Catholic hospitals control 1 out of every 9 hospital beds in the United States, either through direct administration or mergers with other health care systems; in eight states, they control more than 30% of beds. According to a 2013 article … Continue reading
PJW Note: This post originally appeared on October 28, 2013. Yet, as a recent Op-ed in The New York Times, “Pregnant, and No Civil Rights,” clearly demonstrates, the problems Reiheld addresses have only gotten worse. With over 2,000 hits in the past three days, … Continue reading
PJW Note: This post originally appeared on October 28, 2013. Yet, as a recent Op-ed in The New York Times, “Pregnant, and No Civil Rights,” clearly demonstrates, the problems Reiheld addresses have only gotten worse. With over 2,000 hits in the past three days, … Continue reading
Guest post by Karey Harwood, Ph.D. (Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, NC State University) Jennifer Whalen, the 39-year old mother who has been jailed in Pennsylvania for procuring an abortion-inducing medication (formerly called RU-486) for her 16-year old daughter, … Continue reading
Colleagues, If we can’t do something to help women like this, we need to reorganize. Not only does this continue the immoral intrusion by the church and the state into the reproductive destinies of women, but it also imposes unwarranted … Continue reading
A little bit of good news on the world stage: The new abortion policy, which was proposed by the minister for women’s rights and has been debated among lawmakers since the beginning of this year, is just one of the … Continue reading
A complication of transnational surrogacy: what happens when the contracting couple/parent(s) decide after birth that they do not want the child? In this case, one of two twins carried by a surrogate was born with Down syndrome. His “healthy” sister … Continue reading
Legislators and major news outlets have stated that the United States is one of the few countries that does not prohibit abortion for sex selection purposes. However, the eight states in the United States that currently ban sex-selective abortion are … Continue reading
From “America’s Finest New Source,” The Onion: Authorization for the clinic walls reportedly sailed through the state legislature and was quickly signed by Gov. Bryant, despite failed amendments from a small group of Democrats that would have reduced the wall’s … Continue reading
From “America’s Finest New Source,” The Onion: Authorization for the clinic walls reportedly sailed through the state legislature and was quickly signed by Gov. Bryant, despite failed amendments from a small group of Democrats that would have reduced the wall’s … Continue reading
In 1985, Spain passed laws restricting a woman’s right to abortion, the so-called “Organic Law” governing reproductive health and abortion. Under this law, abortion was legal in only three cases: serious risk to physical or mental health of the … Continue reading
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