Abortion in the United States
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Highlights from the Supreme Court's oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health
Activists from both sides of the abortion issue gathered on Wednesday morning outside of the Supreme Court. Read more
What makes Dobbs the best, and possibly last, chance to overturn Roe?
Legal experts say the Dobbs case presents an ideal opportunity for the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider previous rulings that... Read more
Cordileone to Catholic students after boycott of pro-life assembly: 'Do not be victims of the culture'
The archbishop of San Francisco has encouraged students at a local Catholic high school to reject the lies of the... Read more
Pro-life attorney: 'No court should be able to usurp state laws that protect human life'
Dorinda Chiappetta Bordlee, a New Orleans-based attorney, is one of 240 pro-life women to sign an amicus brief with the... Read more
Catholic University says it wasn't aware student health plan covered abortion
The Catholic University of America has acknowledged that its student health care plan has included coverage for certain abortion services... Read more
Leading pro-life bishops: Catholic Church must be prepared if Roe overturned
The Catholic Church must be prepared to act if Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that legalized abortion nationwide,... Read more
Men's March participants call on bishops to take firm stand against abortion, pro-abortion politicians
Approximately 200 men and boys from across the country took part in the pro-life Men’s March in Baltimore on Nov.... Read more
It’s time for a conversation about justice, top Catholic scholar says
Famed ethicist Alasdair MacIntyre called upon academia, and other Catholics and intellectuals, to invest in the “expensive conversation” about justice,... Read more
Slovakia’s parliament debates pro-life bill
It is the fourth attempt to pass pro-life measures in as many years. Read more
Senators mark 1st anniversary of declaration rejecting push to declare abortion an ‘international right’
The Geneva Consensus Declaration was signed by 32 countries on Oct. 22, 2020. Read more
In win for Anglican nuns, Supreme Court orders new scrutiny for New York mandatory abortion coverage
Foes of mandatory coverage of abortion in New York State insurance law will have another hearing after the U.S. Supreme... Read more
Supreme Court hears challenges to Texas abortion ban
The U.S. Supreme Court spent nearly three hours Monday hearing arguments in a pair of cases challenging Texas’ new abortion... Read more
Spanish bishop critical of Joe Biden’s claim that pope said he can receive Communion
Bishop José Ignacio Munilla of San Sebastián, Spain, harshly criticized President Joe Biden’ claim that Pope Francis personally encouraged him... Read more
Archbishop Cordileone: Look deeper to see the 'spiritual reality' of the Eucharist, the unborn, and unhoused
As political issues, homelessness and abortion are treated as separate things. But with the Catholic sacramental sense we can see... Read more
Archbishop Cordileone ties Eucharistic reverence to respect for life
In a new reflection, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone identifies a common thread linking abortion, homelessness, and the urgent... Read more
Vatican declines to comment on whether pope told Biden to keep receiving Communion in ‘private conversation’
Biden told reporters that he and the pope did not discuss abortion. Read more
Parental notice repeal puts unborn children and young girls at risk, Illinois critics say
The Illinois legislature’s vote to repeal parental notice requirements for abortion hurts young girls and unborn children, the Catholic Conference... Read more
Abortion is failing women: An interview with Angela Wu Howard
Legal scholar Angela Wu Howard is one of the signers of an amicus brief in the Dobbs abortion case that... Read more
Supreme Court to hear challenges to Texas heartbeat law
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider two legal challenges to Texas’ pro-life heartbeat law, just weeks before it... Read more
Pro-life groups must 'wake up' in support of pro-life Democrats, former congressman says
Pro-life Americans must do more to support embattled pro-life Democrats, said Catholic former Democratic congressman Dan Lipinski who is reportedly... Read more
