Bad Words: How Our Language Can Normalize dehumanization and License Violence
by Herb Geraghty — What exactly are bad words? The first things that probably come to your mind are a couple of four letter expletives....
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Articles from Back-Issues
of Life Matters Journal
- Aug 5, 2020
- 3 min
Torture and Truth: A Review of "The Report"
by Herb Geraghty — With its star studded cast that includes the talents of Adam Driver, Annette Bening, Michael C. Hall, and Jon Hamm,...
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- Mar 18, 2020
- 1 min
Poetry: Time
by Grace Przywara For J & T I. About a minute to sift through what termination would mean: one less child in the broken, breaking system....
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- Mar 18, 2020
- 5 min
Building Networks and Bridges: the Consistent Life Network
In today’s work for peace and justice, connectivity and shared intelligence are often game-changers.
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- Mar 18, 2020
- 9 min
Making War Obsolete: An Interview with John Reuwer of World Beyond War
It is hard to remember a time the United States has not been at war.
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- Mar 18, 2020
- 6 min
Abortion Workers and the Right to Live Free from Violence
“They’re so pro-life, they’ll kill you for it.”
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- Mar 17, 2020
- 4 min
What Personal Storytelling Leaves Out: A Suggestion on Alternate Approaches to Activism
by John Whitehead -- A common practice among activists or commentators on political controversies is to invoke personal stories. Someone...
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- Mar 17, 2020
- 5 min
Suicide Prevention for All
Assisted suicide allows physicians, health care providers, and the legal system to put their own
interests before the interests of the...
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- Mar 17, 2020
- 6 min
Having a Child with an Adverse Fetal Diagnosis: A Personal Testimony
by Sarah St. Onge Connors -- When the editors of Life Matters Journal reached out to me and offered to let me tell my story here, I...
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- Aug 30, 2019
- 7 min
Thoughts On Language
by Stephanie Hauer -- The language we use is vital. The words we choose shape our understanding of the world around us and the ideas we...
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- Aug 30, 2019
- 3 min
Raising (Pro-Life) Feminist Children
by Christy Yao -- Anyone can tell you that parenting is hard. As hard as parenting might be already, the task becomes even more...
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- Aug 30, 2019
- 3 min
Using Your Talent for Good: Laura Schaefer Interview
by Herb Geraghty The AIM Women's Center offers free confidential care and resources to pregnant people and parents in Steubenville, Ohio....
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- Aug 30, 2019
- 3 min
I Wish I Had Instructions
by Mary Grace Coltharp -- Anyone can think about the violence and injustice suffered by a fellow human being. It takes no courage to get...
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- Aug 30, 2019
- 8 min
How to Avoid Two Extremes of Pro-Life Advocacy
by Rachel Crawford -- Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on the blog of the Equal Rights Institute at...
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- Aug 30, 2019
- 6 min
How Disabled People (and Others) Can Be Activists from Home
by Sarah Terzo — When most people think of activism, they think of rallies, marches, and demonstrations. All of these are important and...
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- Aug 30, 2019
- 15 min
Healing the Heritage of Trauma: a review of The Body Keeps the Score and Running On Empty
by Aimee Murphy -- All of your flaws and all of my flaws They lie there hand in hand Ones we've inherited, ones that we learned They pass...
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- Aug 30, 2019
- 3 min
N.H. Death Penalty Repealed in Bipartisan Move
by Kelly Matula -- On May 30, 2019, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers made New Hampshire the twenty-first state to abolish the death...
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- Aug 30, 2019
- 2 min
Poetry: Heavyfeather Vignettes
by Summer Wright -- !:Pigeon with a tumor on his left foot on Fifth Ave. limps toward crumbs tossed from deep translucent bag. Eats food...
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- Apr 30, 2019
- 8 min
Trapped at Guantanamo: Rehumanizing the Face of Injustice
by Josie Setzler — On a frigid January afternoon in DC, human rights advocates rallied in front of the White House to mark yet another...
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- Apr 30, 2019
- 1 min
Poetry: Efficiency
by Lilianna Meldrum -- “If there are signs of life, check vital signs Until signs cease.” Patience is tantamount To the slow wheels of...
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