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Frances Kissling Archives
Kissling, Frances."A Cautionary Tale." Conscience, Fall 2005.
Kissling, Frances. "Is There Life After Roe?" Conscience, Winter 2004-2005.
Kissling, Frances. "Abortion as Stigma." Countdown 2015: Sexual and Reproductive Rights. Population Action International, October 2004.
Kissling, Frances. "Le Vatican et Union Europeene Preserver Pouvoir et privileges." Golias, January/February 2004.
Kissling, Frances. "Reflecting on Suffering." Conscience, Autumn 2003.
Kissling, Frances. "Divine Ecstasy: Sin, Asceticism and Sexuality in the Catholic Tradition." 31 March 1999.
Kissling, Frances. "Religion and Feminism: An Interview with Frances Kissling." Merge Magazine, October/November 1998.
Kissling, Frances. "Katholische Kirche und das Recht auf Sexuelle und Reproducktive Geshundheite." ProFamilia Magazin, June 1998.
Kissling, Frances. "Roe v. Wade, The Next Twenty-Five Years: From Rear Guard to Avant-Garde." Conscience, Winter 1998.
Kissling, Frances. "For the Sister Fund." The Humanist, May/June 1998.
Kissling, Frances. "Should the Trinity be a Quartet?" On the Issues, Spring 1998.
Kissling, Frances. "Progressive Catholic Perspectives on Reproductive Health and Rights: The Political Challenge of Orthodoxy." Journal of Public Health, 1998. (published in Portuguese-Brazil)
Kissling, Frances. "The Future of Roe v. Wade." Ms., January/February 1998.
Kissling, Frances. "Mary Co-Opted as Co-Redeemer." On the Issues, Spring 1998.
Kissling, Frances. "Late Term Abortion: Speaking Frankly." Ms., May/June 1997.
Kissling, Frances. "Witness for the Prosecution." The New Internationalist, no. 275, January 1996.
Kissling, Frances. "Fundamentalism and Religiosity: Are They an Issue?" People's Rights, Women's Rights, no. 5, July 1997.
Kissling, Frances. "O Papa e a saude da mulher." O Globo, 14 March 1997.
Kissling, Frances. "The Road from Cairo to Beijing: Women's Rights in Context." Bioetica, October 1995.
Kissling, Frances. "Women of the World Unite: On Globalizing Gender Justice." The Nation, 11 September 1995.
Kissling, Frances. "The Challenge of Christianity." American University Law Review, Vol. 44/No. 4, Spring 1995.
Kissling, Frances. "The Vatican: Out of Touch With Catholics." The Bulletin, October 1994.
Kissling, Frances. "El Papa les dice a las mujeres: 'feliz dia de las martires!" Nosotras, 31 July 1994.
Kissling, Frances. "La disidencia católicas basada en la conciencia." Debate Feminista (Mexico), September 1994.
Kissling, Frances. "El pa pa les dice a las mujeres: 'feliz dia de las martires!" Nosotras. 31 July 1994.
Kissling, Frances. "Respondiendo al Conservadurismo Religioso." FEM June, 1996.
Kissling, Frances. "En el Vaticano, la misoginia existe." Doble Jornada, 6 June 1994.
Kissling, Frances. "Argumentos e inquietudes. La oposición a la legalización del aborto." Salud Reproductiva y Sociedad (El Programa Salud Reproductiva y Sociedad, El Colegio de Mexico, Mexico), 8 May 1994.
Kissling, Frances. "Who's Right? Catholics and the Culture War." National Campaign for Freedom of Expression Bulletin, Summer 1994.
Kissling, Frances. "Opposition to Legal Abortion: Challenges and Questions." Planned Parenthood Challenges, 1993.
Kissling, Frances. "A Call to Embrace Ambivalence." Book review of Life Itself, Abortion in the American Mind by Roger Rosenblatt, printed in Family Planning Perspectives, Sept./Oct. 1992.
Kissling, Frances. "Ending the Abortion War: A Modest Proposal." Christian Century, 21 February 1990.
Kissling, Frances. "Lo que han forjado las diosas." Mujeres en Accion. ISIS International, March 1994.
Kissling, Frances. “Argumentos e inquietudes: La oposición a la legalizació del aborto.” Profamilia, December 1993.
