Attitudes on Sex Determine Abortion Attitudes
Society’s attitudes on sex really are the determining factor on our attitudes on abortion. We need a big-time change.
Boot Camp for Marriage and Family Advocates
Dr. Jennifer Morse visits with Dr. Grazie Christie and speaks of the upcoming Summit which will be Ruth institute’s Boot Camp for Activists
The 3 Ideologies Destroying Your Life Right Now!
Originally Published March 13, 2022 by WQPH Radio; First Do No Harm with Dr. Mark Rollo Republished by Ruth Institute, May 4, 2022 The Three Ideologies that are Destroying Your Life Right Now! In this episode of the Ruth Institute Podcast, we are privileged to listen in to Dr. Mark Rollo’s interview with Dr. Jennifer […]
The Pill Kills Women and They Deserve to Know
Grace Emily Stark and Dr J discuss the history of birth control and the need for a more authentic vision of women’s health and reproductive care.
Demographic Winter Resource Center Highlights Crisis of Falling Fertility
For Immediate Release For More Information: info@ruthinstitute.org Demographic Winter Resource Center Highlights Crisis of Falling Fertility The Ruth Institute just launched a Demographic Winter Resource Center because “declining fertility is one of the most pressing issues of this century,” said Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. “Fertility has dropped dramatically in the past […]
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
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
Abortion Causes Breast Cancer: the ABC Link
Angela Lanfranchi, M.D., F.A.C.S., is a breast cancer surgeon who practiced 33 years in New Jersey (1984-2017). A graduate of Georgetown School of Medicine, she is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and certified by the American Board of Surgery. She was surgical co-director of the Sanofi Breast Care Center at the Steeplechase Cancer Center in Somerville, New Jersey for 10 years. Dr Lanfranchi is co-founder and president of the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute, www.bcpinstitute.org, a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable corporation that has as its mission to educate lay and professional communities in the methods of risk reduction and prevention of breast cancer through research, publications, and lectures. She was named a Castle Connelly Medical Ltd. New Jersey “Top Doc” for Women’s Health in Breast Surgery for the last 10 years she practiced. She is the published author of articles on the physiology and epidemiology of abortion breast cancer and hormonal contraceptive risks and informed consent. In her work with the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute over the past 20 years, she has traveled nationally and internationally to Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Europe, China, Korea, India and South Africa, speaking at medical schools, hospitals, universities, cancer organizations, local and national governmental bodies and the United Nations about breast cancer risks, including its association with induced abortion and hormonal contraceptives. Readings &, Resources Dr Lanfranchi’s Breast Cancer Prevention Institute, bcpinstitute.org "Induced abortion as an independent risk factor for breast cancer: a comprehensive review and meta-analysis,", by Dr Joel Brind (1996): https://jech.bmj.com/content/50/5/481 Dr Brind explains his research (4 article series): actionlife.org/life-issues/abortion/medical-and-psychological-effects/item/119-abortionbreast-cancer-link Basics on the ABC link: "The Abortion-Breast Canc
Pro-Life Issues for 2020
(August 10, 2020) Our own Don Feder is Teresa Tomeo’s guest on Ave Maria Radio’s "Catholic Connection.", They’re discussing Planned Parenthood’s recent decision to drop Margaret Sanger’s name from their flagship Manhattan clinic. After years of excoriating anyone who dared suggest that she was a eugenicist and racist, they’re quietly admitting it was true all along. Listen
Ruth Institute Honors Three for Promoting Family Values
By Pamela Seal This article was posted July 20, 2020, at LCDiocese.org. LAKE CHARLES — A former “fake-news” journalist for Cosmopolitan, a urologist expelled for defending the integrity of the medical profession, and an attorney devoted to promoting the dignity of the human person were all honored on July 17 for their efforts to promote […]
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 United Nations Advances the Sexual Revolution – What’s to Celebrate?
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. “The Ruth Institute will not be celebrating,” said Founder and President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. “What could have been a force for peace and understanding has led the war on unborn children and human reproduction.” Since its founding in 1969, the […]
Tragedies of the Sexual Revolution the Focus of Ruth Inst. Ambassador Training
June 18, 2020 For Immediate Release For More Information: media@ruthinstitute.org As part of its 2020 Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution (July 17-18), the Ruth Institute will offer exclusive training at its “It Takes a Family to Raise a Village” Ambassador’s Conference on July 17, 8:30 AM to 4 PM, in Lake Charles, LA. […]
Cardinal Pell’s Acquittal Contains Message for Retired Professionals: Get to Work!
