Mar 181 minPoetry: Timeby Grace Przywara For J & T I. About a minute to sift through what termination would mean: one less child in the broken, breaking system....
Mar 185 minBuilding Networks and Bridges: the Consistent Life NetworkIn today’s work for peace and justice, connectivity and shared intelligence are often game-changers.
Mar 189 minMaking 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.
Mar 186 minAbortion Workers and the Right to Live Free from Violence “They’re so pro-life, they’ll kill you for it.”
Mar 174 minWhat Personal Storytelling Leaves Out: A Suggestion on Alternate Approaches to Activismby John Whitehead -- A common practice among activists or commentators on political controversies is to invoke personal stories. Someone w...
Mar 175 minSuicide Prevention for AllAssisted suicide allows physicians, health care providers, and the legal system to put their own interests before the interests of the...
Mar 176 minHaving a Child with an Adverse Fetal Diagnosis: A Personal Testimonyby 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 immed...
Aug 30, 20197 minThoughts 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 h...
Aug 30, 20193 minRaising (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 challengi...
Aug 30, 20193 minUsing 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....
Aug 30, 20193 minI 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 ...
Aug 30, 20198 minHow to Avoid Two Extremes of Pro-Life Advocacyby Rachel Crawford -- Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on the blog of the Equal Rights Institute at <https://blog.equ...
Aug 30, 20196 minHow Disabled People (and Others) Can Be Activists from Homeby Sarah Terzo -- When most people think of activism, they think of rallies, marches, and demonstrations. All of these are important and ...
Aug 30, 201915 minHealing 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...
Aug 30, 20193 minN.H. Death Penalty Repealed in Bipartisan Moveby Kelly Matula -- On May 30, 2019, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers made New Hampshire the twenty-first state to abolish the death pe...
Aug 30, 20192 minPoetry: 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 ...
Apr 30, 20198 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 y...
Apr 30, 20191 minPoetry: Efficiencyby Lilianna Meldrum -- “If there are signs of life, check vital signs Until signs cease.” Patience is tantamount To the slow wheels of ju...
Apr 30, 20194 minLife after Roe: A Restorative Justice Proposalby Christina Yao -- One of the most often heard arguments from pro-choice advocates is that they don’t want women who have abortions to e...
Apr 30, 20194 minOpposing Views: Prison Reform vs. AbolitionRehumanize International (and by extension, Life Matters Journal) is dedicated to ending aggressive violence against human beings. There ...