Reflections on Shinn v. Ramirez
by Jack Champagne — When I first walked in to do my clinic hours for the Innocence Project, I was initiated with a heart-wrenching sexual...
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- Jun 24
- 19 min
Will LGBT+ Rights Be Affected if Roe v. Wade Is Overturned?
by Kaine Spitak — Note: This piece was written before the news that Roe v. Wade had been overturned on Friday, June 24, 2022....
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- Jun 24
- 2 min
A Statement from Our Executive Director on the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
A statement from Herb Geraghty, executive director of Rehumanize International — Life wins! Finally, the Supreme Court has recognized...
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- Jun 24
- 2 min
A Statement From Our Founder on the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
A statement from Aimee Murphy, founder of Rehumanize International: — Today marks a pivotal moment in the history of human rights:...
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- Jun 23
- 3 min
Can the War Be Ended? US-Saudi Relations and the Yemen War
by John Whitehead — The Biden administration announced on June 14 that the president would visit Saudi Arabia in July. During his trip,...
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- Jun 22
- 2 min
A Statement from Beth Fox
A statement from Beth Fox, Board President of Rehumanize International — It is with great honor, humility, and excitement that I have...
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- Jun 20
- 4 min
Rehumanizing Children
by Lauren Pope — Last month, a 4th-grade classroom became the scene of unspeakable carnage. A teenager, not much older than the victims,...
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- Jun 17
- 3 min
Conversations at a Counter-Protest
by Kaine Spitak — Less than a week after the leaked Dobbs v. Jackson decision, I traveled with Rehumanize International to counter the...
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- Jun 8
- 14 min
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Reserve Army of Labor
by Emiliano Vera — “The bourgeoisie cannot exist without constantly revolutionizing the instruments of production, and thereby the...
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- Jun 4
- 3 min
Nagaenthran Dharmalingam and the Gross Injustice of Capital Punishment for Nonviolent Drug Offenses
by Sophie Trist — In the United States, the death penalty is generally used for those convicted of first-degree or premeditated murder,...
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- Jun 1
- 4 min
Arizona Set to Execute Frank Atwood Despite Possibility of Innocence
by Samuel B. Parker — On May 24th, the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency unanimously elected to deny Frank Atwood’s petition for...
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- May 29
- 6 min
A World’s Crisis: On Warming, Migration, and the Potential Impacts of Climate Change
by Sean Wild — The world is at a pivotal moment when it comes to climate change and the state of the planet. According to current warming...
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- May 28
- 5 min
Terminal Discrimination
by Jack Champagne — In 1998, Dr. Gregor Wolbring, then Bioethics Advisor to the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), wrote and...
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- May 26
- 3 min
Justice After Roe
by Jack Champagne — If a leaked draft opinion is to be believed, the Supreme Court will imminently overturn one of its precedents: the...
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- May 24
- 4 min
The Cost of War: Shireen Abu Akleh and the Apparent Disposability of Civilians and Journalists
by Samuel B. Parker — On May 11th, journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed in the West Bank city of Jenin during a raid...
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- May 20
- 3 min
Death at Your Fingertips
by Jack Champagne — Vermont has signed bill S.74, amending the law euphemistically referred to as the Patient Choice and Control at End...
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- May 16
- 5 min
Wasted Opportunities? The New Defense Budget and Nuclear Posture Review
by John Whitehead — The Biden administration released its proposed defense budget for Fiscal Year 2023 earlier this spring. The proposal...
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- May 13
- 3 min
Justice for the Five: The Tales of Death and Disability
by Kristina Artuković — A month ago, when the images of five late-term babies aborted in the Washington Surgi-Clinic were published,...
272 views0 comments
- May 11
- 3 min
Wimbledon Drops the Ball: Excluding Russians from International Athletics is Unethical Hypocrisy
by Samuel B. Parker — On April 18th, organizers of the Boston Marathon followed through on their resolution to prohibit Russian and...
125 views0 comments
- May 9
- 4 min
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...
926 views0 comments
- May 9
- 3 min
Mother's Day "Mud"-slinging
by Herb Geraghty — We have been outside the Supreme Court nonstop defending the rights of the unborn since the draft Dobbs decision was...
