Abortion in the United States
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It's the law: once again, states can stop funding Planned Parenthood
Pro-life leaders applauded President Donald Trump for signing a repeal of what they called President Obama’s “parting gift to the... Read more
With 20-week abortion ban, Iowa set to join national trend
With stronger abortion restrictions advancing in the state legislature, Iowa is close to becoming the 20th state to bar abortion... Read more
Irish abortion group returns Soros money – but big questions linger
Facing legal scrutiny over foreign funding of efforts to fight Ireland’s anti-abortion law, a pro-abortion rights group has returned a... Read more
Forced abortion in China cost a UN agency millions in US funds
The United States has ended funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), saying the agency's support for Chinese population... Read more
Pence casts tiebreaking vote as Senate advances pro-life measure
Vice President Mike Pence cast the deciding vote in the Senate Thursday to advance a measure allowing states to once... Read more
Planned Parenthood investigators reject 'bogus' felony charges
The undercover journalists whose work appeared to implicate Planned Parenthood officials in the illegal sale of unborn baby body parts... Read more
Abortion bill makes unlikely alliance of Bolivian clergy, feminists
A bill in Bolivia that would allow abortions only for certain groups of women is uniting unlikely groups in opposition... Read more
Texas pro-lifers target 'wrongful birth' lawsuits, Planned Parenthood
Among the targets of Texas pro-life advocates are so-called ‘wrongful birth’ lawsuits and Planned Parenthood’s alleged involvement in the sale... Read more
Judge Gorsuch nomination backed by dozens of pro-life groups
Judge Neil Gorsuch deserves “swift confirmation” to the U.S. Supreme Court, leaders of pro-life and pro-family groups have said. Read more
Supreme Court nominee drilled on abortion, religious freedom at hearings
The judge nominated to replace Antonin Scalia at the Supreme Court answered questions on abortion and religious freedom jurisprudence on... Read more
Arizona State University to hold first Pregnant on Campus Week
The Students for Life Group at Arizona State University is planning the nation’s first Pregnant on Campus Week to offer... Read more
After Trump’s address to Congress, pro-lifers stress protections in health care
After President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, pro-life leaders wished he had spoken more to... Read more
Texas must fund Planned Parenthood, federal judge rules
Amid the controversy over investigative videos appearing to show illegal activities at Planned Parenthood, a federal judge has temporarily barred... Read more
Virginia bishops lament veto of bill defunding Planned Parenthood
The bishops of Virginia's two dioceses on Tuesday decried Governor Terry McAuliffe's veto of a bill which would have redirected... Read more
Life, conversion of Roe v. Wade's Norma McCorvey remembered
As the woman at the center of the case legalizing abortion in the U.S. passed away, pro-life leaders hailed her... Read more
House votes to allow states to deny funding to Planned Parenthood
The House voted Thursday to allow states to choose not to fund Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers with federal... Read more
Citing pro-life momentum, thousands demonstrate to defund Planned Parenthood
More than 10,000 pro-life advocates gathered at some 227 protest locations in 43 states and the District of Columbia on... Read more
Doctors who object to abortion need more legal protections, bishops say
Objectors to abortion need stronger conscience protections in federal law, the U.S. bishops have said in a letter to Congress... Read more
Can we end the need for abortion? One organization aims to find out
Women's healthcare is reaching a new dawn in the state of Colorado, courtesy of a new Catholic Charities initiative whose... Read more
Mexico City constitution blasted for excluding right to life
The Catholic weekly of the Archdiocese of Mexico City criticized the city’s new constitution, saying that “it does not recognize... Read more
