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

Missouri Republicans propose ballot question to undo abortion rights amendment

Feb 7, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Here is a roundup of recent abortion- and pro-life-related news. Read more

New York Attorney General Letitia James addresses a campaign rally at Barnard College in New York City on Nov. 3, 2022.

New York moves to protect transgender surgeries, abortion

Feb 4, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Lawmakers and officials in New York state are implementing moving to protect transgender surgeries and abortion doctors following a Trump... Read more

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Pentagon ends Biden policy that funded travel for abortions

Jan 31, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Officials at the Defense Travel Management Office announced the move to “Remove Travel for Non-Covered Reproductive Health Care Services” in ... Read more

United Nations Building and the flags in Geneva Switzerland.

Trump administration rejoins pro-life Geneva Consensus Declaration

Jan 30, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

“Now 40 countries have declared that when we are talking about human rights, abortion is not one of them,” said... Read more

David Daleiden arrives for court at the Harris County Courthouse after surrendering to authorities on Feb. 4, 2016, in Houston.

California settles with David Daleiden, pro-life activist who exposed Planned Parenthood

Jan 30, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

State prosecutors launched the probe following the release of a series of undercover videos that appeared to implicate Planned Parenthood... Read more

Former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry.

Charges against pro-life former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry dropped

Jan 30, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

“It is great to see that the [DOJ] has dropped the witch hunt against former Congressman Jeff Fortenberry,” President Donald... Read more

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledges to carry out Trump’s policies on abortion, conscience rights

Jan 29, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Republican and Democrat senators on the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday pressed Kennedy on his views on abortion and “reproductive... Read more

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Pro-abortion group’s study finds ingredient in morning-after pill can induce abortion

Jan 29, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The active ingredient is used in the morning-after pill commonly marketed as “ella” or “ellaOne,” which is advertised as a... Read more

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HHS to review programs to prevent taxpayer funding for abortions

Jan 29, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The acting secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services also stressed the importance of enforcing conscience rights and... Read more

Pardoned by President Trump and released from jail just hours before, Joan Andrews Bell (center) arrived at the March for Life rally with her husband, Chris, and son Emiliano Bell.

U.S. bishops’ pro-life chair commends Trump on anti-abortion measures

Jan 28, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Bishop Daniel Thomas of the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, also applauded a memorandum issued by the White House on Friday... Read more

An FBI agent stands outside the Houck residence in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 23, 2022. Mark Houck was arrested that day and charged with assaulting a Planned Parenthood escort outside an Philadelphia abortion clinic on Oct. 13, 2021.

Trump Department of Justice says it will end ‘weaponization’ of FACE Act against pro-lifers

Jan 27, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The Justice Department said it will limit its enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act except... Read more

This "Life Wins" sign sums up the confidence marchers have in the ultimate triumph of their cause.

PHOTOS: A look at the 2025 March for Life

On Friday, Jan. 24, the 52nd annual March for Life took place in Washington, D.C., with tens of thousands of... Read more

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PHOTOS: As thousands join March for Life, pro-life advocates share their ‘why’

Jan 24, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

After several years of disappointment at the ballot box since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, many participants... Read more

Students from Wheaton College carry the banner that kicks off the 52nd annual March for Life through the streets of Washington, D.C., on Jan. 24, 2025.

March for Life speakers praise God’s gift of life, stand firm for the unborn

Jan 24, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

The theme of this year's demonstration, “Why We March,” was highlighted as speakers, many of whom are Catholics, explained the... Read more

Vice President JD Vance addresses pro-life advocates at the rally before the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 24, 2025.

JD Vance addresses March for Life: We need ‘a culture that celebrates life at all stages’

Jan 24, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Immediately before Vice President JD Vance’s speech, the crowd watched a brief prerecorded video message from President Donald Trump. Read more

More than 5,000 students, families, and other pro-life Catholics packed into the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., for a vigil service Jan. 23, 2025, on the evening before the national March for Life.

Thousands fill National Shrine for 2025 March for Life vigil: ‘We march as pilgrims’

Jan 24, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

“My good young people here, you’re called to be witnesses to your peers, you’re called to help them to come... Read more

Thousands march through the streets of Washington, D.C., for the 52nd annual March for Life on Jan. 24, 2025.

Live updates from the 2025 March for Life

Jan 24, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Follow along here for live updates from the 2025 March for Life. Read more

Paul Vaughn with his wife, Bethany, told CNA that “it’s great to see a president like Donald Trump who understands the injustice that has gone on” after Trump pardoned him and other pro-life activists prosecuted under the Biden administration.

Pro-life activist Paul Vaughn ‘rejoices’ over Trump pardon after 2-year-long ordeal

Jan 23, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The pardon put an end to the Biden administration’s prosecution of Vaughn and his fellow pro-life activists, among whom were... Read more

Pro-life activists protest the incarceration of nine activists charged with FACE Act violations.

Trump pardons 23 pro-life activists 

Jan 23, 2025

By Zelda Caldwell, Tyler Arnold

At least two times during his 2024 campaign for the presidency, Trump said he intended to release pro-life activists who... Read more

Jennie Bradley Lichter, who will takes over as president of the March for Life this year, said that despite the pro-life movement’s recent losses, “we will win the fight for life.”

March for Life’s Jennie Bradley Lichter: ‘A lot of reasons for hope’ for pro-lifers

Jan 23, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The March for Life’s president-elect, Jennie Bradley Lichter, will take the helm on Feb. 1, replacing longtime president Jeanne Mancini. Read more