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Updates on UPMC Fetal Tissue Research
by Jack Champagne — We return to a saga of the abuse of human fetal remains by the University of Pittsburgh’s medical research...
Jul 9, 20224 min read


Idaho Bill Would Hide Identities of Lethal Injection Drug Suppliers
by Judith Evans — Accountability and transparency are key elements in a fair criminal justice system, particularly for the rights of...
Mar 3, 20223 min read


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


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...
Feb 4, 20225 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


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...
Dec 13, 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


Harmful Assisted Suicide Bill Progresses to Committee Stage After Fierce Debate in UK House of Lords
by Sophie Trist — This recent Halloween season has been an unusually scary one. There’s not much scarier for disabled and chronically ill...
Nov 9, 20213 min read


PRESS RELEASE: Pittsburgh Pro-Life Leaders Call for End to Unethical Fetal Tissue Research at Pitt
PITTSBURGH, PA (May 7, 2021) — In a protest, press conference, and rally this Friday, anti-abortion grassroots leaders from the Western...
May 6, 20213 min read


On the Moral Implications of Vaccination
by Stephanie Hauer — I’m sure I don’t have to remind you of all the ways that COVID-19 has impacted us. Across the globe, around 2.68...
Mar 26, 20217 min read


Vaccine Distribution Is Dangerously Impacted by Disability Discrimination
by Beth Fox, MPH — One year ago, I, like many other disabled or chronically ill individuals, began a strict home isolation protocol. I...
Mar 19, 20219 min read


Fetal Cells in the Cosmetics, Food, and Medical Industries
by Stephanie Hauer — Editor's note: The author has written a sequel to this article in 2021, in response to questions about the COVID-19...
Nov 14, 20206 min read


Ethical Research Now: Demand Action Against Cruel Fetal Organ Harvesting
by Veronica Eckart — A new player in the movement for preborn rights has taken root, and we are tackling abortion from a new angle. The...
Jul 28, 20202 min read


Social Distancing is Pro-Life: Coping with COVID-19
By practicing social distancing, we can each help protect the lives of those around us.
Mar 18, 20204 min read


Embryos: Persons or Property?
by Herb Geraghty — We know that during human reproduction the process of fertilization creates a unique human person with their own life...
Oct 22, 20185 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


What Is Embryonic Stem Cell Research?
BY NATALIE GRONHOLM Photo By John Alan Elson (http://www.3dham.com/microgallery/) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or...
Jun 30, 20132 min read
What Is Euthanasia?
BY NATALIE GRONHOLM Euthanasia is a tough topic to talk about in today's society. Euthanasia, which is always murder, but sometimes also...
Jun 3, 20131 min read
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