It seems that the British state is ratcheting up its censorship of unpopular opinions. In December, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested in Birmingham after the police questioned her for silently praying within the “buffer zone” of an abortion clinic. Last week,…
The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE) “prohibits threats of force, obstruction and property damage intended to interfere with reproductive health care services.” According to the U.S. Justice Department’s website, FACE “is not about abortions” but, rather, “protects…
It was an “opinion day” like no other in recent judicial memory. June 24, 2022. Threats of violence had prompted erection of barricades outside of the Supreme Court building — and not the flimsy bicycle-rack railings used along parade routes…
The mid-January sun made an appearance, but clouds still obscured the horizon, portending a long road ahead for pro-life marchers. To those who have marched before, this year’s March for Life seemed more or less the same as it did…
For 50 years, tens of thousands of people faithful to the cause of protecting the unborn have annually descended on Washington, D.C. to bear witness against the evil of abortion. This year’s March for Life, however, existed in an entirely…
Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I set you apart… — Jeremiah 1:5 Everything the modern Left says is a lie. Climate change is not an existential threat. There is no systemic…
Former President Donald Trump is blaming pro-life Republicans for the dismal results of the 2022 midterm elections. While Trump is correct that too many Republicans didn’t have coherent rebuttals to Democratic abortion arguments after the reversal of Roe v. Wade,…
Your Baby & Child: The Classic Childcare Guide, Revised and Updated By Penelope Leach (Knopf, 640 pages, $20) Marigold and Rose: A Fiction By Louise Glück (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 64 pages, $22) When I first suspected I was pregnant,…
There’s been a flurry of commentary in Catholic circles since Pope Francis decided to defrock pro-life advocate and priest Frank Pavone. One suggestion I’ve seen from many Catholic writers is that Francis is punishing Pavone because he believes clergymen should…
“I hope you have to watch everyone you love die of cancer you irredeemable, subhuman f**kstick.” So wrote the winsome Stephen in response to a piece I did for a Catholic publication that detailed the death of Pennsylvania as a…