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Roberto Dell’Oro is the director of the Bioethics Institute and a professor in the Department of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.

Another Pontifical Academy for Life member criticizes overturning Roe v. Wade

Oct 21, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

Bioethicist Roberto Dell’Oro argues that the Dobbs decision violates women’s “autonomy.” Read more

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House, Sept. 9, 2021.

Pro-life leaders condemn Biden’s support for federal abortion fund

Oct 20, 2022

By Katie Yoder

Pro-life leaders are challenging President Joe Biden after he expressed support for a federal fund for women who take time... Read more

President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event at the Howard Theatre on Oct. 18, 2022, in Washington, D.C. With three weeks until Election Day, in his remarks Biden highlighted issues pertaining to women’s reproductive health and promised to codify access to abortion.

Biden urges Americans to vote for Democrats to ‘codify Roe’

Oct 18, 2022

By Edie Heipel

Biden’s rallying cry for abortion ahead of Election Day comes as new polling shows Democratic candidates facing uphill battles in... Read more

Participants in a demonstration against Proposition 1 outside the California capitol in Sacramento, Oct. 6, 2022.

California voters must reject ‘no limit’ Proposition 1 abortion amendment, critics say

Oct 6, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

Unlimited abortion would become a fundamental right, as would abortion on viable unborn children, if voters pass the proposed California... Read more

The scene outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., after the court released its decision in the Dobbs abortion case on June 24, 2022.

100 days after Dobbs: Biden calls for abortion, while Catholic bishops celebrate life

Oct 5, 2022

By Katie Yoder

President Joe Biden and the U.S. bishops’ pro-life chair each have marked 100 days since the overturning of Roe v.... Read more

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito

Supreme Court Justice Alito: faith ‘should affect the way you treat people’ as a judge

Sep 28, 2022

By Edie Heipel

The author of the deciding opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade made his remarks Tuesday to law students at the... Read more

Raphael, “St. Michael Vanquishing Satan,” 1518

CatholicVote to hold St. Michael novena in defense of churches, pregnancy centers

Sep 10, 2022

By Katie Yoder

CatholicVote is inviting Christians nationwide to pray a novena asking for St. Michael’s intercession amid the growing number of attacks... Read more

Windows were smashed at St. Louise Catholic Church in Bellevue, Washington, on June 28, 2022.

Report assesses threats to religious pro-life Americans following overturn of Roe v. Wade

Sep 9, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

The Religious Freedom Institute concluded that conditions remain in place for more attacks against pro-life entities and people to occur... Read more

Cara Mund, who was crowned Miss America 2018, on Sept. 6, 2022, petitioned onto the ballot for North Dakota’s only U.S. House seat as an unaffiliated candidate. She supports legalized abortion. Pro-life Democratic candidate Mark Haugen said he “received pressure from many Democratic-NPL [Nonpartisan League] Party leaders and other activists on the far left” to withdraw from the race.

Abortion backers force out pro-life Democratic congressional candidate in N. Dakota

Sep 7, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

Mark Haugen said he does not see a “viable path forward” to winning without the support of the Democratic-NPL Party,... Read more

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, speaks during her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 12, 2022.

Nancy Pelosi says it’s ‘sinful’ to restrict abortion for women

Aug 30, 2022

By Katie Yoder

Pelosi’s comments are the House speaker’s latest public endorsement of abortion in contradiction to her Catholic faith. Read more

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Pregnant and scared? Sisters of Life share 8 messages of hope after Roe

Aug 29, 2022

By Katie Yoder

The Sisters of Life — religious women dedicated to promoting the inherent dignity and worth of every human person —... Read more

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New book provides roadmap to pro-life movement’s future

Aug 27, 2022

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

What do you get when you put a pro-life scholar and a pro-life journalist together to write a book? A... Read more

Pro-abortion graffiti at Bethlehem House in Easthampton, Mass., Aug. 18, 2022

Vandalizing pregnancy center ‘for giving out diapers’ is ‘a bit much,’ director says

Aug 19, 2022

By Joe Bukuras

When Pam Hibbard saw red paint on the steps at Bethlehem House, the pro-life pregnancy center that she directs, she... Read more

Supporters of the Vote Yes to a Constitutional Amendment on Abortion remove signs along 135th Street on Aug. 1, 2022, in Olathe, Kansas.

Post-Roe ‘confusion’ helped defeat Kansas pro-life amendment

Aug 3, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

The pro-life campaign faulted “an onslaught of misinformation from radical left organizations that spent millions of out-of-state dollars to spread... Read more

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U.S. House passes same-sex marriage bill

Jul 20, 2022

By CNA Staff

The House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill on Tuesday that would federally recognize same-sex marriage, and provide... Read more

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Despite threats, pro-life support network continues to provide for mothers considering abortion

Jul 19, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, pro-life organizations have continued to serve pregnant women and their... Read more

U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.

Pro-life leaders react: House passes first abortion bills after Roe

Jul 15, 2022

By Shannon Mullen, Katie Yoder

Democrats lack the votes to get the pro-abortion Women's Health Protection Act through the Senate. Read more

Heidi Matzke, executive director of Alternatives Pregnancy Center in Sacramento, Calif., speaks to members of the U.S. Senate on July 12, 2022.

Pregnancy center director tells Congress pro-life work ‘worth the risk’ of attacks

Jul 13, 2022

By Katie Yoder

The director said her center has had to spend roughly $150,000 — money that could have been used elsewhere —... Read more

Archbishop William Lori, speaks at a Legatus conference on Feb 8, 2013.

Archbishop Lori: Biden's abortion executive order 'disturbing and tragic'

Jul 9, 2022

By CNA Staff

The chair of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee on Saturday called President Joe Biden’s executive order aimed at protecting abortion... Read more

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Surprise! Abortion limits are rather popular, survey says after Roe v Wade overturned

Jul 8, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

Abortion limits are surprisingly popular, according to the Harris Poll: half of Americans say abortion should be legal no later... Read more