by Rev. John A. Leies, S.M.

In one of his articles in the respected journal First Things, the late Father Richard John Neuhaus remarked, “The most consequential political event of the past half-century is the Supreme Court Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions of 1973.”

These decisions, he wrote, dramatically reconfigured the nation’s cultural and political life. The moral question, he added, was not when human life begins — as the Supreme Court maintained — but at what point human life should be protected by law. Scientists know when human life begins.  Read more... (712 words, estimated 2:51 mins reading time)

by Rev. John A. Leies, S.M.<\/em><\/p>\n

In one of his articles in the respected journal\u00a0First Things<\/em>, the late Father Richard John Neuhaus remarked, \u201cThe most consequential political event of the past half-century is the Supreme Court\u00a0Roe v. Wade<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Doe v. Bolton<\/em>\u00a0decisions of 1973.\u201d<\/p>\n

These decisions, he wrote, dramatically reconfigured the nation\u2019s cultural and political life. The moral question, he added, was not when human life begins \u2014 as the Supreme Court maintained \u2014 but at what point human life should be protected by law. Scientists know when human life begins.  Read more...<\/a> (712 words, estimated 2:51 mins reading time)<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n