Jon O’Brien is the president of Catholics for Choice.

Blog Entries by Jon O'Brien

Truth Is Indeed One of the First Casualties of War

Posted November 18, 2009 | 04:09 PM (EST)


Jim Wallis' protracted lecture on how abortion has become a central part of the health care reform debate proves how truth is, indeed, one of the first casualties of war--even a culture war. Here, I examine just a few of his statements to show how his version of events...

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What Catholics Want in Healthcare Reform

2 Comments | Posted October 29, 2009 | 04:46 PM (EST)


Should We Cover Some People, Some Parts of People, or All Parts of Everybody?

The United States is embroiled in a debate over healthcare. Ideological divides over morality and money are front and center, and threatening to derail any real progress on what has become a major crisis.

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We Believe in Health Care Reform

4 Comments | Posted September 5, 2009 | 04:08 PM (EST)


The health care system in the United States is broken. Forty-seven million people are uninsured and 30 million more are under-insured. With the current state of the economy, men and women around the country are struggling to make ends meet. They are making the tough decisions between putting food on...

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"Don't Be Mad at Me for Wanting to Solve the Problem"

4 Comments | Posted July 23, 2009 | 01:34 PM (EST)


Why the "Preventing Unintended Pregnancies, Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act" Makes Such Good Sense

We can all see the enormous impact the economic crisis is having on American families. Factories have closed. Those who rely on second and third jobs are finding them harder to come...

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Obama at the Vatican: A Meeting of Symbolism, Not Substance

150 Comments | Posted July 10, 2009 | 07:33 AM (EST)


Earlier this week, in his social encyclical Caritas in Veritate, Pope Benedict claimed that the church does not "interfere in any way in the politics of States." These words are especially pertinent for today's meeting between President Obama and the pope.

While both men are world leaders, the pope and...

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The Real Idea of a University

118 Comments | Posted May 15, 2009 | 01:04 PM (EST)


On Sunday, President Obama will become the sixth US president to give the commencement address at Notre Dame and the ninth to be awarded an honorary degree. When President Obama was invited by the University of Notre Dame to deliver the 2009 commencement address and receive an honorary law degree...

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