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A dedication ceremony for the ultrasound machine donated by the Knights of Columbus to the First Choice Women's Resource Center in New Brunswick, N.J.

Supreme Court denies pregnancy center appeal to keep donor information private

May 15, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin last year had ordered First Choice Women’s Resource Centers to turn over communications. Read more

Pro-life activist Lauren Handy listens during a news conference on the five fetuses found inside the home where she and other anti-abortion activists were living on Capitol Hill at a news conference at the Hyatt Regency on April 5, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

UPDATE: Washington pro-life activists sentenced to years in prison under FACE Act

May 14, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Handy and eight other pro-life activists were convicted nine months ago on felony charges of conspiracy against rights and violation... Read more

Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois.

Bishop Paprocki: Biden mocks Catholic faith by invoking Christ in pro-abortion message

May 10, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Biden, who is the country’s second Catholic president, made the sign of the cross at an abortion rally in Tampa,... Read more

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a Cesar Chavez Day event at Union Station on March 30, 2024, in Los Angeles.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorses unrestricted abortion ‘even if it’s full term’

May 9, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

“My belief is that we should leave it to the woman, we shouldn’t have government involved,” Kennedy said on an... Read more

Attorney General of Massachusetts Andrea Joy Campbell speaks onstage during the pro-abortion EMILYs List's 2023 Pre-Oscars Breakfast at on March 7, 2023, in Beverly Hills, California.

Democratic attorneys general form ‘reproductive rights working group’

May 9, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The group is being led by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, who said the group will serve as a “united... Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about Florida’s new six-week abortion ban during an event at the Prime Osborn Convention Center on May 1, 2024, in Jacksonville, Florida.

Biden-Harris go all in for ‘reproductive freedom’ 

May 9, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Here’s what is going on with abortion throughout the country.  Read more

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Montana Catholic bishops oppose abortion ballot initiative

May 8, 2024

By Grant Goral

In their May 3 letter, the bishops called the initiative an attack on the “recognition of the infinite dignity enjoyed... Read more

Thousands of pro-life activists participate in the Ireland March for Life on May 6, 2024, marching from St. Stephen’s Green in central Dublin to the Irish Parliament.

Ireland’s March for Life draws thousands amid ‘soaring’ abortions

May 8, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Ahead of Ireland’s elections, speakers urged march attendees to “think pro-life” this year.  Read more

Demonstrators hold pro-life placards during an anti-abortion protest in Paris on Jan. 16, 2022. Abortion in France is legal until 14 weeks after conception.

U.S. abortion law is ‘far more permissive than the vast majority of the world’

May 7, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

U.S. abortion law makes it “a global outlier in a shared category with human rights abusers like China and Vietnam,”... Read more

Bishop Robert Barron. CNA file photo.

Minnesota bishops urge opposition to ‘Equal Rights Amendment’

May 7, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester warned that the proposal constitutes “an imposition of the sexual revolution on the people of... Read more

Pro-lifers march in Colombia on May 4, 2024, in the country's capital, Bogotá, and other cities and towns throughout the country.

Colombians march simultaneously in multiple cities to demand end to abortion

May 6, 2024

By Eduardo Berdejo

Under the theme “Colombia, With Life There Is Hope,” tens of thousands of Colombians took to the streets May 4... Read more

Abortion pill reversal seeks to counter the effects of the first progesterone-blocking abortion pill, providing an opportunity to save the unborn child.

New York attorney general sues pregnancy centers over abortion pill reversal statements

May 6, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Letitia James in her filing alleged that there is “no competent and reliable scientific evidence” to support the abortion pill... Read more

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Florida issues emergency rules to combat Biden abortion ‘misinformation’ 

May 2, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The rules establish guidance for lifesaving measures and clarify that certain procedures are not considered abortion and remain legal. Read more

The pro-life flag from the Pro-Life Flag Project (www.prolifeflag.com).

Pro-life roundup: Here’s what happened with abortion at the state level this week

May 1, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Here’s a look at what’s happening in the states with abortion-related legislation and policies. Read more

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Kansas Legislature enacts four pro-life bills over governor’s vetoes 

May 1, 2024

By Matt McDonald

Supporters put together the necessary two-thirds majorities to override the vetoes of Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat who supports legal... Read more

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill on April 23, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Senate GOP leader McConnell won’t push for 15-week abortion law, says unlikely to pass

Apr 29, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“I don’t think we’ll get 60 votes in the Senate for any kind of national legislation,” the Senate minority leader... Read more

Sidewalk advocates withstand the rain to be present outside a Planned Parenthood in Syracuse, New York.

Sidewalk Advocates for Life celebrates over 22,000 lives saved from abortion

Apr 29, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

“I wish the country could see what we’re seeing in some of these more pro-life states,” said Sidewalk Advocates for... Read more

Pro-life advocates demonstrate prior to an Arizona House of Representatives session at the Arizona State Capitol on April 17, 2024, in Phoenix.

Arizona House votes to repeal law protecting life from moment of conception

Apr 24, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The vote comes after Democrats launched several unsuccessful attempts to repeal the pro-life law. Read more

Pro-life and pro-abortion activists at a demonstration outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in the Moyle v. United States case, in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2024. The case deals with whether an Idaho abortion law conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).

Divided Supreme Court hears emergency room abortion case: DOJ vs. Idaho’s pro-life law

Apr 24, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The crux of the case focuses on whether Idaho’s Defense of Life Act conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment... Read more

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urges ‘massive subsidized day care’ plan to reduce abortion

Apr 23, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The campaign promises that a Kennedy presidency would “safeguard women’s reproductive rights.” Read more