Category Archives: Abortion Reduction Debate
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NRO: Eye on the Catholic Left – Michael New
May 28: C-Span Live Stream of Robert George and Douglas Kmiec Exchange
C-SPAN will be covering the moderated discussion between Professor Robert P. George (Princeton University) and Professor Douglas Kmiec (Pepperdine Law School) to take place at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The discussion with focus on “The Obama Administration and the Sanctity of Human Life: Is There a Common Ground on Life Issues? What [...]
An Open Letter to President Obama’s Pro-Life Supporters
Friends:
We share with you a commitment to the profound, inherent, and equal dignity of every member of the human family. It is for this reason that we oppose abortion, embryo-destructive research, euthanasia, and every other form of direct killing of innocent human beings. We believe that these practices are grave injustices that no society should [...]
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann on the Sebelius Nomination
Excerpts from Archbishop Joseph Naumann’s column in The Leaven archdiocesan newspaper published March 6, 2009. Read the entire column at www.theleaven.com
The appointment of Governor Sebelius as the Secretary of Health and Human Services concerns me on many levels. With her history of support for legalized abortion and embryonic stem cell research, it is troubling the [...]
Responding to Professor Wright’s Response…
By Michael J. New, University of Alabama
I want to thank Professor Wright for his response to my latest article about his abortion research. Before I respond to the specific points he raises, I want to make it clear that I have not accused Professor Wright of being dishonest. In my most recent posting on MoralAccountability.com, [...]
Response to Michael New: II
Joseph Wright, Assistant Professor of Political Science Penn State University.
The main findings of my research show that the abortion rate is responsive to socioeconomic factors in the 1990s, when the overall abortion rate in the United States fell dramatically. Higher male employment, lower poverty rates, and more generous economic assistance are all correlated with lower [...]
A Response To Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good
This article is in response to Prof. Joseph Wright’s article “Commenting on Reducing Abortion in America“, published along with an open letter on the Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good website as well as on Moral Accountability – Editor
By Michael J. New, University of Alabama
I want to thank Joseph Wright, Sister Dillon, and Jennifer [...]
Commenting on Reducing Abortion in America: A Response to Michael New
An earlier edition of this post indicated that this brief response was from Prof. Wright. This is, in fact, the press release from the Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good website – Editor
Prof. Wright’s response can be found in PDF form here – Editor
In his article, “Holding ‘Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good’ [...]
Why “Reducing the Number of Abortions” not Necessarily Prolife
Francis J. Beckwith, Baylor University
President Barack Obama is unequivocal in his support of “abortion rights.” He has opposed laws forbidding the gruesome practice of partial-birth abortion, and even voted against Illinois’ born alive infant protection act, which protects babies who are born alive after surviving an attempted abortion. Despite Obama’s record, some prolife Catholics and [...]
Holding “Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good” Morally Accountable
Michael J. New, University of Alabama
An August 2008 study released by the group Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good had Obama supporters (and some editorial boards) swooning. Analyzing state level abortion data from 1982 to 2000, it purportedly found evidence that increased spending on various welfare programs resulted in substantial reductions in state abortion [...]