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Jerry Novotny OMI
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October 15, 2024

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Evangelium Vitae and the culture of death today
The systematic willingness to choose and intend the death of powerless victims that constitutes the culture of death makes the pro-life question unique among the full spectrum of ethical issues.

Did Tim Walz allow abortion for any reason up to birth? Here's what the law he signed says
Since Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris picked him as her running mate, vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has faced challenges from Republicans, pro-life advocates, and the media to defend his extreme positions on abortion.

Four Women's Volleyball Teams Forfeit - Won't Play Team with a Man
Four collegiate women?s volleyball teams have chosen to forfeit their matches, rather than play a team with a man who claims he is a woman.

Fact Check: Some babies are executed after they're born.
Is it true that babies are being aborted after they're born?

Giving the Girl Child her voice to increase awareness of her needs, dignity and potential
11 October is the International Day of the Girl Child. In 2024, the theme for the celebration is 'Girls Vision for the Future.' Every child is a gift from God that deserves to be loved, appreciated and respected.

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to anti-nuclear group Nihon Hidankyo
The Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo awards the 2024 Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of atomic bomb survivors, for its activism against nuclear weapons.

'Pivotal moment' as violence against children reaches unprecedented levels worldwide
Violence against children remains a pervasive global issue, with up to a billion children vulnerable to various forms of abuse, according to United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children.

How Feminism Makes Everyone Transgender And What To Do About It
Contrary to propaganda messaging, our society is neither 'overfeminized' nor 'pro-woman.' It is deeply anti-woman.

Pro-Life Advocate Suffers Horrible Mistreatment After Biden/Harris Put Her in Prison for Protesting Abortion
Idoni and her husband, who are both heavily involved in pro-life work, have five biological children and have adopted 10 boys from Ukraine.

Data: U.S. Hospitals Transitioned Nearly 6,000 Kids From 2019-2023
'Patients are being harmed by sex transition. That cannot be disputed ... The medical profession has lost its way.'

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Editorial

I leaned down and kissed my son

Dear Friends for Life: Many individuals in today's society understand the pain felt by mothers after they have aborted their babies. But what about Post-Abortion Syndrome which affects men? As the body count of unborn babies continues to increase, research shows that more and more fathers are desperately crying out in pain as a result of these abortions. While browsing google on this topic, I ran across the following article: "My 'Friend' Assumed I'd Be Pro Abortion for Cleft Babies Like Mine & He's Dead Wrong". This, in turn, resulted in writing on abortion and unborn babies with cleft lip. "I leaned down and kissed my son." Continue reading at Fr. Jerry's Blog...

Ethical Perspectives

New! Dead to the World

Douglas McManaman
To be alive to God, one has to be dead to the world. This is a basic principle of the spiritual life. The less one is dead to the world, the less that person is alive to God.

New! An IVF Primer

R. J. Snell
These essays are not provided out of callousness or a lack of empathy, but if we are to be responsible, we must be well-informed so that we can judge and choose in keeping with the truth of things.

New! Reflections on Israel's Exceptional Fertility

Daniel Kane
The enduring source of the Children of Israel's exceptional, future-oriented natalism is their intense, equally exceptional rootedness in their shared past.

New! Desperate people in Myanmar are selling their organs

Antonio Graceffo
The economic crisis caused by Myanmar's civil war is a humanitarian catastrophe, fuelling hunger, desperation - and the sale of human organs.

New! The Reality of Partial-Birth Abortion

Shenan J. Boquet
For thousands of years, people have found ways to kill unwanted babies. From taking pills to tearing a child to pieces prior to birth to even throwing a baby off a cliff, it often seems that any method will do. Parents seek only the end result - being rid of the baby.

Japanese panel proposes urgent measures

Shannon Roberts
Japan is finally starting to sit up and take notice of its fertility dilemma. Adding to our discussion of Japan recently on the blog, a Japanese government panel investigating solutions to the problem released its proposals on Tuesday this week.

Hyde Amendment Under Attack

Shenan J. Boquet
The Hyde Amendment is one of the most important pro-life achievements in U.S. history. But right now, it is under serious threat.

Dolly lab to create 'virgin birth' embryos

Irving News Comments
Please note the convergence of scientific and ethical issues concerning the use of the early human embryo in research with the use of adult human subjects in research -- especially research concerning artificial reproductive technologies (ART).

Dutch doctors want to harvest organs of euthanased patients

Michael Cook
Doctors in the Netherlands are developing a protocol which will increase the number of organs from people who request euthanasia.

Every sperm is scarce...

Marcus Roberts
Over the years there are have been studies that have raised concerns about the possibility of declining sperm count of men in the western world (North America, Europe, New Zealand and Australia)

The True Road to Justice

Charles J. Chaput
But as Jesus showed again and again by His words and in His actions, the only true road to justice passes through mercy. Justice cannot be served by more violence. "Frying the killer" may sound funny to some, righteous to others. But make no mistake: Capital punishment is just another drug we take to ease other, much deeper anxieties about the direction of our culture. Executions may take away some of the symptoms for a time (symptoms who have names and their own stories before God), but the underlying illness -- today's contempt for human life -- remains and grows worse.

Insanity is scientists doing the same experiments over and over again and expecting different results

Mark Sutherland
Are some scientists repeating the failures and missteps of the 1920s and 30s?

Abandoning the Most Vulnerable
Britain moves closer to legalizing assisted suicide.

Wesley J. Smith
On July 4, 1995, Myrna Lebov, age 52, committed suicide in her Manhattan apartment. The case generated national headlines when her husband, George Delury, announced that he had assisted Lebov's suicide at her request because she was suffering the debilitations of progressive multiple sclerosis. Delury became an instant celebrity. He was acclaimed as a dedicated husband willing to risk jail to help his beloved wife achieve her desired end. The assisted-suicide movement set up a defense fund and renewed calls for legalization. Delury made numerous television appearances and was invited to speak to a convention of the American Psychiatric Association. He signed a deal for a book, later published under the title But What If She Wants to Die? Delury soon copped a plea to attempted manslaughter and served a few months in jail.

Relativism or Relativity: Religious Freedom and the Family

William E. May
The fact that issues of birth, marriage and death figure so prominently in debates in the United States on the role of religion in public life should alert us to the possibility that the family holds a special place in the context of religious freedom.

Talk about Babies

Judie Brown
Congressman Trent Franks recently wrote about babies diagnosed with Down syndrome and their value to family and society. He understands this value firsthand because of his brother Bruce, who had Down syndrome and passed away 15 years ago.