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The Crisis Pregnancy Center Movement

By Brian Clowes, PhD / June 8, 2017 /

“Speak, yourself, on behalf of the dumb, on behalf of all the unwanted; speak, yourself, pronounce a just verdict, uphold the rights of the poor, of the needy.” ~Proverbs 31:8-9 The Origin of American Crisis Pregnancy Centers The organized American pro-life movement has a very long and honorable history.  It is more than 350 years…

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Should Men Speak against Abortion?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / June 8, 2017 /
men and abortion

One of the common arguments today is that men have no right to be involved in a woman’s choices regarding her physical health. Specifically, many people are outraged at the idea that a man could have any say in a woman’s reproductive choices. One aspect of frustration is directed against the all-male Catholic priesthood, on…

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I’m Personally Opposed to Abortion…

By Brian Clowes, PhD / June 8, 2017 /
Unhappy couple and sad woman upset after argument or conflict with her man on home sofa. Angry girlfriend or female thinking about disagreement or ignoring partner, tired of relationship problems

Pro-abortionists use many simplistic and misleading slogans, including “Woman’s body, woman’s choice!,” “When men can get pregnant, they can have an opinion on abortion,” and “There must be strict separation of Church and State.”  All of these are meant to intimidate pro-life people into not taking action to protect the unborn. This is also the…

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“Don’t Call Us ‘Pro-Abortion’ ― We’re ‘Pro-Choice’!”

By Brian Clowes, PhD / June 8, 2017 /

There is great power in the labels we select for ourselves, as well in the ones we apply to our opposition.  One of the greatest marketing triumphs of the abortion movement was to call itself “pro-choice.” Origin of the “Pro-Choice” Label Dr. Bernard Nathanson, one of the founding members of NARAL, wrote, “I remember laughing…

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Shouldn’t Every Child Be Wanted?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / June 8, 2017 /
Portrait of a joyful little girl with syndrome down in a summer park

The three most popular pro-abortion slogans are “Woman’s body, woman’s choice!,” “Freedom of choice!” and “Every child a wanted child!” These slogans are catchy, and they appeal in a superficial manner to the sense of fairness in all of us.  However, it takes only a little thought to break through the attractive façade and see…

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Can We Use Our Consciences on Contraception?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / April 18, 2018 /
forms of contraception

Surveys in many countries consistently show that most Catholics believe that decisions of conscience about contraception rightfully belong with those who must bear and rear children.  The legitimacy of teaching requires that it be embraced by the faithful.  Your teaching has no such legitimacy.  It is a marginalized minority view in our church, defended largely…

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What is Historical Church Teaching on Contraception?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / May 3, 2018 /

“Contraception cannot be an expression of total self-giving, because in contraception, something is done to oneself to destroy the power to conceive a child.  That same selfishness that wants to prevent the child by contraception will grow until it wants to kill the child already conceived.  We must fight selfishness with a true, generous and…

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Shouldn’t Women Be Able to Control Their Own Bodies?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / May 27, 2018 /
baby ultrasound

The battle captured by the slogan “my body, my choice!” is not new; it has been raging over a century. A cartoon in the May 1919 issue of Margaret Sanger’s Birth Control Review shows a woman being crushed by a giant roll of paper labeled “Laws Controlling Women’s Bodies.” Other offensive but equally common slogans…

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True Unity of a Human Person Defies All “Gender” Ideology

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / June 19, 2018 /
Creation of Adam by Michelangelo

The Many Dangers of “Gender” Ideology “Gender” ideology is sweeping across Western societies with relentless, hostile force. It is invading educational and health institutions beginning in the early life of students. And its ideologues are using the law to deny parental rights. Therefore, it is important to clarify and challenge the most basic assumptions of…

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Parents and Medical Decisions: Fight the Revolution

By Dr. Joseph Meaney / July 19, 2018 /
rights of parents

Technical and scientific discoveries and innovations are happening at a tremendous rate. Social attitudes and morality have also undergone huge shifts in just the past two generations. Try this mental exercise. Imagine virtually any community in the 1950s and then fast-forward to the present. Almost nothing will have remained untouched. The geography and enduring elements…

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