Alexandra DeSanctis
Fellow
EPPC Fellow Alexandra DeSanctis writes on culture and family issues, with a particular focus on abortion policy and pro-life advocacy, as a member of the Life and Family Initiative.
EPPC Fellow Alexandra DeSanctis writes on culture and family issues, with a particular focus on abortion policy and pro-life advocacy, as a member of the Life and Family Initiative.
DeSanctis has been a writer at National Review since 2016, where she covers politics, elections, culture, and abortion policy. She first joined NR as a William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism with the National Review Institute and since 2018 has been a staff writer. She has been a regular commentator on NR’s podcast “The Editors.”
Her writing has been published in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and The Atlantic, among other publications. She speaks for high-school and college audiences across the country about abortion and the pro-life movement.
DeSanctis is co-author, with Ryan T. Anderson, of the 2022 book Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing.
The Equality Act Would Require Government-Funded Abortion
Alexandra DeSanctis
The Equality Act would force taxpayers to fund abortion and offers no conscience protections for health-care workers with objections to the procedure.
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National Review Online / February 25, 2021
Chemical Abortion Is the New Challenge for Pro-Lifers
Alexandra DeSanctis
Democrats want to remove safety requirements on chemical abortion, posing a significant risk to pregnant women.
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National Review Online / February 15, 2021
Biden Raises the Stakes on the Becerra Nomination
Alexandra DeSanctis
At the same time that he rescinded the Mexico City policy last week, President Joe Biden also directed the Department of Health and Human Services to consider undoing another pro-life policy, which prohibits abortion providers from claiming federal funding under the Title X family-planning program.
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National Review Online / February 2, 2021
What the Media Won’t Tell Us about Abortion
Alexandra DeSanctis
No matter how safe or clean a clinic might seem, every abortion ends with an empty womb and the death of an unborn child.
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National Review Online / January 31, 2021
Pro-Life Campaign to Curb Down-Syndrome Abortions Gains Steam
Alexandra DeSanctis
At the state and federal levels, proposals banning abortion on the basis of a prenatal Down-syndrome diagnosis are making progress.
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National Review Online / January 28, 2021
Biden Is Set to Reinstate U.S. Funding for Global Abortion
Alexandra DeSanctis
President Joe Biden shortly will issue an executive order reversing the Mexico City policy, which currently prevents U.S. aid money from funding groups that perform or promote abortion around the globe.
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National Review Online / January 21, 2021
Will Joe Manchin Remain Pro-Life?
Alexandra DeSanctis
Senator Joe Manchin could very well choose to maintain his support for abortion restrictions and protections for unborn children and taxpayers’ rights, especially given the views of his constituents. But it’s no sure thing.
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National Review Online / January 6, 2021
With Xavier Becerra at HHS, the Biden Administration Will Be Pro-Abortion
Alexandra DeSanctis
Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Health and Human Services Department confirms his administration’s commitment to abortion on demand.
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National Review Online / December 16, 2020
Lincoln, Douglas, and the Failure of Colorado’s Pro-Life Vote
Alexandra DeSanctis
A cherished defense of those who favor legal abortion later in pregnancy is that such procedures are incredibly rare and are made available only when a mother’s health is at risk or her unborn child suffers from a life-threatening disease. Perhaps such a belief is comforting, but it nevertheless conflicts with reality.
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National Review Online / November 11, 2020
The Left Doesn’t Understand Women
Alexandra DeSanctis
Exit polls show that Donald Trump tightened race and gender gaps while winning a majority of married women.
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National Review Online / November 5, 2020
Seen, Not Heard: The Challenges of Cancel Culture for Women
Alexandra DeSanctis
“Cancel culture” on Instagram threatens authentic progress on ideas that are so central to womanhood. It would be better for all of us if we worked to foster an online atmosphere where each woman feels welcome and safe in speaking the truth from her heart.
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Verily / October 29, 2020