Kissling, Frances. “Religion and Abortion: Roman Catholicism Lost in the Pelvic Zone,” Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health, Fall, 1993, vol. 3 no. 3.
Kissling, Frances. “Abortion: The Link Between Legality and Safety,” Reproductive Health Matter, November 1993.
Kissling, Frances. “The Bishops and Elders: From the Sanctuary to the Senate,” September 1993.
Kissling, Frances. “Quien tiene la razón? Pro-Opción.” Maimi Mensual, May 1992.
Kissling, Frances. “Abortion and Public Policy,” task force of The Western Behavioral Sciences Institute on-line dialog, Fall 1990.
Kissling, Frances. “The Bishops, Abortion and the Thirty Second Sound Bite,” August 1990.
Kissling, Frances. "New York Times Ad: A Case Study in Religious Feminism." Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, Spring 1987
Kissling, Frances. "Ban on contraception antiquated, dangerous." Baltimore Sun, 14 November 2006.
Kissling, Frances. "Should Abortion Be Prevented?" Salon.com, 3 October 2006.
Kissling, Frances. "Should Vatican alter condom stance?: Yes." New York Daily News, 14 May 2006.
Kissling, Frances. "Looking for Salvation in All the Wrong Places." The Nation, 24 April 2006.
Kissling, Frances. "Does Church Doctrine Trump Rape Victim's Needs?" Hartford Courant, 19 March 2006.
Kissling, Frances. "Bridging the Abortion Divide." TomPaine.com, 10 March 2006.
Kissling, Frances. "Is Abortion Bad? Response from Catholics for a Free Choice." Slate.com Fray, 3 February 2006.
Kissling, Frances. "Getting Religion." Salon.com, 12 August 2005.
Eisler, Riane and Frances Kissling. "The American Family: Building a Foundation for Real Democracy and Freedom." Center for American Progress, 1 July 2005
Kissling, Frances. "Outside In." The New Republic Online, 14 April 2005.
Kissling, Frances. "Forbid Me, Father." American Prospect Online, 5 April 2005.
Kissling, Frances. "A Divider, Not a Uniter." Salon.com, 4 April 2005.
Kissling, Frances. "Sex and the Clergy." The Nation, 13 December 2004.
Kissling, Frances. "Archie Bunker, Vatican Theologian." SIECUS.org, 17 August 2004.
Kissling, Frances. "Some Reflections on Prayer Cards: What's the Problem?" Catholics for a Free Choice, 12 June 2004.
Kissling, Frances. "Politicizing the Sacraments." San Francisco Chronicle, 3 May 2004.
Kissling, Frances, Nazir Khaja and Nancy Kipnis. "Agency Deserves US Money and Help." Miami Herald, 30 January 2004.
Kissling, Frances. "Bush Cripples AIDS Initiative with Global Gag Rule." Boston Globe, 4 March 2003.
Kissling, Frances. "The War on Women." Raising Our Voices: News from the Global Fund for Women, March 2003.
Kissling, Frances. "Upholding a Culture of Life." Entre Nous, Winter 2002.
Kissling, Frances. "Cardinals' Sin, Clerical Crimes." Ms. Magazine, Summer 2002.
Kissling, Frances. "Abuse of Power Comes as No Surprise." Conscience, Spring 2002.
Kissling, Frances. "The Vatican Needs to Hear: Violence Anywhere Against Any Woman is Unacceptable." WHP Review, Winter 2001.
Kissling, Frances. "Church and State at the United Nations." USA Today, November 2001.
Kissling, Frances. "The Place for Individual Conscience." Journal of Medical Ethics, October 2001.
Kissling, Frances. "The Sins of the Fathers." Ms., August/September 2001.
Kissling, Frances. "Hush, Hush, Speak If You Dare." Conscience, Summer 2001.
Kissling, Frances. "Easing a Difficult Moral Choice." MSNBC, 28 September 2000.
Kissling, Frances. "Is God a Republican?" Religion News Service , 24 April 2000.
Kissling, Frances. "The Ethics of Pro-Choice Advocacy." Choices, vol. 28, no. 2, 2000.
Kissling, Frances. "Pro-Choice and Pro-Church." Beliefnet, 29 June 2000.
