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Don’t call a pro-life midwife, UK university said

Jan 21, 2020

An undergraduate student in a midwife program was barred from placement in a hospital, reportedly due to her pro-life beliefs.... Read more

US President Donald Trump speaks to March for Life participants and pro-life leaders in the Rose Garden at the White House, Jan. 19, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Trump declares Jan. 22 'National Sanctity of Human Life Day'

Jan 21, 2020

President Donald Trump declared Jan. 22 to be National Sanctity of Human Life Day, in a proclamation signed Monday.  Read more

Sisters of Life mark 100th birthday of founder, Cardinal O’Connor

Jan 15, 2020

By Kevin J. Jones

The Sisters of Life will celebrate the 100th birthday of their late founder, Cardinal John O’Connor, on Jan. 15 with... Read more

Kansas Capitol.

After 'grotesque' court ruling, Kansas pro-lifers continue push for ballot measure

Jan 13, 2020

Pro-life legislators and advocacy groups in Kansas, joined by the state’s Catholic bishops, are working to send a constitutional amendment... Read more

Berlin, Germany.

Radical feminist group takes credit for string of church attacks in Germany

Jan 10, 2020

A radical feminist group has taken credit for an ongoing series of attacks on pro-life advocates in Germany, including the... Read more

Pro-life demonstrators awaits the Supreme in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, 2016.

Will 2020 bring pro-life momentum to state legislatures?

Jan 7, 2020

By Kevin J. Jones

Pro-life advocates are hopeful that 2020 will see the pro-life movement building on its victories from the past year, despite... Read more

Cradle of Life baby box.

Benedictine Sisters in Ecuador inaugurate baby drop-off box

Dec 21, 2019

A group of religious sisters in Santo Domingo, Ecuador has installed the country’s first baby drop-off box, as an alternative... Read more

A human embryo in the seventh week of ectopic pregnancy in a Fallopian tube.

Ohio legislator didn't consult with doctors before crafting bill on ectopic pregnancy

Dec 17, 2019

By Jonah McKeown

An Ohio state representative told the Cincinnati Enquirer Dec. 17 that he did not consult with doctors before crafting a... Read more

Alberto Fernandez assumes the office of President of Argentina, Dec. 10, 2019.

Argentina updates protocol assuring abortion access for rape victims

Dec 17, 2019

The administration of Argentine president Alberto Fernández, who took office last week, has updated the country's abortion protocol to guarantee... Read more

The Vatican City flag flies near St. Peter's Basilica.

Pontifical Academy for Life hosts interreligious discussion on palliative care

Dec 12, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life held an international symposium this week on medical ethics and palliative care, hosted together... Read more

International pro-choice groups launch abortion hotline for Poles

Dec 12, 2019

A coalition of abortion advocacy groups has launched a hotline service to inform Polish women on how to procure abortion... Read more

Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster speaks at the party's general election manifesto launch in Belfast, Nov. 28, 2019.

As general election nears, bishops across UK stress right to life

Dec 10, 2019

Every voter and politician must resist attacks on the right to life, and Catholic politicians must do so as both... Read more

Raleigh pro-life pregnancy center to move next door to abortion clinic

Dec 10, 2019

A pregnancy resource center in Raleigh, North Carolina will be allowed to move into a house next door to an... Read more

Parliament building in Budapest, Hungary.

'If we give up our Christianity, we lose our identity,' says Hungarian minister

Dec 5, 2019

By Matt Hadro

Hungary is promoting pro-family policies because its Christian identity is at stake, the country’s family minister told CNA in an... Read more

The Pennsylvania capitol building.

Pennsylvania considers requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains

Dec 2, 2019

The Pennsylvania Senate is debating a bill that would require the burial or cremation of the bodies of fetuses after... Read more

Trump asked to oppose funding amendment undermining Mexico City Policy

Nov 22, 2019

A group of pro-life leaders, including the US bishops’ pro-life chair, wrote Thursday to President Donald Trump urging him to... Read more

Politician of Spain's Vox party offers ultrasounds outside Madrid abortion clinics

Nov 20, 2019

Gádor Joya, a pediatrician and a legislator of the Assembly of Madrid from the Vox party, operates the “Life Ambulance... Read more

For pregnant women in Cuba, Project Hope offers alternative to abortion

Nov 19, 2019

With much of Cuban society today losing a sense of the value of human life, a Polish nun on the... Read more

Mass for the World Day of the Poor in St. Peter's Basilica.

Pope Francis: The poor, unborn, and elderly are neglected in the frenzy of modern life

Nov 17, 2019

By Courtney Mares

On the World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis said that the poor and most vulnerable can be left behind... Read more

The US capitol building.

US House oversight committee hears testimony on abortion regulation

Nov 15, 2019

By Matt Hadro

Members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee heard testimony Thursday on abortion from a new mother, as well as... Read more