Abortion in the United States

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FBI releases photo of suspect in Molotov cocktail attack on Nashville pregnancy center

Aug 1, 2022

By Joe Bukuras

An individual threw the explosive device through a window at Hope Clinic for Women on June 30. Read more

Student canvassers from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America visit voters in Olathe, Kan., July 28, 2022.

Kansas pro-lifers counter misinformation on Value Them Both amendment

Aug 1, 2022

By Carl Bunderson

Voting on the measure, which is being closely watched outside Kansas by both sides of the abortion debate, is Tuesday,... Read more

Emergency room doctors.

Would proposed Biden rule force doctors to perform transgender surgeries and abortions? 

Jul 28, 2022

By Edie Heipel

If finalized, the updated rule could be utilized to compel hospitals and doctors receiving federal funds to conduct procedures many... Read more

Map of Massachusetts.

Massachusetts ordinances target pro-life pregnancy centers

Jul 28, 2022

By Joe Bukuras

A new poll that shows that 78% of state residents think abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Read more

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann from the Archdiocese of Kansas City appeared on EWTN's Pro-Life Weekly.

Kansas archbishop: Catholics should counter pro-abortion ‘bullying’ with truth

Jul 27, 2022

By Leonardo Colon

“I think for many of us, it’s been like the Berlin Wall coming down,” Archbishop Joseph Naumann said of Roe... Read more

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Pro-life leaders condemn Rep. Matt Gaetz’s ‘hideous’ comments about abortion activists

Jul 26, 2022

By Maisy Sullivan

Gaetz used crude terms to denigrate the appearance of abortion supporters, prompting indignation from pro-life leaders. Read more

University of Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh at his introductory press conference on Dec. 30, 2014.

Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh tells team members he would help raise their baby in event of unplanned pregnancy 

Jul 26, 2022

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

After receiving criticism on social media and from college football fans for remarks made at a pro-life event, Michigan Wolverines’... Read more

Ultrasound of a baby in the womb.

Kentucky judge dismisses life at conception as a ‘Christian and Catholic belief’

Jul 22, 2022

By Shannon Mullen, Katie Yoder

The Kentucky judge's statement stands at odds with the position of the Catholic Church and other pro-life groups that it... Read more

A pro-life pregnancy center in Hollywood, Florida, was defaced with pro-abortion graffiti over Memorial Day Weekend 2022.

TRACKER: Pro-abortion attacks in the U.S. continue (updated)

Jul 21, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

The attacks come in response to a Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Read more

Mary St. Hilaire, of Wichita, Kansas (left), and Kristina Massa, 22, of Lincoln, Nebraska, at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2022.

First statewide abortion vote after Roe is leaning pro-life, Kansas poll shows

Jul 20, 2022

By Katie Yoder

A new poll shows that a pro-life amendment on the ballot in Kansas is enjoying a narrow lead. The August... Read more

Rose Lalor with her rosary in Liverpool, England.

English grandmother arrested for praying near abortion clinic wins religious freedom challenge

Jul 20, 2022

By Madeleine Teahan

A 76-year-old English grandmother who was fined for praying near to an abortion clinic has successfully overturned her financial penalty,... Read more

Sen. Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, California, 2019.

VP Kamala Harris repeats claim that religious Americans can support abortion

Jul 19, 2022

By Katie Yoder

The vice president's recent statement flies in the face of the Catholic Church's clear condemnation of abortion. Read more

Kansas high school students Hannah Joerger (left) and Mara Loughman have been knocking on doors and encouraging voters to say yes to the Value Them Both amendment initiative Aug. 2, 2022.

Meet the high school students going door-to-door in defense of life

Jul 18, 2022

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Hannah Joerger and Mara Loughman are hoping Kansas voters will approve the Value Them Both amendment on Aug. 2.  Read more

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., and the outgoing chair of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, presents pro-life initiative Walking with Moms in Need to the U.S. bishops on Nov. 17, 2021 in Baltimore.

Abortion a ‘human rights issue’ more than a religious issue, Archbishop Naumann says

Jul 18, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

“Value Them Both” amendment, if approved by voters Aug. 2, would allow state lawmakers in Kansas to pass legislation to... Read more

Bishop Michael Pfeifer, bishop emeritus of San Angelo, Texas.

Bishop Pfeifer: Catholic bishops must hold Biden accountable post-Roe

Jul 16, 2022

By Katie Yoder

Bishop Emeritus Michael Pfeifer of San Angelo, Texas, addressed his brother bishops and all pro-lifers in a new pastoral letter. Read more

U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.

Pro-life leaders react: House passes first abortion bills after Roe

Jul 15, 2022

By Shannon Mullen, Katie Yoder

Democrats lack the votes to get the pro-abortion Women's Health Protection Act through the Senate. Read more

Spanish Ombudsman Ángel Gabilondo “warned” that in Madrid abortions are not performed in public hospitals, a situation that “should be subject to analysis.”

Spain ombudsman 'concerned' that most doctors refuse to perform abortions

Jul 14, 2022

By CNA Staff

In a letter leaked to a Spanish newspaper July 12, Ángel Gabilondo said the situation “should be subject to assessment... Read more

The scene outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., after the court released its decision in the Dobbs abortion case on June 24, 2022. Pro-abortion demonstrators gradually made up a decided majority of the crowd as the day wore on.

Poll: Most Catholic voters favor abortion restrictions

Jul 14, 2022

By Katie Yoder

Where do Catholic voters stand on abortion? A new EWTN poll provide answers. Read more

Irme Stetter-Karp, president of the Central Committee of German Catholics.

Leading laywoman and Co-President of German 'Synodal Way' calls for 'nationwide provision of abortion'

Jul 14, 2022

By CNA Staff

A leading laywoman and co-president of the German "Synodal Way" has demanded that "abortion be made available nationwide". Read more

Father Samuel Giese, pastor of St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Parish in Bethesda, Maryland, speaks on "EWTN Nightly News" on July 11, 2022, about the arson and vandalism that damaged his church.

Pastor says flames did not engulf tabernacle in arson attack on Catholic church in Maryland

Jul 12, 2022

By Maisy Sullivan

St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Parish in Bethesda, Maryland, was attacked on July 10. Read more