Pro Life 2023

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Only a few weeks before he died, 16-year-old Donal Walsh went on national television in Ireland to remind people of the value of life. He passed away on May 12, 2013. Today the Donal Walsh Live Life Foundation continues to promote life.

Legacy of Irish teenager who inspired a nation lives on 10 years after his death

Jun 10, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Only a few weeks before he died, 16-year-old Donal Walsh went on national television to remind people of the value... Read more

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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

Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fall plenary assembly in Baltimore, Nov. 16, 2022.

‘We have much to celebrate’: USCCB pro-life chair releases Dobbs anniversary statement

Jun 6, 2023

By Tina Dennelly

Bishop Michael Burbidge released a statement June 6 ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn... Read more

Adriana (left)  / March for Life in Medellín, Colombia, on June 3, 2023.

Former feminist turned pro-lifer shares her testimony prior to March for Life in Colombia

Jun 5, 2023

By Walter Sanchez Silva

A young Colombian mother shared her testimony regarding her feminist past and recounted how now she defends the right to... 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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Two elderly pro-life activists beaten outside of Baltimore Planned Parenthood

May 30, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

According to witnesses cited in the police report, the unidentified suspect attacked a 73-year-old man and an 80-year-old man after... 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

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South Carolina signs six-week ‘heartbeat’ abortion bill into law

May 25, 2023

By CNA Staff

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill Thursday prohibiting abortion after six weeks of pregnancy that goes into effect... Read more

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on May 22, 2023, signed into law a 12-week abortion ban and a ban on transgender surgery on minors.

Nebraska bans abortion at 12 weeks and sex change surgery for minors

May 24, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

Over 30 of Nebraska’s 49 senators joined the governor for the signing of the Let Them Grow Act, which bans... Read more

Shellyne Rodriguez vandalized a pro-life display on May 2 that was sponsored by Students for Life of America.

UPDATE: NYC professor who vandalized student pro-life display is fired

May 23, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

A professor at Hunter College in New York City had vandalized a pro-life display on May 2 that was sponsored... Read more

Ashley Banks and her son Jakori (left) and Janyla (right) at MiraVia on Dec. 12, 2019.

MiraVia maternity home brings hope and life to pregnant students in North Carolina

May 23, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

The MiraVia maternity home on the campus of Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina has helped more 60 pregnant and... 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

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North Carolina lawmakers override governor’s veto of 12-week abortion ban

May 17, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Most abortions will be banned after 12 weeks of pregnancy in North Carolina after Republican lawmakers voted to override Gov.... 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