This article was first published April 14, 2020, at the NCRegister. COMMENTARY: The people who have the most to offer in combating the sexual revolution also have the most to lose from doing so. by Jennifer Roback Morse Respected commentator Father Raymond de Souza observed a little-known fact about the convoluted case of Australian Cardinal […]
Schools are Teaching Your Children This, but They Don’t Want You to Know… Sex-ed and More
Attorney Cathy Ruse has devoted her career to promoting the dignity of the human person –a career that spans the fields of communication, public policy, law, and language remediation. Listen This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here. Currently, Mrs. Ruse serves as Family Research Council’s Senior Fellow for Legal Studies. She is also Legal Supervisor for Ave Maria School of Law/Culture of Life Foundation Washington Externship Program, and she is a Certified Dyslexia Therapist. Mrs. Ruse previously served the United States’ House of Representatives as Chief Counsel of the Constitution Subcommittee, and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops as pro-life spokesman. Prior to her policy and advocacy work, Mrs. Ruse practiced law in Washington D.C. She has testified as an expert in congressional hearings in both the House and the Senate, and she has filed "Friend of the Court", briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court. Mrs. Ruse received her law degree from Georgetown University and her doctorate in Humane Letters from Franciscan University. She holds multiple professional certifications in the field of Academic Language/Dyslexia Therapy. Mrs. Ruse and her husband Austin received the John Paul II Award for Advancing the Culture of Life and the Defender of Life Award from Students for Life of America. They are the proud parents of two wonderful daughters. ACTION ITEMS Be very present to your children: As parents, we must be the primary educators of our children in all things, and especially in matters of sexuality. It is from parents and churches that children will hear the good news about God’s design for human sexuality. Teach your children: Sex is for intimate unity within marriage and this union creates children. Marriage is for the protection and benefit of children. Children will understand the true meaning and purpose of sex within marriage, and that marriage is for the protection and benefit of children. Parents must confidently and consistently share these important me
Our Annual Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution is Coming!
Educating yourself is the first step in fighting the effects of the sexual revolution in your life and among loved ones. The Ruth Institute is hosting its Third Annual Awards Dinner and Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution, and you’re invited. Learn how to confront and survive trends in transgenderism, the LGBT subculture, […]
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
Student Pro-life Activists NOT Single-Issue Voters!
Students Care About a Broad Range of Issues Related to the Sexual Revolution Despite common stereotypes, most pro-life activists are NOT single-mindedly focused on abortion. The Ruth Institute conducted what may be the first survey of pro-life student opinion on other social issues at the Students for Life Pro-Life Summit on January 25 in Washington […]
Byproducts of the #MeToo Movement and Culture of Death
(October 1, 2019) Dr J is once again a guest on Ave Maria Radio’s "Catholic Connection,", where she’s speaking with host Teresa Tomeo about current events in culture and politics. They’re discussing power plays in business and government on sexual revolutionary topics, specifically the CDC’s finding that 1 in 16 women’s first sexual experience was forced, Mattel’s launch of a gender-neutral doll line because "the children have asked for it,", and more. Articles referenced in this podcast: USA Today: "For 1 in 16 US women, first sexual intercourse experience was rape, study says", NPR: "Mattel Launches New Gender-Neutral Dolls", Listen
The Pro-Life Movement: Combatting the Sexual Revolution on the Front Lines
(September 28, 2019) Dr J is invited to give the keynote address at Pro-Life Action Ministries in St. Paul, Minnesota. It’s the oldest, largest direct action pro-life group in the states, and her talk is entitled "The Pro-Life Movement: Combatting the Sexual Revolution on the Front Lines.", PowerPoint slides are also available for this presentation. Listen
Dr. J and Rebecca Oas: Can a Christian support the global family planning movement?
