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Jan 10, 202210 min read

A "New Paradigm": The Stunning History of Human Rights Violations at Guantánamo Bay

by Samuel B. Parker — On January 11th, 2002, twenty inmates arrived at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, becoming the first individuals...

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Jan 1, 20224 min read

Staving Off War: The Russia, Ukraine, and NATO Stand-Off

by John Whitehead — The long-simmering conflict between Ukraine and Russia now threatens to become open war. Russian military forces...

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Dec 13, 20213 min read

Eugenics: How Did It Start?

by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Dr. Laura Rivard of the University of San Diego, founder of Genetics Generation, makes an excellent point in...

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Nov 19, 20213 min read

Pregnancy and Eugenics

by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Growing up pro-life, I heard the word “eugenics” tossed around often, even from an early age. I became...

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Oct 30, 20212 min read

Towards a New Definition of Freedom for Women: The Pro-Life Arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson

by Rana Irby — The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on December 1 in Dobbs v. Jackson, the case dealing with Mississippi’s ban on...

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Oct 18, 20214 min read

The Forgotten War: The Libyan War and Its Legacy

by John Whitehead — Of the 21st century wars waged by the United States, the Libya War is perhaps the most forgotten one. The 2011 war...

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Oct 10, 20214 min read

We Need Justice for Thousands of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

by Sophie Trist — President Joe Biden has just become the first U.S. president to issue a proclamation in honor of Indigenous People’s...

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Sep 27, 20215 min read

Report Cites Fraud and Abuse by Post-9/11 Military Contractors

by Judith Evans — The post-9/11 era has seen a dramatic increase in Pentagon spending, with up to half of those funds going to private...

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Sep 17, 20213 min read

"Legal, not Moral": Mexico’s Supreme Court Annuls Pivotal Abortion Ban

by Samuel B. Parker — In 2018, Mexico’s Supreme Court began to review legal challenges to abortion laws in the northern state of...

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Sep 13, 20212 min read

A Mistake from the Beginning: Looking Back on the Afghanistan War

by John Whitehead — The longest war in American history ended this August as U.S. troops left Afghanistan. What the U.S. withdrawal will...

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Sep 11, 20215 min read

Torture and the War On Terror

by Judith Evans — Abu Ghraib. Guantanamo. Extraordinary rendition. Torture. In the years following the attacks of September 11, 2001,...

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Sep 10, 20215 min read

Twenty Years Later

by Aimee Murphy — The very first issue of our magazine Life Matters Journal had a piece titled, “Ten Years Later” that I wrote in...

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Sep 10, 20213 min read

A Global License to Kill: The History of US Targeted Killing

by John Whitehead — Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi, allegedly a top al Qaeda member suspected of involvement in the 2000 bombing of the USS...

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Sep 1, 20215 min read

Texas's New Abortion Law: A Whole-Life Analysis

by Sophie Trist — In May, Texas passed a new abortion law similar to the heartbeat bills passed in other states. Though comparable laws...

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Sep 1, 20213 min read

U.S. Foreign Policy, Afghanistan, and the Historical Significance of Accepting Refugees

by Rana Irby — Recent years have seen war, violence, conflict, and persecution being major contributors to people leaving their homes as...

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Aug 2, 20214 min read

United Nations Office of Human Rights Issues Groundbreaking Report on Combating Systemic Racism

by Sophie Trist — Following the brutal murder of George Floyd and subsequent racial justice protests around the globe, the United Nations...

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Jul 16, 20212 min read

Unjust War: A Personal Testimony from 1972

by John Evans — Stepping off the bus in Victoria, Texas, back in 1972 was no easy matter. I was facing a brutal unknown future. Having...

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Jun 18, 20212 min read

Juneteenth and Its Symbolic Significance for the Consistent Life Ethic

by Rana Irby — June 19th, or “Juneteenth,” commemorates the end of chattel slavery in the United States. For the Black American...

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May 25, 20215 min read

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

by Krista Corbello, Rehumanize International Board President — When I was in middle school, I learned about the horrors of the Holocaust....

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Jan 7, 20214 min read

The Attack on the U.S. Capitol

by Vanesa Zuleta Goldberg — Yesterday we witnessed a domestic terrorist attack on our nation's capital. A mob of Trump supporters...

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