With the Kavanaugh confirmation hearing in the news, WSFT has prepared two helpful tools to help you speak for yourself about abortion!   Here…

Women Speak for Themselves was featured in this awesome piece in BuzzFeed News about how pro-life women are changing the conversation on abortion. BuzzFeed…

50 years ago today, a prophetic document was published. It predicted that widespread use of artificial contraception would lead to the disrespect of women’s…

The whole world knows now that Judge Brett Kavanaugh has been nominated to the US Supreme Court. Of course, it is impossible to predict…

  It’s a big moment for the pro-life movement. With Justice Kennedy’s retirement, it appears that the Supreme Court might soon have a 5-4…

An exciting new rule proposed by HHS says that clinics that perform abortions can no longer receive federal dollars. Unless they separate their “family…

It’s both ironic and tragic that contraception, abortion, and casual sex are promoted in women’s name. Many women know that robbing sex of its…

How would you like to make a brief but spectacular contribution to the international discussion on abortion?  No cost to you, just a few…

Millennial women are less likely to be mothers by their thirties than women of any other generation. There are many reasons for this: declining…

For the thousands of WSFT women convinced that they have no important story to tell or talent for telling it…please read this! By the…

As a part of the WSFT movement, you already know that sex and dating expectations lead to crisis pregnancies– and more abortions. In thinking…

Note from the Editor: This is a guest post from Katherine Blakeman, Director of Communications at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation. We hope…

In case you’re wondering what manageable (but awesome) steps you can take to share sanity about sex, marriage, kids, and women’s freedom (…and aren’t…

Another casualty of abortion- and contraception-first feminism: American women are currently unable to have as many children as they want. This is reported by…

Moving The Conversation One Step Further WSFT is committed to taking the conversation one step further toward better solutions for women, and for men…

Often, you just have to find a little courage to speak your mind to improve your local world a bit. One of our WSFT…

Having praised the New York Times from time to time when they publish stories with several grains of truth about pro-life women, it is…

  Looking for reasons to agree, rather than disagree, with the media. Holding counter-cultural beliefs as we do about sex, women, marriage, and family…

It may have started with a small movement—publicized by a tweet from an actress—but it’s turned into a cultural phenomenon that’s raised the voices…

What’s Speaking To Us: #MeToo, Sexual Harassment, and Establishing a New Ethic For Sex If you’re like me, you may be feeling overwhelmed by…

  Yesterday, WSFT joined an amicus brief arguing in favor of a law banning abortions on the grounds of an unborn child’s disability or…

  The #ThxBirthControl social media campaign starts today, November 15. WSFT wants YOU to participate to show the other side of the story. It’s…

  When You Speak For Yourself, Is Anyone Listening? At WSFT, we want to give you the facts concerning women’s freedom from a pro-life,…

Remember how you spoke for yourself to Teen Vogue? After the magazine published their July guide to underage anal sex, WSFT sent an email…

As some of you may have seen, NYT published a truly awful op-ed on the reversal of the HHS mandate. It was riddled with…

Our movement needs the voices of women like you. You are the one to refute the claims that it’s a “war on women” if…

  Reconnecting Sex, Marriage, and Children, for women and for all people It was a big week for us last week as we rolled out…

Bona Fide Exciting News!! The White House has overturned the contraception mandate.  Here in DC, we are dealing with the national press as best…

  Ending Abortion Means Improving The Dating Culture For a long time, pro-lifers and pro-choicers could agree that abortion was a difficult and tragic…

OkCupid and Planned Parenthood make it sound so simple: do you support women and women’s health? Then you should support Planned Parenthood. That’s what I…

  Initially, this info was only going to go to our WSFT Gatherings group leaders (if you haven’t signed up yet, consider starting)! But…

  Do you get frustrated that the media rarely publishes op-eds from women promoting sexual sanity? That “the other side” is so much louder…

Cosmopolitan magazine just published an article about sex at the nation’s #1 party school. I’ve read all the hookup books out there (not fun)…

  “Reproductive Freedom” Should Include Knowledge and Informed Consent Contraception and abortion advocates often proclaim we must“trust women to know what’s best for them…

  A Women’s Movement That’s Honest About Men Promoting women’s happiness and freedom can’t be done without concern for men. Liberal women’s groups attempt…

Even a broken clock is right twice a day! The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy (which sometimes and ironically promotes uncommitted…

I know that even though it’s still August, most of you are getting revved up for fall, so I thought I would put an…

There’s about to be another panic in the New York Times and elsewhere about whether we’re giving enough contraception-friendly advice to teens.  But even…

A week ago we spoke out against the sexualization of the culture, and refuted unhealthy myths about women’s sexuality and freedom. Thank you for…

  As many of you know, Teen Vogue published a how-to-guide on anal sex to their audience of underage boys and girls. WSFT sent…

  The CDC’s study showing an uptick in teen contraceptive use has been widely celebrated as a “win” for teens and society. Many are…

