Abortion in the United States
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Abortion on the ballot: Which states will be voting in 2024
Nearly a dozen states are considering abortion-related measures ahead of the November elections. Read more
Maryland Republican Senate candidate Larry Hogan backs codifying Roe
Hogan endorsed the plan to codify Roe in an interview with the New York Times, which was published on Thursday,... Read more
Pro-lifers imprisoned under FACE Act speak out
Joan Andrews Bell, a 76-year-old Catholic, shared a statement in which she vowed to continue advocating for the unborn and... Read more
Lawmakers renew calls to repeal the FACE Act
Lawmakers are claiming that the FACE Act, which was used to convict and sentence the pro-life activists, is being abused... Read more
Elderly pro-life activist sentenced to over two years in prison under FACE Act
Joan Andrews Bell, a 76-year-old Catholic, and three other pro-life activists were sentenced to prison Wednesday. Read more
Supreme Court denies pregnancy center appeal to keep donor information private
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin last year had ordered First Choice Women’s Resource Centers to turn over communications. Read more
UPDATE: Washington pro-life activists sentenced to years in prison under FACE Act
Handy and eight other pro-life activists were convicted nine months ago on felony charges of conspiracy against rights and violation... Read more
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Bishop Paprocki: Biden mocks Catholic faith by invoking Christ in pro-abortion message
Biden, who is the country’s second Catholic president, made the sign of the cross at an abortion rally in Tampa,... Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorses unrestricted abortion ‘even if it’s full term’
“My belief is that we should leave it to the woman, we shouldn’t have government involved,” Kennedy said on an... Read more
Democratic attorneys general form ‘reproductive rights working group’
The group is being led by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, who said the group will serve as a “united... Read more
Biden-Harris go all in for ‘reproductive freedom’
Here’s what is going on with abortion throughout the country. Read more
Judge blocks referendum to enshrine abortion in New York Constitution; state to appeal
A New York Supreme Court judge ruled that a referendum to enshrine a right to abortion in the state’s constitution... Read more
U.S. abortion law is ‘far more permissive than the vast majority of the world’
U.S. abortion law makes it “a global outlier in a shared category with human rights abusers like China and Vietnam,”... Read more
Minnesota bishops urge opposition to ‘Equal Rights Amendment’
Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester warned that the proposal constitutes “an imposition of the sexual revolution on the people of... Read more
New study suggests rampant ‘cafeteria Catholicism’
Few Catholics are in full agreement with Church teaching on abortion, euthanasia, and the death penalty. Read more
New York attorney general sues pregnancy centers over abortion pill reversal statements
Letitia James in her filing alleged that there is “no competent and reliable scientific evidence” to support the abortion pill... Read more
Arizona House votes to repeal law protecting life from moment of conception
The vote comes after Democrats launched several unsuccessful attempts to repeal the pro-life law. Read more
Divided Supreme Court hears emergency room abortion case: DOJ vs. Idaho’s pro-life law
The crux of the case focuses on whether Idaho’s Defense of Life Act conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment... Read more
Thousands of pro-lifers attend ‘joy-filled’ Illinois March for Life
Jeanne Mancini, president of March for Life, told CNA that the march was “joy-filled” and “hopeful” and had a large... Read more
Arizona Supreme Court upholds law protecting life throughout pregnancy
The court ruled that state law does not guarantee a right to an abortion and that an 1864 law prohibiting... Read more
