Greenhouse/Siegel article on Roe v. Wade
Here is a link to my post on the Mirror of Justice blog on a recent article by Linda Greenhouse and Reva Siegel on Roe v. Wade. http://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2011/06/greenhousesiegel-article-on-roe.html The Greenhouse/Siegel article critiques what the authors describe as a “court-centered backlash narrative.” Although there is much that I disagree with in the authors’ account, I think the […]
US Catholic Bishops to discuss a document on assisted suicide
Here is a LifeNews story on a new document opposing assisted suicide that the US Catholic bishops will conider at a meeting in mid-June.http://www.lifenews.com/2011/06/01/catholic-bishops-to-vote-on-document-opposing-assisted-suicide/ This is a welcome development. After the major public battles on the issue in the mid-1990s, this issue has to some extent flown under the radar. Richard M.
campaign to target gendercide
Here is LifeNews story on the launch of a campaign to target gendercide–the practice of eliminating girls through sex-selection abortion and infanticide. The campaign highlights the growing gender imbalance in countries such as China and India. http://www.lifenews.com/2011/06/01/new-campaign-targets-gendercide-sex-selection-abortions/ Richard M.
Frank Zapatka post on a mystery by Ralph McInerny
As we get ready for our upcoming University Faculty for Life conference at Notre Dame, it seemed appropriate to post this comment by Frank Zapatka on one of Ralph McInerny’s Notre Dame mysteries. Here is Frank’s comment– Ralph McInerny’s Lack of the Irish (1998) Lack of the Irish (1998), the second of McInerny’s thirteen mysteries […]