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Taxpayer-funded abortion law met with Illinois lawsuit

Dec 2, 2017

A new Illinois law requiring public funding of elective abortions is opposed by pro-life groups and taxpayers who have sued... Read more

Spanish Planned Parenthood subsidiary stripped of government benefits

Nov 29, 2017

Spain’s National Court has ruled that the Family Planning Federation, a subsidiary of Planned Parenthood International, can no longer be... Read more

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Abortion info required at pro-life centers? Supreme Court takes up case

Nov 14, 2017

The U.S. Supreme Court has announced that it will consider a California law that requires pro-life pregnancy centers to display... Read more

Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas, who was elected chair of the US Bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities Nov. 14, 2017.

Archbishop Naumann elected US bishops' pro-life committee chair

Nov 14, 2017

By Carl Bunderson

In a move seen as an endorsement of St. John Paul II's “culture of life” approach, the U.S. bishops on... Read more

Adoption tax credit restored to GOP proposal after outcry

Nov 9, 2017

Republican leaders have restored the adoption tax credit to the their federal tax proposal, after a week of criticism over... Read more

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Object to abortion? You might need this law, Congressman says

Nov 8, 2017

By Kevin J. Jones

Pro-life health care workers and institutions need stronger legal protections from pressure to help provide abortions, backers of proposed federal... Read more

Analysis: USCCB committee election a referendum on what it means to be pro-life

Nov 7, 2017

By JD Flynn

Next week, America’s bishops will meet in Baltimore for the annual fall meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic... Read more

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