A recently founded organization provides remote online consultations and prescriptions for abortion-inducing medications through the mail to women in the United States. The organization, called Aid Access, is a spin-off of Women on Web, an online service that has provided prescriptions for
It will happen. The recent words of Pope Francis stating that the death penalty, under any circumstances, is wrong will not likely be music to the ears of many Americans, including many Catholics. Our country has remained the only major, developed democracy
On Jan. 22, 1987, the 14th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, dedicated its Tomb of the Unborn Child. The remains of two aborted babies, Francis and Clare, were interred across from
After learning of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement from the Supreme Court, the words of Jesuit Father John Hardon came to mind: “Educate, educate, educate.” Father Hardon, named a Servant of God by the Church, was a noted theologian, writer and catechist. He
Here we go again. Argentina seems ready to legalize abortion. The lower house of the Argentine Congress has voted to allow abortion, albeit with many negative votes. Action in the upper house is pending, but many worry that pro-abortion arguments will prevail
First, we had the Women’s March lamenting on Twitter how disappointed they were that the website Backpage.com had been shut down by federal authorities. Despite the fact that Backpage was considered by law enforcement to be a major facilitator for the sex-trafficking
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has described a May 25 vote paving the way for abortion on demand up to 12 weeks gestation as the “culmination of a quiet revolution.” Judging by the singing, dancing and general celebratory scenes when the results
Amid days of political tumult in the White House, ranging from President Donald Trump’s escalating protests against the Department of Justice’s Russian probe to the uncertain state of the planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, some good news emerged
The serpents have returned to Ireland. In a bold and forceful statement, more than two-thirds of Irish voters May 25 cast ballots in favor of legalizing abortion on demand for a baby up to 12 weeks’ gestation. The following day, when the
Concerns about the role social media plays in elections and political campaigns are commonplace now. Whether it’s the U.S. presidential election or the vote on Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, analysts ponder to what extent the use of social media