Will Hillary Clinton run for president? It is the question that will dominate politics for the next sixteen months. Some say Hillary has lost the edge needed to endure another grueling presidential campaign. But make no mistake: She will run,…
For many Democrats, the decision to support or oppose a particular policy or piece of legislation often hinges on a simple question: Does it alleviate pain and suffering? This pain principle informs the party’s traditional opposition to torture and the…
Until recently, if a pregnant woman wanted to determine the genetic health of her baby, she had to endure a series of crude and invasive tests. Early in her second trimester, she would be given a blood test called the…
Yoani Sánchez seemed exhausted when she arrived to give a talk at the Czech embassy in Washington, D.C., on a Tuesday evening in late March. The well-known Cuban blogger and dissident was in the middle of an 80-day, twelve-country tour….
The Baltimore Ravens’ Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers is making headlines today. But it’s only a momentary diversion from what has been, and will remain, the NFL’s dominant storyline: the increasing awareness of head injuries, the escalating…
After 40 years of abortion virtually on demand, we’re still looking for ways to significantly reduce the number of abortions. New ideas are needed, and here’s an intriguing one: let’s pay abortion-minded women to give birth. Lack of finances is…
On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its Roe v. Wade decision, creating a constitutional right to abortion and legalizing most abortions nationally. Later that year, the board of trustees of the American Psychiatric Association voted to…
In advance of the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, the Pew Research Center released a poll on Wednesday finding that 63% of Americans oppose completely overturning the ruling, which created a constitutional right to abortion…
“Conscience is the most sacred of all property.” –James Madison Nurse Catherina Cenzon-DeCarlo winced as the doctor inserted forceps into his patient’s dilated cervix and pushed them deep into her uterus. Then she stood shocked as he carefully plucked, piece…