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Pope Francis asks priests to forgive the sin of abortion

The pontiff urges priests to express “words of genuine welcome” to repentant women who have undergone abortions, “combined with a reflection that explains the gravity of the sin committed.”

Commentary on the Media Discourse Surrounding Abortion and Social Class

We as a nation need to have a serious talk about how the various discourses on what constitutes personhood are enforced in the context of class, sexuality and desire. And Americans rarely talk class. But it's there. Class affects our sexuality and desires, our humanity and personhood from pre-birth, to birth, to death. Now it's also addressing "When does life start?"

The hidden ethics battle in the Planned Parenthood fetal tissue scandal

In a flood of outrage over Planned Parenthood videos — executives caught talking callously about supplying fetal tissue for medical research — some key points have washed out of attention, ethics experts say.

Why the Supreme Court’s gay marriage decision is not like legalizing abortion (ANALYSIS)

In the wake of the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage, a favorite talking point among social conservatives was that even if they lost a battle, they could still win the war: The ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges was akin to the 1973 Roe v. Wade verdict legalizing abortion, they argued, and opponents would continue to fight, and steadily work their way back to victory.

Are antiabortion activists winning?

The Supreme Court seems poised to take on the abortion issue again, and with reason.

Americans prefer ‘pro-choice’ label by biggest margin in seven years

Despite Americans’ shifting opinions on a range of moral and ethical issues, abortion foes have been encouraged by numbers showing that opposition to abortion rights appeared to have resisted serious slippage, and was even gaining traction.

Do you need more than 5 months to decide to have an abortion?

So a woman would have about five months to make a decision about abortion before the child could surely feel a dismembering death.

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