Kissling, Frances. "See Change Campaign Gathers Support; Irks Vatican." Choices, vol. 28, no. 1, 2000.
Kissling, Frances. "Ireland's Newest Import." Conscience, Winter 1999-2000.
Kissling, Frances. "The Catholic Church's Achilles' Heel." Religion News Service, 8 November 1999.
Kissling, Frances. "Is the U.N. Women's Agenda Riding Roughshod Over Religion?" Insight on the News, 6 September 1999.
Kissling, Frances. "The Vatican at the United Nations: A Cause for Concern." Trisbunes De Droits Humains, vol. 6, no. 3, September 1999.
Kissling, Frances. "Counterpoint: Trust Women to Make Childbearing Decisions." Minneapolis Star Tribune, 12 June 1999.
Kissling, Frances. "Callous and Coercive Policy." Conscience, Summer 1999.
Kissling, Frances. "A Question of Faith." Minneapolis Star Tribune, 12 June 1999.
Kissling, Frances. "Emergency Contraception and the Kosovar Refugees." Religion News Service, 24 May 1999.
Kissling, Frances. "The Vatican and Politics of Reproductive Health." USA Today, May 1999.
Kissling, Frances. "The Case Against the Vatican: Guilty as Charged." Free Inquiry, Spring 1999.
Kissling, Frances. "Rite and Reason: Allowing Leeway in Moral Choices." The Irish Times, 9 March 1999.
Kissling, Frances. "Religion: Getting Involved." The Earth Times, 6 February 1999.
Kissling, Frances. "Pope Coverage is Sexist." The Dallas Morning News, 23 January 1999.
Kissling, Frances. "Ugly Trends Combine in Man's Death." Columbia State, 13 November 1998.
Kissling, Frances. "Birth Control: A Public Policy Issue." The Trenton Times, 27 July 1998.
Kissling, Frances. "Catholic Ban on Contraception a Bitter Pill for All." Seattle Post Intelligencer, 15 July 1998.
Kissling, Frances. "Women, Religion and Human Rights." Religion News Service , October 1997.
Kissling, Frances. "Bishops' Stance on Abortion Raises Issues in Politics and Genetics." The Washington Times, 19 July 1996.
Kissling, Frances. "A Preoccupation With Abortion." San Francisco Chronicle, 8 October 1996.
Kissling, Frances. "Is the Pope Catholic." The Nation, December 1996.
Kissling, Frances. “The Appeal of Fundamentalism,” On The Issues, Winter, 1995.
Kissling, Frances. "Catholics for a Free Choice Offers Dissenting Voice." El Paso Times, 29 October 1995.
Kissling, Frances. "The Catholics Who Support Choice." The Washington Post, 21 August 1995.
Kissling, Frances. "On Globalizing Gender Justice." The Nation, September 11, 1995.
Kissling, Frances and Denise Shannon. "A Nation Unto Himself." The New York Times, 30 September 1995.
Kissling, Frances. "The Vatican and Dissent." The Washington Post, 1 April 1995.
Kissling, Frances. "Pope Makes Population Policy A Battle to Undo Work of the Devil." Omaha World-Herald, 11 September 1994.
Kissling, Frances. "The Pope, the Devil and Population." San Francisco Examiner, 7 September 1994.
Kissling, Frances. "Vatican Devalues Women Once Again: Recent Nominees for Saint Disturbing." El Paso Times, 15 May 1994.
Kissling, Frances. "For Catholics, It's 'Happy Martyrs' Day'." Los Angeles Times, 8 May 1994.
Kissling, Frances. "Health Reform Must Include Abortion." The New York Times, 14 October 1993.
Kissling, Frances. "Pontifications That Fall on Deaf Ears." The Times (London), 12 August 1993.
Kissling, Frances. "Birth-Control Standoff." Bangor Daily News, 26 July 1993.
Kissling, Frances. "US Catholics' Stand-Off Holds on Birth-Control." Los Angeles Times, 23 July 1993.
Kissling, Frances. "Message For the Church: Let's End the Charade." The Earth Times, 19 May 1993.
Kissling, Frances. "The great divide: Papal Visit Highlights Catholic Opposition." Family Planning World, September/October 1993.
