Guns in Schools in 2021
by Stephanie Hauer — There was a fight at Timberview High School on Wednesday, October 6. That morning, a conflict broke out among some...
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- 4 days ago
- 3 min
The United States of No Maternity Leave
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — A few years ago, I realized that I’ve long held two conflicting typically conservative beliefs: America is...
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- Oct 18
- 4 min
The Forgotten War: The Libyan War and Its Legacy
by John Whitehead — Of the 21st century wars waged by the United States, the Libya War is perhaps the most forgotten one. The 2011 war...
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- Oct 16
- 2 min
Maternity Leave: An Introduction
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Last fall, I took a class called “Writing for Social Change.” Our class focused on writing for a Baltimore...
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- Oct 13
- 6 min
Aimee Murphy's Remarks at the Vigil for Justice
Below are Aimee Murphy's remarks at the 2021 Vigil for Justice held by Rehumanize International and Death Penalty Action to honor the...
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- Oct 10
- 4 min
We Need Justice for Thousands of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
by Sophie Trist — President Joe Biden has just become the first U.S. president to issue a proclamation in honor of Indigenous People’s...
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- Oct 9
- 2 min
Progressive, Pro-Life, and Pregnant: An Introduction
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — In my last post for Rehumanize, I wrote about how being pregnant had affected my pro-life beliefs. It had...
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- Oct 8
- 3 min
The Supreme Court Should Not Reinstate the Death Penalty for the Boston Marathon Bomber
by Sophie Trist — On April 15, 2013, two bombs went off near the finish line of the 117th annual Boston Marathon, killing three people...
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- Oct 7
- 3 min
Bombshell Report Reveals CIA Debated Assassinating Journalist Julian Assange
by Samuel B. Parker — On September 26th, journalists with Yahoo! News published an astonishing report that revealed that the CIA under...
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- Sep 30
- 3 min
After Latest Pentagon Admission, Are We Not Also Terrorists?
by Samuel B. Parker — On August 29th, as the U.S. military was completing an overdue yet abrupt withdrawal from the nation of...
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- Sep 27
- 5 min
Report Cites Fraud and Abuse by Post-9/11 Military Contractors
by Judith Evans — The post-9/11 era has seen a dramatic increase in Pentagon spending, with up to half of those funds going to private...
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- Sep 22
- 7 min
Hearts, Minds, and Lives: Why Both Science and Philosophy Matter in The Debate on Prenatal Justice
by Kristina Artuković — Ever since pro-life states have begun pursuing heartbeat bills, the mainstream media have been competing in...
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- Sep 18
- 3 min
"Legal, not Moral": Mexico’s Supreme Court Annuls Pivotal Abortion Ban
by Samuel B. Parker — In 2018, Mexico’s Supreme Court began to review legal challenges to abortion laws in the northern state of...
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- Sep 17
- 3 min
“Do You Remember 9/11?”
by Katherine Noble — I’ve been in the workplace since I was sixteen, and to this day I am usually the youngest person at my job, be it...
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- Sep 13
- 2 min
A Mistake from the Beginning: Looking Back on the Afghanistan War
by John Whitehead — The longest war in American history ended this August as U.S. troops left Afghanistan. What the U.S. withdrawal will...
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- Sep 11
- 5 min
Torture and the War On Terror
by Judith Evans — Abu Ghraib. Guantanamo. Extraordinary rendition. Torture. In the years following the attacks of September 11, 2001,...
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- Sep 11
- 5 min
Twenty Years Later
by Aimee Murphy — The very first issue of our magazine Life Matters Journal had a piece titled, “Ten Years Later” that I wrote in...
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- Sep 10
- 3 min
A Global License to Kill: The History of US Targeted Killing
by John Whitehead — Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi, allegedly a top al Qaeda member suspected of involvement in the 2000 bombing of the USS...
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- Sep 1
- 5 min
Texas's New Abortion Law: A Whole-Life Analysis
by Sophie Trist — In May, Texas passed a new abortion law similar to the heartbeat bills passed in other states. Though comparable laws...
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- Sep 1
- 3 min
U.S. Foreign Policy, Afghanistan, and the Historical Significance of Accepting Refugees
by Rana Irby — Recent years have seen war, violence, conflict, and persecution being major contributors to people leaving their homes as...
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- Sep 1
- 3 min
PRESS RELEASE: Pro-Life Group To Assemble Experts, Activists, and Organizers at Online Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rehumanize International will facilitate a one-day online event dedicated to education, discourse, and action...
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- Aug 31
- 3 min
The Prevention of Student Suicides
by Stephanie Hauer — Student suicides are devastating, and they’re becoming more common. Since the 1950s, the suicide rate among young...
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- Aug 20
- 5 min
Normalization of Medical Violence: Conscientious Objection Under Global Threat
by Kristina Artuković — In the summer of 2018, a group of 45 activists, medical practitioners, scholars, and attorneys from 22 countries...
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- Aug 17
- 4 min
Disability is Not a Crime: Preventing Police Violence Towards People with Mental Illness
by Judith Evans — In a year marked by reports of police brutality, two names stood out for mental health advocates in 2020: Daniel Prude...
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- Aug 12
- 3 min
Seek Arms Control, Not an Arms Race: Responding to China’s Possible Nuclear Build-Up
by John Whitehead — Satellite images have revealed evidence that China may be increasing its nuclear weapons. Any increase in these...
