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'Blonde: The Movie' Sheds Light on Realities of Sexual Exploitation and Abortion
by Liliana Zamora — On September 28th 2022, Netflix, along with Plan B Entertainment, released a movie based on Blonde: A Novel by Joyce...
Oct 22, 20223 min read


A Pro-Life Case for Life-Saving Care
by Naomi Wick — Navigating the world post-Roe looks different for a lot of people. For some, there’s little or no change in the...
Oct 14, 20223 min read


Re-Imagining Roe: Life-Affirming Assistance for Families
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — The overturning of Roe v. Wade has made me reflect a lot on my own pregnancy. I’ve written about this before...
Jul 29, 20224 min read


“You’re Not Alone”: The Work of Florida’s JMJ Pregnancy Center
by John Whitehead — Florida recently adopted a new law on “Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality” that, among other measures, bans many...
Apr 26, 20224 min read


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...
Feb 7, 20224 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


Trans Day of Remembrance 2021
by Stephanie Hauer — Chyna Carrillo was just two weeks away from her twenty-fifth birthday in early March of this year. She was certified...
Nov 19, 20213 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 6, 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


We Need Justice for Thousands of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
by Sophie Trist — President Joe Biden has just become the first U.S. president to issue a proclamation in honor of Indigenous People’s...
Oct 10, 20214 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


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


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


Babies and Dreams: Addressing Structural Inequality While Defending the Preborn
by Katherine Noble — Pro-choice organizations, people, and rhetoric often frame abortion as an easy solution to a complicated problem....
Jul 8, 20214 min read


Losing Credibility in the Pro-life Movement: How Ideology Can Cloud Judgment
by Savannah Ackerman — The US House of Representatives’ Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing on May 6, 2021, titled “Birthing...
May 29, 20214 min read


Reducing Maternal Mortality Rates
by Stephanie Hauer — Welcoming a baby to the world outside the womb is exciting, but giving birth can be scary. The reality is that...
Mar 5, 20214 min read


A Tale of Two Views of Anti-Violence
by Rana Irby — The Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Bill (Ley de Interrupción Voluntaria del Embarazo) was passed by Argentina’s...
Jan 20, 20213 min read
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