Kissling, Frances. "Uncivil Wars: The Battle of Words between Catholics" (Rebuttal). Boston Globe, 11 October 1993.
Kissling, Frances. "Reproductive Rites and Wrongs." Populi (UNFPA Magazine), July/August 1992.
Kissling, Frances. "Pro-Choice Must Widen its Agenda." Los Angeles Times, 30 June 1992.
Kissling, Frances. "The Abortion Debate—Moving Forward." Cleveland Plain Dealer, 17 November 1991.
Kissling, Frances. "The Church's Heavy Hand in Poland." Chicago Tribune, 22 June 1991.
Kissling, Frances. "If War is 'Just,' So is Abortion." Los Angeles Times, 17 April 1991.
Kissling, Frances. "Cut the Need for Abortion." Cleveland Plain Dealer, 26 January 1991.
Kissling, Frances. "The Roman Catholic Church and Reproductive Choice." People, vol. 17, no. 3, 1990.
Kissling, Frances. "Hurson Was Right—Church Strong Arm Tactics Are Wrong." The Montgomery Journal, 1 August 1990.
Kissling, Frances. "It's Time to Accept Moral Challenge." Boston Sunday Globe, 30 April 1989.
Kissling, Frances. "A Church Lost in the Pelvic Zone." The Guardian, 29 March 1988.
Kissling, Frances. "I Think of Myself, in Some ways, as A Very Traditional Catholic." Chicago Tribune, 28 September 1986.
Kissling, Frances. "The Bishops and Abortion." The Boston Globe, 17 August 1984.
Kissling, Frances. "A Secular 'Sacrament': Free and Fair Elections." Wall Street Journal, 6 September 2006.
Kissling, Frances. "Catholic Barriers to Plan B." Washington Post, 11 April 2006.
Kissling, Frances. "Catholic Choice." The Economist, 7 October 2005.
Kissling, Frances. "Talking Points: China and the US." Time Magazine—Asia, 3 October 2005.
Kissling, Frances. "Study in Catastrophe." Seattle Times, 22 June 2005.
Kissling, Frances. "Pro-Life, Pro-Choice-Common Ground." Washington Post, 30 May 2005.
Kissling, Frances. "Catholics v. Olavo." O Globo, 16 April 2005.
Kissling, Frances. "Getting Proscriptions at the Pharmacy." New York Times, 9 April 2005.
Kissling, Frances. "'Moral Trickle Down' and Intricacies of Abortion Debate." Christian Science Monitor, 28 February 2005.
Kissling, Frances. "Pro-choicer misunderstood." Washington Times, 9 December 2004.
Kissling, Frances. "Courting the 'Values Voters,'" Washington Post, 17 November 2004.
Kissling, Frances. "God Squad." Wausau Daily Herald, 14 September 2004.
Kissling, Frances. "In China, a stand against coercive abortion." Detroit Free Press, 6 August 2004.
Kissling, Frances. "Hope for Church." Newsday, 3 June 2004.
Kissling, Frances. "Abortion, Politics and Faith." Washington Post, 22 April 2004.
Kissling, Frances. "Kerry and Communion." The Irish Times, 19 April 2004.
Kissling, Frances. "Condom Criticism." National Catholic Reporter, 31 October 2003.
Kissling, Frances. "Abstinence Advocates should take note of Church Scandal." The Washington Times, 10 April 2002.
Kissling, Frances. "Health Care for Zygotes." The Washington Post, 5 February 2002.
Kissling, Frances. "Catholics and Divorce." The New York Times, 2 February 2002.
Kissling, Frances. "Catholic Bishops Share Responsibility for Spread of HIV/AIDS." The Washington Times, 29 December 2001.
Kissling, Frances. "Debate on Abortion", The Irish Times on line, 13 November 2001.
Kissling, Frances. "Bishops' Blind Spot." The New York Times, 28 October 2001.
Kissling, Frances. "Ambassador Not Consistent about Attacking Abortion." The Atlanta Journal Constitution, 1 June 2001.
Kissling, Frances. "Is there a Choice?" Newsday, 2 May 2001.
Kissling, Frances. "Web of Accusations." National Catholic Register, 8-14 April 2001.
Kissling, Frances. "Bully in the Pulpit." The Nation, 12 March 2001.
