Category: Life

By Dave Andrusko “The presumed stripping of personhood from embryos has other frightening and horrifying dimensions for pro-life people. It is probably safe to say that in our society (as in most), the relationship between mother and child is assumed to be the most intimate, most sacred, and most self-sacrificing relationship of all. To people …

What Will Future Generations Condemn Us For? By Dave Andrusko You don’t need to be grandparents, like us, just parents of children who are at least teenagers to know how differently they see the world. Most of the distinctions and contrasts are because they have grown up in a world vastly different than the one …

By SPUC—the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children Aristotle, the ancient Greek philosopher, taught many wise and noble principles that have served humanity well down the centuries. One exception, however, was his principle “let there be a law that no deformed child shall live.” Likewise, Roman law has served as a good basis for …

By Texas Right to Life College professor Ramata Sissoko Cisse taught her students several lessons during a memorable three-hour lecture. Cisse, an assistant professor of anatomy and physiology at Georgia Gwinnett College, wanted to ensure that each of her students could pay attention to the lengthy class. When a young mother in the class couldn’t …

At seven months Lucas is eating and cooing to his mother By Dave Andrusko Probably every mom believes her baby is one of a kind. In the case of Maria Santa Maria’s son Lucas, however, it’s literally true. Lucas, now seven months old and living at home, is the only baby known to survive his …

By Steve Rupp Editor’s note. Mr. Rupp is the president of Missouri Right to Life. This op-ed appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Missouri Right to Life worked hard to help pass Missouri House Bill 126 this past legislative session. The legislation is designed to save the lives of innocent children in the safety of …

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation It is with great pain that I revisit the events of 9/11/2001. I recall the shock and disbelief I felt when I flipped on a television and saw the second plane fly into New York’s Twin Towers. When another plane hit the Pentagon, I feared that …

By Dave Andrusko Going back all the way to 1999 [!], one of the most popular stories we periodically run is what Wisconsin’s Beloit College calls its “Mindset List” for the incoming freshman class. It’s a way of tracking the “cultural touchstones” and coordinates through which 18-year-olds compile and navigate their beginner’s worldview. This year, …