Abortion in the United States

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about Florida’s new six-week abortion ban during an event at the Prime Osborn Convention Center on May 1, 2024, in Jacksonville, Florida.

Biden-Harris go all in for ‘reproductive freedom’ 

May 9, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Here’s what is going on with abortion throughout the country.  Read more

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media on May 26, 2022, in New York City.

Judge blocks referendum to enshrine abortion in New York Constitution; state to appeal

May 7, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

A New York Supreme Court judge ruled that a referendum to enshrine a right to abortion in the state’s constitution... Read more

Demonstrators hold pro-life placards during an anti-abortion protest in Paris on Jan. 16, 2022. Abortion in France is legal until 14 weeks after conception.

U.S. abortion law is ‘far more permissive than the vast majority of the world’

May 7, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

U.S. abortion law makes it “a global outlier in a shared category with human rights abusers like China and Vietnam,”... Read more

Bishop Robert Barron. CNA file photo.

Minnesota bishops urge opposition to ‘Equal Rights Amendment’

May 7, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester warned that the proposal constitutes “an imposition of the sexual revolution on the people of... Read more

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New study suggests rampant ‘cafeteria Catholicism’

May 6, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Few Catholics are in full agreement with Church teaching on abortion, euthanasia, and the death penalty.  Read more

Abortion pill reversal seeks to counter the effects of the first progesterone-blocking abortion pill, providing an opportunity to save the unborn child.

New York attorney general sues pregnancy centers over abortion pill reversal statements

May 6, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Letitia James in her filing alleged that there is “no competent and reliable scientific evidence” to support the abortion pill... Read more

Pro-life advocates demonstrate prior to an Arizona House of Representatives session at the Arizona State Capitol on April 17, 2024, in Phoenix.

Arizona House votes to repeal law protecting life from moment of conception

Apr 24, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The vote comes after Democrats launched several unsuccessful attempts to repeal the pro-life law. Read more

Pro-life and pro-abortion activists at a demonstration outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in the Moyle v. United States case, in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2024. The case deals with whether an Idaho abortion law conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).

Divided Supreme Court hears emergency room abortion case: DOJ vs. Idaho’s pro-life law

Apr 24, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The crux of the case focuses on whether Idaho’s Defense of Life Act conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment... Read more

Pro-lifers participate in the Illinois March for Life in Springfield, April 17, 2024.

Thousands of pro-lifers attend ‘joy-filled’ Illinois March for Life

Apr 22, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Jeanne Mancini, president of March for Life, told CNA that the march was “joy-filled” and “hopeful” and had a large... Read more

The State Supreme Court building in Phoenix.

Arizona Supreme Court upholds law protecting life throughout pregnancy

Apr 9, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The court ruled that state law does not guarantee a right to an abortion and that an 1864 law prohibiting... Read more

A sonogram picture of a fetus in the second trimester of a woman's pregnancy.

Pro-abortion groups reach signature threshold to get amendment on Arizona ballot

Apr 3, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The ad hoc coalition of pro-abortion organizations called Arizona for Abortion Access says it has collected more than 500,000 signatures. Read more

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Four more pro-life activists convicted under FACE Act

Apr 3, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

According to a Department of Justice statement, the pro-lifers face a “maximum of six months in prison, five years of... Read more

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Florida Supreme Court approves 15-week pro-life law, allows abortion amendment on ballot 

Apr 1, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The separate rulings uphold Florida’s 15-week abortion ban while also clearing the path for a proposal that opponents say could... Read more

Pro-lifers march through lower Manhattan amid a heavy downpour and pro-abortion protests necessitating a significant police presence on March 23, 2024.

PHOTOS: New York pro-lifers march with ‘joy on steroids’ despite heavy rain and taunting

Mar 25, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

As hundreds of pro-lifers walked the route, escorted by a contingent of “New York’s Finest” police officers, the protesters followed... Read more

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, urges the Supreme Court to restore abortion pill restrictions at a Capitol Hill press conference hosted by Reps. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, and August Pfluger, R-Texas, Mar. 21, 2024.

‘Women should be outraged’: Lawmakers urge Supreme Court to restore abortion pill restrictions

Mar 21, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Speaking at a Capitol Hill press conference on Thursday, lawmakers and activists said it was crucial that the court rule... Read more

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Montana Supreme Court OKs pro-abortion measure for voters in 2024

Mar 21, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The measure as described on the secretary of state’s website would “[prohibit] the government from denying or burdening the right... Read more

When Biden was a senator (pictured with former Rep. Henry Hyde), he consistently supported and voted for the Hyde Amendment, which banned federal spending on abortion.

Biden pushes for taxpayer-funded abortion nationwide in 2025 budget plan

Mar 20, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The $7.3 trillion budget would eliminate two safeguards that prevent taxpayer-funded abortion: the Hyde Amendment and the Dornan Amendment. Read more

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed into law a 12-week abortion ban and a ban on transgender surgery on minors on May 22, 2023.

Ballot initiative in Nebraska would prohibit abortion after 12 weeks

Mar 20, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The amendment would outlaw abortion after 12 weeks except in medical emergencies or when an unborn child is the result... Read more

Katie Mahoney, Rev. Pat Mahoney, Peggy Nienaber of Faith and Liberty, and Mark Lee Dickson of Right to Life East Texas pray in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 21, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

U.S. bishops call for ‘focused effort of prayer’ ahead of Supreme Court abortion pill hearings

Mar 18, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The bishops said the FDA “has enabled a nationwide mail-order abortion industry and turned neighborhood pharmacies into chemical abortion providers.” Read more

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center in New York City.

Military makes policy providing abortions for service members permanent

Mar 4, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is making permanent a policy to provide abortions in certain circumstances to service members. Read more