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Irish bishops speak out against abortion requirement for medical jobs

Mar 21, 2019

The Irish Bishops’ Conference has objected to job requirements mandating that certain consultant doctors be willing to participate in abortions,... Read more

State-level abortion battles continue across the US

Mar 18, 2019

A judge blocked a Kentucky law that would prohibit abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, in the latest... Read more

The New Mexico state capitol.

New Mexico Senate blocks repeal of state abortion ban

Mar 15, 2019

The New Mexico Senate on Thursday rejected a proposal to repeal the state’s law criminalizing abortion, which dates to 1969.... Read more

Baton Rouge Catholic Charities expands international adoption services

Mar 12, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

Catholic Charities of Baton Rouge has expanded their international adoption services into the northwestern part of Louisiana.  Read more

Doctor reading test results of pregnant woman by ultrasound.

Heartbeat abortion bans move forward in Tennessee, Georgia

Mar 11, 2019

Lawmakers in Georgia and Tennessee have advanced bills that would ban most abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected, usually... Read more

Alabama flag.

Why one Alabama man is suing on behalf of an aborted fetus

Mar 9, 2019

By Jonah McKeown

In what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the United States, an attorney will represent... Read more

Maryland state capital building, Annapolis. Via Shutterstock.

States debate life and death laws

Mar 7, 2019

Legislators in Maryland are considering a bill to legalize physician assisted suicide. At the same time, Georgia lawmakers have advanced... Read more

More than 20 states file lawsuits against Title X changes

Mar 5, 2019

Nearly two dozen states are suing over changes to Title X eligibility that prevent recipients of the federal funding program... Read more

The March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2017.

Missouri lawmakers closer to passing expansive pro-life bill

Feb 28, 2019

By Jonah McKeown

The Missouri House of Representatives voted 117-39 Wednesday to send the Missouri Stands for the Unborn Act to the Senate.  Read more

Australian bishop urges faithful to fight ‘radical’ abortion bill

Feb 16, 2019

A local bishop is speaking out against a bill to remove regulations on abortion in Adelaide, Australia, saying it would... Read more

Kentucky Senate approves fetal heartbeat bill

Feb 15, 2019

The Kentucky Senate has approved a bill that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, usually around six... Read more

UK doctors perform prenatal surgery on child with a birth defect

Feb 14, 2019

Doctors in the United Kingdom performed surgery Jan. 8 on an unborn baby, before successfully returning the child to her... Read more

The March for Life before the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2017.

La. law regulating abortion clinics may head to US Supreme Court

Feb 1, 2019

Abortion rights' advocates have asked the US Supreme Court for an emergency stay of a Louisiana law that requires abortion... Read more

Senator Ben Sasse, pictured at the National Press Club, Oct. 2018.

Sen. Ben Sasse seeks to fast-track bill to protect abortion survivors

Jan 31, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

U.S. Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) has announced that he will introduce the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to the Senate... Read more

Abby Johnson.

New movie tells story of abortion clinic worker turned pro-life advocate

Jan 31, 2019

A movie chronicling the conversion of a former Planned Parenthood clinic director who became a pro-life advocate will be released... Read more

President Donald Trump.

Pro-life leaders call on Trump to defund Planned Parenthood

Jan 31, 2019

Following the passing of a New York law legalizing abortion up to the point of birth, pro-life leaders are calling... Read more

Vermont bill would bar any government restrictions on abortion

Jan 25, 2019

A bill was introduced in the Vermont House of Representatives Tuesday that would prohibit public entities from interfering with or... Read more

Pro-life advocates gather in San Francisco for Walk for Life West Coast

Jan 25, 2019

By Kevin J. Jones

The Walk for Life West Coast aims to gather thousands of pro-life advocates in San Francisco in the next days... Read more

Iowa heartbeat abortion law struck down by state judge

Jan 23, 2019

An Iowa judge struck down Tuesday a law basing an abortion ban on a fetal heartbeat, blocking the implementation of... Read more

The March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 22, 2015.

Appeals court upholds La. law regulating abortion clinics

Jan 23, 2019

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday rejected a request from abortion rights' advocates to rehear a case challenging... Read more