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Poison Pills
By Judie Brown Illinois governor JB Pritzker has given a new meaning to the famous Theodore Seuss Geisel tale How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Pritzker has doubled down on his dedication to assuring Illinois women that access to the abortion pill is among his top priorities. As he signed the bill into law, surrounded by women, he said, “As an anti-woman, anti-science, authoritarian administration...
A Death Clock Is Ticking
By Judie Brown Advocates of death are a curious lot. And those with a penchant for trailblazing are among the most aggressive, even though they remain in the shadows of the larger pro-death struggle to kill. The one person who has recently caught my renewed interest...
It’s a Jungle Out There!
By Judie Brown The title of the theme song for Monk—a television series that aired from 2002 through 2009—seems to be an appropriate title for this column as well. You see, current headlines are anything but civilized. The theme suggests inhumanity toward people of...
Religion and Abortion Rights
By Judie Brown Some years ago a friend exclaimed to me that she realized the huge difference between religion and actual faith in God. She had discovered that some folks say they are religious but have no actual faith in the Lord. I agreed, and this week I found a...
Save Dogs, Put Down People
By Judie Brown The Oregon scene these days puts a new veneer on the killing machine we recognize as assisted suicide. The state’s lawmakers are considering a legislative proposal that would remove the residency requirement from the state’s Death with Dignity Act. Some...
Radical Inclusion Rejects Sorrow for Sin
By Judie Brown Perhaps the headline didn’t catch your eye, but it did mine. It reads “Cardinal McElroy on ‘Radical Inclusion’ for L.G.B.T. People, Women and Others in the Church.” The Jesuit magazine America published the piece that states, in part, “It is a demonic...
Transhumanism Is What?
By Judie Brown Before the reader takes issue with my title, let’s make it clear that the words reflect the exact question I asked the first time a colleague said that word to me. Transhumanism, I said, cannot possibly be a word. But of course, it is, and it’s a...