Abortion in the United States

The Latest

Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Revision of Criminal Code could legalize abortion throughout Mexico

Jan 22, 2020

Pro-life advocates in Mexico are speaking out against a leaked draft copy of Mexico’s revised National Criminal Code, which would... Read more

Sign for the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, DC.

DOJ files brief in support of Ohio Down syndrome abortion ban

Jan 22, 2020

The Department of Justice is officially supporting Ohio’s Down syndrome abortion ban before a federal circuit court.  Read more

US President Donald Trump speaks to March for Life participants and pro-life leaders in the Rose Garden at the White House, Jan. 19, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Trump declares Jan. 22 'National Sanctity of Human Life Day'

Jan 21, 2020

President Donald Trump declared Jan. 22 to be National Sanctity of Human Life Day, in a proclamation signed Monday.  Read more

Planned Parenthood announces highest election spending in its history

Jan 19, 2020

Planned Parenthood announced this week that it plans to spend $45 million to support pro-abortion candidates at the presidential, congressional,... Read more

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar.

'No international right to abortion' says HHS Secretary

Jan 17, 2020

There is no international right to abortion, the U.S. health secretary told officials from more than 30 countries on Thursday... Read more

Kansas Capitol.

After 'grotesque' court ruling, Kansas pro-lifers continue push for ballot measure

Jan 13, 2020

Pro-life legislators and advocacy groups in Kansas, joined by the state’s Catholic bishops, are working to send a constitutional amendment... Read more

Nebraska Capitol.

Neb. pro-life bill introduced; Governor declares Roe v. Wade anniversary a day of prayer

Jan 9, 2020

On the first day of the Nebraska Unicameral’s legislative session, state Sen. Suzanne Geist introduced a bill that would ban... Read more

Congressman: Pro-life Democrats get little support from pro-life groups

Jan 9, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Rep. Dan Lipinski, one of the last remaining pro-life Democrats in Congress, has questioned the commitment of some pro-life groups... Read more

Pro-life demonstrators awaits the Supreme in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, 2016.

Will 2020 bring pro-life momentum to state legislatures?

Jan 7, 2020

By Kevin J. Jones

Pro-life advocates are hopeful that 2020 will see the pro-life movement building on its victories from the past year, despite... Read more

Planned Parenthood Location.

Planned Parenthood annual report: More government money, more abortions

Jan 6, 2020

By Matt Hadro

The nation’s largest abortion provider released its 2018-19 annual report on Jan. 6, showing significant increases both in the number... Read more

Massachusetts Capitol.

Massachusetts bill would let minors obtain abortion without parental consent

Jan 4, 2020

In the latest move from Massachusetts state legislators to block abortion restrictions and expand access to the procedure, state Sen.... Read more

Dr. Urich Klopfer. Image from WNDU-TV South Bend

Indiana AG says aborted babies at doctor’s home cannot be identified, pledges ‘dignified burial’ 

Jan 2, 2020

After an Indiana abortion doctor hoarded more than 2,400 sets of unborn babies’ remains dating back nearly 20 years, the... Read more

Pro-life demonstrators.

207 Senators and Congressmen say Roe vs. Wade is 'unworkable'

Jan 2, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Ahead of a Supreme Court hearing, more than 200 members of Congress have signed on to support Louisiana’s abortion regulations,... Read more

Push for buffer zones in Ireland follows pro-life vigil outside Dublin hospital

Jan 2, 2020

By Matt Hadro

A pro-life rosary vigil on New Year’s Day outside Dublin’s National Maternity Hospital sparked calls by abortion supporters for “exclusion... Read more

Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas. CNA file photo

U.S. bishops praise rule publicizing abortion 'surcharge' in health plan exchanges

Dec 23, 2019

The U.S. bishops have welcomed changes to the way abortion coverage is billed in some federally-funded health plan exchanges, saying... Read more

Alberto Fernandez assumes the office of President of Argentina, Dec. 10, 2019.

Argentine bishops oppose new abortion protocols

Dec 21, 2019

Leaders of the Argentine bishops’ conference met with Argentina’s president Dec. 18, to express their opposition to new abortion protocols... Read more

Lawmakers in Mexican state defeat bill to expand legalization of abortion

Dec 17, 2019

By ACI Prensa

Last week, the Hidalgo state legislature in Mexico defeated a bill that would have legalized abortion up to 24 weeks... Read more

US House of Representatives.

House passes spending bills, strips out pro-abortion language

Dec 17, 2019

By Matt Hadro

The House on Tuesday passed two large spending bills that were stripped of pro-abortion language, ultimately satisfying pro-life advocates.  Read more

Costa Rican president signs decree to allow some abortions

Dec 15, 2019

Costa Rica's president on Dec. 12 issued a technical decree that defines the conditions under which a doctor may perform... Read more

Did ‘thousands’ of women die from illegal abortions before Roe v. Wade? WaPo says no

Dec 14, 2019

By Mary Farrow

In its 2019 roundup of the biggest lies of the year (dubbed the biggest ‘Pinocchios’), the Washington Post included a... Read more