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The oldest secular consistent life ethic org in the world! We are committed to the protection of life, which is threatened today by war, abortion, poverty, racism, capital punishment and euthanasia. linkin.bio/consistentlifenet

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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 4h
Our blog this week offers a refresher on upcoming ballot referendums in several US states related to abortion, war, and poverty - and one that connects multiple issues. consistent-life.org/blog/index.p...
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Referendums for November 3, 2026: Voting Against Violence – Consistent Life Blog
Posted on October 6, 2026 By Rachel MacNair
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Among activists on both sides of the US political aisle, there's a long-running temptation to take a transactional approach, putting up with scandals, corruption and cruelty from political leaders in hopes that they will help achieve certain goals. But does such an approach really work?
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Scandals with Mirror Images – Consistent Life Blog
Posted on September 30, 2026 By Rachel MacNair
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As the US-led war in Iran continues, one expert proposes steps for ending it diplomatically and explains why this is urgently needed to prevent it from escalating into a broader regional war. thebulletin.org/2026/09/the-...
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The next Iran strike: How legal, economic, and diplomatic pressures are priming the region for war
As converging UN sanctions, aggressive economic warfare, and escalating military threats push Tehran into a corner, the nuclear dispute is rapidly transforming into a broader war for regime change.…
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
One common argument for nuclear weapons is that they serve as a deterrent. Fr. Jim Hewes argues, from a Catholic perspective, for why this way of thinking is both morally and practically dangerous. consistent-life.org/blog/index.p...
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One Catholic Case Against Nuclear Deterrence – Consistent Life Blog
Posted on September 22, 2026 By Rachel MacNair
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This week, Back from the Brink is encouraging US constituents to ask their legislators to cosponsor House Res. 317 and Senate Res. 323, aimed at preventing nuclear war and pursuing paths to global nuclear disarmament.
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Late last week, British Parliament voted down a bill that would have legalized the killing of terminally ill patients. We hope this prompts a turn toward strengthening care and protection for people in vulnerable situations. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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MPs vote against fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying
The proposed law sought to introduce one of the biggest societal changes in recent years.
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Pope Leo's message for this year's Season of Creation (Sept. 1 - Oct. 4) describes how the wounds of war are connected to the wounding of the earth.
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‘Season of Creation’ – everything and everyone is connected! • AUSCP
About 1,600 years ago, the brilliant Doctor of the Church St. Ambrose admonished those of wealth who clung to their sense of entitlement: “You are not making a gift of what is yours to the poor man,…
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We honor the life and work of Wendell Berry, who died on Monday. This article notes Berry's opposition to the taking of human life through war, abortion, or the death penalty, along with his passion for conservation of the ecosystems that sustain life. baptistnews.com/article/wend...
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Wendell Berry dies at 92
Baptist layman, poet and conservationist Wendell Berry died at his home in Port Royal, Ky., Aug. 31 at age 92. The Kentucky farmer became a sort of patron saint for iconoclastic Baptists, of which he…
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
As advocates in the United States observe national suicide prevention month, a doctor and former health minister representing Great Britain's Labour Party voices concerns about Parliament's upcoming vote on assisted suicide, describing it as a poor alternative to a lack of good palliative care.
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As a doctor, I say this: before we even consider assisted dying, fix how we care for the most vulnerable | Zubir Ahmed
A person’s wish to die can be shaped by whether they have access to proper palliative care – and too many do not, says Labour MP and transplant surgeon Zubir Ahmed
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
CLN board member Sarah Terzo shares examples of how some abortion advocates have tried to explain away different views of the humanity of "wanted" and "unwanted" prenatal children. sarahterzo.substack.com/p/forget-med...
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Forget Medical Science. When Life Begins is Based on Your Feelings
Or so these activists would have us believe
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy once gave a conference on nonviolence to fellow Catholic priests that was sparsely attended, with one attendee repeatedly pushing back. Our latest blog post, by Fr. McCarthy's friend Jim Hewes, describes what came of their discussions.
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Last weekend, the US military resumed killing people it accuses of trafficking drugs in boats. Some members of Congress and human rights advocates have raised serious questions about this claim. As they point out, people accused of crimes normally face prosecution, not extrajudicial killing.
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US launches deadly strike on alleged drug boat, believed to be the first in two months | CNN Politics
The US military said early Monday it struck an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific, marking the first known strike in more than two months.
