Colonialism and Pregnancy Intersect in "White Lies"
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Warning: Spoilers. One thing that has always fascinated me about issues relating to pregnancy is that...
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- Feb 4, 2022
- 5 min
The Most Popular Therapy for Autism Might Also Be the Most Harmful
by Kristina Artuković — I first heard about ABA therapy two years ago in a support group for parents of children with Down syndrome. ABA...
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- Jan 28, 2022
- 3 min
"Precious": Finding Hope Amid Tragedy
by Christy Yao Pellicioni — Warning: Spoilers. Precious was the first movie to give me nightmares in a while. It's not a particularly...
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- Jan 28, 2022
- 5 min
COVID and Clemency
by Sean Wild — As a society, we have a responsibility to each other to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. This responsibility does not...
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- Jan 26, 2022
- 4 min
Help for Pregnant Women
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — I consider myself lucky to live in Maryland, and even luckier to be pregnant in this great state. Maryland...
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- Jan 18, 2022
- 6 min
Prenatal Testing, Disabilities, and A Cause for Hope
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — It was a hot day in July when I was finally over the worst of my “morning” (i.e., all the time) sickness,...
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- Jan 18, 2022
- 3 min
Vulnerable Canadians Deserve Better Care, Not Death
by Katherine Noble — Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) program is one of the largest state-sanctioned euthanization programs....
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- Jan 18, 2022
- 3 min
#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy: Disability Rights Activists Push Back Against CDC Director’s Ableist Remark
by Sophie Trist — During a recent video interview, CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said, “The overwhelming number of deaths — over 75%...
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- Jan 15, 2022
- 2 min
It's Time to Abolish the Death Penalty
by Judith Evans — “Let’s do it.” Those were the last words spoken by Gary Gilmore, moments before his execution by a Utah firing squad on...
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- Jan 12, 2022
- 3 min
George Stinney Fund Will Provide Reparations for the Families of Those Wrongfully Executed in South
by Sophie Trist — On June 16, 1944, fourteen-year-old George Stinney Jr. became the youngest person to be legally executed in the United...
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- Jan 10, 2022
- 10 min
A "New Paradigm": The Stunning History of Human Rights Violations at Guantánamo Bay
by Samuel B. Parker — On January 11th, 2002, twenty inmates arrived at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, becoming the first individuals...
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- Jan 6, 2022
- 3 min
January Events: Join Us to Stand for Life, Peace, and Justice
Happy New Year! As you may know, the month of January is typically one of the most active months for those of us who work to educate and...
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- Jan 6, 2022
- 4 min
Keep Ableism Out of Your Conversations about Prenatal Testing
by Sophie Trist — The New York Times rang in the new year by releasing its findings that many popular prenatal genetic tests are...
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- Jan 1, 2022
- 4 min
Staving Off War: The Russia, Ukraine, and NATO Stand-Off
by John Whitehead — The long-simmering conflict between Ukraine and Russia now threatens to become open war. Russian military forces...
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- Dec 25, 2021
- 8 min
On (Ine)Quality of Life
by Kristina Artuković — People with a health condition, chronic illness or disability — even people like me, who have a child with a...
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- Dec 21, 2021
- 4 min
Checking the Nuclear Threat: The Opportunity of the Nuclear Posture Review
by John Whitehead — The Biden administration is currently re-evaluating the United States’ nuclear strategy. This re-evaluation offers an...
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- Dec 16, 2021
- 3 min
Assisted Suicide Capsule Receives Legal Clearance in Switzerland
by Judith Evans — Swiss advocates of assisted suicide are hailing a new invention: a 3-D printed suicide capsule known as “Sarco” — short...
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- Dec 14, 2021
- 11 min
Vaccines and Abortion: Does ‘My Body, My Choice’ Work?
by Sarah Terzo — The argument “My body, my choice” has long been used to support abortion. More recently, it’s been used by those who...
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- Dec 13, 2021
- 3 min
Eugenics: How Did It Start?
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Dr. Laura Rivard of the University of San Diego, founder of Genetics Generation, makes an excellent point in...
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- Dec 8, 2021
- 3 min
The Temptation to Escalate: Responding to China’s Hypersonic Weapon Test
by John Whitehead — U.S.-China tensions increased this fall with U.S. officials’ announcement that China had tested a “hypersonic weapon”...
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