Abortion in the United States

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Surveillance footage shows suspects spray-painting pro-abortion slogans on the exterior of South Broward Pregnancy Help Center, a pro-life clinic in Hollywood, Florida, on May 28, 2022.

FACE Act charges brought against two more abortion activists in Florida ‘Jane’s Revenge’ attack

Apr 4, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Two more individuals have been indicted for violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.  Read more

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Diocese responds after Wisconsin priest urges Catholics to vote against pro-abortion candidate 

Apr 3, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

The Diocese of Madison clarified late last week that the Church does not endorse nor oppose specific political candidates. Read more

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Meet the U.S. senator holding the line on Pentagon appointments in fight over taxpayer-funded abortions

Apr 3, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, has blocked 184 promotions for generals and officers over “taxpayer funding for travel and extra pay... Read more

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Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election could determine future of state abortion ban

Mar 31, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Here’s what you need to know about the April 4 election, when voters will choose who will sit on the... Read more

Colorado State Capitol.

Colorado proposes radically expanding abortion access in the state — again

Mar 28, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

If enacted, the three bills would mandate employers fully cover abortions until birth, ban treatments to reverse the abortion pill,... Read more

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Nancy Pelosi criticizes the U.S. Catholic bishops during Georgetown panel discussion

Mar 24, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi criticized the bishops Thursday over their opposition to abortion and transgender treatments for... Read more

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The pro-life fight: What is happening in the states?

Mar 20, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Here is what is happening in the abortion battle right now. Read more

CompassCare Pregnancy Services, which had its facility outside of Buffalo burned down last summer,  was attacked again with pro-abortion graffiti.

NY pregnancy center that was set on fire is hit again with ‘Jane’s Revenge rhetoric’

Mar 20, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

The destruction of property at CompassCare Pregnancy Services in Amherst, New York, is the latest in a wave of attacks... Read more

Ian Dinkla, 21, and Bryn Taylor, 26, abortion activists and students at the University of Florida are arrested by university police.

Abortion activists at Florida university charged with assaulting police officers

Mar 17, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

According to the police arrest report, one of the arrested repeatedly shoved a police officer in attempts to resist arrest.  Read more

Father Sean Gough, a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, England, faced criminal charges for praying for free speech outside an abortion clinic after business hours in violation of a strict buffer zone law in the English city of Birmingham. “I pray wherever I go, inside my head, for the people around me. How can it be a crime for a priest to pray?” he said in a Feb. 9, 2023, statement from the ADF UK legal group.

UK bishops say law criminalizing prayer outside of abortion clinics is discriminatory

Mar 16, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

Catholic bishops in the United Kingdom said a new law criminalizing prayer and outreach outside abortion clinics discriminates against people... Read more

Abortion Pill Reversal seeks to counter the effects of the first progesterone-blocking abortion pill, providing an opportunity to save the unborn child.

Texas man sues ex-wife’s friends for facilitating unborn child’s abortion

Mar 15, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

The wife’s friends allegedly conspired with her “to murder her unborn child with illegally obtained abortion pills.” Read more

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archbishop Borys Gudziak addresses the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., on March 14, 2023.

National Catholic Prayer Breakfast speakers address attacks on human dignity

Mar 14, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Addressing an audience of over 1,000, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archbishop Borys Gudziak brought attention to the human toll of the... Read more

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Case that could stop half of U.S. abortions set for this Wednesday

Mar 13, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

The FDA is accused of recklessly endangering women and young girls for decades by ignoring its own research and testing... Read more

A sonogram picture of a fetus in the second trimester of a woman's pregnancy

Wyoming advances a new abortion ban to replace blocked ‘trigger law’

Mar 9, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

The governor is expected to sign into law legislation that says unborn babies are human beings and should be afforded... Read more

First Care, a pro-life pregnancy center in Minneapolis, was vandalized March 3, 2023.

Abortion activists smash windows at Minnesota pregnancy clinic that provides free diapers

Mar 6, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Vandals smashed the windows of a pro-life pregnancy center in Minneapolis and spray-painted it with graffiti in the middle of... Read more

Chris Rock performing in 2017

In Netflix special, Chris Rock likens abortion to hiring a hitman, echoing Pope Francis

Mar 6, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

During his March 4 special the comedian, who is known for courting controversy, turned to an issue that most celebrities... Read more

The campus of the University of Notre Dame.

‘Abortion doula’ at Notre Dame speaker series adds to Catholic concern

Mar 4, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

Critics say the series conflicts with university policy requiring the presentation of Catholic teaching at such events. Read more

Dr. Christina Francis, incoming CEO of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians (AAPLOG), says she suspects they were denied an exhibit booth because of their opposition to abortion.

Pro-life OB-GYNs are banned from hosting exhibit booth at medical conference

Mar 1, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

Leaders of the pro-life doctors’ group arrived at the conference in Maryland only to be told that their exhibit booth... Read more

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Here’s how half of U.S. abortions could be stopped this week

Feb 28, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

A federal Texas judge could stop over half of the abortions happening in the country in what may be the... Read more

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Massachusetts Democrat official faces backlash for comments about disabled children, abortion

Feb 24, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Michael Hugo, chairman for the Framingham Democratic Committee, said he feared disabled children place an undue burden on local taxpayers... Read more