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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


Assisted Suicide Capsule Receives Legal Clearance in Switzerland
by Judith Evans — Swiss advocates of assisted suicide are hailing a new invention: a 3-D printed suicide capsule known as “Sarco” — short...
Dec 16, 20213 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


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


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


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 Prevention of Student Suicides
by Stephanie Hauer — Student suicides are devastating, and they’re becoming more common. Since the 1950s, the suicide rate among young...
Aug 31, 20213 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


Despite International Attempts To Legalize Abortion, Ecuador Remains A Pro-life Country
by Martha Villafuerte — Ecuador is located in the middle of the world. We have more than 17 million inhabitants and a very conservative...
Jul 9, 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


How Being Pregnant Has Affected My Pro-Life Beliefs
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — For what seems like my whole life, I’ve been focused on helping women through “crisis pregnancies.” Now that...
Jul 2, 20216 min read


The Care for Her Act: A Step Toward Bipartisan, Whole-life Policy
by Sophie Trist — As advocates of the consistent life ethic, our goal goes far beyond making abortion illegal. We want to make abortion...
Jun 29, 20213 min read
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