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Nov 12, 20244 min read
Sci-Fi for Life: Yuval Kordov's Dark Legacies
by Jon James — Science fiction isn’t the place you might expect to encounter consistent life ethics — when it isn’t escapist, it can tend...
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Oct 17, 20242 min read
U.S. Sees 200th Person Exonerated from Death Row
by Sean Wild — The room is thirty-six by thirty-six feet. This is your home, but not by choice. You’re stuck here, put here against your...
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Oct 7, 20249 min read
The Costs of an Unwinnable War: One Year after October 7
by John Whitehead — The violence in the Middle East sparked on October 7, 2023, has now continued for a year and shows little sign of...
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Sep 20, 20243 min read
Demand a Veto of Delaware Death Bill
by Jacqueline Harvey Abernathy, Ph.D. — UPDATE: DELAWARE GOVERNOR HAS VETOED ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL I am overjoyed to share that the...
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Aug 28, 20244 min read
Review of In Hospital Environments: Essays on Illness and Philosophy
by Alexander Pyles — Lots of ink has been spilled about persons with disabilities and the harms of ableism, but perhaps not enough has...
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Aug 15, 20248 min read
“The Single Largest Humanitarian Crisis on the Planet”: Sudan’s Fall into the Abyss
by John Whitehead — Although the war between Ukraine and Russia has dominated the news, other countries have been suffering through their...
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Aug 12, 20245 min read
Review of Dismantling Mass Incarceration: A Handbook for Change
by Alexander Pyles — When thinking of the criminal justice system, we immediately hear Law & Order lines: “...the people are represented...
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Aug 2, 20247 min read
A Brief Collection of Thoughts for Pro-Lifers When Talking About People with Intersex Conditions
by Aimee Murphy — One of the most important things to remember as you embark on this conversation is that intersex conditions do not...
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Jul 31, 20243 min read
To Be Forgiven After Abortion
by Grattan Brown, STD, and Sr. Deirdre Byrne, MD — The mother in this story knew abortion was wrong but attempted it anyway because she...
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Jul 29, 20243 min read
You Weren't Supposed to Build the Torment Nexus
by Jon James — The title of this piece was inspired by this satirical tweet by Alex Blechman, former staff writer at The Onion. From evil...
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Jul 27, 20244 min read
The Consistent Life Ethic Can Save the Pro-Life Movement
by Kristina Artuković — Many of us in the pro-life movement have been aware for some time that the GOP’s 2024 presidential nominee Donald...
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Jul 24, 20248 min read
On Political Violence
by Jack Champagne — Cover photo by Evan Vucci for AP . — On the occasion of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X...
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Jul 8, 202411 min read
What Pro-Life Advocates Can Learn from Listening to Women’s Abortion Stories
by Grattan Brown, STD — When the US Supreme Court published its decision in Dobbs vs Jackson Women’s Health Center in June 2022,...
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Jun 27, 20248 min read
A Slim but Real Chance for Peace: Seeking a Diplomatic Solution to the Ukraine War
by John Whitehead — Russian President Vladimir Putin may be interested in pursuing a cease-fire in the Ukraine war, Reuters reported in...
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Jun 25, 20244 min read
Witness against the Horror: Standing Vigil at an Execution
by Maria Oswalt — In March, I attended my first anti-death penalty vigil on the grounds of an execution site. After driving the hour from...
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Jun 8, 20245 min read
Crackdown on Campus: The Harsh Response to Pro-Palestinian Protests
by John Whitehead — The Gaza war continues to make itself felt in the United States, most notably in a wave of protests and...
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May 28, 20246 min read
“A Tragedy Beyond Words”: The Devastating Effects of the Gaza War
by John Whitehead — More than seven months after the October 7 terrorist attacks, the Israeli war in Gaza grinds on, with no clear end in...
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May 24, 20244 min read
Drake vs. Kendrick: Addressing Serious Issues
by Sean Wild — We are currently witnessing a beef for the hip hop history books, namely the feud between two of the biggest names in hip...
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May 22, 20244 min read
European Court Rules Climate Protection a Human Right in Switzerland
by Sean Wild — A group of more than 2,000 Swiss women have sued and won against the Swiss government for not taking enough precautions...
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May 8, 20245 min read
Core Values: Dignity-Affirming and Persuasive Dialogue
by Aimee Murphy — Early in the conception and development of Life Matters Journal/Rehmanize International, our team was convinced of the...
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