Biotechnology is a Women’s Issue

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This afternoon I’ll be live on Catholic radio in Lexington, KY to talk about why biotechnology is a women’s issue. Pay attention, ladies! Porn isn’t the only industry commodifying women. Tune in at 5pm EST: http://www.realliferadio.com/ Every show Mike asks a “question of the day.” Today’s question is: In general, do you think women are more objectified in our culture … Read More

Grandma as “Birth Mother” and Children as Science Experiments

ChelseaIVF, Reproductive Technology, SurrogacyLeave a Comment

As if third party reproduction hasn’t confused the make-up of the family enough already, we now have grandmothers giving birth to their own grandchildren (and also, in some cases, freezing their OWN eggs for their infertile daughters to use later on in life!). The latest: a 58 year old woman in Utah is currently pregnant with her daughter’s child. Said … Read More

Womb Transplants: More Unethical Experimentation on Children

ChelseaPro Life1 Comment

Womb transplants are in the news again and I have seen a few posts in the Catholic blogosphere questioning what such a transplant might mean, ethically. First, some background: A womb transplant is exactly what it sounds like. Women who were either born without a uterus or have had their uterus removed after suffering cervical cancer have a presumably healthy, … Read More

BioTalk, Ep. 7: Is IVF Really Good for the Children?

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Chelsea, why are you always harping on IVF?? Because, after 35 years, IVF is still a vast experiment. An experiment on children, millions of whom pay for it with their lives. Even those who are lucky enough to have survived the process are paying for it in other ways: By having a greater risk of developing birth defects or spending … Read More

The Gift of Life

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I’ve posted this before, but it was in the Magnificat again today, appropriate for the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children: Our life is not an invention. It is a gift from God. He had the courage to trust in us so much that he placed the gift of life, the gift of existence, into our … Read More

Audio: Roe v. Wade Oral Arguments

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This is pretty fascinating, if not also very chilling (h/t Stacy Trasancos). Stacy highlighted a key exchange between Roe attorney Sarah Weddington and a few of the Justices (beginning at 20:37 in the second audio file): Justice Harry A. Blackmun: But tell me why you didn’t discuss the Hippocratic Oath. Mrs. Weddington: Okay. I guess it was– okay, in part, … Read More

I’ve Had a Difficult Life — And That’s Okay

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Lizzie Velásquez is a 24 year old American woman who was born with a very rare disease (shared by only one other person in the United States) that doesn’t allow her to gain weight. She has been bullied most of her life, including being labeled the “World’s Ugliest Woman” in an internet video that received over a million views and … Read More

Thank God for New Life!

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Say hello to my little nephew, Cruz Alexander Underwood! Born January 14 at 12:49 am. He’s 7 lb. 5 oz. of absolute perfection! I couldn’t be more proud of my baby sister. Can’t wait to see this little guy in person and smother him with auntie kisses. People often say that it’s not fair to bring a child into such … Read More

My Nephew is On His Way!!

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Prayers please! Just got word that my baby sister is headed to the hospital in labor with my nephew. A Prayer to St. Gerard for Safe Delivery O great Saint Gerard, beloved servant of Jesus Christ, perfect imitator of your meek and humble Savior, and devoted child of Mother of God, enkindle within my heart one spark of that heavenly … Read More

Breeders

ChelseaReproductive Technology, Surrogacy1 Comment

The Center for Bioethics and Culture, producers of the award-winning Eggsploitation and Anonymous Father’s Day, will be releasing a new documentary later this month. Breeders: A Subclass of Women? explores the important issue of surrogacy, talking with surrogates, physicians, psychologists, and activists across the political and ideological spectrum. Pay attention, ladies. Porn is not the only industry commodifying women. Biotechnology … Read More