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- May 3
- 3 min
After Roe: A World Beyond Abortion?
by Aimee Murphy — The whole world is reeling at the news of the leaked SCOTUS decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson case. Many anti-abortion...
488 views0 comments
- Apr 26
- 4 min
“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...
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- Apr 6
- 9 min
Lauren Handy, PAAU, and the Fetal Remains
A statement from Herb Geraghty, Executive Director of Rehumanize International — Last week, news rocked the nation about police...
3,527 views0 comments
- Apr 2
- 3 min
Mariupol, Kunduz, and the Neglected Legacy of U.S. War Crimes
by Samuel B. Parker — Earlier this month, the Russian Air Force executed an airstrike against a pediatric hospital and maternity ward in...
196 views0 comments
- Mar 24
- 6 min
A People in Agony: How the United States Continues to Fuel the Yemen War
by John Whitehead — A war between Yemen and the nearby states of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been going on for...
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- Mar 21
- 3 min
Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right: Constructively Discussing Race in the Russo-Ukrainian War
by Sophie Trist — Around ten P.M. on the night of February 23, a breaking news alert on my phone told me that Russia had just launched a...
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- Mar 14
- 3 min
Opposing War amid Repression: Anti-War Efforts in Russia
by John Whitehead — The Russian invasion of Ukraine has rightly provoked widespread condemnation. Perhaps the most important source of...
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- Mar 12
- 4 min
No Choice in Europe Except to Be Pro-Choice?
by Kristina Artuković — The beginning of 2022 marked the start of the six-month French presidency of the Council of the European Union....
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- Mar 9
- 6 min
The Biden Administration: A Year in Review
by Samuel B. Parker — It has been just over a year since Joe Biden took office as President of the United States, and that year has been...
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- Mar 8
- 4 min
Twice Abandoned: The Disabled and Institutionalized in the Russo-Ukrainian War
by Kristina Artuković — During the 2014 war in Ukraine, Disability Rights International (DRI) conducted an investigation into the...
95 views0 comments
- Mar 5
- 4 min
U.S. Policies Continue to Harm Innocent Afghan Civilians Even After Armed Forces Withdrawal
by Samuel B. Parker — Six months ago, the U.S. military began an overdue yet chaotic process of withdrawing from Afghanistan. The United...
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- Mar 3
- 3 min
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...
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- Mar 1
- 4 min
The Russo-Ukrainian War and the Nuclear Threat: How Did We Get Here, and What Do We Do Now?
by Samuel B. Parker — On February 24th, Russian forces invaded Ukraine and initiated the first major conventional war on the European...
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- Feb 22
- 3 min
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....
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- Feb 21
- 4 min
Help War’s Victims: End the Economic Punishment of Afghanistan
by John Whitehead — Having already endured decades of civil war, Afghanistan’s people now face economic collapse and abysmal poverty. The...
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- Feb 18
- 3 min
A Defense Against Threats or a Cause of Them? The United States’ Global Military Presence
by John Whitehead — The United States’ military presence extends across the earth. U.S. military personnel are located in hundreds of...
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- Feb 15
- 3 min
"Gattaca" Predicts the Dangers of Gene Editing
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Warning: Spoilers. I have long heard the 1997 film Gattaca hailed as a pro-life movie. I decided to check it...
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- Feb 12
- 2 min
Military Escalation in Ukraine and the Need for Diplomacy
by Rana Irby — American troop numbers are building up in Eastern Europe as tensions between Russia and Ukraine intensify. Over the past...
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- Feb 11
- 3 min
Texas Is About to Put an Innocent Mom to Death
by Sophie Trist — On April 27, the state of Texas plans to execute Melissa Elizabeth Lucio, a Mexican-American mother of twelve, for a...
644 views0 comments
- Feb 9
- 6 min
Another Raid, Another Murder: Amir Locke, No-knock Warrants, and Police Violence in America
by Samuel B. Parker — In the early morning hours of February 2nd, as officers for the Minneapolis Police Department were executing a...
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- Feb 8
- 4 min
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...
82 views0 comments
- Feb 4
- 5 min
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...
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- Jan 29
- 3 min
"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...
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