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Pitt Fetal Tissue Research: Report Leaves Unanswered Questions
by Judith Evans — The images were horrifying: human infant hairs growing out of rodents’ backs in a University of Pittsburgh laboratory....
Feb 22, 20223 min read


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...
Jan 26, 20224 min read


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,...
Jan 18, 20226 min read


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...
Jan 6, 20224 min read


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...
Dec 25, 20218 min read


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...
Dec 14, 202111 min read


Pregnancy and Eugenics
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Growing up pro-life, I heard the word “eugenics” tossed around often, even from an early age. I became...
Nov 19, 20213 min read


ARRESTED for Speaking Out Against Unethical Fetal Tissue Research in California
a photo of Herb Geraghty being handcuffed by two police officers outside of Zuckerberg General Hospital in San Francisco
Nov 18, 20214 min read


Paid Maternity Leave: Popular and Feasible!
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Paid maternity leave is a popular idea. A Pew study found that 82% of Americans support mandatory paid leave...
Nov 7, 20213 min read


Maternity Leave: Is It That Big of a Deal?
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Lately, my crusade for maternity leave at work has felt like a logic puzzle that no one will explain the...
Nov 3, 20213 min read


Towards a New Definition of Freedom for Women: The Pro-Life Arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson
by Rana Irby — The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on December 1 in Dobbs v. Jackson, the case dealing with Mississippi’s ban on...
Oct 30, 20212 min read


The United States of No Maternity Leave
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — A few years ago, I realized that I’ve long held two conflicting typically conservative beliefs: America is...
Oct 22, 20213 min read


Maternity Leave: An Introduction
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Last fall, I took a class called “Writing for Social Change.” Our class focused on writing for a Baltimore...
Oct 15, 20212 min read


Progressive, Pro-Life, and Pregnant: An Introduction
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — In my last post for Rehumanize, I wrote about how being pregnant had affected my pro-life beliefs. It had...
Oct 9, 20212 min read


Hearts, Minds, and Lives: Why Both Science and Philosophy Matter in The Debate on Prenatal Justice
by Kristina Artuković — Ever since pro-life states have begun pursuing heartbeat bills, the mainstream media have been competing in...
Sep 21, 20217 min read


"Legal, not Moral": Mexico’s Supreme Court Annuls Pivotal Abortion Ban
by Samuel B. Parker — In 2018, Mexico’s Supreme Court began to review legal challenges to abortion laws in the northern state of...
Sep 17, 20213 min read


Texas's New Abortion Law: A Whole-Life Analysis
by Sophie Trist — In May, Texas passed a new abortion law similar to the heartbeat bills passed in other states. Though comparable laws...
Sep 1, 20215 min read


Normalization of Medical Violence: Conscientious Objection Under Global Threat
by Kristina Artuković — In the summer of 2018, a group of 45 activists, medical practitioners, scholars, and attorneys from 22 countries...
Aug 20, 20215 min read


Pro-Life Democrats Witness Outside NARAL Party
by Kathy Kelly, Director, Democrats for Life of Maryland — On June 26th, I joined several members of Democrats for Life of Maryland (DFL...
Jul 29, 20212 min read


The Making of a Pro-Life Progressive
by Judith Evans — It was only a matter of time before the Consistent Life Ethic would find me. But it took a while. I grew up in the...
Jul 22, 20213 min read
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