Tag Archives: Ethics and Public Policy Center

Mifepristone Abortions Mislabeled as Miscarriages

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

The Trump Administration has been transparent in its desire to allow abortion access through the abortion pill, mifepristone. However, pressure against this decision has been mounting due to the alarming realities that have been found in numerous reports.

Posted in Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions, Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abortion, Americans United for Life, Charlotte Lozier Institute, Dr. James Studnicki, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Lila Rose, Live Action, mifepristone, Planned Parenthood, Trump Administration | Comments Off

Social Media Created a Mental Health Epidemic in Kids

Posted on April 29, 2024 by David E Smith

Most parents and teachers have noticed the severe increase in depression and anxiety among young children and teenagers over the last decade. Many have speculated that smartphones and social media cause these mental health and behavior problems. It turns out that they were right.

Posted in Media Watch | Tagged American Privacy Rights Act, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, children, Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, Clare Morell, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Instagram, Jonathan Haidt, Kids Online Safety Act, legislation, mental health, New York Times, Pinterest, Protecting Kids from Social Media Act, Snapchat, social media, Spotify, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube | Comments Off

Illinois Congressional Rep. Newman’s Dumb Plea for Equality Act

Posted on March 30, 2021 by David E Smith

How can someone as foolish and manipulative as U.S. Representative Marie Newman get elected to Congress? Oh, yeah, she ran in Illinois, the land that once gave the nation Abe Lincoln but now saddles the nation with Dick Durbin, Tammy Duckworth, Jan Schakowsky, Sean Casten, and Brad Schneider.

On March 17 Newman, the anti-life, self-identifying Catholic, spoke in a U.S. Senate hearing in support of the execrable Equality Act, which has nothing to do with Equality and everything to do with advancing an alchemical superstition about the alleged ability of humans to become the opposite …

Posted in Federal, Religious Liberty, Sexuality | Tagged Brad Schneider, Dick Durbin, Equality Act, Ethics and Public Policy Center, James Lankford, Jan Schakowsky, Marie Newman, Marsha Blackburn, Mary Hasson, Notre Dame Law School, Sean Casten, Tammy Duckworth, Vicki Hartzler | Comments Off

Illinoisans Overwhelmingly Support Parental Notice for Minors Prior to Abortion

Posted on March 29, 2021 by David E Smith

Democrat state lawmakers introduced the Repeal the Parental Notice of Abortion Act (HB 1797 and SB 2190) in the Illinois General Assembly’s spring legislative session. The bill would repeal the current law and allow minor females to obtain abortions without a parent’s or guardian’s knowledge. The group, Parents for the Protection of Girls, recently held a press conference announcing their strong opposition to the repeal.

SB 2190 was introduced by Sen. Elgie Sims (D-Chicago) and HB 1797 by Rep. Anna Moeller (D-Elgin). Newly elected House Speaker Emanuel Chris Welch is one of the bill’s chief co-sponsors. A similar …

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged ACLU, Anna Moelle, Catholic Bishops of Illinois, deNicola Center for Ethics and Culture, Elgie Sims, Emanuel Chris Welch, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Human Rights Watch, Mary FioRito, Parental Notice of Abortion Act, Parents for the Protection of Girls, Planned Parenthood, The Tarrance Group | Comments Off