March for Life/Cardinal O’Connor Conference
One of the highlights of the January March for Life is the UFL co-sponsored Cardinal O’Connor Conference. This year the student-run conference will be on Monday, January 20. “The Cardinal O’Connor Conference was founded by Georgetown students in January 2000 and renamed after the death of His Eminence, John Cardinal O’Connor, the late Archbishop of […]
Videos Aimed at College Students from Feminists for Life
For those of you who are involved in on-campus pro-life groups and pro-life work, Feminists for Life is currently producing a series of videos aimed at encouraging college students to make pro-life personal choices. One recent video features Melissa Ohden, who was the “product of an unsuccessful abortion attempt.” Other videos in the series are […]
ProVita Newsletter coming in January
I will be working on the January edition of the ProVita newsletter for UFL. If you have any of the following to contribute, please e-mail them to provitanews@yahoo.com. Recent scholarly activities of UFL members. News about UFL members. Scholarly resources pro-life scholars might use. Upcoming conferences, seminars, events, calls for papers. Thanks.
More thoughts in response to Albuquerque
I’ve noticed in general that there are no activists working against late-term abortion among all the folks who claim they think life begins sometime after conception. In other words, even after they recognize the existence of life, they don’t much care about protecting it. Many say they will put up with a little protection, as […]
What kind of issue is abortion
Recently commentators have been going back and forth about Pope Francis’s comments that seemed to some to downplay the Church’s position on some issues, such as abortion, contraception, homosexuality, and divorce. What I found bizarre was the assertion by some people that all the issues the pope mentioned were “pelvic issues,” or “pelvic zone issues,” […]
Papal effect on Life Chain?
Yesterday in Valparaiso, IN, we held our annual peaceful, prayerful Life Chain protest against abortion. A Mennonite protester asked a Catholic, “What do you think of your Pope coming out pro-abortion?” This is how media-spun papal talk may be perceived at the grassroots level. Interestingly, our numbers here were way down this year (though […]
How many abortions will be publicly subsidized under ObamaCare?
The Charlotte Lozier Institute research arm of the Susan B. Anthony List has published a paper, “Multi-State Health Plans a Potential Avenue to Tens of Thousands of Publicly Subsidized Abortions,” which estimates that up to 10% of U.S. abortions may be publicly subsidized under ObamaCare. Here is an article on National Review Online by Chuck Donovan, President of […]
that Pope Francis interview in the Jesuit journal
Note that the same day the interview was released, Pope Francis uttered these awe-inspiring words: ” Every unborn child, though condemned to be aborted, has the face of Jesus Christ, has the face of the Lord . . .” Isn’t it perhaps relevant that the Pope in that America magazine interview was using words appropriate […]
Stanford symposium on Roe v. Wade articles published
University Faculty for Life members may be interested to know that recently-published Volume 24, Issue 1, of the STANFORD LAW & POLICY REVIEW (2013), at pages 143-308, contains inter alia, six articles discussing Roe v. Wade. At least the issue continues to be discussed. The pieces are: Linda J. Wharton & Kathryn Kolbert. Preserving Roe […]
From Abortion to Infanticide: The Gosnell Case–A Symposium
The Fall Symposium of the University of St. Thomas School of Law Journal of Law and Public Policy Fall Symposium will be “From Abortion to Infanticide: The Gosnell Trial” It will be held Friday, October 4th from 8:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A number of arguments have been made attempting to mitigate the fallout from […]