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Re-Imagining Roe: Life-Affirming Assistance for Families
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — The overturning of Roe v. Wade has made me reflect a lot on my own pregnancy. I’ve written about this before...
Jul 29, 20224 min read
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"Gattaca" Predicts the Dangers of Gene Editing
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Warning: Spoilers. I have long heard the 1997 film Gattaca hailed as a pro-life movie. I decided to check it...
Feb 15, 20223 min read
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Colonialism and Pregnancy Intersect in "White Lies"
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Warning: Spoilers. One thing that has always fascinated me about issues relating to pregnancy is that...
Feb 7, 20224 min read
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"Precious": Finding Hope Amid Tragedy
by Christy Yao Pellicioni — Warning: Spoilers. Precious was the first movie to give me nightmares in a while. It's not a particularly...
Jan 28, 20223 min read
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Help for Pregnant Women
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — I consider myself lucky to live in Maryland, and even luckier to be pregnant in this great state. Maryland...
Jan 26, 20224 min read
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Prenatal Testing, Disabilities, and A Cause for Hope
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — It was a hot day in July when I was finally over the worst of my “morning” (i.e., all the time) sickness,...
Jan 18, 20226 min read
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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...
Dec 13, 20213 min read
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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...
Nov 19, 20213 min read
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Paid Maternity Leave: Popular and Feasible!
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Paid maternity leave is a popular idea. A Pew study found that 82% of Americans support mandatory paid leave...
Nov 7, 20213 min read
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Maternity Leave: Is It That Big of a Deal?
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Lately, my crusade for maternity leave at work has felt like a logic puzzle that no one will explain the...
Nov 3, 20213 min read
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Maternity Leave: An Introduction
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Last fall, I took a class called “Writing for Social Change.” Our class focused on writing for a Baltimore...
Oct 15, 20212 min read
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Progressive, Pro-Life, and Pregnant: An Introduction
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — In my last post for Rehumanize, I wrote about how being pregnant had affected my pro-life beliefs. It had...
Oct 9, 20212 min read
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How Being Pregnant Has Affected My Pro-Life Beliefs
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — For what seems like my whole life, I’ve been focused on helping women through “crisis pregnancies.” Now that...
Jul 2, 20216 min read
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Peace on Earth, for Earth's Sake
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — This Earth Day, there are many things one could wish were done differently. One could wish for the polar ice...
Apr 21, 20213 min read
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DIY Abortions in a Post-Roe America
by Christy Yao — The ending of Roe v. Wade in America, although a celebratory event for many pro-lifers, will present new and unique...
Apr 15, 20212 min read
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"13th" Shines a Light on the Lasting Effects of Slavery
by Christy Yao — Editor's note: citations for the statistics referenced in this article can be found in the documentary 13th. — 13th is a...
Feb 26, 20214 min read
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