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Pro-life activist Matthew Engelthaler places signs in front of Camelback Family Planning, an abortion clinic in Phoenix, on April 18, 2024.

CDC: Abortions declined slightly following reversal of Roe v. Wade

Dec 5, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Here is a roundup of the latest pro-life and abortion-related policy developments in the United States.  Read more

Pro-abortion activists march in Mexico City on Nov. 26, 2024.

Why is legalization of abortion making rapid advances in Mexico?

Dec 5, 2024

By Diego López Colín

Over the past six years, the legalization of abortion has accelerated rapidly in Mexico, with 19 of the country’s 32... Read more

The pillars of the South Portico of the White House are decorated in rainbow colors as guests attend a White House Pride Month celebration on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2024.

Trump could end Defense Department’s promotion of gender ideology, abortion

Dec 3, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Under Joe Biden’s administration, the DOD has used taxpayer money to fund gender transitions and abortion-related travel expenses for service... Read more

Senior fellow at the National Catholic Bioethics Center Joseph Meaney speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.

Vietnam, with one of the highest abortion rates, leads UN initiative on premature births

Nov 20, 2024

By CNA Staff

“It’s a completely mixed message,” Joseph Meaney, a senior fellow at the National Catholic Bioethics Center, told “EWTN News Nightly”... Read more

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America’s pro-life movement readies 2025 federal- and state-level policy efforts

Nov 19, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Many pro-life advocates’ plans look toward regulating the abortion drug mifepristone, which is used in chemical abortions. Read more

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New Senate majority leader John Thune an ‘unwavering defender of life’

Nov 15, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

A pro-life advocacy group is lauding the GOP’s recent election of South Dakota Sen. John Thune as Republican majority leader... Read more

A pro-abortion attendee stands during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago.

Pro-life advocates on election: ‘Americans have rejected Democrats’ abortion agenda’

Nov 7, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Here is a roundup of abortion policy-related news this week. Read more

A pro-life sign is seen on a roadside in Agnew, Nebraska, on May 14, 2024.

3 states reject pro-abortion ballot measures while 7 other states expand abortion

Nov 6, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The rejection of pro-abortion measures in three states on Tuesday represent the first victories at the ballot box for pro-life... Read more

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‘Profoundly relieved’: Major abortion amendment in Florida fails to pass

Nov 5, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The failure of Amendment 4 offers a sharp rebuke to the pro-abortion lobby, which poured more than $100 million into... Read more

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Bishops speak on abortion ballot measures in days leading up to election

Nov 1, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Here is a roundup of the latest pro-life and abortion-related news in the U.S. Read more

Nebraska Capitol.

Nebraska combats ‘misleading’ ad campaign promoting pro-abortion ballot measure

Nov 1, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services has released an advisory clarifying that the state’s preborn protection law does not... Read more

Pope Francis with members of “Project Hope,” a program of accompaniment for the spiritual and emotional healing of women and men who suffer the consequences of having chosen abortion, on Oct. 30, 2024.

Pope Francis to parents of aborted children: Evil does not have the last word

Oct 31, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Francis received in audience members of “Project Hope,” a program of accompaniment for the healing of those who suffer... Read more

Beyoncé attends Glamour Women of the Year at Times Square Edition Hotel on Oct. 8, 2024, in New York City.

Beyoncé to sing at abortion-focused Harris campaign rally in Texas

Oct 25, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The Harris campaign has described Texas as “ground zero of the nation’s extreme abortion bans.” Read more

Doctors announce the Women’s Health Declaration at a press conference on Oct. 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Pro-life doctors call for dignified ‘life-affirming’ pregnancy care for women, children

Oct 22, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The declaration seeks to address the increased use of chemical abortion drugs and misinformation about crisis pregnancies among health care... Read more

Pro-life protestors hold signs outside the Missouri Supreme Court on Sept. 10, 2024, advocating against Amendment 3, which would dramatically expand abortion access in Missouri if passed in November.

3 states pick up abortion pill lawsuit against Food and Drug Administration

Oct 21, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The states of Missouri, Kansas, and Idaho argue in the new lawsuit that “women should have the in-person care of... Read more

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Young mother jailed for 3.5 years for blocking abortion entrance

Oct 18, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Bevelyn Beatty Williams reported to the Federal Correctional Institution in Aliceville, Alabama, after the judge denied her appeal request. Read more

Adam Smith-Connor on Oct. 16, 2024, was found guilty of praying silently outside of an abortion clinic, with the pro-life advocate facing a near-$12,000 fine over the verdict. 

British army veteran convicted of praying silently near abortion clinic

Oct 16, 2024

By Daniel Payne

A British army veteran and Christian has been found guilty of praying silently outside of an abortion clinic, facing an... Read more

“One day they will stand before God and have to answer why they passed a law intended to destroy innocent lives, which is what abortion is,” said the archbishop of Guadalajara, Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega.

As abortion is decriminalized in Jalisco, Mexican cardinal decries ‘murder of innocents’

Oct 10, 2024

By Diego López Colín

Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega of Guadalajara, Mexico, spoke out strongly against the decision of Jalisco’s state Legislature to decriminalize abortion. Read more

The Supreme Court of the state of Georgia is housed at the Nathan Deal Judicial Center in Atlanta.

Georgia Supreme Court reinstates 6-week ‘heartbeat’ law

Oct 7, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated on Monday the state’s heartbeat law, a six-week limit on abortion known as the LIFE... Read more

U.S. Supreme Court.

Supreme Court denies Biden’s attempt to force Texas emergency doctors to perform abortions

Oct 7, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal by the Biden administration to compel emergency room doctors in Texas to... Read more