Last April, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops organized a petition drive to urge the federal Food and Drug Administration to make sure any COVID-19 vaccine be derived from ethical sources, not involving cell lines originating from fetuses killed by induced abortion. So what has happened since? Some vaccines are in the testing stage already.Continue reading “COVID-19 vaccine progress”
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Still dreaming
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I have a dream” speech 57 years ago today. I’m understating the case to say that nonviolence hasn’t quite won out yet. I could fill this post with links to news reports just from today, from this country, proving that point. With all that Dr. King wrote and said,Continue reading “Still dreaming”
Postscript to death penalty repeal: why showing up matters
Postscript to an earlier post about the bill repealing New Hampshire’s death penalty: the Governor’s veto was overridden. The margin in the House: one vote. Margin in the Senate: one vote. At some point, another life issue bill will come up in Concord. Maybe it’ll call for care for children who survive attempted abortion. MaybeContinue reading “Postscript to death penalty repeal: why showing up matters”
Ellen Kolb 