How Raphael Warnock Came to Be an Abortion-Rights Outlier
Religious, pro-abortion-rights voices were not always so rare. Read full piece
Catholics Divided as Bishops Examine Biden’s Abortion Stance
Catholics split almost evenly in supporting Donald Trump or Joe Biden in the presidential election. Now they’re divided over a declaration by the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that the president-elect's support for abortion rights presents the church with a “difficult and
It’s Time to Rescue the ‘Pro-Life’ Label from Anti-Abortion Activists
The “pro-life” label was once a moral call to arms, but it has become a mere political checkbox. Jonathan Merritt looks at the cultural history of the term “pro-life” and why it should mean more than anti-abortion.
Ousted by Party, Former Democrat Holds to Pro-Life Platform in Tennessee
Longtime state legislator and Memphis pastor John DeBerry is now running as an Independent. Read full piece
I’m a Pro-Life Evangelical. In Supporting Trump, My Movement Sold Its Soul.
Former executive director of Ohio Right to Life argues the pro-life movement has shown itself to be too willing to trade moral character for power. Read full piece
Right-to-Life Spokeswoman Won’t Support Trump
National leaders back re-election, but some evangelical activists say 2020 choice is not so clear. Read full piece
Christian Abortion Critics Urge Democrats to Change Platform
A group of more than 100 Christian pastors, religion professors, and other advocates is urging the Democratic National Committee to adopt a party platform that’s friendlier to abortion opponents. The letter was organized by the anti-abortion group Democrats for Life.
Conservative Abortion Foes Criticize Supreme Court Ruling
Conservative abortion opponents vented their disappointment and fury on Monday after the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision to strike down a Louisiana law that would have curbed abortion access.
For Abortion Foes, Trump’s Allyship Blunts ‘Roe’ Revelation
The headline-making revelations Norma McCorvey offered in the recently premiered documentary “AKA Jane Roe” stand little chance of denting anti-abortion activists’ momentum in Washington.
Documentary: Anti-Abortion Rights Movement Paid ‘Jane Roe’ Thousands to Switch Sides
Norma McCorvey, better known as “Jane Roe,” was at the center of the 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide. Now three years after her death, she says she was paid to speak out against abortion in a documentary being released