Abortion in the United States
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Alabama bill to send abortion doctors to jail sets up Supreme Court fight
The Human Life Protection Act would mean doctors who perform abortion could face years in prison. Read more
Stronger conscience protections for doctors, nurses approved by HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services has released a new rule allowing medical professionals to refuse to take part... Read more
Oklahoma Supreme Court rules against abortion pill law
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a state law restricting the way in which the abortion pill is... Read more
Federal judge in Oregon blocks Title X abortion rule
A federal judge in Oregon has issued a temporary nationwide injunction against the Trump administration’s requirement that recipients of Title... Read more
Injunction against Title X funding rules draws pro-life criticism
Pro-life advocates have lamented a federal judge’s preliminary injunction against the federal Protect Life Rule, which bars family planning funds... Read more
Abortion language nixed from UN resolution after Trump admin threatens veto
Language referring to abortion was removed from a United Nations resolution on the care of sexual abuse survivors in wartime,... Read more
Supreme Court hears petition to overturn Louisiana abortion law
The Center for Reproductive Rights formally presented its petition April 17, after the court granted a stay in February which... Read more
Former NFL player turned pastor lines up for pro-life cause
Former NFL player turned megachurch pastor Derwin Gray has spoken about how his church’s support of a pregnancy resource center... Read more
North Dakota bans common abortion procedure
North Dakota’s governor signed into law Wednesday a bill that outlaws the common abortion procedure known as “dilation and evacuation.”... Read more
South Korean court finds abortion ban unconstitutional
South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled an abortion ban in the country to be unconstitutional, receiving mixed responses from... Read more
Ohio passes twice-vetoed law to ban abortions after fetal heartbeat
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on Thursday signed a law banning abortion if a fetal heartbeat can be detected. Former Governor... Read more
South Korea's abortion ban could be overturned this week
A pro-life doctor in South Korea is asking the international community for prayers, as the country’s constituional court considers whether... Read more
Abortion takes center stage in state legislatures
With 2019 well underway, states across the country have seen an increase in bills related to abortion, as pro-life advocates... Read more
Appeals court upholds Kentucky ultrasound abortion law
A federal appeals court has upheld a Kentucky law requiring that abortion doctors show ultrasound images of the baby to... Read more
‘No backdoors, no end-runs’: Pompeo vows total end to foreign aid for abortion
Mike Pompeo has said the Trump administration is doing its “level best” to prevent foreign aid dollars reaching organizations that... Read more
SCOTUS won't hear Planned Parenthood investigators' First Amendment claims
Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit against a pro-life group that conducted undercover investigations into possible lawbreaking in the abortion industry may proceed,... Read more
How this priest came to celebrate Mass on the set of ‘Unplanned’
When a film crew arrived in the small college town of Stillwater, Oklahoma last spring, few residents realized exactly what... Read more
Alabama bill would ban all abortions except for 'serious health risk'
New legislation in Alabama would ban all abortions in the state, except in cases where the mother faces a “serious... Read more
'Back in February'- How an unexpected pregnancy led to joy
At 23, Alexa Hyman discovered she was pregnant. This is her story. Read more
Pope Francis: Even in desperation, abortion won’t solve problems
Pope Francis said Sunday that abortion is not a lawful way to solve problems, even in extreme and desperate situations,... Read more
