Abortion in the United States
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Do your tax dollars pay for abortion? It depends on where you live
Rhode Island joins 16 other states funding abortion through Medicaid, despite the Hyde Amendment prohibiting the use of tax dollars... Read more
Nearly 30,000 abortions in Ireland since referendum came into effect, pro-life group says
Five years after Irish voters rejected the constitutional amendment that protected “the right to life of the unborn,” more than... Read more
Conjoined twins born, baptized, and confirmed before passing
Nicole and Austin LeBlanc, a Catholic couple from Michigan, chose to give their baby girls life and to share their... Read more
Moms on campus: How are Catholic colleges helping students facing unexpected pregnancies?
Spurred by last year’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, Catholic colleges are devoting more resources to support young moms, a... Read more
Woman with Down syndrome sues over abortion law at European Court of Human Rights
Heidi Crowter announced her decision to appeal to the ECHR this week after England’s Supreme Court refused to hear her... Read more
Monument to life is installed at Catholic University in Washington, DC
The new “National Life Monument” was unveiled and dedicated today on the campus of The Catholic University of America’s Theological... Read more
Mutilated animals left on pro-life pregnancy center’s property in Orlando
Staff at the center, which offers free pregnancy services to mostly minority women, discovered the deceased animals in front of... Read more
North Carolina governor vetoes 12-week abortion ban, faces override
The Democratic governor’s veto puts the ball back in the lawmakers’ court, where Republicans enjoy a narrow supermajority. Read more
Abortion roundup: NC governor to veto 12-week ban as state battles heat up across U.S.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto may be overridden by Republicans. Read more
In swing-state Virginia, pro-life attorney general opts not to support abortion pill lawsuit
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has refused to get involved and is instead defending a more moderate approach in the... Read more
Spanish bishops: Abortion as a right makes the unborn child ‘a true undocumented person’
The Spanish Bishops’ Conference criticized the May 9 ruling by the country’s constitutional court that upheld abortion as a right. Read more
25,000 turn out for March for Life in Mexico City to demand an end to abortion
Abortion was legalized in the Mexican capital in 2007. Read more
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Archbishop of military services condemns new rule allowing abortion at VA medical centers
Archbishop Timothy Broglio called the new VA rule on abortion and a DoD policy funding abortion travel “morally repugnant and... Read more
Republicans help defeat abortion bans in S.C. and Nebraska
Pro-life bills that would have restricted abortion in Nebraska and South Carolina failed to pass their state legislatures on Thursday. Read more
Catholic bishops praise Senate’s blocking of ERA, cite abortion, religious freedom concerns
Catholic bishops praised senators who stood their ground Thursday to prevent efforts to enshrine the Equal Rights Amendment in the... Read more
Pope Francis calls abortion ‘senseless’ and criticizes gender theory in Budapest speech
The pope said abortion is “always a tragic defeat” in an address to Hungarian authorities. Read more
As HHS plans abortion referral hotline, pro-life alternatives are going strong
As the Biden administration seeks to establish a million-dollar hotline to provide abortion referrals, pro-life advocates say they have long... Read more
Catholic mother expecting conjoined twins chooses life
Despite doctors’ advice to have an abortion, Nicole and Austin LeBlanc believe “God has a plan for everything.” Read more
Trump is at odds with a major pro-life group: a look at how his position on abortion has evolved
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America called comments by Trump “a morally indefensible position for a self-proclaimed pro-life presidential candidate to... Read more
U.S. bishops: Senate vote keeping abortion in veteran health benefits is a ‘gross failure’
The bishops said it is “inhumane” to provide taxpayer-funded abortion as “a so-called solution to pregnancy.” Read more
