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The Pro-Choicers’ Coded Defense of Ableism
March 11, 2021
Much of the conversation about abortion, and especially about late term abortion, is really a coded defense of ableism, writes a mother who's faced a poor prenatal diagnosis and said, "No," to her doctors' advice that she abort her child.
Should Christians change how we think about disability?
April 04, 2018
Some have criticised cartoons of Stephen Hawking without his wheelchair as 'ableist'
Why is the Equality and Human Rights Commission playing down the role of disabled people?
July 13, 2017
Disabled people have much to give to society. So why has the EHRC abolished its Disability Commissioner?
New members of Vatican pro-life academy have defended abortion and contraception
June 16, 2017
Avraham Steinberg has approved of abortion in some cases, while Fr Maurizio Chiodi says contraception may be permissible
Court ruling ‘puts lives of severely disabled at risk’
December 22, 2016
A court has approved the withdrawal of fluids from a man in a stable but minimally conscious state
There are far more disabled saints than you think
December 15, 2016
A new book about saints with disabilities is a reminder that everyone has a vocation
We’re starting to care about unborn animals. Let’s take the next logical step
December 02, 2016
The 'it's just a clump of cells' argument, while repeatedly applied to humans, has not yet been mentioned in the bovine debate
New NHS prenatal test for Down’s syndrome provokes backlash from doctors
November 01, 2016
300 doctors have signed a letter objecting to the new test amid fears its introduction is 'on economic grounds'
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