Abortion & IVF

A selection of recent articles on this topic

Overturning Roe v. Wade

R. R. Reno

More than sixty million abortions have been performed in America since Roe v. Wade was decided in…

Fertility and Toxicity

Lyman Stone

Most people understand that exposure to lead, especially in children, can be extremely hazardous. But one pernicious…

Her Name Is Monroe Christine

Brandon McGinley

Her name is Monroe Christine. She is twenty months old. She was born on television. You see,…

After the Irish Debacle

George Weigel

I wasn’t surprised by the result of Ireland’s May 25 referendum, which opened a path to legal…

Ireland: An Obituary

John Waters

This country of ours is no sand bank, thrown up by some recent caprice of earth. It…

Ireland and the ‘Ensoulment’ Myth

Catherine Lafferty

On May 25, Irish citizens will vote on a referendum on whether to repeal the Eighth Amendment…

Pope Paul Said No

Dan Hitchens

In September 1988, just five months before his death, Fr. John Ford, SJ revealed a conversation he had had…

A Diagnosis of Moralosis

John Waters

An odd thing happened in Ireland on Easter Sunday. A politician, a senator who had been chairperson of…

Check the Box and Take the Cash

David T. Koyzis

Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is well over halfway through its statutory four-year mandate, and the prime minister…

Roe v. Wade Derangement Syndrome

George Weigel

The defense of the indefensible often leads to a kind of derangement in otherwise rational people. That…

Adoption and the Firing of Kevin Williamson

Dale M. Coulter

I have been following the controversy over the firing of Kevin Williamson from The Atlantic for his…

Not Dead Yet

Nathan Martin

Dan Lipinski, one of the last openly pro-life Democrats in the House of Representatives, prevailed Tuesday in…

Planning Parenthood

Gina Loehr

I am not a fan of Natural Family Planning. My husband and I have been using NFP—or…

The Abortion Exception

Charlotte Allen

On March 20 the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in National Institute of Family and Life…

An Open Letter to Pro-Life Sidewalk Witnesses

Constance J. Thatcher

Recently, Charlotte Allen recounted her experience as a pro-life witness outside the Planned Parenthood clinic in Washington,…