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Pro-life group asks Supreme Court to throw out abortion ‘buffer zone’ laws
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide whether or not it will take up the case on Nov. 22. Read more
New bill introduces world’s most extreme abortion buffer zone law to Scotland
The bill, if passed, would make any form of pro-life outreach or demonstration within 656 feet of an abortion clinic... Read more
Charges dropped, for now, against woman arrested for praying silently outside UK abortion clinic
Isabel Vaughan-Spruce says the charges still could be revived, leaving her in an ambitious legal situation. Read more
![Adam Smith-Connor was fined for “praying for [his] son, who is deceased” near an abortion facility in Bournemouth, England.](https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/storage/image/adam-praying-scaled.jpg?w=220&h=165)
Second bystander ensnared by English ban on prayer outside abortion clinics
Amid continuing controversy over strict limits on behavior outside abortion clinics in some English cities, a man faces a fine... Read more
Legal scrutiny delays Northern Ireland limits on pro-life outreach at abortion clinics
The Attorney General for Northern Ireland, Brenda King, has asked the U.K. Supreme Court to rule whether a ban on... Read more
Pro-life sidewalk counselor testifies at Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings
A pro-life sidewalk counselor expressed concern before members of the Senate Thursday that Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson has... Read more
Abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’ bill to become law in Northern Ireland
The bill makes it a criminal offense for pro-lifers to engage in ‘influencing’ women inside ‘safe access zones.’ Read more
Abortion buffer zones: Pro-lifers accuse Northern Ireland human rights commissioner of ‘weasel words’
A new bill would criminalize pro-lifers found ‘influencing’ women inside buffer zones. Read more
Spanish bill that would criminalize prayer near abortion clinics called a 'danger to democracy'
An international 40 Days for Life director has said a bill proposed by the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party that... Read more
Spain's lower house advances bill that would criminalize pro-life witness near abortion clinics
The lower house of Spain's legislature voted Tuesday to take up consideration of a bill proposed by the ruling Spanish... Read more
Spanish bishop cricitizes bill that would criminalize pro-life witness near abortion clinics
The secretary general of the Spanish bishops’ conference on Saturday questioned on Twitter a bill proposed by the ruling Spanish... Read more
Spanish bill would criminalize pro-life witness near abortion clinics
A bill proposed last week by the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party would criminalize “harassment” of women entering abortion clinics. Read more
City repeals law limiting pro-life outreach at Mississippi’s sole abortion clinic
A law that curtailed pro-life outreach at the last abortion clinic in Mississippi has been repealed by the city of... Read more
UK government to permit elective abortion in N Ireland up to 12 weeks
The British government has published its legal framework for abortion services in Northern Ireland, which will come into force March... Read more
Push for buffer zones in Ireland follows pro-life vigil outside Dublin hospital
A pro-life rosary vigil on New Year’s Day outside Dublin’s National Maternity Hospital sparked calls by abortion supporters for “exclusion... Read more
N Ireland abortion law plans 'devastating', pro-life leader objects
Northern Ireland’s proposed abortion law drew strong objections from pro-life advocates who said it removes almost all legal protection for... Read more
UK government opens consultation on proposed N Ireland abortion law
The British government launched Monday a public consultation on a proposed framework for the legal provision of abortion in Northern... Read more
Boston cardinal chides new Massachusetts buffer zone law
Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston has criticized a new Massachusetts law re-establishing buffer zones around abortion clinics after the old... Read more
Supreme Court's abortion clinic ruling hailed as win for women
A unanimous Supreme Court decision striking down a 35-foot buffer zone around Massachusetts abortion clinics is being praised as a... Read more
Supreme Court unanimously rejects abortion clinic buffer zones
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously struck down a Massachusetts state law that imposed a 35-foot buffer zone around abortion clinics,... Read more
