By Jonathon Van Maren The just-released Netflix documentary Reversing Roe begins with flashing images set to gripping voice-overs from both sides of the abortion debate: A pro-lifer describing how “the baby is ripped limb from limb while the heart is still beating”–and the tearful voice of a woman pleading with legislators to leave the difficult…
By Jonathon Van Maren In 2009, the liberal lioness of the Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, sat down with Emily Bazelon of the New York Times Magazine for a freewheeling conversation on a range of issues, including the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade. During the course of that discussion, the notorious RBG noted…
By Jonathon Van Maren May 24, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – It is important, in the cut and thrust of the culture wars, to occasionally remind ourselves of the victories that we do accomplish, especially considering that those victories are in defiance of social trends and illustrate the importance of pushing back, getting engaged, and brawling for every inch…
By Jonathon Van Maren The last few months have brought quite a few pro-life victories right across the United States. Iowa passed a fetal heartbeat abortion ban. South Dakota passed a bill requiring abortionists to tell women that abortion kills a human being—which is an undeniable fact. And last week, Mississippi passed a 15-week ban…
By Jonathon Van Maren Abortion activists are afraid that Donald Trump’s presidency could end legal abortion in America. That’s a sentence I never thought I’d write, and to be honest, I think that abortion activists are perhaps overstating the case. For starters, they need to overstate their case—it’s true that pro-lifers are pressing their advantage…
By Jonathon Van Maren A few short updates: **** Canada is again receiving international recognition, but for all the same reasons. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s long war against the family—supported by Progressive Conservative backstabber Patrick Brown—has attracted attention from Christian organizations and religious liberty watchers around the world. Dr. Scott Masson summed up the situation…
By Jonathon Van Maren Yesterday, the Center for Medical Progress released another video, a series of clips highlighting conversations with abortionists as they describe their trade. By the end of the day, YouTube had pulled the video down, and the Washington Post reports that a San Francisco judge has ordered David Daleiden and his attorneys,…
By Jonathon Van Maren For the last couple of weeks, there’s been quite a bit of debate going on about who can legitimately call themselves a “feminist,” especially after a pro-life group that identifies as feminist got disinvited from being a public sponsor of the Women’s March on Washington. The organizers of the Women’s March,…
By Jonathon Van Maren The day before the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as 45th president of the United States, I headed to Virginia to stay with my friend Andy Moore and his family. The drive took longer than expected: I had to drive around Washington, DC, as the entire city was on lockdown. Threats…
By Jonathon Van Maren It’s been twenty-two days since Donald Trump was elected the president of the United States, and it appears that the progressive meltdown may have some real staying power. The media is doubling and tripling down on their discussions of racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and a host of other hatreds apparently afflicting…