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59 posts tagged "Abortion"

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Empathy over apathy: Address the solution, not just the problem

Letter to the Editor | Friday, August 30, 2019

If we’re going to discuss an apathy problem, it seems to me that we have to address the solution as well. I recognize, as Ms. Szromba points out, that there is a distinct bubble that exists and defines much of our lives on campus and our engagement with the world outside of it. But is

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Panel discusses pro-life feminist perspective

Claire King | Thursday, April 11, 2019

It is not uncommon to hear in contemporary discourse that it is impossible to be feminist and pro-life; that in order to be a real feminist, you must support abortion rights. The McGrath Institute for Church Life and Notre Dame’s Office of Campus Ministry co-sponsored a panel discussion titled “Pro-Life Feminism” to discuss whether pro-life

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Earn the title ‘pro-life’

Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Let me start by saying that I would never personally have an abortion, but that is mostly due to my lack of a uterus. There is little pro-life in being anti-abortion. We must ask ourselves if it is enough to see a child born and not a child loved; a child born and not a

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The Mayor Pete dilemma

Jack Zinsky | Wednesday, April 10, 2019

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is a shrewd politician, military veteran and beloved South Bend icon. He has gained national influence recently after his initial exploratory committee to run for president, followed by his formal announcement just last week. He paints himself as the moral voice of the 2020 election, but sadly his track record

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Pro-life activist speaks on abortion debate

Rebecca Stella | Friday, April 5, 2019

A crowd consisting of students, parents, grandparents and even a few children gathered in DeBartolo Hall on Thursday to listen to Alexandra DeSanctis’ lecture titled “Surrender is not an option — Reclaiming the abortion debate.” Notre Dame’s Right to Life Club invited the 2016 University alumna to speak. DeSanctis writes about and speaks out about

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Pro-life advocate speaks on rise of current day colonialism

Serena Zacharias | Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Obianuju Ekeocha, a pro-life advocate and the founder and president of Culture of Life Africa, discussed the rise of modern-day ideological colonialism in the developing world in the Eck Center Tuesday. While imperialism in Africa is in the past, Ekeocha said in recent years Africans are seeing the return of western footprints all across the

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Panel previews and discusses ND alumnus’ pro-life film ‘Unplanned’

Thomas Murphy | Friday, March 22, 2019

Members of the Notre Dame community gathered Thursday evening at Browning Cinema in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center for a panel discussion about the upcoming pro-life film “Unplanned” hosted by the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture. The panel, whose discussion was partly based on clips from the film shown to the audience, was

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When both sides balk: A conversation on abortion

BridgeND | Wednesday, February 27, 2019

The LaFun ballroom echoed with chatter, punctuated by the passionate gesticulations of people engaged in lively debate. One table, however, had a mood better echoed by the somber evening — twilight spreading in from the western windows. A pro-life senior and her pro-choice classmate were engaged in an intense quest to understand each other. Mati

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Consider watching the Gosnell movie

Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, February 20, 2019

In May 2013, Dr. Kermit Barron Gosnell was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder, one count of involuntary manslaughter, 21 felony counts of illegal late-term abortion and 211 counts of violating the 24-hour informed consent law. Gosnell is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. The 280-page grand jury report on

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The March for Life and the pro-life movement

Jack Zinsky | Wednesday, January 23, 2019

With the March for Life taking place last weekend in Washington, D.C., the state of the pro-life movement is thrust to the front of US political conversations. Every year, the March is one of the largest, if not the largest, public demonstrations in the entire country. While contemporary pop culture may portray abortion as an

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