By: ISABEL MARZULLO, OPINION ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Women have been fighting for rights since 1848, and while women have reached many milestones, such as being able to vote and receive a proper education, there have also been many downfalls. One is women losing the right to a safe abortion. When the…
By Luke Nolan Staff Writer On Jan. 22, the New York State Senate passed Bill S240, with Governor Andrew Cuomo signing it into law the same day. Commonly referred to as the Reproductive Health Act, the law “revises provisions of law relating to abortion.” In it, lawmakers seek to appropriate personhood from the unborn by…
By Luke Nolan Following a talk by Dr. Marc Lamont Hill earlier this week, Patrick Hauf, freshman journalism major, asked about the vulnerability of unborn children killed in abortions, a question accompanied by rude groans and heckling by the audience. To someone who is pro-life, the desire to protect the most vulnerable of society would…
By Amelia Kibbe Advisory Editor With less than a week to go before the 2017 March for Life, senior LaurieAnne Wickens worked making final travel arrangements for the trip to Washington D.C. for the annual pro-life march. Determined to make this year’s trip a success, Wickens, president of St. Bonaventure’s pro-life club, carefully watched the…
This week marks the 100th anniversary of the creation of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. There is much controversy surrounding the federation. At the center of the Planned Parenthood debate is the issue of abortion. Planned Parenthood is lauded as the beacon of choice for women. Funny thing about choice is that it requires options.…
By Nate West News Editor “This case is about a doctor who killed babies and endangered women. What we mean is that he regularly and illegally delivered live, viable babies in the third trimester of pregnancy — and then murdered these newborns by severing their spinal cords with scissors.” That is the opening paragraph of…
By: Gwen Furmanek Assistant Opinion Editor If you have a weak stomach, hold on tight because a monstrous doctor has committed an atrocity of unspeakable depths. Kermit Gosnell, a 72-year-old Philadelphia doctor, is being charged with four possible first-degree murder charges for the deaths of four infants, according to an April 24 CNN story. In…
By Tate M. Slaven Contributing Writer “All you could see for miles were people — approximately 500,000 people.” Amanda Koneski, president of SBU for Life, reflected on her recent trip to Washington, D.C. for the 40th Annual March for Life. On Jan. 25, pro-life supporters rallied together to spread the message of anti-abortion in the…
