Joy Zavalick

Op-ed contributor

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  • 10 tips for discussing infertility with compassion

    10 tips for discussing infertility with compassion

    Having a reservoir of helpful words to share with those facing infertility is an essential component of loving those particular neighbors well. Knowing which words are unhelpful to say is equally important.

  • A zero star review for Yelp’s abortion activism

    A zero star review for Yelp’s abortion activism

    Yelp has caved to pressure from the abortion lobby and hidden its true utilitarian agenda behind a façade of female empowerment. Other cowardly corporations will likely follow suit. As companies increasingly reveal their true colors and lack of spine, Christians must carefully consider which ones receive their business.

  • Minority neighborhoods need maternity wards, not crack pipes

    Minority neighborhoods need maternity wards, not crack pipes

    As the United States celebrates Black History Month, the nation should pause to reflect on the current state of the union for under-resourced minority communities. Despite the immense progress made in the past century, there remain areas in which the black community is neglected or continuously targeted for harm.

  • Listen to the young, female voices of the pro-life movement

    Listen to the young, female voices of the pro-life movement

    Although the results of the Dobbs case will not be revealed for several months, its influence has galvanized the pro-life movement and elevated the voices of young women who refuse to accept the standard of Roe v. Wade any longer. As one of the abortion industry’s favorite target demographics increasingly rejects their lies, it becomes clear that the pro-abortion lobby rests on sinking sand.

  • Pregnant college students need support, not abortion

    Pregnant college students need support, not abortion

    Abortion on college campuses is a band-aid solution to the deeper issue of irresponsible sexual activity or the tragedy of sexual assault.

  • PRCs alleviate the stress of an unplanned pregnancy

    PRCs alleviate the stress of an unplanned pregnancy

    Thankfully, pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) exist for the sole purpose of supporting women needing assistance during their pregnancies. The approximately 3,000 PRCs spread across the nation seek to combat the stress and anxiety that women face as a result of an unplanned pregnancy.

  • The best month for the unborn in Texas since 1973

    The best month for the unborn in Texas since 1973

    As additional pro-life bills are considered around the nation, and the pro-life movement prays for Roe v. Wade to be overturned by the Dobbs case, it is clear that Americans are increasingly valuing life and will increasingly oppose those who seek to end the lives of the most vulnerable humans.

  • Google finds innovative new method of exploitation

    Google finds innovative new method of exploitation

    When Big Tech companies attempt to censor information, the public should always question their motives and seek to identify what they stand to gain.

  • Suicide (including physician-assisted) is never the answer

    Suicide (including physician-assisted) is never the answer

    Suicide is an indisputably painful topic, summoning grief for all those who have lost a loved one to it. This tragedy does not take only one form, however; even as the nation remembers those who grievously have been taken by suicide, a steadily increasing number of states have created an avenue for legal physician-assisted suicide.

  • Embracing modern science means overturning Roe

    Embracing modern science means overturning Roe

    Americans, particularly the unborn ones, deserve to live by the best modern practices of human knowledge, which unequivocally affirms that babies in the womb are alive.