  First, I finally had the chance to read the entire leaked proposal to rollback the Contraception Mandate and noticed something pretty wild: it…

The New York Times is reporting that there exists a draft of a rule to undo the “contraception mandate.” It is not yet public,…

Recently, the self-described left-of-center Politico magazine reported that the US “Media Bubble Is Worse than You Think”, based upon data showing that reporters live…

  Two quick pieces of news today. First, the House passed a health care law, one provision of which stripped federal funding from Planned…

  It is reported that the Trump administration’s Justice Department is continuing to pursue the Little Sisters of the Poor, and other religious institutions, to enforce the contraception…

I am a pro-life feminist, and I don’t see any contradiction in claiming that title.  Yet I know that my pre-teen daughters will soon…

As political junkies will understand, in a post-Bork, post-Clarence Thomas-judicial-confirmation-world, every suspected pro-life Supreme Court appointee will be subjected to a “hazing” of excruciating…

A Federalist article with the provocative headline “Why Men and Women Can Never Be Just Friends” recently went viral for claiming that men are…

Teen Vogue has taken heat recently about their treatment of abortion. They’ve published upwards of 63 articles on the topic in the past few…

Many of you are having great success in starting your WSFT Gatherings! It’s been a delight to read the encouraging responses on our feedback…

  WSFT’s Gatherings project might be only two months old, but it’s already made an impact in communities across the US. We have received…

As we close out Women’s History Month, we would like to recognize the heroes—or “sheroes”— often left out of the “women’s movement.” Women who…

Remember the panic over how it was necessary to force every employer—down to the last Little Sister of the Poor—to provide free birth control?…

This article is the third in a series about why women of all ages and stages in life need to talk about sex, and…

  This article is the second in a series about why women of all ages and stages in life need to talk about sex,…

Today is International Women’s Day, where the same women who organized the Women’s March have planned yet another event: A Day Without a Woman….

  So…March 8 is “International Women’s Day” and here in the US, it’s a day that some feminist groups are marking with a “day…

  This article is the first in a series about why women of all ages and stages in life need to talk about sex,…

Perhaps many of us have gained the impression over the last few years that the federal government was championing Planned Parenthood and contraception and…

On a day dedicated to celebrating love, let’s celebrate women, whose desire for love and commitment makes our world better. Even in today’s “hookup…

In preparing girls for later life, feminists and society-at-large offer the same suggestions. Get good grades, get a great degree, and pursue the heights…

  A lot has happened over the past two weeks! WSFT members have provided an incredible response to the Women’s March and March for…

Relax, Mr. Superhero.  Those treacherous pro-lifers who want to take away everyone’s birth control and doom them to more abortions don’t actually exist. This…

It’s been a wild couple of weeks for the issues of women and abortion, hasn’t it?! It was so encouraging to see so many…

  I am the last person anyone would expect to experience an unintended pregnancy.  As a family physician and fertility awareness expert, I am…

March for Life is two days away and this year’s theme is the Power of One: perfect! At WSFT, we have always affirmed that…

Everyone is talking about the so-called “Women’s March” happening in DC the day after President Trump is sworn in. The stated goal is to…

In the US and around the world, an estimated 21 million people are enslaved against their will. This number includes millions of women and…

  A public health official is getting attacked for her claims that some drugs and devices sold as “contraception” are actually abortifacients- ie, they…

  If you have decided that this year is your year to “be the change you wish to see in the world”, here are…

During his campaign for president, and on his transition website, President-elect Donald Trump offered to “protect innocent human life from conception to natural death,”…

  You may have noticed last week that #ThxBirthControl was trending on Twitter and Facebook. Sponsored by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and…

  Today, there a social media campaign urging people around the country to use the hashtag #ThxBirthControl to promote BC through their social media…

Even though this long, tumultuous election is over, and we know who our next President is, many of us are experiencing mixed emotions. There’s still…

The dream. I knew that I wanted to be an attorney in the 3rd grade. The simple mind of a third-grader is resolute. My…

Do you hear stories about teenage girls aggressively pursuing boys (maybe even your teenaged son) with sexualized come-ons… and wonder if it can be…

As the election nears, many of us are feeling dejected about the state of our society, discouraged that truth seems MIA, and weary from…

For many women, the only time they hear the truth about healthy sexuality and the beauty of their female bodies and fertility is through…

  We know beyond a reasonable doubt that children thrive best when they have the stable support of their married mom and dad. We…

A new Pew poll has shown that two-thirds of Americans (including Catholics) believe that all employers should cover contraception. But five months ago, when…

  Sherry Antonetti is a writer, a WSFT trainee, and a happily married mother of ten children.   No one knows what to do…

  At WSFT, we heartily agree with the organizers of World Contraception Day that “young people should make informed choices about their sexual and…

  Many women are afraid they will “sound crazy” if they openly criticize contraception. That’s because there is a strong belief that contraception critics…

Widely available birth control and abortion have dramatically changed people’s attitudes toward sex and marriage. The result is that the very problems everyone hopes…

