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Pro-lifers were present at the Arkansas capitol on July 5, 2024, when a pro-abortion group submitted its petitions for a ballot measure that proposes an amendment that would enshrine abortion as a right in the state constitution for the first half of a pregnancy.

Proposed Arkansas abortion ballot measure is ‘extreme,’ ‘unsafe,’ critics warn

Jul 8, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The ballot measure proposes an amendment that would enshrine abortion as a right in the state constitution for the first... Read more

Students and pro-life advocates gather at the Lincoln Memorial for a rally commemorating the second anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 22, 2024.

A father shares the heartache of abortion at rally celebrating overturning of Roe v. Wade

Jun 25, 2024

By Gigi Duncan

Clementine, who was almost five months along, was “subjected to a second-trimester abortion without proper legal and ethical guidelines being... Read more

The scene outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., after the court released its decision in the Dobbs abortion case on June 24, 2022. Pro-abortion demonstrators gradually made up a decided majority of the crowd as the day wore on.

U.S. bishops commemorate 2nd anniversary of Dobbs ruling

Jun 24, 2024

By Gigi Duncan

Bishop Michael Burbidge urged Catholics “to engage their elected officials on all issues endangering life.” Read more

Pro-life activists chant during a Celebrate Life Day Rally at the Lincoln Memorial on the first anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, June 24, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

Two years after overturning of Roe, pro-lifers come to DC to ‘Celebrate Life’

Jun 18, 2024

By Gigi Duncan

March for Life President Jeanne Mancini will deliver the opening keynote session on the next steps for the pro-life movement... Read more

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Planned Parenthood reports record number of abortions in latest annual report

Apr 18, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Released on Tuesday, the 2022-2023 report shows that Planned Parenthood performed 392,715 abortions between Oct. 1, 2021, and Sept. 30,... Read more

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol on March 7, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Biden promises legal abortion nationwide in State of the Union address

Mar 8, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“If you, the American people, send me a Congress that supports the right to choose, I promise you I will... Read more

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Pro-lifers skeptical as new study claims to prove abortion on the rise

Mar 1, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

A pro-abortion group has released a new study in which it claims the monthly abortion rate has remained at the... Read more

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Study: Texas fertility rate rose after ‘Heartbeat Act’

Jan 30, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The fertility rate in Texas rose by a statistically significant amount in the wake of the state’s pro-life laws, a... Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a rally at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 7 facility on Jan. 22, 2024, in Big Bend, Wisconsin. The rally was the first of the nationwide Fight for Reproductive Freedoms tour.

Vice President Harris stumps for abortion 

Jan 22, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

During a speech to kick off her “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” tour, Vice President Kamala Harris called on Congress to... Read more

Jean Marie Davis, executive director of the Branches pregnancy resource center in Vermont, shares her inspiring pro-life story with the crowd gathered at the March for Life rally Jan. 19, 2024.

March for Life speakers promote care for pregnant women and children nationwide

Jan 19, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

At the 51st annual national March for Life, taking place in snowy conditions today in Washington, D.C., keynote speakers strongly... Read more

A pro-life woman kneels in prayer in front of the EMW Women's Surgical Center, an abortion clinic, in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 8, 2021.

Report: Interstate travel for abortion doubled from 2020 to 2023

Dec 9, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

In spite of the increase, pro-life activists pointed out that a recent increase in live births nationally shows that pro-life... Read more

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Cancun could become an abortion tourism destination with opening of new clinic

Dec 4, 2023

By Diego López Colín

Marie Stopes International opened a clinic Nov. 23 in Cancun in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, raising concerns among... Read more

Pro-life marchers carry a banner reading “Every baby is somebody’s grandchild” at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2023.

March for Life unveils 2024 theme: ‘With Every Woman, For Every Child’

Nov 14, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Jeanne Mancini, the president of the March for Life, announced the new theme on Tuesday afternoon at the Heritage Foundation. Read more

Vandalism of a pro-life display outside St. Paul Catholic Church in Fenton, Missouri, on Oct. 3, 2023.

Pro-life display vandalized at St. Louis County parish 

Oct 3, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

The display was on the grounds of St. Paul Catholic Church, a large parish with a school located in the... Read more

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Biden administration’s strategy fails with court’s restoration of Idaho abortion ban

Oct 3, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

The U.S. Department of Justice had filed a lawsuit on Aug. 2, 2022, against Idaho seeking to block its abortion... Read more

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Wisconsin Planned Parenthood resumes abortions after ruling against 1840s abortion statute

Sep 15, 2023

By Daniel Payne, Joe Bukuras

Planned Parenthood said it made the decision to restore abortion services after “consultation with attorneys, physicians, partners, and other stakeholders.” Read more

A man wielding a machete is shown in security footage outside Alternatives Pregnancy Center in Sacramento, California, at 8:15 a.m. on July 8, 2022.

New poll: Support for use of violence to restore ‘right to abortion’ increases

Aug 3, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

The increase was most pronounced among self-described Democrats. Read more

Iowa state capitol building in Des Moines, Iowa.

Iowa governor calls special session to consider abortion restrictions

Jul 6, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Lawmakers will consider new abortion restrictions after the last effort was halted by the state Supreme Court. Read more

NFL star Benjamin Watson discusses his work in the pro-life movement with "EWTN News Nightly" host Tracy Sabol on June 22, 2023.

‘Do your job’: What NFL star says pro-lifers can learn from his time with the Patriots

Jul 1, 2023

By Tina Dennelly

Former New England Patriots tight end Ben Watson says he believes pro-lifers are in a “new fight for life.” Read more

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the newly elected president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, meets with reporters in Baltimore on Nov. 15, 2022.

U.S. bishops rebuke group of Catholic Democrats vowing to support abortion

Jun 29, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The USCCB has issued a response to a group of lawmakers who signed a letter citing Catholic teaching as a... Read more