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- Aug 3
- 3 min
“My Conscience…Came Roaring Back to Life”: Daniel Hale and US Targeted Killing
by John Whitehead — Daniel Hale, a former US airman and military contractor, received an almost four-year prison sentence in federal...
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- Aug 2
- 4 min
United Nations Office of Human Rights Issues Groundbreaking Report on Combating Systemic Racism
by Sophie Trist — Following the brutal murder of George Floyd and subsequent racial justice protests around the globe, the United Nations...
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- Jul 29
- 2 min
Pro-Life Democrats Witness Outside NARAL Party
by Kathy Kelly, Director, Democrats for Life of Maryland — On June 26th, I joined several members of Democrats for Life of Maryland (DFL...
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- Jul 22
- 3 min
The Making of a Pro-Life Progressive
by Judith Evans — It was only a matter of time before the Consistent Life Ethic would find me. But it took a while. I grew up in the...
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- Jul 17
- 2 min
Unjust War: A Personal Testimony from 1972
by John Evans — Stepping off the bus in Victoria, Texas, back in 1972 was no easy matter. I was facing a brutal unknown future. Having...
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- Jul 12
- 2 min
Call to Action: Urge President Biden to Close Guantanamo Bay
by Sophie Trist — Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Min) and Rep. David Price (D-NC) are calling on their fellow members of Congress to sign a letter to...
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- Jul 10
- 3 min
Despite International Attempts To Legalize Abortion, Ecuador Remains A Pro-life Country
by Martha Villafuerte — Ecuador is located in the middle of the world. We have more than 17 million inhabitants and a very conservative...
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- Jul 10
- 3 min
Ecuador, A Pesar De Varios Intentos Por Legalizar El Aborto, Sigue Siendo Un País Provida
para Martha Villafuerte — Ecuador está localizado en la mitad del mundo. Tenemos más de 17 millones de habitantes y una cultura muy...
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- Jul 8
- 4 min
Babies and Dreams: Addressing Structural Inequality While Defending the Preborn
by Katherine Noble — Pro-choice organizations, people, and rhetoric often frame abortion as an easy solution to a complicated problem....
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- Jul 2
- 6 min
How Being Pregnant Has Affected My Pro-Life Beliefs
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — For what seems like my whole life, I’ve been focused on helping women through “crisis pregnancies.” Now that...
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- Jun 29
- 3 min
The Care for Her Act: A Step Toward Bipartisan, Whole-life Policy
by Sophie Trist — As advocates of the consistent life ethic, our goal goes far beyond making abortion illegal. We want to make abortion...
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- Jun 28
- 5 min
A Loss Mom's Perspective on PA HB118
by Jennifer Walker — Any time some policy related to pregnancy/abortion is brought up, discussion almost immediately gets heated. This...
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- Jun 19
- 2 min
Juneteenth and Its Symbolic Significance for the Consistent Life Ethic
by Rana Irby — June 19th, or “Juneteenth,” commemorates the end of chattel slavery in the United States. For the Black American...
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- Jun 14
- 3 min
Tear Gas Can Be Lethal, Especially for the Vulnerable
by Stephanie Hauer — Tear gas is used throughout the world as a form of crowd control. Hong Kong, Bahrain, and Iran deploy it against...
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- Jun 11
- 2 min
Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act Re-introduced in Congress
by Rana Irby — The fight against the death penalty in the United States has resurged since the resuming of federal executions in the last...
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- Jun 7
- 3 min
Bullets or Zyklon B? States Bring Back Brutal Execution Methods
by Sophie Trist — Even as support for capital punishment reaches its lowest point in forty years, some states are so eager to kill their...
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- May 31
- 3 min
The Hyde Amendment in Peril
by Sophie Trist — When President Biden released the first draft of his federal budget proposal on May 28, it lacked a long-standing,...
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- May 30
- 2 min
Death Penalty Ruled Unconstitutional in Malawi
by Rana Irby — The death penalty has now been ruled unconstitutional in the African nation of Malawi. In a monumental decision made this...
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- May 29
- 4 min
Losing Credibility in the Pro-life Movement: How Ideology Can Cloud Judgment
by Savannah Ackerman — The US House of Representatives’ Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing on May 6, 2021, titled “Birthing...
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- May 25
- 5 min
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
by Krista Corbello, Rehumanize International Board President — When I was in middle school, I learned about the horrors of the Holocaust....
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- May 20
- 5 min
The Manuela Case: The Fraud Behind the Legalization of Abortion in Latin America
by Denisse María Benítez Nassar — Warning: This article contains descriptions of violence against other human beings. Pro-abortion groups...
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- May 20
- 6 min
El Caso Manuela: El Fraude detrás de la legalización del aborto en Latino América
para Denisse María Benítez Nassar — Advertencia: Este artículo contiene descripción de violencia hacia otro ser humano. Los grupos...
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- May 14
- 3 min
Innocence and the Death Penalty
by Sophie Trist — In April of 2017, the state of Arkansas likely executed an innocent man. Recently-tested evidence from the 1993 murder...
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- May 10
- 3 min
Pro-Life Victories in South Dakota
by Rana Irby — Protection for unborn children gained major victories in South Dakota these first few months of 2021. The recent...
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- May 6
- 3 min
PRESS RELEASE: Pittsburgh Pro-Life Leaders Call for End to Unethical Fetal Tissue Research at Pitt
PITTSBURGH, PA (May 7, 2021) — In a protest, press conference, and rally this Friday, anti-abortion grassroots leaders from the Western...
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