Abortion in the United States

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Ultrasound scan of 15-week-old baby

Pro-life amendment fails in Kentucky, news outlet projects

Nov 8, 2022

By Katie Yoder

Voters did not support a ballot measure called Amendment 2 that would have amended the state constitution to say there... Read more

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Vermont votes to enshrine abortion in constitution, news outlet projects

Nov 8, 2022

By Katie Yoder

A Vermont news outlet said pro-abortion Proposal 5 will pass by a wide margin. Read more

Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver.

With no pro-life laws, Colorado sees abortion numbers spike

Nov 8, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

A new study has shown that the number of abortions in Colorado has spiked, in part because more women come... Read more

A woman carries a sign warning of the dangers of Proposal 3, the so-called "Reproductive Freedom for All" constitutional amendment, during a rally on Oct. 15, 2022, at the state capitol building in Lansing, Michigan. If the controversial proposal passes, it would mean the end of all abortion-related regulation in Michigan, including for children and minors.

Soros, Bloomberg pump millions into Michigan abortion push

Nov 7, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

Billionaires George Soros and Michael Bloomberg, joined by a “dark money” group, are funding Michigan’s Proposal 3 to make abortion... Read more

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone

Archbishop Cordileone to hold ‘Rosary for Peace’ on Election Day

Nov 7, 2022

By Katie Yoder

“As Americans participate in the electoral process and with political violence on the rise, we will pray for peace in... Read more

Pope Francis speaks with members of the press on the flight from Bahrain to Rome.

Pope Francis praises pro-abortion economist on papal commission in remarks about women

Nov 6, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

Mariana Mazzucato’s appointment to the Pontifical Academy for Life drew criticism due to her outspoken advocacy for abortion rights. Read more

People praying at an abortion clinic.

Prayer rally to defeat Michigan abortion amendment is victim of ‘pro-choice cyber attack’

Nov 4, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

Organizers of the pro-life rally had asked attendees to register to help with preparations, but phony registrations came in from... Read more

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NPR airs recording of woman’s abortion: ‘What hell sounds like’

Nov 3, 2022

By Katie Yoder

“You’re going to hear this machine turn on now, okay, it makes a loud noise,” someone tells the unidentified Michigan... Read more

Pro-abortion protestors outside the Supreme Court after the historic decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Midterm elections 2022: How will these states vote on abortion?

Nov 2, 2022

By Katie Yoder

In three states proposing constitutional amendments to advance abortion, surveys show strong support for pro-abortion referendums. Read more

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Total abortions decreased by 6% in the U.S. after Roe v. Wade was overturned

Oct 31, 2022

By Katie Yoder

A pro-abortion group reported there were 5,270 fewer abortions in July and 5,400 fewer in August after the court’s June... Read more

A woman carries a sign warning of the dangers of Proposal 3, the so-called "Reproductive Freedom for All" constitutional amendment, during an Oct. 15 rally at the state capitol building in Lansing. If the controversial proposal passes, it would mean the end of all abortion-related regulation in Michigan, including for children and minors.

In rare letter to all Detroit parishioners, archbishop warns of ‘extreme’ abortion initiative

Proposal 3 would have “vast and extreme” consequences for Michigan if it passes, Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron said. Read more

Georgia U.S. Senate candidates Democrat Raphael Warnock (left) and Republican Herschel Walker

Catholics in Georgia stick with Walker despite abortion allegations 

Oct 26, 2022

By Edie Heipel

A solid majority of Catholic voters in the state back the Republican candidate, according to a new EWTN poll.   Read more

Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidates Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz (left) and Democrat John Fetterman.

Oz, Fetterman spar on abortion in Pennsylvania debate

Oct 25, 2022

By Katie Yoder, Shannon Mullen

The candidates’ latest comments come as a new EWTN poll shows a majority of Catholic voters in the state support... Read more

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Chris Heaton-Harris arrives at St Anne's Cathedral for the Service of Reflection in Belfast on Sept. 13, 2022.

UK government funds abortion in Northern Ireland as pro-life groups object

Oct 25, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

Chris Heaton-Harris, secretary of state for Northern Ireland, said Monday that the U.K. government will “ensure the commissioning of abortion... Read more

Shoppers are seen in a Kroger supermarket on Oct. 14, 2022, in Atlanta. Economic prospects are becoming "more pessimistic" in the United States on growing worries of weaker demand, the Federal Reserve said in a report Oct. 19, 2022, citing heightened inflation and rising interest rates.

EWTN poll: Catholics in key battleground states are focused on economy as midterms approach

Oct 25, 2022

By Matthew Bunson

Large majorities of likely Catholic voters in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Ohio, and Pennsylvania consider the economy to be the... Read more

Pro-Life protestors demonstrate in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2017.

Late-term abortionist’s plan to open clinic in Colorado meets pro-life resistance

Oct 24, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

In response to the threat of a new abortion clinic in Pueblo, a local pro-life pregnancy center is leading an... Read more

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Former abortionist recalls moment of pro-life conversion: ‘God’s mercy is here’

Oct 23, 2022

By Katie Yoder

As an OB-GYN in training, Dr. John Bruchalski considered abortion to be health care. But that changed when, one night,... Read more

An embryo, between 9-10 weeks of pregnancy

The Guardian is wrong: this is what a 9-week old unborn baby looks like  

Oct 21, 2022

By Edie Heipel

An article published this week by The Guardian that purports to show that an unborn child “is not visible” until... Read more

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

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Department of Defense to pay for service members to travel for abortions

Oct 20, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin directed the DoD to “establish travel and transportation allowances” so that service members and their... Read more