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
In a rare but unfortunate occurrence, three people are scheduled to be executed on the same day (tomorrow) in the United States. A small handful of US states are feeding a rise in executions in the US overall. apnews.com/article/exec...
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3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010
Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma plan to execute inmates on the same day this week. That would make Thursday the first time in nearly 16 years that three executions occur on the same day in the U.S.
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Many people who initially survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima died afterward of radiation poisoning. On our blog, CLN board member Sarah Terzo shares the stories of a few of the children who lost their parents in this way. consistent-life.org/blog/index.p...
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Orphans of Hiroshima – Consistent Life Blog
Posted on August 11, 2026 By Rachel MacNair
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
As we approach the anniversary of the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, John Whitehead spotlights the little-known history of the Korean survivors of those bombings. consistent-life.org/blog/index.p...
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Advocating for Peace and Recognition: The Overlooked Korean Victims of the Atomic Bombings – Consistent Life Blog
Posted on August 4, 2026 By Rachel MacNair
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Today is August 4, 2026 - the day on which Ray Bradbury's 1950 short story "There Will Come Soft Rains" takes place, portraying a high-tech house standing alone in the aftermath of nuclear war.
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There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury
The voice-clock sang, breakfast was ejected, but no doors slammed. The garage chimed and lifted its door to reveal the waiting car. The house sat alone in a city of rubble and…
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
In this article published by our member group Rehumanize International, CLN board member Sarah Terzo explains why Medicaid work requirements, due to take effect by 2027, are likely to result in the loss of care for many who are working or face barriers such as homelessness or disability.
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Time Sensitive: Medicaid Work Requirements
by Sarah Terzo—At the end of this article will be a link to take action.Medicaid work requirements will soon go into effect. States have some flexibility as to when they implement them, but every…
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists notes a disturbing shift in Britain's policy toward nuclear weapons proliferation, and the danger of nuclear-armed countries increasingly following an arms-race rationale. thebulletin.org/2026/07/is-l...
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Is London shifting from nuclear deterrence to war-fighting?
After decades of gradual disarmament, London is quietly reversing course by expanding its warhead stockpile, altering its nuclear doctrine, and acquiring stealth F-35As to carry US tactical nuclear…
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
On this day 81 years ago, the world's first nuclear bomb was detonated in New Mexico, leading to long-lasting health effects there and in every area where nuclear weapons have been tested.
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Federal lawmakers to introduce bill reauthorizing, expanding RECA
A bipartisan group in Congress plans to introduce legislation that will expand the federal government’s program compensating people exposed to nuclear weapons testing or uranium mining and milling.…
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, US state laws against abortion have often been blamed for any failings in maternal health care. Jacqueline Abernathy explains the deceptiveness of this narrative and the importance of clarity in pro-life laws. consistent-life.org/blog/index.p...
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Abortion Bans and Women’s Welfare: Are the Laws Really to Blame? – Consistent Life Blog
Posted on July 14, 2026 By Rachel MacNair
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The US Department of Energy is preparing to produce new cores for nuclear warheads, called plutonium pits. The National Nuclear Security Administration is receiving public comments on pit production by email and postal mail until July 16.
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Rachel MacNair documents cases of financial fraud at multiple Planned Parenthood locations and explains why this matters from a consistent-life perspective. consistent-life.org/blog/index.p...
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Planned Parenthood and Financial Fraud – Consistent Life Blog
Posted on June 30, 2026 By Rachel MacNair
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Rachel MacNair documents cases of financial fraud at multiple Planned Parenthood locations and explains why this matters from a consistent-life perspective. consistent-life.org/blog/index.p...
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Planned Parenthood and Financial Fraud – Consistent Life Blog
Posted on June 30, 2026 By Rachel MacNair
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A newly published open-access study offers a glimpse of how the destruction of healthcare systems in war contributes to additional premature deaths and other serious harms. www.academia.edu/3070-3530/3/...
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A newly published open-access study offers a glimpse of how the destruction of healthcare systems in war contributes to additional premature deaths and other serious harms. www.academia.edu/3070-3530/3/...
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
CLN board member Sarah Terzo highlights a few of the many stories of women who experienced medical neglect in ICE detention while pregnant, putting them and their babies at risk. consistent-life.org/blog/index.p...
