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Reproductive rights take center stage at Women’s March

Reproductive rights take center stage at Women's March
Activists take to the street in protest of Texas abortion law.
Caleb Jonker, News Editor October 4, 2021

On Oct. 2, thousands flooded the streets of Los Angeles in defense of reproductive rights during the Women’s March. Across the nation, roughly 600 demonstrations took place to protest the Texas abortion law allowed by the Supreme Court.  LOS ANGELES PROTEST As activists and protesters took to the...

State lawsuits against Trump’s Title X funding holds women’s healthcare as hostage

The new legal cases against the U.S. Department of Health reveal the debate is not about women’s healthcare, but about obtaining taxpayer-funded abortions.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor March 18, 2019

If you throw a rock into a pack of wolves, the one that barks is the one that was hit. After the U.S. Department of Health put into effect the new funding rules in the federal Title X family planning program—covered previously—22 states, including the District of Columbia and Planned Parenthood,...

The new Title X rule is a pro-life win

The new Title X rule is a pro-life win
Stripping federal grants from programs that support abortion is a cause for celebration.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor March 1, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 28, 2019). On Feb. 22, the Trump administration issued, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the final rule to revise the Title X family planning program. The new revision will require organizations who receive funding through...

2019: The year we fight against infanticide

2019: The year we fight against infanticide
It is time that we see abortion’s true colors.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor February 18, 2019

It has become common practice that when someone wants to hide something, they use words which have no clear meaning. The phrase “call a spade a spade” can mean many things to many people. To a poker player, it may mean that someone has colored a club to look like a spade, and is claiming to pass...

Students need God’s help to understand truth

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It is necessary for justice to learn how to interact with those who disagree.
Elijah Cohen, Writer April 5, 2017
It is necessary for justice to learn how to interact with those who disagree.

Christian journalist is not an oxymoron

Both our faith and our profession call us to improve our ability to pursue truth.
Melissa Hedrick, Writer March 8, 2017
Both our faith and our profession call us to improve our ability to pursue truth.

Defenders plan to increase awareness

Defenders plan to increase awareness
Problematic misconceptions regarding provided services lead to persistent pushback.
Samantha Gassaway, Writer March 1, 2017
Problematic misconceptions regarding provided services lead to persistent pushback.

Meetings support Planned Parenthood

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Student forms a Planned Parenthood defenders group.
Rebecca Mitchell, Writer February 27, 2017
Student forms a Planned Parenthood defenders group.

Consider alternatives to funding a false gospel

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Professor Thaddeus Williams challenges the notion that Christians cannot care about both supporting women’s health and defunding Planned Parenthood.
Thaddeus Williams, Writer November 3, 2015
Professor Thaddeus Williams challenges the notion that Christians cannot care about both supporting women’s health and defunding Planned Parenthood.

Consider alternatives to defunding Planned Parenthood

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In caring for life, do not neglect those living with disease.
Justin Yun, Writer October 21, 2015
In caring for life, do not neglect those living with disease.