Alexandra DeSanctis
Visiting Fellow
EPPC Visiting Fellow Alexandra DeSanctis writes on abortion policy and the pro-life movement, as well as on other key topics at the intersection of politics, culture, and religion.
EPPC Visiting Fellow Alexandra DeSanctis writes on abortion policy and the pro-life movement, as well as on other key topics at the intersection of politics, culture, and religion.
Ms. DeSanctis is a staff writer at National Review and publishes regular reporting and commentary for both the National Review print magazine and National Review Online. She hosts the National Review podcast “For Life” and speaks on college campuses and for conservative events across the country. Prior to becoming a staff writer, Alexandra spent two years as a William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism with the National Review Institute. She graduated in 2016 from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in political science and minors in constitutional studies and theology. Her work has been published in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, the Washington Post, the Washington Examiner, America magazine, and the Human Life Review.
Reclaiming the ‘F Word’
Alexandra DeSanctis
A new book traces the history of American feminism and how it became entangled with the abortion-rights movement.
Articles
National Review Online / March 28, 2020
Farewell to the Pro-Life Democrats
Alexandra DeSanctis
Congressman Dan Lipinski has been ousted by a progressive challenger who attacked him for failing to support abortion rights.
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National Review Online / March 19, 2020
The Pro-Life Movement You’ve Never Heard Of
Alexandra DeSanctis
For decades, groups and individuals with vastly different cultural backgrounds, religious views, and political goals have set aside their conflicting preferences on other issues to campaign against abortion.
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National Review - April 6, 2020 issue / March 19, 2020
It’s Still Not Because She’s a Woman
Alexandra DeSanctis
Elizabeth Warren’s campaign failed not because of misogyny but because she’s a dishonest, incompetent politician.
Articles
National Review Online / March 9, 2020
Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Demonstrators Meet Outside the Supreme Court
Alexandra DeSanctis
The Court heard oral arguments this week in the abortion case June Medical Services v. Russo.
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National Review Online / March 4, 2020
How Democrats Get Away with Justifying Infanticide
Alexandra DeSanctis
Media inaccuracy and bias provide cover for lawmakers to oppose commonsense pro-life legislation.
Articles
National Review Online / February 27, 2020
Notre Dame Plays Host to Transgender Ideology
Alexandra DeSanctis
A Catholic university should know better than to promote harmful pseudoscience dressed up as compassionate care.
Articles
National Review Online / February 20, 2020
Would the Equal Rights Amendment Enshrine Abortion Rights in the Constitution?
Alexandra DeSanctis
Nancy Pelosi claims the renewed effort to pass the amendment has nothing to do with abortion. Her allies say otherwise.
Articles
National Review Online / February 17, 2020
Welcoming Pro-Life Democrats Is Not Enough
Alexandra DeSanctis
The Democratic Party is quibbling over rhetoric and ignoring the real debate.
Articles
National Review Online / February 15, 2020
The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Is Back
Alexandra DeSanctis
Congressional Republicans hope to pass legislation protecting infants who survive abortion procedures.
Articles
National Review Online / February 10, 2020
Joe Biden’s Last Campaign
Alexandra DeSanctis
As his party races left, the former veep struggles to catch up.
Articles
National Review - February 24, 2020 issue / February 6, 2020
Why Abortion-Rights Supporters Are Unhappy about Trump’s State of the Union
Alexandra DeSanctis
President Trump’s State of the Union address highlighted the story of a girl who was delivered prematurely, exposing the arbitrariness of the case for unlimited abortion.
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National Review Online / February 5, 2020