Abortion in the United States

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Trump’s top lawyer at FDA resigns after outcry over record defending abortion pill

Mar 13, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Read more

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, pictured on June 19, 2024, introduced a $2 million program to encourage abortionists to come to his state.

New Jersey governor launches program to bring abortionists to state

Feb 27, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Read more

The outside of the Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Services Center in St. Louis is seen on March 8, 2022.

Planned Parenthood resumes abortions after judge rules regulations unconstitutional

Feb 21, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The circuit court judge wrote that the regulations were unnecessary and the licensing requirement for abortion clinics was discriminatory. Read more

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Pro-life coalition launches $30 million Pro-Life Venture Fund to protect unborn

Feb 20, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The new group, called the Life Leadership Conference, was formally announced on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Read more

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Pro-life advocates decry Trump executive order expanding IVF access

Feb 18, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The move to expand access to IVF and lower its costs fulfills one of Trump’s campaign promises but puts him... Read more

Pro-life protestors hold signs outside the Missouri Supreme Court on Sept. 10, 2024, advocating against Amendment 3, which would have dramatically expand abortion access in Missouri.

Missouri Republicans propose ballot question to undo abortion rights amendment

Feb 7, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Here is a roundup of recent abortion- and pro-life-related news. Read more

New York Attorney General Letitia James addresses a campaign rally at Barnard College in New York City on Nov. 3, 2022.

New York moves to protect transgender surgeries, abortion

Feb 4, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Lawmakers and officials in New York state are implementing moving to protect transgender surgeries and abortion doctors following a Trump... Read more

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Pentagon ends Biden policy that funded travel for abortions

Jan 31, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Officials at the Defense Travel Management Office announced the move to “Remove Travel for Non-Covered Reproductive Health Care Services” in ... Read more

David Daleiden arrives for court at the Harris County Courthouse after surrendering to authorities on Feb. 4, 2016, in Houston.

California settles with David Daleiden, pro-life activist who exposed Planned Parenthood

Jan 30, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

State prosecutors launched the probe following the release of a series of undercover videos that appeared to implicate Planned Parenthood... Read more

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledges to carry out Trump’s policies on abortion, conscience rights

Jan 29, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Republican and Democrat senators on the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday pressed Kennedy on his views on abortion and “reproductive... Read more

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Pro-abortion group’s study finds ingredient in morning-after pill can induce abortion

Jan 29, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The active ingredient is used in the morning-after pill commonly marketed as “ella” or “ellaOne,” which is advertised as a... Read more

Pardoned by President Trump and released from jail just hours before, Joan Andrews Bell (center) arrived at the March for Life rally with her husband, Chris, and son Emiliano Bell.

U.S. bishops’ pro-life chair commends Trump on anti-abortion measures

Jan 28, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Bishop Daniel Thomas of the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, also applauded a memorandum issued by the White House on Friday... Read more

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More than two-thirds of Americans support limitations on abortion, according to poll

Jan 23, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The poll revealed that 67% of Americans support legal limitations on abortion and 60% believe abortions should be limited to... Read more

Thousands participate in the March For Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19, 2024.

How to watch the March for Life: EWTN’s live coverage

Jan 23, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The national pro-life event marks the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, drawing together thousands to protest abortion and advocate for... Read more

President Donald Trump speaks at the 47th March For Life rally on the National Mall on Jan. 24, 2020, in Washington, DC.

Trump scheduled to be in California during 2025 March for Life in Washington, D.C. 

Jan 21, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

During his first term, Trump attended and spoke at the March for Life in person in 2020 and addressed the... Read more

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Texas judge rules states can revive challenge to abortion pill

Jan 17, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Trump-appointed Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled Thursday that Idaho, Kansas, and Missouri can pursue legal action to prohibit the FDA from... Read more

Pro-life demonstrators listen to President Donald Trump as he speaks at the 47th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 24, 2020. Trump was the first U.S. president to address in person the country’s biggest annual gathering of pro-life campaigners.

6 things the pro-life movement is hoping the incoming Trump administration will do

Jan 17, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Pro-life advocates and policy experts are hopeful that the new administration will take concrete actions on behalf of the unborn... Read more

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Virginia pro-abortion ballot proposal advances 

Jan 16, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The amendment would ensure a “fundamental right to reproductive freedom,” protecting abortion in the first two trimesters and in the... Read more

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Bishop urges prayer, forgiveness on Roe anniversary: ‘No sin is beyond God’s mercy’

Jan 14, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

“No matter the circumstances of the abortion, we must recognize the often-silent grief of parents for their child,” Bishop Daniel... Read more

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Abortion group trains pharmacists to dispense abortion pills

Jan 9, 2025

By Daniel Payne

A pilot program launched this month in Washington state has trained pharmacists to prescribe the abortion-drug combo mifepristone and misoprostol. Read more