Abortion in the United States

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A 40 Days for Life volunteer tries to pray for the end of abortion in Madrid in front of the police present on Dec. 28, 2023.

20 riot police sent to remove 10 young people praying rosary at abortion clinic in Spain

Dec 28, 2023

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

The Government Delegation in Madrid mobilized approximately 20 riot police officers to prevent about 10 young people from praying the... Read more

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Here’s every state where abortion is on the ballot in 2024

Dec 28, 2023

By Daniel Payne, Jonah McKeown

While all eyes are on the 2024 presidential matchup, there are also numerous efforts by abortion activists to add “abortion... Read more

Brazilian congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, speaks to the media on Oct. 22, 2023.

Brazil’s Congress nixes government funding of abortions, sex changes for minors

Dec 27, 2023

By ACI Digital

The measure was proposed by federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, and approved in the House... Read more

Maryland Capitol.

Maryland 2024 referendum proposes constitutional right to abortion

Dec 27, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Voters in Maryland will take part in a statewide referendum next November to decide whether to make abortion access a... Read more

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New Yorkers will vote on making abortion an ‘equal right’ in state’s constitution

Dec 26, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

The 2024 ballot initiative comes as a wave of states attempt to expand abortion access by amending their constitutions following... Read more

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in New York City on Nov. 29, 2023.

Biden-Harris to prioritize abortion stance for reelection campaign

Dec 19, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

The U.S. vice president’s “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” tour is scheduled to focus on the alleged “harm” of abortion bans. Read more

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Hispanic world to ‘light up life’ in defense of children on feast of Holy Innocents

Dec 19, 2023

By Diego López Colín

On Dec. 28, the feast of the Holy Innocents, Spanish-speaking cities in Latin America and Spain will join together in... Read more

Live Action's new website on the development of a child through pregnancy, windowtothewomb.app.

Pro-life group Live Action offers ‘window to the womb’ in new online experience

Dec 17, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Users can either watch an animated video that progresses through each day of development or they can click through each... Read more

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Congress passes military package without bans on funding abortion, sex change surgeries

Dec 14, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act, one without House amendments. Read more

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Abortion advocates received nearly $2 billion in federal funds over three years, data shows

Dec 13, 2023

By Daniel Payne

The report showed Planned Parenthood receiving nearly $2 billion worth of funds from several federal sources.  Read more

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Victory for pro-life speech in land of Lincoln

Dec 12, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Illinois has agreed to halt its enforcement of a law that restricts the speech and advertising of pro-life crisis pregnancy... Read more

A sign welcoming patients from East Texas is displayed in the waiting area of the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on June 15, 2022.

UPDATE: Woman to leave Texas to get abortion after state Supreme Court blocks ruling

Dec 11, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

A woman who sued Texas state officials so she could obtain an abortion has decided to get an abortion in... Read more

The Texas Supreme Court (building pictured) paused a lower court ruling that could have allowed a woman to receive an abortion following a request from Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Texas Supreme Court pauses ruling that would have allowed woman to get abortion

Dec 11, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

A Dec. 7 ruling would have temporarily restricted state officials from enforcing Texas abortion laws against hospitals and doctors who... Read more

The Celebrate Life Day rally was organized to commemorate the first anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health  Supreme Court decision.

Supreme Courts in three states set to hear abortion case arguments

Dec 11, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

This week state Supreme Courts in Arizona, Wyoming, and New Mexico will hear oral arguments for litigation related to the... 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

Columbus Bishop Earl Fernandes at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops plenary meeting in Baltimore in November 2023.

After pro-life loss in Ohio, Columbus bishop announces several initiatives to promote life

Dec 8, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Columbus Bishop Earl Fernandes has announced several pro-life and spiritual initiatives that the prelate hopes will make abortion “unthinkable.” Read more

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warned Texas hospitals that despite a Dec. 7, 2023, court ruling that a woman could have a legal abortion, hospitals involved may be persecuted for violating the state's law.

Texas judge’s ruling that woman can have abortion leaves hospitals liable to prosecution

Dec 7, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Attorney General Ken Paxton warned that the court order will not shield the doctor, the hospital, or anyone else from... Read more

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin issued a memorandum in 2022 announcing that the department would provide paid leave and reimbursement for travel expenses for service members who seek to obtain an abortion.

Congress drops amendment banning military spending on abortion and sex change surgeries  

Dec 7, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

A draft of the compromise version released Thursday revealed the House backed off from both the abortion and transgender amendments... Read more

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

Wisconsin court rules that pro-life law doesn’t apply to abortion

Dec 7, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Dane County Circuit Court Judge Diane Schlipper wrote in her Dec. 5 ruling that the 1849 law “does not apply... Read more

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, speaks to members of the press at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 15, 2023 in Washington, D.C.

Sen. Tuberville ends pro-life blockade for hundreds of military appointments

Dec 5, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The blockade was a protest against a Defense Department policy that provides paid leave and travel reimbursement for service members... Read more