No One is Entitled to a Child, but Every Child Deserves Two Parents
June 22, 2021 For Immediate Release For More Information: info@ruthinstitute.org No One is Entitled to a Child, but Every Child Deserves Two Parents In the June 15 New York Times article, “I Did I.V.F. Without a Partner. It Shouldn’t Have Been So Hard,” author Alicia Lombardini described the emotional burden and expense of getting pregnant […]
AUDIO: We Need to Look At What Happens to Society After Abortion
Eric Scheidler is the executive director of the Pro-Life Action League, founded in 1980 by his father, veteran pro-life leader Joe Scheidler. The League recruits, equips and trains pro-life Americans to put their convictions into action at the grassroots level through peaceful direct action. Under Eric’s leadership, the League’s headquarters city of Chicago has become “ground zero” for pro-life activism nationally. Take part in the Pro-Life Action League’s event on Good Friday, April 2, the Way of the Cross for Victims of Abortion. This is an annual nationwide prayer vigil and a "springtime rebirth", of the national public witness against abortion as the pandemic recedes. Listen This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here. Readings &, Resources Pro-Life Action League: prolifeaction.org Joe Scheidler’s memoir, Racketeer for Life: Fighting the Culture of Death from the Sidewalk to the Supreme Court at shop.prolifeaction.org handbook: Sharing the Pro-Life Message at shop.prolifeaction.org Dr J Shows on the sanctity of human life: Youtube playlist
We Need to Look At What Happens to Society After Abortion
Eric Scheidler is the executive director of the Pro-Life Action League, founded in 1980 by his father, veteran pro-life leader Joe Scheidler. The League recruits, equips and trains pro-life Americans to put their convictions into action at the grassroots level through peaceful direct action. Under Eric’s leadership, the League’s headquarters city of Chicago has become “ground zero” for pro-life activism nationally. Take part in the Pro-Life Action League’s event on Good Friday, April 2, the Way of the Cross for Victims of Abortion. This is an annual nationwide prayer vigil and a "springtime rebirth", of the national public witness against abortion as the pandemic recedes. Readings &, Resources Pro-Life Action League: prolifeaction.org Joe Scheidler’s memoir, Racketeer for Life: Fighting the Culture of Death from the Sidewalk to the Supreme Court at shop.prolifeaction.org handbook: Sharing the Pro-Life Message at shop.prolifeaction.org Dr J Shows on the sanctity of human life: Youtube playlist
Cuomo’s Surrogacy Bill in New York
(February 25, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio’s Driving Home the Faith.Today they’re discussing Governor Andrew Cuomo’s new surrogacy bill in New York. And this coming Tuesday (March 2), tune in to our Facebook page at 7pm Eastern / 6pm Central for our computerside chat on tech censorship. (I know, I know…the irony. Just come.) Listen
Cuomo’s Surrogacy Law Ignores the Rights of Children
February 22, 2021 For Immediate Release For More Information: media@ruthinstitute.org Cuomo’s Surrogacy Law Ignores the Rights of Children “New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Surrogacy law legalizes commercial, gestational surrogacy — the buying and selling of newborns,” said Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., Founder and President of the Ruth Institute. “We unequivocally deplore this law.” Already […]
In Vitro Fertilization: The Costs and American Consumerism
In vitro fertilization costs more than just the money: get what you want, the way you want it, works when buying things – not humans, especially the weakest and smallest.
Amy Coney Barrett’s Fitness for the Supreme Court: In Vitro Fertilization and American Consumerism
by Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse This article first posted at National Catholic Register on October 13, 2020. COMMENTARY: I don’t know Judge Amy Coney Barrett. But I know something about infertility and artificial reproductive technologies. Amy Coney Barrett is a danger to families who desperately want children. So says Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., based on […]
Surrogacy, IVF, and Justice Amy Coney Barrett
(October 8, 2020) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio’s "Driving Home the Faith.", They’re discussing Justice Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, her pro-life stance, and the controversy regarding in-vitro fertilization and surrogacy brewing from Senator Duckworth and other quarters. Listen
What is Surrogacy and Why You Should Oppose It
What is surrogacy? Broadly speaking, a woman agrees to carry a baby to term for another individual or couple. Even though this may sounds good, there are serious concerns for everyone.
