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US Capitol.

What Catholics like and dislike in the new spending bill

May 2, 2017

By Matt Hadro

A massive spending package to be voted on by Congress has drawn applause for continuing foreign aid spending, but also... Read more

Ultrasound.

It's the law: once again, states can stop funding Planned Parenthood

Apr 13, 2017

Pro-life leaders applauded President Donald Trump for signing a repeal of what they called President Obama’s “parting gift to the... Read more

Proposed Texas budget would defund abortion providers

Apr 10, 2017

By Matt Hadro

The Texas House passed a budget on Friday that strips Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers of funding through any... Read more

Republican vice presidential candidate, Indiana governor Mike Pence.

Pence casts tiebreaking vote as Senate advances pro-life measure

Mar 30, 2017

By Matt Hadro

Vice President Mike Pence cast the deciding vote in the Senate Thursday to advance a measure allowing states to once... Read more

Planned Parenthood.

Planned Parenthood investigators reject 'bogus' felony charges

Mar 29, 2017

The undercover journalists whose work appeared to implicate Planned Parenthood officials in the illegal sale of unborn baby body parts... Read more

Texas must fund Planned Parenthood, federal judge rules

Feb 23, 2017

Amid the controversy over investigative videos appearing to show illegal activities at Planned Parenthood, a federal judge has temporarily barred... Read more

Pro-lifers gather in front of the Denver Capitol for the 2016 March for Life on January 16, 2016.

Citing pro-life momentum, thousands demonstrate to defund Planned Parenthood

Feb 15, 2017

By Kevin J. Jones

More than 10,000 pro-life advocates gathered at some 227 protest locations in 43 states and the District of Columbia on... Read more

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

Senate bill would move women's health funding away from Planned Parenthood

Feb 4, 2017

A new bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would re-allocate women’s health care funding away from controversial abortion provider Planned... Read more

What the pro-life movement can learn from Planned Parenthood

Feb 2, 2017

By Matt Hadro

Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion chain – but rather than dismissing it, pregnancy help centers may be able... Read more

At Planned Parenthood, 'women's health' often does not include prenatal care

Jan 24, 2017

By Matt Hadro

Scalding new charges from a pro-life investigative group say that despite Planned Parenthood’s claims to be a premier women’s health... Read more

Does defunding Planned Parenthood really threaten women's health?

Jan 18, 2017

By Matt Hadro

Congressional plans to strip Planned Parenthood of federal dollars have gained considerable media attention in recent weeks, leading to speculation... Read more

Planned Parenthood conned millions from public health programs, report suggests

Jan 7, 2017

By Matt Hadro

Audits showing Planned Parenthood’s alleged misuse of federal funds are further proof that the organization should be barred from receiving... Read more

Planned Parenthood accused of serious abuses by Congressional panel

Jan 4, 2017

By Matt Hadro

Abuses and possibly criminal violations are occurring in the fetal tissue trade between abortion clinics and tissue harvesters, concluded the... Read more

For David Daleiden, Soros money shows Planned Parenthood in a panic

Aug 26, 2016

By Kevin J. Jones

A leaked grant report from the Open Societies Foundation seems to show Planned Parenthood and its allies in a panicked... Read more

Judge drops charge against Planned Parenthood investigator

Jun 14, 2016

By Matt Hadro

A county court on Tuesday dismissed a misdemeanor charge against the man responsible for undercover investigations of Planned Parenthood, although... Read more

Cecile Richards.

A rally, not a dialogue – Georgetown students spurn Cecile Richards’ talk

Apr 22, 2016

By Adelaide Mena

Students at Georgetown University said that while a speaking invitation to the head of Planned Parenthood could have been an... Read more

Were profits made in aborted tissue transfer?

Apr 21, 2016

By Matt Hadro

A special House investigative panel is alleging that a tissue procurement company and the abortion clinics it partnered with may... Read more

Abby Johnson.

No one is beyond conversion, Abby Johnson tells Georgetown students

Apr 21, 2016

By Matt Hadro

No matter how deeply someone may be entrenched in the culture of death, they are never beyond the loving reach... Read more

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila led a Eucharistic Procession of 1,800 around Planned Parenthood in Stapleton, CO on March 5, 2016.

Eucharistic procession draws nearly 2,000 at Planned Parenthood

Mar 10, 2016

By Aaron Lambert

It was a powerful, solemn scene at Planned Parenthood in Stapleton, Colorado on Saturday morning as Denver Archbishop Samuel J.... Read more

Georgetown University.

Georgetown gets verbally shanked over Planned Parenthood invite

Mar 8, 2016

By Matt Hadro

Georgetown University is facing strong criticism from Catholic leaders for defending a student group's invite of Planned Parenthood president Cecile... Read more