So we’re trying a new content stream–a news-y video program called "The Dr J Show.", Dr J gets to meet a lot of experts in her line of work, and we’d like to introduce some of them (as many as possible, really) to you. This is the audio of our second episode’s interview with guest Rebecca Oas. Dr. Oas researches family planning metrics and international maternal health, and she’s associate director of research for C-FAM, the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute. Listen Readings suggested by Rebecca: "Communities of Faith and the Global Family Planning Movement: Friends or Foes?", at CHBD.org "Is There an ‘Unmet Need’ for Family Planning?", at TheNewAtlantis.com "What Does a Right to Family Planning Mean?", at C-Fam.org Action Items for viewers: Subscribe to the Friday Fax at C-Fam.org where you can follow Rebecca’s work Follow and Like the Ruth Institute on Facebook
Dr. J and Rebecca Oas: Can a Christian support the global family planning movement?
Listen to what the experts have to say about the family planning issue. Dr. Rebecca Oas is the Associate Director of Research for the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM) a research and policy organization based in New York and Washington, D.C. Her research areas include international maternal health and family planning metrics, and she has had articles published in The Hill, The New Atlantis and Christian Journal of Global Health. Rebecca earned her doctorate in Genetics and Molecular Biology at Emory University. She has written for Human Life International as a Fellow of HLI America. She is a graduate of Michigan State University and lives in Arlington, Virginia. Readings suggested by Rebecca: "Communities of Faith and the Global Family Planning Movement: Friends or Foes?", at CHBD.org "Is There an ‘Unmet Need’ for Family Planning?", at TheNewAtlantis.com "What Does a Right to Family Planning Mean?", at C-Fam.org Action Items for viewers: Subscribe to the Friday Fax at C-Fam.org where you can follow Rebecca’s work Follow and Like the Ruth Institute on Facebook
Catholic Culture Conference 2019: Understanding the Sexual Revolution
(May 31, 2019) Dr J is one of the speakers at the Spiritual Life Center’s Catholic Culture Conference in Wichita, Kansas. This is the first of three talks she’s giving at the annual gathering, and it’s entitled, "Understanding the Sexual Revolution.", The Q&A session after this talk is also available for listening or download here. Stay tuned for her other talks from the conference, coming right up in our podcast stream. Listen to the talk | Listen to the Q&A
The Sexual Revolution’s Impact
Originally published as one of Fr. Nagel’s homilies. Elise is a six-year old who lives with her grandmother, and whose mother had a baby with someone other than Elise’s father. ‘I hate it when my Mom comes home with her new baby and her new boyfriend. Why do I have to live with my grandma? Why doesn’t my mother love me? Why does that baby get to live with her, and I don’t?’ she asks. Bethany’s husband Joe is a pornography addict. He lost interest in her and their children. He divorced her. He moved in with another woman and no longer has any interest in the faith she thought they shared. ‘Earning a living and supporting and caring for the kids is tough,’ she said, ‘I don’t know what I would do if my parents hadn’t moved closer to help me.’ Tom’s mother was married and divorced twice. Neither of these men was Tom’s father. Tom has one half-sister. Neither of his mother’s husbands was her father, either. Tom had never really had a relationship with his father. Tom married a woman named Genevieve, whose mother and her first husband adopted a child. Later they decided to have another child through anonymous donor conception. That was Genevieve. When Genevieve was eight, her mother and her husband divorced. The husband wanted shared custody of the adopted child but not of Genevieve. Those are some scenarios from the beginning of Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse’s book, The Sexual State, about the costs and casualties of the Sexual Revolution. I thought about them this past Tuesday at the March for Life in Olympia. The marchers always walk to the steps of the capital by going past the supreme court. On the steps of the supreme court are the pro legal-abortion counter-protesters. As I walked, I thought, “Here is the existential experience of our society – the fundamental conflict buried beneath so many other tensions that undermine our peace. Only here it’s out in the open with all the shouting, bitterness, and anger, while most of the time the consequences of the Sexual Revolution are fiercely silenced or ignored. I felt comp
Congress: 50th Anniversary of May 1968
(November 8, 2018) Dr J is invited to speak at the International Congress on the "50th Anniversary of May 1968", at the University Francisco de Vitoria in Madrid, Spain. She’s engaged in a dialogue on "Victims of the Sexual Revolution."
