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Alabama governor adds another layer of protection to religious freedom
“As governor, I will always protect the rights of Alabamians and ensure they are free to exercise their beliefs as... Read more
Alabama college students to host school’s first Eucharistic procession
The Catholic student center at the University of South Alabama in Mobile is set to host the school’s first ever... Read more
Catholics pray after Alabama executes death row inmate
Alabama executed inmate Willie B. Smith III on Thursday evening, Oct. 20, marking the first execution in the state since... Read more
Alabama lets voters opt out of ‘so help me God’ on registration forms
Alabama has changed its voter registration forms to allow people to opt out of the portion of an oath that... Read more
Alabama abortion doctor denied license over claims of application fraud
The medical director at an abortion clinic in Tuscaloosa, Alabama has had her license to practice medicine suspended, with officials... Read more
Alabama removes disability triage guidelines after HHS complaint
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has resolved a disability rights case with Alabama after the state removed... Read more
Catholics react to Alabama execution of Nathaniel Woods
Late Thursday evening, the state of Alabama executed 43 year-old Nathaniel Woods by lethal injection. Read more
Alabama state Rep. proposes forced vasectomy law
An Alabama state representative has introduced a bill that would require men of a certain age or state to have... Read more
Alabama abortion ban blocked in federal court
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an Alabama law banning most abortions, which passed in May, from going into effect... Read more
Judge dismisses wrongful death suit filed on behalf of aborted baby
A judge in Alabama has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of a six-week old aborted baby. Read more
Supreme Court rejects case on abortion by dismemberment
The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it will not hear a case regarding an Alabama law banning abortions by... Read more
Alabama mayor apologizes for Facebook post about killing gay people
The mayor of a small town in Alabama has apologized after posting on Facebook that the only way to reclaim... Read more
Pro-life activist conceived in rape addresses Alabama abortion law
Kiessling was conceived when her biological mother was abducted at knifepoint and raped. She said that she owes her birth to abortion having... Read more
Alabama outlaws abortion, setting up Supreme Court Roe v. Wade challenge
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law Wednesday a bill that will outlaw nearly all abortion in the state. The... Read more
State abortion battles continue in Rhode Island, Michigan, Alabama
Several states are considering new abortion measures, as the nation-wide trend of legislatures passing new laws to restrict or entrench... Read more
Alabama senate delays final vote on abortion bill; rape and incest exception removed
The Alabama Senate has delayed a vote on a bill to outlaw abortion, following a disagreement between Republican and Democratic... Read more
Alabama bill to send abortion doctors to jail sets up Supreme Court fight
The Human Life Protection Act would mean doctors who perform abortion could face years in prison. Read more
Alabama bill would ban all abortions except for 'serious health risk'
New legislation in Alabama would ban all abortions in the state, except in cases where the mother faces a “serious... Read more
Why one Alabama man is suing on behalf of an aborted fetus
In what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the United States, an attorney will represent... Read more
Botched execution shows death penalty must end, Catholic group says
As a death row inmate in Alabama sues the state over a botched execution last month, a Catholic advocacy group... Read more
