Abortion in the United States
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Christian legal group: Slovenian court ruling against pro-lifers a ‘blow’ to free expression
A pro-life advertising campaign was removed from buses in 2018. Read more
Report: Pro-life pregnancy centers in Latin America unfairly attacked by Spanish newspaper
Pro-life pregnancy centers in Latin America were unfairly and inaccurately portrayed in a recent article published by a Spanish newspaper,... Read more
What would the overturning of Roe mean for Latin America?
If the US Supreme Court were to overturn Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion across the country in 1973, what... Read more
Pro-life leaders, legal experts speak out after Dobbs arguments at US Supreme Court
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, concerning Mississippi’s... Read more
Physician blasts Justice Sonia Sotomayor for 'dead brain people' comment about fetal pain
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor drew criticism from an accomplished physician for comments that appeared to draw a comparison... Read more
One 'core' issue may decide the Dobbs abortion case. Here's why
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments about the constitutionality of Mississippi’s 15-week state abortion ban Wednesday, a high-stakes test... Read more
US bishops respond to Supreme Court arguments in Dobbs v Jackson
Catholic leaders offered statements and prayers leading up to and following the oral arguments in the case Dobbs v. Jackson... Read more
Pro-lifers win right to appeal ruling on German municipality’s prayer vigil ban
The challenge was spearheaded by a member of 40 Days for Life. Read more
Highlights from the Supreme Court's oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health
Activists from both sides of the abortion issue gathered on Wednesday morning outside of the Supreme Court. Read more
What makes Dobbs the best, and possibly last, chance to overturn Roe?
Legal experts say the Dobbs case presents an ideal opportunity for the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider previous rulings that... Read more
Cordileone to Catholic students after boycott of pro-life assembly: 'Do not be victims of the culture'
The archbishop of San Francisco has encouraged students at a local Catholic high school to reject the lies of the... Read more
Pro-life attorney: 'No court should be able to usurp state laws that protect human life'
Dorinda Chiappetta Bordlee, a New Orleans-based attorney, is one of 240 pro-life women to sign an amicus brief with the... Read more
Catholic University says it wasn't aware student health plan covered abortion
The Catholic University of America has acknowledged that its student health care plan has included coverage for certain abortion services... Read more
Leading pro-life bishops: Catholic Church must be prepared if Roe overturned
The Catholic Church must be prepared to act if Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that legalized abortion nationwide,... Read more
Men's March participants call on bishops to take firm stand against abortion, pro-abortion politicians
Approximately 200 men and boys from across the country took part in the pro-life Men’s March in Baltimore on Nov.... Read more
It’s time for a conversation about justice, top Catholic scholar says
Famed ethicist Alasdair MacIntyre called upon academia, and other Catholics and intellectuals, to invest in the “expensive conversation” about justice,... Read more
Slovakia’s parliament debates pro-life bill
It is the fourth attempt to pass pro-life measures in as many years. Read more
Senators mark 1st anniversary of declaration rejecting push to declare abortion an ‘international right’
The Geneva Consensus Declaration was signed by 32 countries on Oct. 22, 2020. Read more
In win for Anglican nuns, Supreme Court orders new scrutiny for New York mandatory abortion coverage
Foes of mandatory coverage of abortion in New York State insurance law will have another hearing after the U.S. Supreme... Read more
Supreme Court hears challenges to Texas abortion ban
The U.S. Supreme Court spent nearly three hours Monday hearing arguments in a pair of cases challenging Texas’ new abortion... Read more
