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Elizabeth Kirk

Elizabeth Kirk

Elizabeth Kirk serves as Director of the Center for Law & the Human Person at the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, where she also teaches in the area of law & the family. She also serves as an associate scholar for the Charlotte Lozier Institute, with a special interest in adoption law and policy.

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When It Comes to Abortion, Voters May Get More Than They Bargained For 

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To be sure, there remains an enormous cultural task to soften the hearts and minds of voters about the dignity of unborn human life and the need to accompany pregnant women in distress. But voters, especially those that consider themselves moderate on abortion, should acknowledge the full implications of the bargain they have struck. 
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The Meaning of Kansas: Lessons from a Pro-Life Defeat

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The recent defeat of a pro-life constitutional amendment in Kansas was not a consequence of strategic overreach, nor was it a rebuke of Dobbs. In fact, it followed from the difficulty of communicating complex legal and political principles, as well as navigating the fear and distortion generated by abortion advocates and their media allies. To help secure a pro-life future, we must learn the correct lessons of the Kansas loss, including the need to harness the emotional power of truthful narrative to shape political choices.

The Kansas Supreme Court Has Declared a “Natural Right” to Abortion

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In the wake of last month’s decision, the only remedy left to the people of Kansas is to pass a constitutional amendment to declare that there is no “fundamental right to abortion” in the state’s constitution and to allow the legislature to make reasonable laws about abortion.

Forcing Faith-Based Organizations Out of Foster Care and Adoption Hurts Children

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Driving out those child welfare providers that have been at the forefront of caring for children for centuries fails to respect the rich and diverse religious pluralism of our nation. Their absence will not benefit same-sex couples, but it will harm children.
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