Posts by Jon O’Brien
2018 issue 3 abortion access Latin America
The Arc of Moral Progress May Be Long, But Argentina’s Women Will Prevail
This past summer, campaigners across Argentina mobilized in record numbers to push for safe and lega...
2017 ISSUE 2 Catholic healthcare Church and State Development Aid Faith-based organizations (FBOs)
In a Weak State
Faith-based health providers are set to benefit greatly under the Trump administration. Only a few m...
2016 Issue 3 Abortion free speech
Debating Abortion on Campus
Naturally, there are some who disagree with my perspective as a Catholic who believes that women and...
2016 Issue 1 Church and State Religious Exemptions religious freedom
Rendering unto Caesar – Forum on the Separation of Church and State
Many societies have come to a similar understanding of the common good. It means tolerance of differ...
2016 Issue 1 Catholic Hierarchy reproductive rights zika
Pope Francis Should Lift Abortion Bans to Fight Zika
Much has been made of Pope Francis and his emphasis on mercy and compassion in interpreting church t...
2015 Issue 2 Abortion public policy reproductive rights
The Dirty Truth about the Politics of Publicly Funded Abortion
Reproductive health advocates agree that the Hyde Amendment is the single most damaging policy in te...