How Alabama Supreme Court’s Ruling On Life Affects IVF

(EXPLAINER) The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) healthcare system announced that it was pausing all in vitro fertilization (IVF) fertility treatments. This pause is due to the perceived fear of prosecution and lawsuits in light of the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday, Feb. 16, stating that human beings in the embryonic stage have the same legal rights and protections as children who are born.

Human Rights, Justice, News, North America, Politics, Religion, ScienceJason ThackerFebruary 27, 2024IVF, life, abortion, ethics, religion, explainer, Jason Thacker, news, science, human rights, Secondary featureComment

For Top Athletes, Is Standing Up For Human Rights — In Beijing, Saudi Arabia, Qatar — Worth The Risk?

(OPINION) The Beijing Winter Olympics are quickly approaching and being held in China’s capital city. A major question is, “Do elite international athletes have a moral responsibility to publicly comment or act in a way that acknowledges their awareness of oppressive — or worse — political conditions in nations in which they compete?”

As Right To Euthanasia Spreads, Where Do Religions Stand?

(OPINION) By count of the Death with Dignity organization — which devised Oregon’s pioneering 1997 law under which 1,905 lives have been ended as of Jan. 22 — 10 states plus the District of Columbia have legalized euthanasia. And assignment editor’s note: 14 more states are currently debating such proposals.

Crucial Question In All Those Newsworthy Abortion Debates: When Does Life Begin?

(OPINION) When does life begin? The religion guy’s answer: Those four words are regularly posed in the current abortion debate, so let's scan the lines in pregnancy that have been drawn by experts — religious and secular — in the past.

Opinion, North AmericaRichard OstlingOctober 21, 2021abortion, catholicism, Church and State, ethics, women, Jews and Judaism, vatican, richard ostlingComment

Why the Burrill resignation is the biggest story in U.S. Catholicism

(ANALYSIS) It’s been a busy July on the Catholic news beat. There’s rarely a dull moment, especially in the Pope Francis era, as debate over the past few weeks focused on the Latin Mass and alleged Grindr-clicking gay clergy in high places.

Political Revolutions Are Not Total Revolution: Here's Why

(OPINION) Part II of a series. There’s a difference between a revolution and a total revolution, the latter justifying any means to achieve justice. Total revolution marks a human attempt to reach beyond their own limitations.

OpinionAaron KheriatyJuly 21, 2020Aaron Kheriaty, American Revolution, george floyd protests, protests, ethicsComment

This journalist did her job: She hopes it didn't expose her to COVID-19

The 27-year-old San Antonio Express-News reporter hopes her dedication to her profession didn’t expose her to the coronavirus.

A deep dive on euthanasia, but shallow treatment of religious arguments

(OPINION) An in-depth examination of the euthanasia case of a celebrated athlete by The New York Times neglected to grapple with religion’s role in the debate. There was plenty of opportunity to.

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