Articles by Peter Pinedo
Arizona lawmakers vote to retain law protecting life at conception
Apr 17, 2024 / 17:00 pmIn a near party-line vote on Wednesday, House Democrats failed to gain a majority of votes to suspend the Legislature’s rules to fast-track a “abortion ban repeal” bill.
Appeals court rules against West Virginia ‘Save Women’s Sports Act’
Apr 16, 2024 / 17:55 pmThis is the latest development in a case in which a 13-year-old who identifies as a girl is alleging that the law violates Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination.
Biden administration to mandate employers grant leave for workers to obtain abortions
Apr 16, 2024 / 16:22 pmThe federal rule expands the scope of accommodations employers must make to also include workers’ decisions about “having or choosing not to have an abortion.”
Abortion amendment disqualified from Maine 2024 election ballot
Apr 11, 2024 / 16:00 pmThough the amendment proposal received a majority of votes this week, it failed to reach the required two-thirds supermajority in either body to be added to the ballot.
Arizona Supreme Court upholds law protecting life throughout pregnancy
Apr 9, 2024 / 15:45 pmThe court ruled that state law does not guarantee a right to an abortion and that an 1864 law prohibiting all abortions can take effect in 14 days.
Trump on abortion: ‘It’s up to the states to do the right thing’
Apr 8, 2024 / 12:50 pmIn a video, Trump touted his role in appointing three Supreme Court Justices who helped overturn Roe v. Wade in the June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson decision.
Catholic University locks down after fatal shooting at Washington, DC, subway station
Apr 5, 2024 / 13:45 pmThe shooting took place Thursday afternoon on the Metrorail platform adjacent to the university’s campus.
Catholic Relief Services increasing efforts in Gaza despite deaths of aid workers
Apr 4, 2024 / 16:10 pmJason Knapp of CRS told CNA that they remain “committed to doing everything we can to address the significant humanitarian needs of civilians in Gaza.”
Four more pro-life activists convicted under FACE Act
Apr 3, 2024 / 15:30 pmAccording to a Department of Justice statement, the pro-lifers face a “maximum of six months in prison, five years of supervised release, and fines of up to $10,000.”
World Central Kitchen pauses Gaza relief efforts after 7 workers killed in Israeli strike
Apr 2, 2024 / 13:40 pmThe Israel Defense Forces have accepted responsibility for the strike but said they did not intend to kill innocent humanitarian aid workers.
Florida Supreme Court approves 15-week pro-life law, allows abortion amendment on ballot
Apr 1, 2024 / 18:05 pmThe separate rulings uphold Florida’s 15-week abortion ban while also clearing the path for a proposal that opponents say could invalidate the state’s pro-life laws.
Oregon reports significant uptick in assisted suicides
Mar 28, 2024 / 15:00 pmSince the state’s passage of the “Death with Dignity Act” in 1997, assisted suicide numbers have been consistently rising there.
South Dakota to create ‘Med Ed’ video to combat ‘abortion misinformation’
Mar 28, 2024 / 13:00 pmThe bill requires the South Dakota Department of Health to create an informational video describing the state’s abortion law.
Archdiocese of Baltimore ministers to victims’ families, stranded crew of bridge collapse
Mar 27, 2024 / 17:50 pmIn the wake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s collapse on Tuesday, the Archdiocese of Baltimore has been at the forefront of efforts to help those impacted.
PHOTOS: Pro-life and pro-abortion activists hold dueling rallies outside Supreme Court
Mar 26, 2024 / 18:15 pmWhile there were significantly more pro-abortion demonstrators present outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday, there were many pro-life doctors and students.
PHOTOS: New York pro-lifers march with ‘joy on steroids’ despite heavy rain and taunting
Mar 25, 2024 / 18:18 pmAs hundreds of pro-lifers walked the route, escorted by a contingent of “New York’s Finest” police officers, the protesters followed them, shouting “Shame on you!”
Nevada judge rules state must include abortion in its Medicaid program
Mar 22, 2024 / 18:30 pmThe ruling found that limits on the Medicaid program keeping tax dollars from being used for abortion violated the state’s Equal Rights Amendment.
House Republicans include slew of pro-life bills in 2025 budget proposal
Mar 22, 2024 / 16:27 pmThe Republican Study Committee dedicated a section of its “Fiscal Sanity to Save America” federal budget proposal to “measures designed to advance the cause of life.”
‘Women should be outraged’: Lawmakers urge Supreme Court to restore abortion pill restrictions
Mar 21, 2024 / 18:00 pmSpeaking at a Capitol Hill press conference on Thursday, lawmakers and activists said it was crucial that the court rule in favor of the pro-life groups in the case.
House members highlight ‘horrific’ organ harvesting of aborted babies
Mar 20, 2024 / 16:15 pmThe panel featured testimony that Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics throughout the country are selling the organs and body parts of aborted babies.