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Life after Roe: A Restorative Justice Proposal
by Christina Yao -- One of the most often heard arguments from pro-choice advocates is that they don’t want women who have abortions to...
Apr 30, 20194 min read


Opposing Views: Prison Reform vs. Abolition
Rehumanize International (and by extension, Life Matters Journal) is dedicated to ending aggressive violence against human beings. There...
Apr 30, 20194 min read


E Block by Mark Perrott: A Look at the Thoughts and Feelings of Incarcerated Humans
by Maria Pane -- I have never been to prison, nor has anyone in my immediate family. I don’t have close friends who have been...
Apr 30, 20194 min read


Verdict Reached in Michael Rosfeld Case
By Herb Geraghty -- On June 19, 2018 Michael Rosfeld shot 17-year -old Antwon Rose II three times in the back, killing him. That night a...
Apr 30, 20194 min read


Human, From the Inside Out
by Robert Saleem Holbrook — Editor’s Note: The following piece is a combination of two pieces that were written during Saleem’s...
Apr 30, 201911 min read


Remembering Alfie Evans
by Stephanie Hauer — Alfie Evans was a two-year-old who defied medical expectations. He was born on May 9, 2016 in England. When he was...
Apr 28, 20193 min read


An Earth Day Call for Nuclear Disarmament
by Christy Yao — There are about 300,000 nuclear weapons worldwide, with 95% being owned by the US and Russia. There is additional...
Apr 22, 20192 min read


On Down Syndrome and Abortion
by Stephanie Hauer — An in-utero diagnosis of Down syndrome is dangerous. If a doctor predicts that a baby has Down syndrome, that...
Apr 12, 20192 min read


Getting to the Rainbow during a Storm: Pregnancy After Loss
by Luisa Bearden — Pregnancy is supposed to be such an exciting time. For many, those two lines on the pregnancy test represent the...
Mar 28, 20196 min read


Plan to see Unplanned this Spring
By Maria Oswalt -- I often get discouraged as a pro-life activist. Sometimes the weight of what we're up against feels like it's just too...
Feb 22, 20193 min read


“Passing the Mic:” On Creative Nonviolent Action and Alley-ship
By Herb Geraghty — The history of our country is filled with cruelty and dehumanization. From our very beginnings with of the...
Feb 22, 20195 min read


What You Need to Know About Late-Term Abortion
By Christina Yao -- The state of New York’s Reproductive Health Act was signed by the governor, Andrew Cuomo, and turned into law on...
Feb 22, 20194 min read


Poetry: January Maybe
By Christina Yao -- A sea of red baseball caps, With white letters, Words about, Making the country better? A forest of pink, Two horns...
Feb 22, 20191 min read


Still Walking Away from Omelas
By Sarah Hinlicky Wilson -- For three decades now I have been reading and re-reading, mulling over and arguing with Ursula K. Le Guin’s...
Feb 22, 201912 min read


Political Action’s Opportunities and Dangers: Some Lessons from Bayard Rustin
By John Whitehead -- Social movements learn from one another: strategies and tactics that work on behalf of one cause may also work for...
Feb 22, 20197 min read


Post Roe: Eliminating the Crisis Not the Pregnancy
By Christy Yao -- A common pro-choice argument is that women will always need abortions. That we cannot end crisis pregnancies, so we...
Feb 22, 20194 min read


A Look Into the Advancements in Science Since Roe v. Wade
By Stephanie Hauer -- CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER: Do you make any distinction between the first month, and ninth month of gestation? MRS....
Feb 22, 20195 min read


All Ireland Rally for Life: Protecting Pre-born Lives on Both Sides of the Border
By Maria Horan -- The longest running pro-life march in Ireland is the “All-Ireland Rally for Life,” which is a collaboration of The Life...
Feb 22, 20195 min read


Fun Pro-Peace Pro-Life Valentines
by Herb Geraghty -- February 14th is right around the corner, so we made you some #ProPeaceProLife valentines to share with your friends...
Feb 12, 20191 min read


Reversing the Abortion Pill
by Stephanie Hauer — Emily was only nineteen years old when she found herself pregnant unexpectedly. Though she was building a good life...
Feb 11, 20193 min read
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