Tag Archives: Dr. Matthew Eppinette

Be a Voice for the Voiceless

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

Illinois has the dubious distinction of being home to some of the most radical legislation in the entire country, and this year’s legislative session is no exception.

Posted in Illinois Politics, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sanctity of Life | Tagged Dr. Christina Francis, Dr. Matthew Eppinette, Illinois Pro Life March, preborn, Pro-Life, Sanctity of Life | Comments Off

Speak Out Against Assisted Suicide

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Kathy Valente

Next Wednesday, one committee in the Illinois Senate and another committee in the Illinois House are scheduled to hear arguments for and against assisted-suicide legislation - SB 9 and HB 1328, respectively. We urge you to fill out witness slips for both committee hearings!

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Assisted Suicide, Dr. Matthew Eppinette, End-Of-Life Options Act, Karina Villa, Laura Fine, Linda Holmes, Mary Edly-Allen, SB 9, suicide contagion | Comments Off

Womb for Compromise? (Part 2)

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

If a woman decides to abort her child, but chooses to put the child up for adoption using an artificial womb, does that make it a pro-life decision? A challenging question to be sure. The very kind of issue that comes under scrutiny at The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity (CBHD) in Deerfield, Illinois.

Several days ago, IFI published my first article on the subject of ectogenesis—enabling life to develop outside of a natural womb. Today, the conversation continues with Dr. Matthew Eppinette, the Executive Director of the CBHD.

When I asked him if the ectogenesis debate …

Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sanctity of Life, Uncategorized | Tagged A Defense of Abortion, Artificial Wombs will Change Abortion Rights Forever, Artificial Wombs: A Theological-Ethical Analysis about Partial Ectogenesis, Carter Snead, CBHD, Dr. Matthew Eppinette, ectogenesis, Judith Thompson, The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity, What It Means to be Human, Womb for Compromise? (Part 2) | Comments Off

Womb for Compromise? (Part 1)

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

Americans are big on choice. We can choose restaurants, automobiles, our clothing, and even where to live. We can make good choices and bad choices. Our prisons are packed with those who’ve chosen the wrong path. Leaders in government often make us wonder, “What were they thinking?” One of the saddest of choices millions of Americans have made is the decision to terminate a human life through abortion. In bizarre fashion, we even call this a “pro-choice” decision. Frightening.

Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sanctity of Life | Tagged 14-day rule, Abortion, Artificial Wombs will Change Abortion Rights Forever, CBHD, Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity, Dr. Matthew Eppinette, ectogenesis, In Vitro Fertilization, IVF, The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity, Womb for Compromise? (Part 1) | Comments Off