Abortion in the United States

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French parliament votes to extend abortion time limit from 12 to 14 weeks

Feb 23, 2022

By Courtney Mares

The bill also extends the practice of surgical abortion to midwives. Read more

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Pro-lifers lament High Court ruling on abortion in N Ireland

Feb 9, 2022

By CNA Staff

‘If this judgment is allowed to stand, the Secretary of State can simply block any attempt to restrict abortion or... Read more

Cardiologist Dermot Kearney.

Catholic doctor to challenge abortion pill reversal ban at UK High Court

Feb 8, 2022

By CNA Staff

Dermot Kearney is a past president of the Catholic Medical Association (UK). Read more

Emmanuel Macron.

EU Catholic bishops criticize Macron’s call to add abortion to rights charter

Feb 8, 2022

By CNA Staff

They noted that there is no ‘right’ to abortion enshrined in international law. Read more

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Catholic cop wins $75K settlement after suspension for praying at abortion clinic

Jan 29, 2022

By Katie Yoder

The city of Louisville, Ky., is paying a local police officer a $75,000 settlement after he was suspended for praying... Read more

Students for Life of America estimates that about 150,000 people attended the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2022, based an analysis of a video of the marchers.

How big was the March for Life? Here’s how one pro-life group came up with a massive total

Jan 26, 2022

By Katie Yoder

Pro-life Americans recently traveled from across the country to attend the 2022 March for Life. Despite the pandemic and local... Read more

Prenatal blood tests for genetic conditions have become an enormous unregulated industry generating billions of dollars in revenue each year.

Lawmakers: FDA should regulate prenatal tests in wake of bombshell report

Jan 25, 2022

By Christine Rousselle

Over 90 members of Congress are requesting that the Food and Drug Administration oversee non-invasive prenatal testing after a bombshell... Read more

Pro-abortion demonstrators yelled obscenities at people leaving a pro-life vigil at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City on Jan. 22, 2022.

NYC pro-abortion activists curse at churchgoers, beam 'God loves abortion' onto St. Patrick's Cathedral

Jan 24, 2022

By Joe Bukuras

Demonstrators at a Jan. 22 pro-abortion rally used drums, profanity, and laser-projected images to disrupt a Mass and prayer vigil... Read more

The Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 22, 2022.

Walk for Life West Coast brings 15,000+ to San Francisco

Jan 24, 2022

By Christine Rousselle

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone condemned abortion as the equivalent of a sacrament of a “new secular religion” in his homily at... Read more

U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at the Vatican to meet Pope Francis Oct. 29, 2021

Biden reaffirms support for abortion on anniversary of Roe v. Wade

Jan 22, 2022

By Christine Rousselle

President Joe Biden pledged to defend a so-called right to abortion and reaffirmed his commitment to the widespread availability of... Read more

CNA

Poll finds American majority want Roe v Wade to go

Jan 20, 2022

By Katie Yoder

More than 60% of Americans disagree with the central holding of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that... Read more

French President Emmanuel Macron.

Pro-life group criticizes Macron’s call to add abortion to rights charter

Jan 20, 2022

By Courtney Mares

The French president made the appeal in a speech to the European Parliament. Read more

Emmanuel Macron.

Emmanuel Macron calls for abortion to be added to EU rights charter

Jan 19, 2022

By CNA Staff

He made the appeal after the election of a pro-life politician as president of the European Parliament. Read more

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Citing abortion views, DC restaurant boots pro-life group

Jan 13, 2022

By Katie Yoder

Saying it “stands firmly” in support of legalized abortion, a Washington, D.C. restaurant has canceled a pro-life group’s booking for... Read more

Prenatal blood tests for genetic conditions have become an enormous unregulated industry generating billions of dollars in revenue each year.

NYT report fuels concerns that many abortions are based on false test results

Prenatal tests that show an unborn child to have serious developmental problem frequently lead to abortion. Yet an investigation by... Read more

A 40 Days for Life event in Pforzheim, Germany.

Court declares German city’s restrictions on pro-life prayer vigil unlawful

Dec 21, 2021

By CNA Staff

The court upheld the right to free assembly. Read more

Congressman Guillermo Bermejo

Congressman with alleged terrorism ties backs effort to decriminalize abortion in Peru

Dec 14, 2021

By Diego López Marina

A Peruvian congressman who is being investigated for ties to the Shining Path terrorist organization is supporting a new bill... Read more

Hundreds of roses are piled up for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 12, 2021.

Pro-life Catholics gather 7,700 roses for Pelosi on Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast 

Dec 14, 2021

By Katie Yoder

A pro-life campaign led by the archbishop of San Francisco gathered thousands of roses for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)... Read more

Govenor Gavin Newsom of California.

Abortion advocates release plan to make California a 'sanctuary' for the procedure

Dec 9, 2021

By Kate Olivera

A coalition of abortion advocates in California have introduced a plan to make the state a “sanctuary” for women seeking... Read more

Pro life protesters outsider the Belfast High court, as Northern Ireland abortion laws were being challenged. Belfast, UK. Oct. 3, 2019

Abortion buffer zones: Pro-lifers accuse Northern Ireland human rights commissioner of ‘weasel words’

Dec 9, 2021

By CNA Staff

A new bill would criminalize pro-lifers found ‘influencing’ women inside buffer zones. Read more