My Life in Books
(October 10, 2018) Dr J gives her life in books she’s authored as a 10-minute presentation at Business Network International. More information at ruthinstitute.org, but here’s the list: Love and Economics: It Takes a Family to Raise a Village Smart Sex: Finding Lifelong Love in a Hook-Up World 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person The Sexual Revolution and Its Victims The Sexual State: How Elite Ideologies are Destroying Lives and Why the Church was Right All Along
The Sexual State on Morning Glory
(September 5, 2018) Dr J is a guest of Thom Price, Gloria Purvis, and Fr. Bryce Sibley on EWTN’s "Morning Glory.", They’re discussing her newest book, The Sexual State: How Elite Ideologies Are Destroying Lives and Why the Church was Right All Along.
STDs on the Rise
(August 29, 2018) Dr J is once again a guest of Drew Mariani on his eponymous show on Relevant Radio. They’re discussing the CDC’s finding that STDs are on the rise for the 4th year in a row.
How the State Created the Sexual Revolution
(August 20, 2018) Dr J is once again Al Kresta’s guest on his eponymous radio show from Ave Maria. They’re discussing Dr. J’s new book, The Sexual State, and they also touch on how those ideas connect with the predatory sexual scandal breaking right now in the Catholic Church.
The Decline of the Middle Child
(July 17, 2018) Fr. Paul Sullins is once again a guest of Drew Mariani on his eponymous show on Relevant Radio. Their topic is the decline of the "middle child"…but there’s more to the story. Fr. Paul has the facts. Fr. Sullins is a sociologist and associate researcher at the Ruth Institute.
Acton 2018: The Sexual State &, the Culture of Death
(June 20, 2018) It’s that time again–this year’s Acton University is upon us! Dr J has been with the program since the beginning. This year her three talks are all themed "The Sexual State;", they highlight how various ideologies ingrained in our culture are products of and further the aims of the toxic sexual revolution. Her first talk is entitled "The Sexual State and the Culture of Death.", Stay tuned for her other talks from Acton, coming right up in our podcast stream. Also check out our Ruth Refuge, Dr J took questions after each talk, and those will be available to listen to from there. Listen Powerpoint slides from this presentation are also available.
LAR: Understanding the Sexual Revolution and the Contraceptive Ideology
(May 25, 2018) Dr J is one of the speakers at the Asociación LAR México conference in Monterrey, Mexico. Now in their 9th year, the theme this time around is "The Challenges of the Family Today.", Dr J gave three talks, and this is the first, on "Understanding the Sexual Revolution and the Contraceptive Ideology.", Stay tuned for the other two. Lar, which means "home", in Spanish, is part of the larger IFFD, the International Federation for Family Development.
Siena Symposium speaker: ‘Contraceptive ideology’ creates new layer of inequality
by Susan Klemond This article was first published at The Catholic Spirit May 1, 2018. The economy and upper-level decision-making in the United States are built on delayed childbearing — a consequence of the sexual revolution and widespread promotion of contraceptives, said Jennifer Roback Morse in her April 26 talk at the University of St. […]
Dr J on Quest for a Culture of Life in America
(May 15, 2018) Dr J is Steve Koob’s guest on his radio show from Radio Maria, "Quest for a Culture of Life in America.", They’re discussing the Ruth Institute’s work exposing the myths and untruths of the sexual revolution as well as this weekend’s "Healing Family Breakdown", workshop to be held at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan this Saturday, May 19.
Humanae Vitae 50 Years Later: A Call to Self-Gift
(March 24, 2018) Dr J is invited to speak at the seventh annual Symposium on Advancing the New Evangelization, sponsored by the Gregorian Institute at Benedictine College. This year’s theme was "Humanae Vitae 50 Years Later: A Call to Self-Gift;", Dr J gave its closing talk on "The Contraceptive Ideology.", Dr J’s article, "Will Cupich “Accompany” Reluctantly Divorced Spouses?", was first published at Crisis Magazine.
Harvey Weinstein, etc.
(October 26, 2017) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin’s guest on Issues, Etc. They’re discussing the current sexual abuse scandal surrounding Harvey Weinstein, California’s new "non-binary", gender designation, and not-so-nefarious goings-on at the recent Values Voters Summit. We made mention of the articles Dr J penned on the subjects: The Toxic Ideas that Enabled Weinstein and Others and The Medical Risks of Homosexuality and the Values Voters Summit. Also: more information on Issues’s annual Making the Case Conference.
