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-55 posts tagged "Abortion"
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
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
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
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
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
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
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Last Wednesday, Planned Parenthood announced Dr. Leana Wen as its new president and successor to Cecile Richards, who had led the organization since 2006. Dr. Wen sports quite the impressive career; she immigrated from China as a child, graduated from college at 18, was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, became an emergency physician and eventually
Eddie Damstra | Thursday, April 19, 2018
A couple of weeks ago, a piece entitled “Pro-Life movement: Where were you?” was published in The Observer. Throughout the letter, the author argued that the Right to Life group on campus should have organized a cohort to attend the March for Our Lives, which took place in major cities to protest the current status
Letter to the Editor | Monday, January 22, 2018
I was excited to read that at least 1,000 members and students of the Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross community went to Washington, D.C. for the 2018 March for Life. To my disappointment, I later read a Viewpoint opposing the March for Life. Take a close look at the billboards surrounding the Michiana
Kelli Smith | Friday, January 19, 2018
Over 1,000 Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross College students and community members will be marching in Washington, D.C. on Friday as part of the 45th March for Life. Founded in 1974 to peacefully protest the Roe v. Wade decision — a Supreme Court case that legalized abortion in the United States — the March