Frances Kissling's blog
Choice is a central component of the rational human being. It is especially important that we assert it for women whose choices are constrained by circumstances along with efforts to increase the circumstances that give women more choices.
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Our biggest defeat since 1973 was enactment of the Hyde Amendment and the lack of an uncompromising commitment to overturning it. If nothing else, we must now make overturning Hyde the single objective of our movement.
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Two hundred million women worldwide want to avoid pregnancy but lack access to contraception. Recent research suggests that filling this gap is a humane and cost-effective human rights and environmental strategy.
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Faith groups now want to expand the Hyde Amendment so that everyone is denied coverage for abortion care even with private insurance, while the same groups are ignoring the exclusion of undocumented workers.
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Before the congressional recess, moderate pro-life and
pro-choice leaders agreed both sides would not
seek provisions in healthcare reform to change the status quo on abortion. But the good will of the pro-choicers has not been met by pro-lifers.
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Catholic tradition influenced Ted Kennedy the Senator and the man. But he did not wear his religion on his sleeve, instead grounding his commitment in the experiences of the poor, immigrants, women, LGBT persons and others.
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Amid proclamations that common ground has been reached on abortion, a new set of anti-abortion actors has claimed leadership of the movement. These good and decent people nonetheless lack understanding of women's nature and identity.
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In a recent article, Chris Korzen criticized those wary of "common ground" efforts and claims Democrats had abandoned Catholics. But good facts are critical to good ethics and Korzen fails to provide evidence for his claims.
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In a recent article, Chris Korzen criticizes those wary of his and others' roles in "common ground" efforts and claims the Democrats had abandoned Catholics. But good facts are critical to good ethics and Korzen fails to provide evidence for his claims.
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When moral absolutes collide, claiming you can end the cultural divide with a public policy prescription may actually be an obstacle to achieving more modest, but valuable, objectives.
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