Abortion Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
October 10th, 2022
Three Jewish women have filed a lawsuit challenging Kentucky’s sweeping abortion ban on the basis of Jewish religious teachings. The suit argues that a ban on abortions infringes on their religious rights.
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June 28th, 2022
Abortion is no longer a right in the United States, and Justice Clarence Thomas doesn't want to stop there. He wrote that the court should take another look at rulings which legalized same-sex marriage and contraception.
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June 24th, 2022
News that the Supreme Court officially voted to overturn Roe v. Wade and send abortion rights back to the states set off nationwide protests that are likely to continue throughout the summer and potentially beyond.
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June 17th, 2022
A Jewish congregation in Florida is challenging that state's new abortion law on religious freedom grounds. They say that in Judaism, women not only have the right to an abortion, sometimes it is required.
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May 18th, 2022
With a Roe v. Wade reversal likely on the horizon, many are ringing alarm bells that the next target could be Griswold v. Connecticut. Is the Supreme Court going to pull out a wholesale ban on contraception?
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May 12th, 2022
When it comes to protesting, where's the line? Over Mother's Day weekend, pro-choice advocates nationwide interrupted Catholic services in protest of the Church's pro-life stance. Fair game or too far?
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May 5th, 2022
A leaked draft from the Supreme Court seems to indicate an imminent reversal of Roe v. Wade. LGBTQ activists fear that if Roe is reversed, everything from same-sex marriage to contraception could be nixed next.
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May 3rd, 2022
The United States Supreme Court may soon overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which guarantees abortion rights for women. But some say restricting abortion could run afoul of Jewish religious tradition.
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April 7th, 2022
The activist group "Stop Having Kids" is putting up billboards all over Portland, OR, to further the antinatalism movement. They hope to abolish parenthood, arguing that having children only increases global suffering.
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