Posts by Jessica Payne
2017 ISSUE 1 Abortion abortion access Brazil
Brazilian Judges Rule in Favor of Abortion: A New Version of Roe v. Wade?
“Women bear alone the burden of pregnancy. Therefore, there will only exist gender equality if wom...
2017 ISSUE 1 Abortion Church Hierarchy Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic Abortion Ban Protest
In Opposition to the Dominican Republic’s altering of the criminal code with regard to abortion, p...
The Vatican Reaffirms Ban on Gay Priests
December witnessed the Vatican issuing a document reaffirming that gay men may not serve as priests....
2017 ISSUE 1 Women in the church
Vatican Creates Forum to Discuss Women as Deacons
The Vatican has Allowed for the creation of the Women’s Diaconate, to be led by Jesuit Archbishop ...
2017 ISSUE 1 Women in the church
Cologne Priests Call for Women’s Ordination and Voluntary Celibacy
Eleven priests from the Archdiocese of Cologne published an open letter on January 10 calling for wo...
2017 ISSUE 1 Contraception Philippines
Family Planning in the Philippines
The close of January saw the president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, sign an executive order ...