This week, it has been widely reported that teen pregnancy has plummeted due to greater use of contraception. These reports are misleading (to say…

An experienced gynecologist regularly updates me with the latest medical journal articles about contraception.  It’s a great tool for evaluating the medical establishment’s beliefs…

People around the world, rich and poor, have all the contraception they want. But they don’t have as many babies as they want. So…

  What is your reaction when you read the recent headline, “The Most Educated Women are the Most Likely to be Married”? Relieved? Because…

Why do women participate in uncommitted sex? It’s not because they prefer “hooking up” to committed relationships and marriage. Most women don’t actually like…

How can a parent prepare their teen for the sexualized environment of high school and college? As you know, not only students but teachers…

  Amy McInerny serves as the Executive Director of Human Life Action, an initiative of NCHLA. She is the mother of three children, including…

You know how often today you can feel a little scared to speak up with an opinion so out of step with “the group?”…

Here’s some kind-of-nice news. You know the nearly endless series of books on hookup-culture on college campuses? They aren’t the whole story by a…

  Dr. Marguerite Duane, a board certified family physician and Adjunct Associate Professor at Georgetown University, is co-founder and Executive Team Leader of FACTS –…

While I had a mostly positive attitude toward NFP from the beginning of my marriage, in hindsight I still thought of it as “Catholic…

There was a long period of my life when I couldn’t understand why the Catholic Church taught birth control was a moral problem. If…

  “You can only use Natural Family Planning if you have regular cycles.” “NFP doesn’t work—unless you’re ok with lots of surprise pregnancies!” “It…

I imagine you’re aware that NFP Awareness week starts on Monday?! NFP Awareness Week is a national educational campaign to share how Natural Family…

We know that, on average, kids are disadvantaged socially, emotionally, economically and educationally, from the absence of their married biological mom and dad. We…

Note from Helen: One of our original and still-enthusiastic WSFT members penned these amazing thoughts on the new inspiration that comes to a woman…

Politics can touch the most personal aspects of our lives. Political decisions regularly impact our families, our health, the sexual culture, relationships between men…

The big news out of the Vatican this week concerns its new communications team. And stunningly enough, the news involves “one of our own”…

Some schools of feminism hate the observation that women’s decisions set the “rules” for dating, sex and marriage. In other words, sexual relations will…

What would you do if you were forced to choose between participating in an abortion—or losing your career and livelihood? Increasing numbers of medical…

This summer, my Facebook feed has been saturated with engagement pictures, countdowns to wedding dates, and dreamy wedding photography. In actual numbers, though, most…

Mary Eberstadt’s new book It’s Dangerous to Believe: Religious Freedom and Its Enemies, New York: Harper (2016) would be a great read for the…

I just had to write to assure you that no matter what the Supreme Court does, they will not have the last word on…

Yesterday, the Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge to a Washington State rule explicitly discriminating against pharmacists who refuse – on religious grounds…

  Extreme pro-choice logic isn’t about women. It isn’t about their health. It is about continuing to enable a cultural pattern of sexual expression…

  The Court’s 5-3 opinion today in Whole Women’s Health et al. v. Hellerstedt (Tex. Health Dept) struck down Texas’ requirements that: –abortionists must…

You may have heard that the Obama administration has just decided that it’s “ok” for the state of California to force religious institutions’ health…

Supporters of religious freedom today honor the memory of Sir Thomas More, martyred for obeying his convictions rather than the King. Few know that…

  Note from the Editor: This article is the third in a series which will offer guidance to women who hope to become more…

Note from the Editor: This article is the second in a series which will offer guidance to women who hope to become more politically…

Contraception is NOT the simple technology its cheerleaders suggest. So, how do you explain this to people who may have only heard the PP…

When I began charting my cycles, I thought that it would have little effect on me or my future marriage. It was only a…

The vast majority of people reason that contraception is a great social good because it helps people avoid unwanted children (children they presume would…

By now, you’ve likely seen the open letter from a mom of child with Down Syndrome to the doctor who suggested abortion. According to…

From time to time I will highlight a classic source you can reliably use to teach children, fellow-church-members, friends, elected representatives and the public …

Women Speak for Themselves is not just a blog, but a movement, with new projects in the pipeline for 2016! (see below). Read more…

Almost every day, women from all over the USA tell me that their faith is the bright spot of their lives. That it provides…

This video – graphic and explicit in some parts — is a good example of how you don’t have to be religious to find…

This article at the Federalist features something beautiful: women joining together locally to help imprisoned mothers connect with their children. The Women’s Storybook Project…

Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PP) and Planned Parenthood Action Fund, is scheduled to give a talk at Georgetown University,…

One of the country’s leading First Amendment scholars thinks the government’s answer to the Court’s follow up question to the Little Sisters is weak….

The Supreme Court asked the government and the religious institutions involved in the recent HHS Mandate litigation (I’ll collectively address the institutions as the…

  By Sherry Antonetti Lately, I’ve been asking people who support the HHS mandate and who argue against the position of the Little Sisters…