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ICE Detention While Pregnant – Consistent Life Blog
Posted on June 16, 2026 By Rachel MacNair
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
John Whitehead reviews An Ordinary Insanity, a half-hour documentary short in which Daniel Ellsberg, known for his whistleblowing on war, discusses the threat to humanity posed by nuclear weapons. consistent-life.org/blog/index.p...
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A Chance for Humanity to Survive: The Urgent Message of ‘An Ordinary Insanity’ – Consistent Life Blog
Posted on June 9, 2026 By Rachel MacNair
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
On our blog this week, Jim Hewes considers the role men's choices - taking responsibility for the children they father, or failing to do so - play in abortion decisions. consistent-life.org/blog/index.p...
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Men and Accountability – Consistent Life Blog
Posted on June 2, 2026 By Rachel MacNair
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Continuing to recognize Torture Awareness Month, the National Religious Campaign against Torture, a US-based multifaith organization, offers a template for writing to US Congress in support of the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act to prohibit inhumane treatment of people in immigration detention.
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Take Action to Support the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
Contact your Senators & Representative - Cosponsor the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
As of December 2026, US males aged 18-25 will be automatically registered for the military draft. The Center on Conscience & War explains what this does and doesn't mean for laws that protect conscientious objectors, and they offer suggestions on how those who wish to claim CO status can prepare.
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Conscientious Objection and Draft Law - Center on Conscience & War
The following is an abbreviated guide to draft law. A more substantial document is available here.  At the end of 2026, voluntary Selective Service System registration ends. Anyone assigned male at…
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
In this week's Peace & Life Connections, we're spotlighting a couple of excellent CLE-related articles in Commonweal and The Hill, as well as CLE themes in the recently published encyclical by Pope Leo. www.consistentlifenetwork.org/single-post/...
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759 - Peace & Life: Good Writings! - May 29, 2026
A Fantastic Article in CommonwealIn a May 22 article in Commonweal, a Catholic journal, Timothy Kirchoff mentions the consistent life ethic several times, and opines from the perspective of…
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
For consistent-life Catholics in parishes that skew ideologically left or right, advocating for greater consistency across peace and life issues can be challenging. CLN President Lois Kerschen offers some advice and encouragement. consistent-life.org/blog/index.p...
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Introducing the Consistent Life Ethic in Your Catholic Community – Consistent Life Blog
Posted on May 26, 2026 By Rachel MacNair
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Pope Leo's first encyclical letter, Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity), was publicly released yesterday. In it, he denounces the frequent use of just war theory "to justify any kind of war," the use of militarized AI, and a growing paradigm of violence and power.
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Pope Leo calls just war theory 'outdated' in new encyclical
(RNS) — “Today, more than ever, without prejudice to the right to self-defense in the strictest sense, it is important to reaffirm that the 'just war' theory, which has all too often been used to…
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
To mark International Women's Day for Peace and Disarmament, the government of Ghana is planning the public destruction of more than 4,000 illegal weapons collected through an amnesty program.
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Ghana to destroy over 4,000 illegal weapons in nationwide arms amnesty exercise - MyJoyOnline
Ghana is set to destroy more than 4,000 illegal weapons as part of activities marking the International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament, in a move authorities say reinforces both national…
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
On May 16, we held our quarterly vigil against nuclear weapons in Washington, DC. John Whitehead reflects on the vigil, the significance of the nearby memorial to the First World War, and the importance of preventing a Third World War. consistent-life.org/blog/index.p...
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Changing our Thinking & Preventing Another World War – Consistent Life Blog
Posted on May 19, 2026 By Rachel MacNair
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Our member group Rehumanize International is offering an online speaker series called Voices for Life and Justice. Next Wednesday, May 27, Women of Welcome director Bri Stensrud will join them to share her advocacy for the lives and human dignity of immigrants.
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Voices for Life and Justice: A Series for Activists in the Making
About
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Pope Leo XIV's advocacy for human rights is bringing people to discover the consistent life ethic! Read about this good news and more in this week's Peace & Life Connections. www.consistentlifenetwork.org/single-post/...
A photo of Pope Leo XIV, dressed in white papal clothes and a skull cap, kneeling in prayer. The Consistent Life Network logo (a white infinity symbol with varying line thickness) is superimposed in the bottom right corner of the image.
