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Bishop Pfeifer asks Supreme Court to recognize ‘personhood’ of the unborn

Sep 26, 2022

By Katie Yoder

In a September statement, Bishop Michael Pfeifer called on the court to recognize the personhood of the unborn under the... Read more

Judge dismisses wrongful death suit filed on behalf of aborted baby

Sep 3, 2019

A judge in Alabama has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of a six-week old aborted baby.  Read more

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Why one Alabama man is suing on behalf of an aborted fetus

Mar 9, 2019

By Jonah McKeown

In what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the United States, an attorney will represent... Read more

No monkey business: Chimps don’t have human rights, philosophers say

May 11, 2018

By Perry West

After a New York judge said that courts must seriously consider whether animals deserve some legal protections afforded to people,... Read more

Colo. bishops refute claims regarding personhood ballot measure

Oct 26, 2014

The Colorado Catholic bishops responded last week to a recent media campaign sponsored by Catholics for Choice against Amendment 67,... Read more

Image of the unborn baby, Brady Surovik. Courtesy of The Brady Project.

Proposed Colo. amendment to protect unborn crime victims

Apr 6, 2013

By Kevin J. Jones

A Colorado woman whose nine-month-old unborn baby boy was killed by a drunk driver says a proposed state constitutional amendment... Read more