DR J SHOW AUDIO: Cosmopolitan Lied to Make Money! Sue Ellen Browder Wrote For Cosmo and Tells the Story
Award-winning journalist Sue Ellen Browder has addressed members of the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women and has appeared on hundreds of radio and television shows, including the Today Show, Oprah, EWTN News Nightly, and Fox News. She has published hundreds of articles in many national magazines and newspapers, including Reader’s Digest, Woman’s Day, the National Catholic Register, and Cosmopolitan. As the author of Subverted: How I Helped the Sexual Revolution Hijack the Women’s Movement and Sex and the Catholic Feminist (both published by Ignatius), Sue Ellen has spoken at many pro-life conferences around the country, including the 2020 March for Life Conference and the Pro-Life Summit. Listen This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here. Readings and Resources "She Wrote Fake News for Cosmopolitan and Now Regrets Misleading Women on Feminism,", by Kelsey Bolar in the Daily Signal Subverted: How I Helped the Sexual Revolution Hijack the Women’s Movement, by Sue Ellen Browder (Amazon) Come to our Summit! ruthinstitute.org/summit-2020
The Danger and Detachment of Surrogacy
(June 1, 2020) Dr J is speaking with Traci DeVette Griggs on Family Policy Matters. They’re discussing infertility, surrogacy, and other artificial reproductive technologies in light of Anderson Cooper’s recent purchase / adoption of a baby. Women were paid for their services and genetic material, but little Wyatt has no legal mother. Listen
Anderson Cooper’s Antics
(May 15, 2020) Dr J is Father Rob Jack’s guest on Sacred Heart Radio’s "Driving Home the Faith.", They’re discussing Anderson Cooper’s recent purchase of a baby through surrogacy. Listen
Uganda and Ideological Imperialism
(February 27, 2020) Dr J is a guest of Father Robert McTeigue on The Station of the Cross’s The Catholic Current. Today they’re discussing the new colonialism: ideological imperialism and the West’s attempt to export the sexual revolution to developing countries. Listen
Are Adults Selfishly Using Children? Katy Faust on the Dr. J Show
Katy Faust is the Founder of Them Before Us, the only organization solely devoted to defending children’s rights in family structure. She did her undergraduate degree in Political Science and Asian Studies at St. Olaf College and then received a Fulbright scholarship to Taiwan. Her fluency in Mandarin assisted her when she worked with the largest Chinese adoption agency in the world. In 2012 Katy began writing about why marriage is a matter of social justice for kids. Her articles/interviews have appeared in USA Today, Public Discourse, LifeSite News, and The Federalist, The Daily Signal, The Eric Metaxas Show, Breakpoint, and ABC Australia. She has filed three amicus briefs supporting children’s rights and advocated on behalf of children with lawmakers in the US and abroad as well as at the United Nations. Resources &, Articles: Them Before Us: thembeforeus.com "Why It’s Probably Not A Coincidence That The Mother Transing Her 7-Year-Old Isn’t Biologically Related,", The Federalist "What’s ‘Incredibly Damaging To The Gospel,’ Joshua Harris, Are Your Lies About It,", The Federalist Doesn’t Love Make a Family? | What Would You Say? Resources from the Ruth Institute: Dr Morse’s Video about John the Baptist: (on Facebook) Dr. J Show about the #SaveJames case: blog | YouTube The Sexual State (thesexualstate.com), by Dr. Morse, the entire section called "The Divorce Ideology", deals with these topics Pamphlets on Children and Divorce, Children and Same Sex Parenting, and Children and Donor Conception all available as part of the "Survivors Series", at the Ruth Store Book: Marriage and Equality by Jennifer Johnson (forward by Leila Miller) Book: Primal Loss: The Now Adult Children of Divorce Speak by Leila Miller (Forward by Jennifer Roback Morse) Videos from the Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution, especially those by Leila Miller, Christy Fitzgerald and Allen Chlupacek
Are Adults Selfishly Using Children? Katy Faust on the Dr. J Show
(November 2019) It’s Friday, and this is an audio podcast of our weekly video broadcast of "The Dr J Show.", This week’s guest is Katy Faust, founder of Them Before Us, an organization devoted to defending children’s rights in family structure. She’s written actively on the subject since 2012, filed 3 amicus briefs in support of children’s rights, worked with the largest Chinese adoption agency in the world, leads CanaVox in Washington State, and more–stay tuned for her interview in this episode of The Dr J Show. Listen
How We Can Save the Church From Within: Kevin Wells on the Dr J Show
Kevin Wells is a former sports reporter with the Tampa Tribune, where he covered Major League Baseball. His challenging book, The Priests We Need to Save the Church has been one of the country’s most-widely read Catholic books since its release in August. Kevin is also the author of Burst, A Story of God’s Grace When Life Falls Apart. He is a freelance writer, Catholic evangelist, and is President of the Monsignor Thomas Wells Society for Vocations, which financially and prayerfully commits itself to the promotion of strong priests, seminarians, and practicing the fullness of the Catholic Faith. The Society honors his late uncle, who was murdered in his rectory in 2000. Kevin’s work with youth earned him the James Cardinal Hickey National Figure Award from the Archdiocese of Washington. He lives in Millersville, Maryland with his wife and three children. He loves baseball, reading, and his backyard fire pit with many men gathered around. Readings and Resources: ThePriestsWeNeed.com "Healing Our Culture Through the Holiness of our Priests,", interview on the Taste program "The “Un-hefted” Vanishing Flock,", Homiletic &, Pastoral Review interview with Dan &, Stephanie Burke, "The Priests We Need to Save the Church", Websites: KevinWells.org ThePriestsWeNeed.com Twitter – kevin wells@kjohnw / PriestsWeNeed@priestsweneed Facebook Pages – Kevin Wells / Msgr. Thomas Wells Society / The Priests We Need To Save the Church Linkedin: Kevin Wells
How We Can Save the Church From Within: Kevin Wells on the Dr J Show
(October 2019) It’s Friday, and this is an audio podcast of our weekly video broadcast of "The Dr J Show.", This week’s guest is Kevin Wells, former sports reporter and author of The Priests We Need and Burst, A Story of God’s Grace When Life Falls Apart. He and Dr J are discussing infertility, good priests, bad priests, and more in this episode of The Dr J Show. This is an audio podcast of our newest video project, The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here. Listen Readings and Resources: ThePriestsWeNeed.com "Healing Our Culture Through the Holiness of our Priests,", interview on the Taste program "The “Un-hefted” Vanishing Flock,", Homiletic &, Pastoral Review interview with Dan &, Stephanie Burke, "The Priests We Need to Save the Church", Websites: KevinWells.org ThePriestsWeNeed.com Twitter – kevin wells@kjohnw / PriestsWeNeed@priestsweneed Facebook Pages – Kevin Wells / Msgr. Thomas Wells Society / The Priests We Need To Save the Church Linkedin: Kevin Wells