Pro-Life

October 2, 2024

The Mirror Images of Birth and Death, by Molly DeVito

By Molly DeVito, First Things - Birth and death have much in common; they are mirror images. Both are inevitable. Once a child has been conceived, he or she must be born into the world. Many women who haven’t given birth by their due date lament, “I'll be pregnant forever!” This, of course, is impossible. Similarly, many act as if they’ll live forever. My aunt always says, “We all know everyone dies, but no one really believes it is going to happen to him.” But whether we believe it or not, death comes for us all.

October 2, 2024

State Republican Party Platforms are Strongly Pro-Life, Call for Protecting Babies From Abortions, by Chuck Donovan

By Chuck Donovan, LifeNews - Without doubt, the last year and more has been a rough patch for the pro-life cause, even outside the realm of ballot questions and electoral politics. The surest sign of difficulty is the sharp division among pro-life forces about what course of action to take to advance the right to life... On July 9, the movement, already hampered by having few advocates outside the Republican Party, found itself with a national GOP platform in which pro-life policy positions had been sharply curtailed. ...

September 30, 2024

More Americans Identify as Republican Than Democrat as November Draws Nearer, by S.A. McCarthy

By S.A. McCarthy, LifeNews - For the first time in recorded history, more Americans are identifying with the Republican Party in the third quarter of a presidential election year than the Democratic Party — and are aligning with the GOP on key issues heading into November. Gallup released an in-depth analysis this week revealing that 48% of adults in the U.S. either identify as Republican or lean towards the Republican Party, compared to only 45% who identify as Democrat or lean towards the Democratic Party.

September 30, 2024

‘Suicide Pod’ Death Should Remind Us of What Makes Life Worth Living, by Sarah Holliday

By Sarah Holliday, The Washington Stand - The “portable suicide pod” is the latest means of killing to enter the assisted suicide market... It turns out, quite tragically, that 2023 saw the highest number of suicide deaths ever recorded within the U.S. since the 1940s. Over 50,000 Americans took their own lives last year alone. Just one year prior, at least 1.6 million Americans attempted suicide, 3.8 million planned to, and 13.2 million “seriously” considered it.