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Charles C. Camosy is a professor of medical humanities at the Creighton University School of Medicine and holds the Monsignor Curran Fellowship in Moral Theology at St. Joseph Seminary in New York. He is the author of eight books, including, most recently, One Church. 
A view of the U.S. capitol building with a crowd in front of it
FaithShort Take
Charles C. Camosy
There is every reason to hope and even expect that pro-lifers will intentionally move with confidence into a Pro-Life 3.0 future focused on radical equality for both mother and child.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Charles C. Camosy
Let’s have the arguments. Let’s go vote. And then let’s argue some more. Many of the issues at stake are indeed very important. But let’s do this fully grounded in our Catholic family.
women stand outside supreme court shouting, holding pro-life signs, I am the post-roe generation. woman center is a person of color
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Charles C. Camosy
A post-Dobbs narrative breezily associates all anti-abortion activism and policies with racism.
Hannah Joerger, left, Amanda Grosserode, center, and Mara Loughman hug after a Value Them Both watch party after the failure of a referendum to remove the right to abortion from the state constitution, on Aug. 2, 2022, in Overland Park, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Charles C. Camosy
Abortion activists have been preparing for years for a battle like the one in Kansas. But pro-lifers may have been caught flat-footed, perhaps never really believing that Roe would fall.
In the midst of a crowd, a woman holds a sign which says "I vote pro-life first."
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Charles C. Camosy
It is time for pro-lifers to abandon the nose-holding, smash the MAGA idol and find a different way.
People attend the Jewish Rally for Abortion Justice on the National Mall, May 17, 2022, in Washington.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Charles C. Camosy
Economically vulnerable people of color are significantly more anti-abortion than rich white folks are.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Charles C. Camosy
With a focus on unity—even in spite of substantial differences—the issue of abortion looks quite different than the picture painted by those who want to see our polity burned to the ground.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Charles C. Camosy
In recent years, a new kind of hostility has developed toward any hint of faith in the practice of health care. But the idea that health care must be a religion-free zone is absolutely bizarre.
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Charles C. Camosy
If Catholic higher education is to survive, administrators, faculty and students must be intentional and authentic when it comes to our mission and identity.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stands at a blue lectern with the U.S. Capitol in the background.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Charles C. Camosy
In some cases, the best Catholic morality doesn’t translate to the best public laws. But the Women’s Health Protection Act goes beyond the pale.