Abortion & IVF

A selection of recent articles on this topic

Lent at Planned Parenthood

Charlotte Allen

A few days ago I did something I’d never done before: I joined a group of people…

Bullets for Babies

John Murdock

Fill in the blank: No new law will ever stop a determined person from getting a(n) _______.…

Canada’s Pro-Abortion Politics

Charlotte Allen

In December 2017, Canada’s Liberal Party government, headed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, barred organizations that oppose…

Why the 2018 “Gerber Baby” Choice is So Important

Wesley J. Smith

Each year, Gerber, the baby food manufacturer, holds a “cute baby” photo contest, the winner of which…

Last of the Pro-Life Democrats Under Fire

John Murdock

And then there were three. That is how many pro-life Democrats remain in the House of Representatives.…

Ireland’s Constitutional Crisis

John Waters

For nearly six years I have been involved in what has seemed a continuous political battle, loosely…

Looking Down syndrome in the Face

J. D. Flynn

Before I met my son Max, I’d never spent much time with anyone who has Down syndrome.…

The Link Between Contraception and Abortion

Michael Pakaluk

I call the link between contraception and abortion an unpleasant fact, not only because both are unpleasant…

Why the Pro-Life Movement Will Live Long, and Prosper

Mary Eberstadt

We’re asked today to reflect on the future of the pro-life movement in an increasingly secular age.…

Paul VI in 2018

P. J. Smith

Paul VI’s landmark encyclical on birth control, Humanae Vitae, turns fifty this year. It was controversial before…

Joseph Fletcher’s Dark Dreams Becoming Our Reality

Wesley J. Smith

Joseph Fletcher (1905–1991) was one the most influential philosophers and bioethicists of the twentieth century. His advocacy…

The Roy Moore Postmortem

John Murdock

When Doug Jones defeated Roy Moore, the pro-life cause took a bullet but dodged a grenade. There…

What’s Changed Since Humanae Vitae?

George Weigel

Throughout this academic year, Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University is hosting a series of lectures, billed as the…

A Cool Cardinal

Matthew Schmitz

Blase Cupich wants Catholics to grow up. Cardinal archbishop of a city famous for the husky, brawling…

A Right to the Baby We Want

Wesley J. Smith

Whenever I write about the underregulated multi-billion-dollar infertility industry, I receive anguished emails from women who can’t…