Pro-Life

March 1, 2024

Fr. Roger Landry: How the Alabama In Vitro Fertilization Case Exposes the Wild West of Assisted Reproductive Technologies

By Father Roger Landry, EWTN News - The Feb. 16 ruling by the Supreme Court of Alabama, which by an 8-1 margin determined that cryogenically frozen human embryos are considered unborn children under Alabama law, has brought a long-awaited spotlight on the practices, lack of regulation and dearth of ethics in the in vitro fertilization (IVF) and assisted reproductive technology (ART) industries... The decision on the consolidated appeal by three families — the official title of which is an unwieldy 98 words — against the Center for Reproductive Medicine and Mobile Infirmary Medical Center allows their lawsuit to go forward.

February 29, 2024

The Truth About Alabama’s Ruling on IVF, by Ryan T. Anderson

By Ryan T. Anderson, First Thing - During the George W. Bush administration, Americans were repeatedly warned about Christian fascists or theocrats threatening to take over America. Now we’re told Christian Nationalists will be running the second Trump administration and imperiling all we hold dear as Americans... Ruth Marcus opened a recent Washington Post column with a “welcome to the theocracy.” She was referring to an opinion by Alabama Chief Justice Tom Parker on a state constitutional amendment regarding “the sanctity of unborn life” as applied to IVF embryos. Justice Parker had cited various sources in the Jewish and Christian traditions to explain the roots of “sanctity.”

February 29, 2024

Fr. Shenan J. Boquet: Alabama’s Court Decision Sparks Debate Over Ethics of IVF

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, Human Life International - In the majority ruling, Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell ruled that the Wrongful Death of a Minor Act “applies to all unborn children, regardless of their location.” He added: It applies to all children, born and unborn, without limitation. It is not the role of this Court to craft a new limitation based on our own view of what is or is not wise public policy. That is especially true where, as here, the People of this State have adopted a Constitutional amendment directly aimed at stopping courts from excluding ‘unborn life’ from legal protection.

February 28, 2024

Amazon’s ‘Expats’ Features Pro-Life Scene as Young Mother Sees Her Baby for First Time During Sonogram, by Dawn Slusher

By Dawn Slusher, MRC TV - Something magical appears to have been gifted to us out of the writers’ strike that gripped Hollywood for five months and delayed fall and winter show premieres - we are seeing much less liberal propaganda as these delayed shows finally roll out. Perhaps the writers have been too busy playing catch up to be working in cahoots with leftist groups such as Planned Parenthood, among others, and inserting liberal lectures as they normally do.In the case of Amazon Prime’s hit drama "Expats,"there was actually a very pro-life moment in the season finale ....