Episode 227: University Faculty for Life with Dr. Mary Lemmons (January 26, 2022)

In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Jim Hanink, Mario Ramos-Reyes, and Christopher Zehnder talk with Dr. Mary Lemmons, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, about the University Faculty for Life, a multidisciplinary association of scholars speaking out for human life, located online at https://www.uffl.org/ Some questions: 1) Professor Lemmons, Mary if we may, could you please tell us a bit about yourself and what led you into pro-life work2) How did the University Faculty for Life (UFFL) come to be3) Rev. Joseph W. Koterski, S.J., who died this past August, was a longtime leader of the UFFL. What sort of person was he4) Could you tell us about Life and Learning, the annual proceedings of the UFFL5) What challenges has the UFFL faced?6) How fares contemporary pro-life scholarship? Which philosophers are particularly helpful in dealing with life issues?7) Are there any life issues that are newly pressing in the 21st century8) What are some of the main factors that you see coming into play in the Mississippi case now before the United States Supreme Court? What have we learned from Texas?9) What information can you share about the 2022 UFFL annual conference?