Abortion

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Maryland to stockpile $1.3 million in abortion drugs

Jun 9, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The Maryland Board of Public Works approved nearly $1.3 million in emergency spending to pay for a stockpile of two... Read more

Pro-life protesters outsider the Belfast High Court as Northern Ireland abortion laws were being challenged in Belfast, U.K., Oct. 3, 2019.

Catholic bishop condemns abortion curriculum in Northern Ireland’s schools

Jun 8, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

A Catholic bishop in Northern Ireland condemned new regulations in the country that will require schools to discuss abortion access... Read more

Less than a week after being violently attack outside of a Baltimore Planned Parenthood on May 26, 2023, Dick Schafer, 80, returned to the abortion facility to continue his pro-life work.

Brutal attack does not keep two Baltimore pro-life advocates from their work

Jun 7, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Less than a week after being attacked outside Planned Parenthood, two elderly pro-life activists returned to continue their work promoting... Read more

President Joe Biden welcomes the Kansas City Chiefs to the White House in Washington, D.C., June 5, 2023. Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker (back row, center) wore a tie with a pro-life message on it.

NFL champ Harrison Butker makes a statement with pro-life necktie at White House visit

Jun 6, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker wore a custom-made necktie with a pro-life message on it to the team’s visit to the... Read more

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Abortions in Scotland highest on record as government considers abortion on demand

Jun 3, 2023

By Madeleine Teahan

Public Health Scotland also revealed that there has been an 84% increase in the number of abortions of babies with... Read more

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Nevada GOP governor signs pro-abortion bill; Oklahoma court strikes down abortion restrictions

Jun 1, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The pro-life movement suffered a blow this week in two states. Read more

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State judge blocks South Carolina’s 6-week abortion ban 

May 30, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

A South Carolina judge temporarily blocked the state’s recently passed six-week “heartbeat” abortion ban on May 26. Read more

Planned Parenthood hosts a rally for funding abortion for Medicaid recipients on the state capitol's steps in January.

Do your tax dollars pay for abortion? It depends on where you live

May 26, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Rhode Island joins 16 other states funding abortion through Medicaid, despite the Hyde Amendment prohibiting the use of tax dollars... Read more

An all-Ireland pro-life rally in Dublin.

Nearly 30,000 abortions in Ireland since referendum came into effect, pro-life group says

May 25, 2023

By Courtney Mares

Five years after Irish voters rejected the constitutional amendment that protected “the right to life of the unborn,” more than... Read more

Nicole and Austin LeBlanc, a Catholic couple in Michigan, who welcomed their baby girls and will lay them to rest.

Conjoined twins born, baptized, and confirmed before passing

May 23, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Nicole and Austin LeBlanc, a Catholic couple from Michigan, chose to give their baby girls life and to share their... Read more

Katie, a student at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, eats with her baby, Lucia, on her lap in the company of fellow students. Katie is among the first students to benefit from a new initiative at the Catholic college called the St. Teresa of Calcutta Community for Mothers, which provides free babysitting and other material support for young mothers on campus.

Moms on campus: How are Catholic colleges helping students facing unexpected pregnancies?

May 21, 2023

By Lauretta Brown, Shannon Mullen

Spurred by last year’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, Catholic colleges are devoting more resources to support young moms, a... Read more

Heidi Crowter speaks outside the High Court in London England, July 6, 2021.

Woman with Down syndrome sues over abortion law at European Court of Human Rights

May 20, 2023

By AC Wimmer

Heidi Crowter announced her decision to appeal to the ECHR this week after England’s Supreme Court refused to hear her... Read more

Cardinal Wilton Gregory of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., blesses the newly unveiled "National Life Monument" on the campus of The Catholic University of America's Theological College on May 17, 2023.

Monument to life is installed at Catholic University in Washington, DC

May 17, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

The new “National Life Monument” was unveiled and dedicated today on the campus of The Catholic University of America’s Theological... Read more

JMJ Pregnancy Center in Orlando, Florida

Mutilated animals left on pro-life pregnancy center’s property in Orlando

May 16, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Staff at the center, which offers free pregnancy services to mostly minority women, discovered the deceased animals in front of... Read more

A sonogram picture of a fetus in the second trimester of a woman's pregnancy

North Carolina governor vetoes 12-week abortion ban, faces override

May 15, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The Democratic governor’s veto puts the ball back in the lawmakers’ court, where Republicans enjoy a narrow supermajority. Read more

North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh.

Abortion roundup: NC governor to veto 12-week ban as state battles heat up across U.S.

May 12, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto may be overridden by Republicans. Read more

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In swing-state Virginia, pro-life attorney general opts not to support abortion pill lawsuit

May 11, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has refused to get involved and is instead defending a more moderate approach in the... Read more

Plenary of the Spanish Episcopal Conference.

Spanish bishops: Abortion as a right makes the unborn child ‘a true undocumented person’

May 11, 2023

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

The Spanish Bishops’ Conference criticized the May 9 ruling by the country’s constitutional court that upheld abortion as a right. Read more

The March for Life in Mexico City, April 29, 2023.

25,000 turn out for March for Life in Mexico City to demand an end to abortion

May 2, 2023

By Eduardo Berdejo

Abortion was legalized in the Mexican capital in 2007. Read more

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio leads the Archdiocese for the Military Services.

Archbishop of military services condemns new rule allowing abortion at VA medical centers

May 1, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Archbishop Timothy Broglio called the new VA rule on abortion and a DoD policy funding abortion travel “morally repugnant and... Read more