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Pregnancy Resource Centers And Beyond: Building a Culture of Life
by Liliana Zamora — Pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) exist to serve expecting mothers and families in their time of need. There are...
Jan 30, 20234 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


My pregnancy was terminated at 29 weeks, but I didn’t have an abortion
by Lauren Pope — My first pregnancy was terminated at 29 weeks, but I didn’t have an abortion. Because of a preterm, premature rupture...
May 9, 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


"Precious": Finding Hope Amid Tragedy
by Christy Yao Pellicioni — Warning: Spoilers. Precious was the first movie to give me nightmares in a while. It's not a particularly...
Jan 28, 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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Pregnancy in Prison: Shackles and Separation
By Aimee Murphy — The female prison population has risen significantly in recent years, with in increase of 800% since the 1970s- twice...
Aug 24, 20184 min read


Contemporary Eugenics in US Prisons
By Aimee Murphy — Editor's Note: This is part 2 of a 2 part series on forced sterilization of incarcerated humans. It is also part of our...
Aug 23, 20184 min read


Never a Disappointment: A Short Story
BY ANGEL ARMSTEAD "You're pregnant again?" I quickly glanced around us. "Quiet. I don't want everyone in Wal-Mart knowing my business."...
Dec 20, 201110 min read
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