more on abortion and women’s health
A week ago, I blogged about Michael New’s response to the Washington Post piece on abortion and women’s health. http://uffl.org/blog/?p=281 Here is response by Priscilla Coleman. The title of her response is “Thirty Studies in Five Years Show Abortion Hurts Women’s Mental Health.” http://www.lifenews.com/2010/11/12/opi-1006/ Richard M.
Feminist work on Jewish fathers needed
I need quality scholarly, not polemic, articles dealing with the role of the father in the abortion decisions of characters in contemporary Jewish fiction. Other literary theories are being addressed, but there is a paucity of work in the feminist area, most of the critical literature discussing the mother’s perspective. The anticipated date of presentation […]
African-American conference deadline extended
The National Association of African-American Studies has extended the deadline for submittal of abstracts through November 18, 2010. Please encourage persons interested in attending the conference in Baton Rouge in February 2011 to submit their abstracts by the new deadline. Further information can be found on the organization’s website: http://naaas.org/ .
abortion and breast cancer
Here is an interesting piece by Dr. Gerard Nadal on the link between abortion and breast cancer. http://www.lifenews.com/2010/11/02/gn-102/ Richard M.
Gingrichs to show new film in Columbus, Ohio 28 January 2011
Attention: History colleagues and students. Callista and Newt Gingrich will present their film about Pope John Paul II’s work in bringing about the demise of the Soviet Union. Tickets for the Friday, 28 January 2011 event (a fundraiser for the Ohio Right to Life Society) are available at http://anightofhopeandinspiration.weebly.com.
abortion and women’s mental health
Here is a link to Michael New’s analysis of a recent Washington Post story that argued that the claim that abortion has an adverse effect on women’s mental health is based on faulty science. http://www.lifenews.com/2010/11/08/opi-1004/ His article concludes with this evaluation: “the pro-life movement should take heart. The fact that the mainstream media is willing to invest […]
Infanticide article
This article concerns infanticide, the killing of the newborn, which some in academia are advocating http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/secondhandsmoke/2010/10/21/it-takes-a-long-time-to-starve-a-severely-disabled-infant-to-death-by-withdrawing-medically-supplied-nutrition/ Thanks to the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network for this information.
Student Essay Contest (March for Life)
Forms for the March for Life Education and Defense Fund’s annual student essay contest are now available at http://www.marchforlife.org/content/view/46/42/. Since the march will be held in Washington, DC on Monday, 24 January 2011, faculty colleagues should make plans now to request time off to attend this event.
UFL’s Long Island chapter’s program on abortion and the African-American community
University Faculty for Life has long had a local chapter on Long Island. Jane Gilroy has led this group for many years. Here is a link to a news item about a recent event sponsored by the chapter. http://www.licatholic.org/news/2010/10/102710/AbortionDescribedasThreattoBlackCommunity.html The event explored the effects of abortion on the African-American community. Richard M.
Richard Stith on “Reforming the Pro-Choice Market”
Here is a link to Richard Stith’s post on the First Things blog on “Reforming the Pro-Choice Market.” http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2010/11/reforming-the-pro-choice-market Richard argues against repealing Obamacare but argues that the health care law ought to be amended to exclude abortion. Richard M.