Politics

Only a Minority of Abortions Are for Unwanted Pregnancies, New Study

by David C. Reardon April 15, 2021. A major abortion advocacy group has recently found that only 42% of aborting women described their pregnancies as unwanted.1 Unexpectedly, 38% described their pregnancies as wanted or wanted but mistimed.  The remaining 19% were unsure how to describe the wantedness of their pregnancies, indicating ambivalence or at least some attachment to […]

Making Abortion Rare, the Chief Justice Roberts Way

Aug. 13, 2020 In 2016, Chief Justice Roberts voted to uphold a Texas law requiring abortionists to have hospital admitting privileges.  But in 2020, he voted to reject an identical statute in Louisiana. Why?  Because his 2016 opinion was overruled by the majority of the Supreme Court.  Even though he still believes the majority erred […]

Legalizing Abortion in Ireland Is a Recipe for Harm

5/22/2018 Voters in Ireland are preparing to vote on Friday on whether or not to retain the Eighth Amendment recognizing the right to life of unborn children. Repealing the amendment would allow the government to implement a plan to allow abortion for any reason up to 12 weeks and for “health” reasons throughout pregnancy. Abortion […]

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