Essay
Articles by Sister Renée Mirkes
Analysis
Same-Sex Marriage and Parenting: Four Big Myths Debunked
Popular opinion would have us believe the legalization of same-sex marriage and parenting is a straightforward matter of justice. But not everyone concurs. In fact, the dissenters constitute a rising chorus of voices who identify […]
Special Report
Prospective Chromosome Therapy for Down Syndrome: Hopes, Fears, and Ethics
On August 15, 2013, developmental biologist Jeanne Lawrence reported what many had previously considered inconceivable. [1] Her research team successfully silenced the extra chromosome 21 in Down syndrome (DS) stem cells. That is, in laboratory-grown cells, […]
Special Report
The Injustices of the Surrogacy Industry
Mothers have long believed, cultures have long taught, and research has repeatedly confirmed that an emotional network links pregnant moms to their babies. If mom is happy, the preborn baby is content. When mom is […]
Opinion
Reimbursement for Stay-At-Home Moms?
It all started during the 2012 presidential campaign. Ann Romney, reaching out to female voters—especially independents in swing states—publicly commiserated with their angst over job and economic uncertainties. In a terse, staccato tone, Hilary Rosen, […]
General
Response to the UN’s Claim of Access to Contraception as a Basic Human Right
The Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction, Omaha, Nebraska offers the following critique of some of the principal claims and conclusions set down in the 2012 Annual Report of the United […]
Special Report
Myth-Busting the Mandate Debate
On August 1, 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued the guidelines and regulations for women’s “protective services,” and finalized them on February 10, […]
Special Report
Anything Goes
In 1978, when doctors introduced Louise Brown, the first “test tube” or in vitro fertilization (IVF) baby, to the world, the international media hailed the event as something just short of the definitive answer to […]