Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life
Here is the link to the Cardinal O’Connor Conference website. http://cardinaloconnorconference.com/ This year’s conference, which will be held at Georgetown University on January 22, 2012, features an impressive line-up of speakers including Archbishop Chaput and US Representatives Chris Smith, Jean Schmidt, and Ane Maria Buerkle. Richard M.
more on Truman and the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Back in December, I mentioned an intriguing debate about Harry Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bombs. https://dev.uffl.org/2011/12/13/father-miscambles-defense-of-harry-truman/ Here, from Christopher Tollefsen, is the latest contribution to the debate (which I had not seen until recently). http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2011/12/4463 The debate has important implications for the pro-life cause. Richard M.
Texas sonogram law can be enforced
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed a Texas law requiring that doctors show sonograms to women seeking an abortion to be enforced. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEXAS_ABORTION_LAW?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT A lower court had prevented the law from being enforced but the 5th Circuit has now reveresed that ruling. The court, in an opinion by Judge Edith Jones, noted that states are permitted to require doctors […]
Wesley Smith’s commentary on UK assisted suicide report
Here is a link to Wesley Smith’s insighful commentary on the recently issued report in the UK from the Commission on Assisted Dying. http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/secondhandsmoke/2012/01/04/uk-pro-assisted-suicide-report-pushes-a-pentimento/ Smith concludes that this report is further evidence that England “is undergoing a tragic slow motion moral collapse.” Richard M.
Chuck Colson essay on sex-selection abortion
Here is a good essay by Chuck Colson on sex-selection abortion and the Prenatal Discrimination Act. http://www.lifenews.com/2011/12/23/sex-selection-abortion-in-the-u-s-the-myth-of-choice/ Richard M.
NJ nurses settle case with hospital; conscience rights protected
Here is a story from the National Right to Life News reporting on the settlement of the case brought by nurses against a New Jersey hospital that had threatened the nurses’ jobs when the nurses refused to assist in abortions. The settlement is described as a victory by Matt Bowman, who represented the nurses. Bowman […]
University Faculty for Life conference/call for papers
The call for papers for the next University Faculty for Life is in the latest issue of First Things (page 62 of the January 2012 issue). The conference (see http://uffl.org/2012conference.html) will be at Brigham Young University Law School in Provo, Utah on June 1-2, 2012. The keynote speaker and recipient of the Smith Award for outstanding contributions […]
“Still paying the price for eugenics’ evil”
That’s the title of a blog post (link below) by Wesley Smith in which Smith discusses the recent New York Times article on the sterilization program in North Carolina and the efforts underway to provide remedies to the thousands of victims. The New York Times article is noteworthy for many reasons. I thought it was interesting that […]
Father Miscamble’s defense of Harry Truman
Here is a link to Father Miscamble’s recent essay defending Harry Truman. http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2011/12/4422 Father Miscamble’s essay is a response to an earlier essay by Christopher Tollefsen in which Tollefsen criticizes Father Miscamble’s book (“The Most Controversial Decision”) about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Tollefsen contends that Father Miscamble has abandoned a moral absolute–that the […]
Michael Fragoso on conscience protection
Here is a link to Michael Fragoso’s recent essay on conscience on the Public Discourse blog. http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2011/11/4296 Fragoso discusses the efforts of ACOG and ABOG to limit the right to conscientious objection and the likely consequences of such efforts. As Fragoso states: “The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American Board of Obstetricians and […]