by UFI Blog | Oct 18, 2018 | Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Sanctity of Life, UFI
By Tori Levulis Black In 1993, I had my last child on my living room floor. On purpose! Disappointed with some aspects of my previous births, I did my homework and chose to have a homebirth with the help of a certified midwife. It was by far my best birth. Two...
by UFI Blog | Jul 19, 2018 | Abortion, Sanctity of Life
by Vincenzina Santoro “Abortion is a common occurrence – there are 56 million each year.” So said the President of the Guttmacher Institute, Ann Starrs, in her statement following acceptance of the UN Population Award in the institutional category. Founded as the...
by UFI Blog | Jan 23, 2018 | Bioethics, Sanctity of Life, Stem Cells
How to Make a Human: The Startling Advancements in Embryonic Science and How They Could Affect Generations Yet Unborn By Elise Ellsworth On December 8, 2017, Amnesty International hosted a conference: “Crossing Frontiers: Moving the Boundaries of Human Reproduction.”...
by UFI Blog | Oct 31, 2017 | Family, father, Marriage, Parents, Religious Freedom, Sanctity of Life, UFI
By Erin Weist I first heard about United Families International several years ago and the message they were promoting immediately resonated with me in my role as a wife and mother. I feel privileged to write for UFI, offering my own perspective on social and political...
by UFI Blog | Aug 14, 2017 | Euthanasia, Sanctity of Life
By Miriam Merrill Euthanasia doesn’t grant patients the right to die, it gives doctors permission to kill, and the rate of killing is becoming more frequent. A recent news story announced new research that Euthanasia is responsible for 4.5% of all deaths in the...
by UFI Blog | Aug 11, 2017 | Parental Rights, Sanctity of Life
By Christie Masters I recently found myself reorganizing my bookshelf when one of my science books from college caught my eye: “What is Life?” by Erwin Schrodinger. The title gave me pause, especially with the tragedy of little Charlie Gard so fresh in my mind. What...