Abortion in the United States
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In US, abortion rates reach new low
A report from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that abortion rates in the country are... Read more
Taxpayer-funded abortion law met with Illinois lawsuit
A new Illinois law requiring public funding of elective abortions is opposed by pro-life groups and taxpayers who have sued... Read more
Spanish Planned Parenthood subsidiary stripped of government benefits
Spain’s National Court has ruled that the Family Planning Federation, a subsidiary of Planned Parenthood International, can no longer be... Read more
Object to abortion? You might need this law, Congressman says
Pro-life health care workers and institutions need stronger legal protections from pressure to help provide abortions, backers of proposed federal... Read more
UK bishop calls for prayers as MPs urge ban on abortion clinic vigils
The Bishop of Portsmouth, England has called Catholics to pray for the conversion of 113 Members of the British Parliament... Read more
'Bubble zone' law could end Ontario’s March for Life, bishop warns
Archbishop Terrence Prendergast of Ottawa, Canada, called into question Ontario’s new “bubble zone law,” which he said restricts the peaceful... Read more
Updated: Undocumented teen has abortion, following court approval
Following the approval of a federal court, an undocumented teen girl in Texas has had an abortion, the Associated Press... Read more
Government must allow abortion for undocumented teenager, judge rules
In a controversial decision, a U.S. district judge ruled that the government must facilitate an abortion for an undocumented teenager... Read more
Why did Twitter reject this pro-life ad?
A political advertisement for pro-life Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has been blocked by Twitter for statements about Planned Parenthood selling... Read more
US House to vote on banning abortion after 20 weeks
Micah Pickering was born prematurely at 20 weeks. His eyes were “fused shut,” according to his mother, and his bones... Read more
Could this bill put an end to Down syndrome abortions in Ohio?
An Ohio bill hopes to stop abortions undertaken solely because an unborn child has Down syndrome. Read more
In Maine, abortions could become more dangerous for women
A lawsuit seeking to challenge a Maine law allowing only doctors to perform abortions has drawn criticism from pro-life advocates... Read more
Catholic health care growth a benefit, not a threat, ethicist says
A research paper that depicts the growth of Catholic health care as a threat to reproductive health ignores the attraction... Read more
Pro-life groups to Senate Dems: Don't eliminate Hyde Amendment
After a Democratic senator boasted on Wednesday that his party’s Medicare bill would repeal the Hyde Amendment, pro-life groups are... Read more
We need more politicians who are brave, Catholics in UK say
It’s a tough time for Catholics in public life, and not just in the United States. Read more
Bishop Tobin: Ending DACA shatters lives. So does abortion.
Many Americans are justifiably outraged at the lives that will be shattered by the cancellation of DACA – but that... Read more
This health center for the uninsured used to be an abortion clinic
Prayer. Sacrifice. Friendship. Charity. Could one Virginia community’s work to put basic Gospel tenets into action be a model for... Read more
South Carolina governor ends funding of abortion clinics
In an executive order issued Aug. 25, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster directed state agencies to stop funding abortion clinics... Read more
Chilean court sidesteps constitution, paves way for legal abortion
A Chilean court ruled this week in favor of a controversial bill that allows abortion in some cases, against the... Read more
Iceland is 'eradicating' Down syndrome…by aborting everyone who has it
A recent article from CBS News proclaims that “few countries have come as close to eradicating Down syndrome births as... Read more