Kissling, Frances. "RU-486." Christian Century, 22-29 November 2000.
Kissling, Frances. "Bush's 'Culture of Life' Double Talk." Roll Call, 6 November 2000.
Kissling, Frances. "Women's Safety Is Reason to Celebrate." Newsday, 19 October 2000.
Kissling, Frances. "Merger Emergency." ZPG Reporter, Fall 2000.
Kissling, Frances. "Vatican's Role at the UN." The New York Times, 16 October 2000.
Kissling, Frances. "Women's Choices." Chicago Tribune, 28 August 2000.
Kissling, Frances. "Catholic League Wrong About CFFC." Roll Call, 14 August 2000.
Kissling, Frances. "DC Council, Contraceptives and the Catholic Church." The Washington Times, 5 August 2000.
Kissling, Frances. "Religion Shouldn't Dictate Healthcare Services." Modern Healthcare, 31 July 2000.
Kissling, Frances. "Priests and Abortion." The New York Times, 24 July 2000.
Kissling, Frances. "Moral Agents." National Catholic Reporter, 29May 2000.
Kissling, Frances. "Feel Free to Agree." America, 22 April 2000.
Kissling, Frances. "Violence Against Women." The New York Times, 13 March 2000.
Kissling, Frances. "Swedish Selling Out Women in Seattle Hospital Deal." The Seattle Times, 12 March 2000.
Kissling, Frances. "Condoms: Was Bishop Serious?" The Daily Nation (Kenya), 15 December 1999.
Kissling, Frances. "Dr. O'Connell on Contraception." Irish Times, 6 March 1999.
Kissling, Frances. "Free Choice." Chicago Tribune, 29 November 1998.
Kissling, Frances. Response letter to Mary Ann Glendon, The Wall Street Journal, 13 May 1998.
Kissling, Frances. "Response letter to Marie O'Connel." Irish Times online, 8 April 1998.
Kissling, Frances. "Worse Ban." The New Republic, 20 & 27 July 1998.
Kissling, Frances. "Direitos de mulher." O Globo, 20 March 1997
Kissling, Frances. "Blair: Let's Avoid Triumphalism." The Catholic Herald, 6 June 1997.
Kissling, Frances. "Pro-Choice Catholics." The Tablet, 22 February 1997.
Kissling, Frances. "Kissling's Catholicism." National Catholic Register, 9-15 February 1997.
Kissling, Frances. "Catholic Conscience." The Irish Times, 31 December 1996.
Kissling, Frances. "Response to 'GOP Raring to Unseat Democrats' Harkin'", Des Moines Register, 18 June 1996.
Kissling, Frances. "A Preoccupation With Abortion." San Francisco Chronicle, 8 October 1996.
Kissling, Frances. "Humes View on Frozen Embryos." Independent, 15 August 1996.
Kissling, Frances. "Pregnant with Moral Dilemmas." The Independent (UK), 13 August 1996.
Kissling, Frances. "Late Term Abortion Veto." The Washington Post, 3 April 1996.
Kissling, Frances. "Time Puts a Heavy Spin on Upcoming Conference on Women." The Washington Times, 6 May 1994.
Kissling, Frances. "Conscience Heart of Catholicism." Albuquerque Journal, 6 September 1994.
Kissling, Frances. "Catholic Dissenters Remain in Church Despite Stands." The Washington Times, 6 May 1994.
Kissling, Frances. "The Vatican and Dissent." The Washington Post, 2 April 1994.
Kissling, Frances. "Health Reform Must Include Abortion." The New York Times, 14 October 1993.
Kissling, Frances. "Choices of Reality." The Washington Post, 4 September 1993.
Kissling, Frances. "Don't Blame the Media for the Church's Failings." The Washington Post, 25 August 1993.
Kissling, Frances. "The Vatican's Blind Spot." The New York Times, 30 July 1992.
Kissling, Frances. "Response letter to James Nash." U.S. News and World Report, 20 April 1992.
Kissling, Frances. "New Anti-Catholicism." The New York Times, 2 August 1991.
Kissling, Frances. "Assisting Poor Pregnant Women." The Washington Post, 1 July 1991.
Kissling, Frances. "Defend Wilder's Concern About Thomas' Religion." Richmond Times-Dispatch, 20 July 1991.