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Adoption tax credit is critical – don’t cut it, says law’s original author

Nov 7, 2017

The author of the first federal adoption tax credit has spoken out against the proposed removal of the credit in... Read more

Philosophy professor launches international pro-life academy

Nov 2, 2017

By Kevin J. Jones

A former member of the Pontifical Academy for Life has launched an independent organization he claims will work to “unfold... Read more

Amy Coney Barrett, who was confirmed as a judge of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Oct. 31, 2017. Photo courtesy of the University of Notre Dame Law School.

Pro-lifers laud US Senate's confirmation of judicial nominee

Nov 1, 2017

Catholic and pro-life groups are welcoming the Senate's confirmation on Tuesday of Amy Coney Barrett to the US Court of... Read more

'Bubble zone' law could end Ontario’s March for Life, bishop warns

Oct 30, 2017

Archbishop Terrence Prendergast of Ottawa, Canada, called into question Ontario’s new “bubble zone law,” which he said restricts the peaceful... Read more

Updated: Undocumented teen has abortion, following court approval

Oct 25, 2017

Following the approval of a federal court, an undocumented teen girl in Texas has had an abortion, the Associated Press... Read more

Bishops welcome efforts to defend unborn child of undocumented teen

Oct 23, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

Texas' bishops have welcomed the decision of an appeals court delaying the government-assisted procurement of an abortion by an undocumented... Read more

Australian state's lower house passes assisted suicide bill

Oct 20, 2017

A bill to legalize assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia was passed by Victoria's Legislative Assembly on Friday after 26 hours... Read more

Government must allow abortion for undocumented teenager, judge rules

Oct 19, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

In a controversial decision, a U.S. district judge ruled that the government must facilitate an abortion for an undocumented teenager... Read more

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Assisted suicide legislation advances in Australia's Victoria state

Oct 18, 2017

American-inspired legislation to legalize assisted suicide has advanced in the Australian state of Victoria, leading critics to worry that it... Read more

Katie Ascough, UCDSU President. Courtesy of Katie Ascough.

Attempt to oust pro-life student union president denounced as 'bullying tactic'

Oct 14, 2017

The student union president at University College Dublin said that a campaign to impeach her is a “bullying tactic” by... Read more

Iowa district judge praised for upholding three-day wait for abortions

Oct 12, 2017

An Iowa judge upheld the state’s three-day waiting period for abortions last week, drawing praise from local pro-life organizations such... Read more

Why did Twitter reject this pro-life ad?

Oct 10, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

A political advertisement for pro-life Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has been blocked by Twitter for statements about Planned Parenthood selling... Read more

US House passes bill to ban most abortions after 20 weeks

Oct 3, 2017

By Matt Hadro

The U.S. House passed on Tuesday a ban on abortions after 20 weeks of gestation in a largely party-line vote.... Read more

Crowds at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2017.

Love Saves Lives: Theme of the 2018 March for Life

Oct 3, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

Organizers of the March for Life issued the 2018 theme for the pro-life demonstration on Tuesday, and a challenge to... Read more

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Dutch cardinal: Don't underestimate power of Catholics as a 'creative minority'

Oct 3, 2017

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Despite the challenges of secularization, a Dutch Cardinal encouraged Catholics from his country and from all parts of the world... Read more

Could this bill put an end to Down syndrome abortions in Ohio?

Sep 26, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

An Ohio bill hopes to stop abortions undertaken solely because an unborn child has Down syndrome.    Read more

Faith helped couple choose baby over chemotherapy treatment

Sep 15, 2017

A Michigan mother with a lethal form of brain cancer who declined treatment in order to save her unborn child... Read more

U.S. Capitol, Senate side, public domain.

Pro-life groups to Senate Dems: Don't eliminate Hyde Amendment

Sep 14, 2017

By Matt Hadro

After a Democratic senator boasted on Wednesday that his party’s Medicare bill would repeal the Hyde Amendment, pro-life groups are... Read more

Pope Francis aboard the papal plane.

Pope hopes Trump will 'rethink' DACA decision on pro-life grounds

Sep 11, 2017

By Elise Harris, Hannah Brockhaus

During a press conference Sunday aboard the papal plane from Colombia to Rome, Pope Francis said that though he is... Read more

This health center for the uninsured used to be an abortion clinic

Aug 31, 2017

By Matt Hadro

Prayer. Sacrifice. Friendship. Charity. Could one Virginia community’s work to put basic Gospel tenets into action be a model for... Read more