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-20 posts tagged "Planned Parenthood"
Lucas Masin-Moyer | Tuesday, April 5, 2016
In June 2013, Wendy Davis fought for the protection of abortion rights in an 11-hour filibuster in the Texas state senate. Nearly three years later, she continued her advocacy for women’s health with an hour-long talk and discussion at Notre Dame. Hosted by the Notre Dame College Democrats, the event was co-sponsored by Women in
Haleigh Ehmsen | Tuesday, December 1, 2015
The Student Government Association (SGA) and Student Diversity Board (SDB) will co-sponsor an opportunity for students to come together and talk about controversial issues at a Catholic institution tonight in Rice Commons, according to OrgSync, the Saint Mary’s student activities portal. The event will last one hour, beginning at 7:30 p.m., and will be closed
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, December 1, 2015
In response to Dr. Mooney’s statement regarding the Planned Parenthood display on the Saint Mary’s campus, I see it to be inadequate, hiding behind the secular “academic freedom.” As Pope John Paul II said, “Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.” My family has
Letter to the Editor | Monday, November 16, 2015
Bishop Kevin Rhoades’s recent long letter to The Observer excoriating Planned Parenthood (Nov. 12) exemplifies the tunnel vision and lack of proportionality that often characterize anti-abortion editorializing. When Bishop Rhoades compares student support of Planned Parenthood to (hypothetical) support of the Ku Klux Klan, he ignores a fundamental difference. A central part of the activity
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, November 13, 2015
Before fall break, Saint Mary’s Belles for Life club hosted the Planned Parenthood Project, a national initiative by Students for Life of America, on campus. In response, Feminists United club constructed a display of 1,852 flags, each of which represented 10 Planned Parenthood services not related to abortion or contraception. Several students responded by creating
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, November 11, 2015
This past week, I was contacted by numerous people who expressed serious concern about a recent public display by some students and faculty at Saint Mary’s that positively portrayed the services of Planned Parenthood. I was very saddened to learn this show of support for an organization that is the largest abortion provider in our country occurred at
Observer Staff Report | Monday, November 9, 2015
Saint Mary’s President Carol Ann Mooney responded to the campus controversy surrounding Planned Parenthood in an email to students Thursday. On Oct. 29, Saint Mary’s Feminists United club hosted a display of 1,852 flags, each of which represented 10 services offered by Planned Parenthood not related to abortion or providing contraception. Religious studies professor and
Alex Winegar and Kathryn Marshall | Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Wednesday afternoon, Saint Mary’s vice president for student affairs Karen Johnson sent an email to students in response to events last week “that called into question the faithfulness to the Saint Mary’s College mission as a Catholic, women’s, residential, undergraduate college in the liberal arts tradition.” Last Thursday, the Feminists United club at the College hosted
Alex Winegar and Kathryn Marshall | Monday, November 2, 2015
Last Thursday, 1,852 flags were displayed on Library Green at Saint Mary’s as a visual representation of the health services offered by Planned Parenthood. The exhibit was Feminists United’s response to a campus visit from the Planned Parenthood Project on Oct. 15, religious studies professor Stacy Davis said. The Planned Parenthood Project is run by Students
Kate Hardiman | Wednesday, September 23, 2015
In the era of the 24-hour news cycle, it is surprising that the majority of Americans remain unaware of the videos aired this summer that exposed Planned Parenthood’s alleged harvesting and trafficking of fetal organs. Seventy percent of citizens surveyed had neither seen nor heard of the shocking footage released by a pro-life, non-profit group