Author Archive for Victoria Garaitonandia Gisondi

Reincarnated or Redeemed?
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Reincarnated or Redeemed?

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The problem with reincarnation is that the belief that our souls are enfleshed again in different forms dismisses any uniqueness of personhood.  Not only does reincarnation treat the body as a shell or a cast-off and the soul as recyclable, but it completely ignores the part that our gender plays in our personhood because it […]

Plan B and Your Fifteen Year Old
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Plan B and Your Fifteen Year Old

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A few days ago the FDA announced its decision to lower the age for access to over-the-counter emergency birth control from 17 to 15. It used to be that if minors needed speed-dial abortions they would have to see a doctor for a prescription. Since most minors can’t get to the doctor without a parent being […]

Moms, Teach Your Daughters Well
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Moms, Teach Your Daughters Well

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One morning last winter I was driving my teenager to school and she asked me the question  I had been dreading and avoiding . “Mom, did you wait?” I debated whether I should lie and preserve her image of me as a good example or tell the truth. I told her the truth. Not only […]