Catholic lawyer and pro-life champion, Phyllis Schlafly in 1978 who led the charge to defeat the ERA.A century-old amendment that would have added the right to abortion into the Constitution under the guise of securing “equal rights for men and women” has once again failed to pass in the Senate.
Commentary by Susan BrinkmannIn the same week that the U.S. House took steps to revive the ill-conceived Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) which could be used to add a constitutional right to taxpayer funded abortion, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg threw a wet blanket on the prospects of passage by saying she believes the process, which started in 1972, needs to start over.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSWomen beware! The party that claims to be all about women’s rights has introduced a bill known as “The Equality Act” which will make “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” protected classes under federal rights law. While it might sound good on paper, enforcement of this law will actually rob women and many other Americans of the liberties they hold dear.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSThe total disconnect between abortion and the taking of human life could not be more apparent than in a recent bake sale for Planned Parenthood – covered by Vogue Magazine – featuring desserts that “are to die for.”
The travesty surrounding the testimony of a Georgetown law student who claims she'll go broke if the government doesn't mandate free birth control continues as a background check reveals she's actually a reproductive rights activist who enrolled at the Catholic university with every intention of challenging it's contraceptive-free insurance policy.
Funny how reproductive issues are always described as a private matter between a woman and her doctor until it comes time to pay the bill - then it's always a very public matter.
