The Briefing 09-02-15 (Abortion, Gender, parenting, Pope Francis, Religious Liberty)

View Transcript 1) Pope's 'Year of Mercy' exemplifies problems of sacramental system, changes nothing Pope Francis emphasizes forgiveness for women who have abortions, Washington Post (Sarah Pulliam Bailey and Michelle Boorstein) 2) Judge awards religious liberty to March for Life on moral, not religious basis Judge Allows Moral, Not Just Religious, Contraception Exemptions, New York Times (Adam Liptak) 3) Professor's syllabus bans use of offensive terms like 'male' and 'female' University Thwarts Prof's Attempt to Punish Students for Referring to Men and Women as ‘Male' and ‘Female' , National Review (Katharine Timpf) WST338: Women & Popular Culture, Washington State University (Selena Lester Breikss) 4) Opposition to child-bearing reflects reduction to children to a mere 'want' Another reason I won't have kids: fetal cells stay in your body long after birth, The Guardian (Lilit Marcus)