Changing the Way I Approach Abortion
I'm ready to leave behind the language and baggage of the pro-life movement to explore a politically unattached whole-life ethic.
Silent Doulas: The Problem With Being ‘A Voice for the Voiceless’
And in their haste to expedite the birth process, they end up playing not the role of a good birth companion, but of an abuser, an oppressor, of someone who forces a birth too soon. This is the opposite of solidarity.
Have you been 'born again'?
AUGUST 28, 2013 | BY: MORF MORFORD -- “Have you been born again?” was a popular question a generation ago. This question...
You Can Be Pro-Choice Politically and Be A Pro-Life Advocate In Your Community
BY: ROMAL TUNE -- As a Christian and an ordained minister I have wondered if it is possible to be pro-choice politically but advocate...
Letters to My Unborn Children: the Silent Grief of Miscarriage
BY: SHAWN COLLINS -- Our first pregnancy in 2004 ended in a miscarriage right after Easter. Through my wife Kristine’s five....
The Sacred Messiness of Life in Community
Janna, a midwife at a local birthing center where a few of the babies in our community were born (including our little daughter, Ruby), made a sign of a cross and prayed a quick blessing over Derek and Chris...