Abortion in the United States
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Stop 'corporate welfare' for Planned Parenthood, pro-life Democrats say
The House on Tuesday passed a bill allowing states to withhold Medicaid funds from health care providers that perform abortions. Read more
House votes to transfer federal funding from Planned Parenthood to health centers
In a 241-187 vote on Friday, members of the United States House of Representatives voted to freeze funding for Planned... Read more
Office Depot apologizes after claiming pro-life flier was 'hate material'
Office Depot officials have apologized to a pro-life Catholic woman in Illinois after their store refused to print her pro-life... Read more
Pope to Catholic lawmakers: Be strong. Protect life.
On Sunday, Pope Francis urged Catholic legislators to be protectors of human life, calling them to “be strong” against a... Read more
Black leaders to Smithsonian: Don’t honor Planned Parenthood founder
While Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger is sometimes hailed as a champion of women’s rights, she was no savior to... Read more
Tens of thousands protest at Planned Parenthood clinics across the country
Hundreds of demonstrations were held outside of Planned Parenthood clinics across the U.S. this weekend with protesters calling on the... Read more
Is Planned Parenthood 'aborting' babies after birth?
A new video in an investigative series on Planned Parenthood shows a former technician saying that she had once been... Read more
Former technician: Planned Parenthood took baby organs without consent
The latest in a series of videos on Planned Parenthood features testimony from a former technician who says she worked... Read more
What a pro-life march looks like in Ghana
More than 1,000 people took part in a pro-life march in Ghana’s capital of Accra, seeking to protect all life... Read more
Archbishop Chaput: Other moral issues not equivalent to abortion
Of the many struggles plaguing modern society, none can be equated with the blatant taking of innocent human lives, Archbishop... Read more
When the Senate won't defund Planned Parenthood, states will
Alabama on Thursday became the third U.S. state this week to withdraw funding from its local branches of Planned Parenthood,... Read more
How to respond to Planned Parenthood? Prayer and fasting, say Colo. bishops
Following the release of investigative videos showing Planned Parenthood offering aborted baby organs for money, the Catholic bishops of Colorado... Read more
Chilean women: Abortion does not solve problem of sexual violence, discrimination
Women in a new video released in Chile said that mothers facing difficult pregnancies need compassion and care from society,... Read more
Think the human person is nothing special? Think again, says archbishop
Too many social trends treat the human person as nothing sacred, but Catholic pro-life efforts are part of an effort... Read more
Is Planned Parenthood altering abortion procedures to obtain intact body parts?
The latest in a series of undercover videos on Planned Parenthood shows an official from the organization saying that abortion... Read more
Effort to defund Planned Parenthood falls short of Senate vote
The Senate failed to bring a bill to block federal funding of Planned Parenthood to the floor on Monday evening,... Read more
'Women Betrayed' by Planned Parenthood speak out against abortion giant
Hundreds of women – along with scores of men – gathered in front of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to... Read more
Why the Catholic behind the Planned Parenthood videos went undercover
With the façade of a fictitious biotechnology company, David Daleiden and his fellow investigators from the Center for Medical Progress... Read more
Even if it’s legal, it’s not ok – Congress responds to Planned Parenthood scandal
An undercover video report on Planned Parenthood providing fetal body parts for harvesting and research should shock the conscience of... Read more
Planned Parenthood under fire for alleged trafficking of baby organs
Abortion giant Planned Parenthood is facing harsh criticism after the release of footage allegedly showing its top doctor describing how... Read more
