Abortion in the United States

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Chicago, Illinois/USA - March 2, 2020: A sign for early voting in the primary elections.

'Ground Zero for pro-life Democrats': The fight for Dan Lipinski's seat

Mar 5, 2020

By Matt Hadro

As national pro-abortion groups pour money into a Chicago primary race to unseat one of the last pro-life Democrats in... Read more

Supreme Court of the United States.

Supreme Court hears arguments on Louisiana abortion law

Mar 4, 2020

By Matt Hadro

The Supreme Court heard arguments on Louisiana’s Unsafe Abortion Protection Act on Wednesday, as justices questioned lawyers from both sides... Read more

West Virginia state capitol, Charleston.

West Virginia passes bipartisan 'Born Alive' law

Mar 4, 2020

Unlike similar bills to protect children born after at the federal level, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act received widespread bipartisan... Read more

Colombian court leaves abortion regulations unchanged

Mar 3, 2020

Colombia's Constitutional Court ruled Monday to maintain the country's status quo on abortion, neither banning the practice entirely nor legalizing... Read more

Presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar speaking at the Democratic National Convention summer session in San Francisco, California.

Klobuchar open to pro-life votes, not pro-life laws

Feb 28, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar repeated her openness to pro-life voters but said that she is against proposed restrictions on abortion.  Read more

A reflection shot turns the US Capitol upside down.

Senate fails to pass two pro-life bills on same day

Feb 25, 2020

By Matt Hadro

The Senate on Tuesday failed to pass two pro-life bills to protect unborn babies who can feel pain, and babies... Read more

Heidi Crowter, right, with other demonstrators. Courtesy, Don't Screen Us Out

Woman with Down syndrome aims to change UK abortion laws

Feb 25, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

A 24-year-old British woman with Down syndrome has launched a lawsuit against the UK government, seeking to change British laws... Read more

California state capitol.

California doubles down on rule forcing Catholic nuns to pay for abortion

Feb 24, 2020

By Kevin J. Jones

Facing the threat of major cuts to federal HHS funds, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has said the state will... Read more

Ultrasound.

New poll asks Catholics what they believe about abortion

Feb 24, 2020

By Matt Hadro

While the Catholic Church teaches that procuring an abortion is always immoral, a majority of U.S. Catholics do not believe... Read more

Silhouette of pregnant woman.

Father's bid to halt 8th month abortion makes headlines in Colombia

Feb 23, 2020

A late term abortion case has made national headlines in Colombia after a father lost a court appeal to save... Read more

Government building in Montgomery, the capital city of Alabama.

Alabama state Rep. proposes forced vasectomy law

Feb 14, 2020

An Alabama state representative has introduced a bill that would require men of a certain age or state to have... Read more

Bishop Thomas J. Tobin.

After priest says pedophilia 'doesn't kill anyone,' Bishop Tobin responds

Feb 13, 2020

Rhode Island’s Catholic bishop has responded to controversy over a series of remarks from a priest in his diocese, which... Read more

January 20, 2020: Presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar (D) speaks in South Carolina.

Klobuchar says pro-life Democrats 'are a part of our party'

Feb 11, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar said on Tuesday that she would not shut pro-life Democrats out of the party.  Read more

Senator Ben Sasse, pictured at the National Press Club, Oct. 2018.

Sen. Sasse reintroduces Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection bill

Feb 11, 2020

By Matt Hadro, Christine Rousselle

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a new hearing on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act on Tuesday, with... Read more

Bishop Robert McElroy. CNA file photo.

Bishop McElroy: Abortion and climate change both crucial, voters must be prudent

Feb 7, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego made a speech Thursday that attempted to explain his criticism of the elevation... Read more

U.S. Capitol, Senate side.  public domain.

Prominent pro-life Democrat quits party

Feb 7, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Catholic theologian Charles Camosy has resigned from the board of Democrats for Life of America (DFLA), writing in an op-ed... Read more

Pete Buttigieg speaks at the National Action Network Convention on April 4, 2019.

Buttigieg doubles down on support for late-term abortion

Feb 7, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg emphasized this week his position that abortion should be legally permitted at any point in... Read more

Campaign signs ahead of the Feb. 3, 2020, Iowa caucus.

How did pro-life Democrats caucus in Iowa?

Feb 5, 2020

By Matt Hadro

With recent polling suggesting that there are as many as 21 million pro-life Democrats in the country, their support, and... Read more

In Colombia, lawsuits seek to ban legal abortion

Feb 3, 2020

Amid an ongoing court case challenging legal abortion in Colombia, the nation’s bishops have spoken up in defense of the... Read more

Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax applauds as Gov. Ralph Northam delivers the State of the Commonwealth address at the Virginia State Capitol, Jan. 8, 2020 in Richmond, Virginia.

Virginia Lt. Governor breaks senate tie to liberalize abortion access

Jan 30, 2020

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a Catholic, cast the tie-breaking vote on Wednesday to pass a bill to liberalize abortion... Read more