Category Archives: Abortion & reproductive rights

Before I start responding to Hugo’s most recent reply to me, I wanted to comment on something he wrote in his earlier reply to me. As my students (and regular readers of this blog) know, I’m not big on “either/or” … Continue reading →

I still haven’t replied to Hugo (I will when I have time – I hope tomorrow), but he’s decided to take a break from the debate, reasoning that pro-life men should donate money to pro-life organizations but not be heard. … Continue reading →

If there’s one thing I can’t understand, it’s a feminist who is “pro-life.” (“Pro-life,” in this context, means someone who favors using the state to force childbirth on unwilling pregnant women.) Even for feminists who – for religious or other … Continue reading →

Amy Richards has been condemned a lot this week for this NYT article, mostly (but not exclusively) on the right half of the blogoverse. Richards – who many Alas readers are familiar with as the co-author of Manifesta – was … Continue reading →

In a discussion on this blog a couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that I used to be pro-life. Someone (Joe?) asked at that time: Amp — you haven’t said what changed your mind. Facts? Arguments? Hanging out with a … Continue reading →

Over on the Family Scholars Blog, David Blankenhorn critiques Kerry’s position on abortion. Kerry, you will recall, says he’s personally anti-abortion but says “I can’t take my Catholic belief, my article of faith, and legislate it on a Protestant or … Continue reading →

It would also seem fitting if another Pope Urban II arose and called a crusade to defend our innocent brethren in the womb. If the Church can call Christians to arms to drive out the Islamic hordes who were murdering … Continue reading →