Mary Rose Somarriba

  For decades, the most potent image deployed in favor of legalized abortion has been the coat hanger. The message has always been blunt: If abortion is not provided by licensed physicians using sanitized instruments, women will resort to desperate and dangerous methods on... Read More →

  [This interview is reprinted, with permission, from Verily Magazine’s Creativity Issue, Fall 2024.(verilymag.com)] _____________________________________________________________________________________ These days, it’s rare for a day to go by without the topic of abortion... Read More →

The Netflix series Adolescence, which debuted earlier this year, brought greater public attention to a timely and important topic—the effect of online sexualized content on young boys and, concurrently, on young girls. The series follows the story of a 13-year-old boy named... Read More →

  My world turned upside down in mid-2021, when—in the midst of a pandemic—I welcomed my second baby in two years. Our brood doubled in size from two kids to four, and a lot changed in our home. For one, our cat was displeased with the new young people and went so far as to... Read More →

  In April, the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine received scrutiny after six women experienced a rare blood clot condition, causing the United States to pause its distribution “out of an abundance of caution.” Immediately, some trying to downplay the risk compared the... Read More →

When a woman attends the standard 20-week prenatal ultrasound appointment, it is usually with a sense of anticipation. You get to see your baby onscreen while the ultrasound tech takes measurements, and if you’re lucky, you might even get a good look at your preborn baby’s face.... Read More →

On January 1, 2022, the New York Times reported that a number of medically prescribed prenatal tests show false positives for genetic abnormalities 85 percent of the time. Read More →

In April, the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine received scrutiny after six women experienced a rare blood clot condition, causing the United States to pause its distribution “out of an abundance of caution.” Immediately, some trying to downplay the risk compared the J&J... Read More →

Abortion is often referenced today in the context of the healthcare of the mother. Despite the fact that, as groups like Live Action have persuasively pointed out, abortion is never necessary for the health of the mother (early labor might be needed, and the fetus may not... Read More →

I am so pleased to introduce my first guest here at Insisting on Life. Mary Rose Somarriba is editor of Natural Womanhood and associate editor of Verily Magazine. She lives with her husband and three children in Cleveland, Ohio. The following is reprinted with permission, from... Read More →