has been the epicenter of America’s fight over abortion.
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