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Partially destroyed pro-choice chalk message, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Spokane, Wash. | Caleb Flegel/The Whitworthian

Pro-choice and pro-life chalk messages cover Hello Walk

Emma Maple, Editor in chief October 25, 2023

Competing pro-life and pro-choice chalk messages, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Spokane, Wash. | Caleb Flegel/The Whitworthian Pro-life chalk messages drawn on the “Hello Walk” were...

Event poster provided by Kim Dawson.

Constitution Day Lecture: Addressing Polarized Issues

October 2, 2022

Event poster was provided by Kim Dawson. Students trickled into the HUB ABC Room around 7 p.m. on Sept. 20. The projector displayed the poster that many of these students had seen around campus:...

The art of respectful disagreement

February 25, 2019

I am pro-choice because I believe that women should have the right to make their own decisions about their bodies.

A defense for pro-choice in Christianity

October 31, 2018

Women deserve to know that they are in control of their own decisions, and what they choose will not come with the threat of harassment, violence, murder or social shaming.

We Believe, We Vote doesn’t make sense

September 20, 2018

As the midterm elections are approaching for the region, it is important to consider many of the different perspectives the candidates are bringing to light through their campaigns. We Believe We Vote is a recently-founded organization that claims a non-partisan, Biblically-founded evaluation of candidates running for political offices in the greater Spokane area.

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Beck Taylor’s Planned Parenthood decision prompts ire

April 26, 2017

President Beck Taylor’s decision not to renew a limited formal relationship between the university and Planned Parenthood last week raised concern from pro-choice individuals and both praise...

Students march against Taylor’s decision

April 26, 2017

Starting in the fall of 2017, Whitworth will not accept credited internships or service learning opportunities affiliated withPlanned Parenthood. Students were first notified of this through an email...

Whitworth ends for-credit opportunities with Planned Parenthood

Whitworth ends for-credit opportunities with Planned Parenthood

April 18, 2017

A statement by Beck Taylor came in an email Tuesday afternoon.

Whitworth: Cut ties with Planned Parenthood

October 13, 2016

Whitworth has a number of “community partners”—organizations that the university collaborates with in different ways, typically involving volunteer opportunities or student learning. There are 151...

Rape and Abortion: harder, but still wrong

November 9, 2012

As the election comes to a close, there is no doubt that economic concerns are at the forefront of voters’ minds. For most of the race, social issues did not see the light of day. However, Indiana...

Planned Parenthood fails in response to critics

April 15, 2012

I was driving up Monroe Street a few weeks ago and happened to notice a billboard for Planned Parenthood. The ad focused on a woman with, presumably, her husband. The board said something to the effect...

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