Abortion in the United States
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Nebraska Facebook abortion case: Baby was reportedly 29 weeks, 5 days old boy
More details are coming out in a Nebraska case where authorities are relying on private Facebook messages to claim that... Read more
Nancy Pelosi says it’s ‘sinful’ to restrict abortion for women
Pelosi’s comments are the House speaker’s latest public endorsement of abortion in contradiction to her Catholic faith. Read more
Father Mike Schmitz illustrates pro-life position with ‘gunshot-wound analogy’
The host of “The Bible in a Year” podcast made his remarks in an interview published Sunday in the New... Read more
'Taken out of context': Pontifical Academy defends Archbishop Paglia's abortion law remarks
The Pontifical Academy for Life on Monday clarified remarks of the Academy's president on Italian television that the law legalizing... Read more
New book provides roadmap to pro-life movement’s future
What do you get when you put a pro-life scholar and a pro-life journalist together to write a book? A... Read more
Pro-life groups equip churches for post-Roe America: ‘No woman stands alone’
National pro-life groups are organizing a virtual event Aug. 28 that promises to equip churches to care for pregnant women... Read more
Are Yelp’s warning labels on pregnancy centers meant to ‘scare women away’ from receiving help?
The notice reads: “This is a Crisis Pregnancy Center. Crisis Pregnancy Centers typically provide limited medical services and may not... Read more
Oops! Typo-filled Michigan abortion amendment could have used a proofreader
The proposal would establish a “new individual right to reproductive freedom" and invalidate parental consent requirements and other existing abortion... Read more
Abortion ‘trigger laws’ in three states to take effect this week
“Trigger laws” banning most abortions with limited exceptions are set to take effect in three states — Texas, Idaho, and... Read more
Majority of German Catholics don't like Church being against abortion, poll finds
According to a new representative poll, 58% of German Catholics do not like "the fact that the Pope and the... Read more
What is the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life?
A controversy over a book and statements made on Twitter has recently drawn increased attention to the Vatican's Pontifical Academy... Read more
Pro-lifers react with dismay to news that Irish government plans to fine for praying near abortion clinic
Pro-life campaigners and advocates for religious freedom in Ireland have expressed dismay following the news that the Irish Government intends... Read more
How to comment on Biden rule forcing doctors to perform transition surgeries, abortions
Members of the public have until October 3 to voice their opposition to the rule. Read more
Kansas abortion vote: Why did the pro-life amendment fail?
The reason a pro-life amendment — known as the “Value Them Both” amendment — recently failed in Kansas boils down... Read more
Rep. Jackie Walorski, killed in car accident, leaves behind pro-life legacy
Walorski leaves behind a legacy of devotion to the unborn, evident in both her record as a lawmaker and personal... Read more
Post-Roe ‘confusion’ helped defeat Kansas pro-life amendment
The pro-life campaign faulted “an onslaught of misinformation from radical left organizations that spent millions of out-of-state dollars to spread... Read more
Michigan: Democratic governor wins latest round in legal fight over 1931 abortion ban
The law, whose current form dates back to 1931, criminalizes abortion except when necessary to save the life of the... Read more
Biden signs executive order that ‘paves the way’ for using Medicaid to cover abortions
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed the order “paves the way for Medicaid to pay for abortions for women... Read more
Legal abortions fall by 90% in Poland after court eliminates exception for fetal defects
If it had not been for the change in the law about 1,000 children would have lost their lives in... Read more
Ectopic pregnancies, miscarriage: Abortion ‘never necessary,’ these doctors say
The definition of abortion includes intent and purpose. “It's not semantics. It's human rights,” one OB-GYN says. Read more
