Protecting Unborn Children Is No ‘Cosmic Question’
(The Wall Street Journal) Rulings from as long ago as the 17th century show that English common law prohibited abortion at the earliest point that medicine could detect that a developing human was alive (the stethoscope wasn’t invented until 1816). English and American law subsequently prohibited abortion at earlier points during pregnancy, as medical understanding and technology allowed.

Can One of the last Pro-Life Democrats Survive?
(National Review) For his part, Lipinski rejects the notion that his pro-life views contradict the spirit of his party. “Look, I’m a Democrat because I believe the government needs to help people who are in need in some way,” Lipinski told National Review in January. “And to me, protecting the unborn is part of that.”

Mary Eberstadt on the sexual revolution, identity politics, and life issues
(Americans United for Life) Mary Eberstadt, Senior Research Fellow at the Faith & Reason Institute, joins Tom Shakely to speak about her latest book, "Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics". "Who am I?" The question today haunts every society in the Western world. Enormous numbers of people, both older and especially younger, do not experience any of the solidity or rootedness that typically characterizes healthy and thriving societies.

3 Sickening Truths About Aborted Fetus Trafficking We Learned From The Daleiden Hearings
(The Federalist) To those who may have not heard of him or of this case, Daleiden said he would tell them, “Planned Parenthood was hurting people, killing people, and selling people,” he said. “And we have the videotape evidence of it straight from their own mouths.”
 

Congress Should Pass the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
(National Review) I know that many assisted-suicide advocates wish to corrupt hospice and palliative care by authorizing killing in their names. But their perfidy is not a reason to oppose a bill with great potential to help so many people. And besides, assisted-suicide opponents mustn’t fall prey to the temptation to always say no; we must proactively support efforts to improve the delivery and accessibility of quality palliative and end-of-life care regardless of the assisted-suicide issue.
 

Fr. Frank Pavone on Priests for Life, public witness to human life, and faith and reason
(Americans United for Life) Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, a family of ministries advancing a culture of life, joins Tom Shakely for a special episode on public witness to the human right to life and the complementary way in which faith and reason work together to enrich the cause for life.

One of the Most Powerful Anti-Abortion Groups Is Convinced the End of Roe v. Wade Is Coming
(Vice) Americans United for Life, one of the most powerful anti-abortion groups in the United States, wants you to know: Roe v. Wade is closer than ever to toppling. In its 2019 legislative report, released Thursday, Americans United for Life found that so far this year, 58 “life-affirming laws” have been passed in 22 states. That’s more than a 25% spike over 2018.
 

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