National Women’s Convention Coming to Detroit
(October 18, 2017) Dr J is once again Teresa Tomeo’s guest on Catholic Connection. They’re discussing the women’s convention taking place this week in Detroit–and the toxic fallout from the ideas being upheld at it…
I was lied to about successful, educated women “having it all"
I was lied to about successful, educated women “having it all,” including marriage and children. I was lied to about the impact of the contraceptive mentality on women, men, and their relationship. Brought up Catholic, sex was meant for marriage. But in my late teens I was persuaded to embark on intimate caressing by my […]
Contraception &, Divorce: Vox Vitae Adults
(July 11, 2017) Live from the adult evening session at this year’s Vox Vitae, a pro-life camp in Alhambra, California, Dr J is speaking about contraception, divorce, and the survivors of the sexual revolution. Stay tuned for her second talk on the gender ideology.
He told my husband that since he wasn’t happy he could leave.
We were the happy couple, married in our parish almost 30 years ago. After the marriage, my spouse apologized for pressuring before marriage to unchastity. That had been my first mistake–believing the lie that in a serious relationship (we were nearly engaged after all) having sex occasionally was ok. It wasn’t. It bothered my conscience […]
Contraception &, Divorce: Vox Vitae Teens
(July 11, 2017) Live from this year’s Vox Vitae, a pro-life camp for teens in Alhambra, California, Dr J is speaking about contraception, divorce, and the survivors of the sexual revolution. Stay tuned for her second talk on gender ideology, too.
An Introduction to Economic Demography
(June 23, 2017) Live from this year’s Acton University, Anne Morse is Al Kresta’s guest on his eponymous radio show from Ave Maria. Between workshops, they’re discussing the issues related to population, parenting, and children: the relationship between fertility, wealth, and culture. Anne is on Acton’s faculty this year teaching a course on economic demography.
The Double-Edged Sword of Infertility
by Betsy Kerekes This article was first published May 26, 2017, at CatholicLane.com. The pain of infertility or impaired fertility comes in more than one form. The first is the obvious suffering of the couple who wants so badly to have a child but, for whatever reason, is unable to. The second is the judgment […]
Culture of Death: The Sexual State
(June 22, 2017) It’s that time again–this year’s Acton University is upon us! Dr J has been with the program since the beginning. This year her three talks are all themed "The Sexual State"–they highlight how various ideologies ingrained in our culture are products of and further the aims of the toxic sexual revolution. Her first talk is entitled "The Sexual State and the Culture of Death.", Stay tuned for her other talks from Acton, coming right up in our podcast stream. Also check out our Ruth Refuge, Dr J took questions after each talk, and those will be available to listen to from there.
Hobby Lobby and The War Among Women
This article was also published at Christianpost.com here. You have no doubt heard that the men of the US Supreme Court are making war on the interests of American women. You may, however, have some doubt as to which interests of which women. I maintain that there has been a War Among Women for the past 50 years or so. And most of the time, the Elite Women prevail over Everywoman. But not this time. Everywoman: embedded within the family / Elite Woman: alone at the top Let me tell you about a friend of mine named Katie. She is a brilliant attorney, who works part-time for a non-profit public interest legal organization. Katie has nine children, whom she homeschools. She lives out in the country in coastal California. By any reasonable reckoning, Katie, is “having it all:” big family, country living in one of the most beautiful places on earth, and meaningful, intellectually challenging work. However, it is safe to say that Katie is highly unlikely to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court. She has other concerns. She does not have the single-minded focus on her legal career that would allow her to be a serious contender. I too, have had a wonderful advantaged life: meaningful work, good family life. But I never chaired an economics department. I never sat on any prestigious commissions. I wasn’t given any political appointment as my childless or male peers have done. Which brings me back to the subject at hand: whose interests do the women on the Supreme Court actually represent? Ruth Bader Ginsburg came of age in the short window of time when women could still get married, have kids, go to law school, and have a career after child-bearing. Her two children were born when she was 22 and 32. Thanks to radical feminism, highly educated women have a much more difficult time doing these things. They can go to law school and have a career alright. But getting married and having children sometime before menopause, not so much. Justice Ginsburg had the lifelong support of her husband in her career aspirations. Thanks to
