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DNC Day 3: "Working Together"...?
I was overjoyed to have the opportunity on Wednesday night to actually go inside the DNC convention hall and witness our political...
Aug 2, 20163 min read


DNC Day 2: "A Lifetime of Fighting for Children and Families"...?
Before I can even begin to discuss my experiences outside the DNC I have to point out the absurdity of the day’s theme. “A Lifetime of...
Aug 2, 20162 min read


DNC Day 1: "United Together"...?
I slept the majority of the way to Philly. Getting up at 6:30am and heading out the door by 7:00 may have had something to do with that....
Aug 1, 20163 min read


RNC Day 3: "Make America First Again"
[The following is part of a series on bringing the Consistent Life Ethic to various political conventions. Click to see Day 1 & Day 2]...
Jul 23, 20164 min read


RNC Day 2: "Make America Work Again"
[The following is part of a series on bringing the Consistent Life Ethic to various political conventions. Click to see Day 1 & Day 3] ...
Jul 23, 20163 min read


RNC Day 1: "Make America Safe Again"
[The following is part of a series on bringing the Consistent Life Ethic to various political conventions. Click to see Day 2 & Day 3] On...
Jul 23, 20163 min read


What SCOTUS’s Rejection of Texas HB2 Tells Us About the Current Abortion Debate
We knew when it happened. For three hours we had been in the sea of shouting, chanting, and chaos, and in an instance, it was all over....
Jul 6, 20165 min read


A Millennial Goes to Harrisburg: Pennsylvanians Voice Support for HB 1948
On June 7, #SummerTeam16 headed to Harrisburg for its first rally of the summer to educate Pennsylvanians on the facts of late-term and...
Jun 22, 20163 min read


3 Things a Pro-Life Atheist Encountered at Reason Rally '16
My name is Rosemary and I’m a #SummerTeam16 intern at Life Matters Journal. I recently attended Reason Rally 2016, the largest gathering...
Jun 18, 20165 min read
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No Planned Parenthood in Pittsburgh City Schools! [testimony 4]
TESTIMONY TO THE PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD June 22, 2015 Maggie Anderson, parent & resident of Pittsburgh Good evening. I’d like to...
Jun 22, 20152 min read
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No Planned Parenthood in Pittsburgh City Schools! [testimony 3]
TESTIMONY TO THE PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD June 22, 2015 Natalie Grabowski, RN Hello! My name is Natalie Grabowski, and I'm a...
Jun 22, 20153 min read
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No Planned Parenthood in Pittsburgh City Schools! [testimony 2]
The following is a brief testimony given at the June 22, 2015, Pittsburgh School Board public hearing -- Rachel is a friend and local...
Jun 22, 20152 min read
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No Planned Parenthood in Pittsburgh City Schools! [testimony 1]
The following is a brief testimony given by Aimee Murphy (LMJ's Executive Director) at the June 22, 2015 Pittsburgh City School Board...
Jun 22, 20153 min read


HR36 is Imperfect - Can You Support it Anyway?
Tomorrow, May 13, 2015, the United State House of Representatives will bring up HR36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, for a...
May 12, 20154 min read
Human Trafficking Statistics
BY MARY STROKA Today we need to pray for our country, in remembrance of 9/11, and for Osama bin Laden, who orchestrated the devastating...
Sep 11, 20131 min read


Abortion's Effects
BY NICKI JURINA From the Feminist Majority Foundation's "blog carnival," you read stories of women who have capitalized on their "right"...
Aug 28, 20133 min read


Abortion Providers and the Emotional Impact of Abortion
BY SARAH TERZO Much has been written about the emotional trauma that women go through after their abortions. But what most people don't...
Aug 26, 201312 min read


Pro-Life Feminist Collegians
BY MARY STROKA The purpose of real feminism is to empower women. The best ways to empower women are not by tearing men down or by...
Aug 25, 20132 min read


Feminist and Pro-Life (and What I Learned from Being a Young Mother)
BY LILI I remember the day that I found out I was pregnant with my son. It was a few days after my birthday. My husband and I were...
Aug 25, 20136 min read


Life, Death, and Conversion
BY JEWELS GREEN I'm a relative newcomer to the pro-life movement. Despite being forced into an abortion at 17 and surviving my...
Aug 25, 20133 min read
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