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
THREAD: Today we observe two commemorations: Nakba Day and International Conscientious Objectors' Day.
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
For anyone looking to get involved in reducing the threat of nuclear weapons, Back from the Brink is hosting an organizing meeting on May 19 "designed to help you find your entry point, learn what meaningful action can look like, and meet others who are committed to this work."
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Back from the Brink's May Monthly Organizing Meetup · Back From The Brink
What inspires you to get involved on the issue of nuclear weapons?Wondering how to make a difference on an issue as big as nuclear weapons — and connect with others who care about building a safer,…
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Jeff Hood unpacks a recent court ruling that found the state of Alabama lied about its ability to keep information about the suffocation of people executed with nitrogen gas - and describes what he saw when seeing people killed in this way. executioninterventionproject.substack.com/p/they-lied-...
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They Lied: Judge Emily Marks just confirmed the lie at the heart of nitrogen hypoxia executions.
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
At the beginning of the month-long review conference for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, one diplomat who previously worked on the treaty offers some proposals for pulling the world back from the danger posed by nuclear weapons. thebulletin.org/2026/04/prop...
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Proposals for a brighter NPT Review Conference in times of nonproliferation darkness
In a dark world of wars and shifting geopolitical alignments, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is needed more than even some state parties may realize.
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Yesterday, several peace groups for veterans and military families staged a protest at the U.S. Capitol against their government's war in Iran, during which 66 people were arrested. thehill.com/policy/defen...
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
CLN board member Sarah Terzo shares a compilation of public reviews describing terrible conditions and treatment at a Planned Parenthood facility in White Plains, NY. sarahterzo.substack.com/p/reviewer-s...
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Reviewer Shares Photo of Bloody Equipment at Planned Parenthood
She posted a shocking photo
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Today is the Sikh holiday of Vaisakhi, observed as both a harvest festival and a commemoration of the origins of Sikh religious identity. This brief article explains how the holiday is connected to nonviolent principles such as compassion and service. www.gre.ac.uk/articles/pub...
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Sikhs Celebrate Vaisakhi: Living Expression of Compassion and Humanity | Articles | University of Greenwich
Thank you to Harvinder Birdi member of the BAME Staff Network for sharing this story.
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
On our blog last week, we examined claims that abortion bans in some US states have caused women's deaths in the four years since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Has there really been a change in maternal deaths related to abortion, four years after the Dobbs v. Jackson (2022) decision? Read the newest analysis of the data in this week's blog. consistent-life.org/blog/index.p...
A teal-tinted photo of a nondescript city back alley. White text superimposed in the center of the image reads: "'I had just turned 14 when Roe v. Wade came down. I reacted positively – it would get rid of back-alley butchers. Soon I realized it actually put a back-alley butcher back in business. The problem wasn’t the legal nature of abortion, but the nature of abortion, period.' -Rachel MacNair (CLN Board Member and Director of the Institute for Integrated Social Analysis)."
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
On April 20, several international peace groups will continue their tradition of a memorial ceremony for Israeli and Palestinian victims of violence, screened online from Brussels, Belgium. chapelforeurope.eu/20-04-1900-2...
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20.04. -19:00 21st Israeli-Palestinian joint Memorial Day Ceremony | Chapel for Europe
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
This article by CLN board member Sarah Terzo, updated with the context of a potential US ground invasion in Iran, looks at the mental health toll that war takes on those who participate in it - and on those left behind when they die by suicide. sarahterzo.substack.com/p/why-arent-...
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"Why Aren't I Enough?": Grief After Veteran Suicide
The ripple effect on those left behind after veterans take their lives
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
We're collaborating with Destiny Herndon-de la Rosa of New Wave Feminists to help bring the consistent life ethic to college campuses! See her announcement in this video and reach out to her or us for information on bringing her passion for life, peace and bridge-building to a campus near you!
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Consistent Life Network @consistentlifenet.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
When Jessie Buckley accepted the Best Actress Oscar for her role in Hamnet, she made a touching tribute to her eight-month-old daughter. One Catholic feminist considers how Buckley's speech broke through the false choices often presented to women. thecatholicfeminist.substack.com/p/why-jessie...
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Why Jessie Buckley's Oscars Speech Transcended the Mommy Wars
here's to the beautiful chaos of a mother's heart
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