Abortion in the United States

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The Bowling Green Pregnancy Center in Bowling Green, Ohio, was vandalized in a “Jane’s Revenge” graffiti attack on April 15, 2023.

FACE Act charges brought against college student in Ohio pregnancy center attack

Jul 11, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Federal charges have been filed against a 20-year-old college student in Ohio for allegedly vandalizing a pro-life pregnancy center in... Read more

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Expert decries ‘brutal discrimination’ against medical conscientious objectors to abortion

Jul 9, 2023

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Attorney José Antonio Díez disagrees with the ruling of the Constitutional Court (TC) of Spain justices and questions “their impartiality.” Read more

Indiana state capitol.

Indiana Supreme Court: Abortion ban does not violate state constitution

Jun 30, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

According to a Friday ruling from the Indiana Supreme Court, the abortion ban stands, but litigation is still ongoing.  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

President Joe Biden speaks about the economy at the Old Post Office in Chicago on June 28, 2023.

President Biden says ‘not big on abortion’ but campaigns with strong abortion message

Jun 28, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

President Joe Biden cited his Catholic faith at a campaign fundraiser Tuesday for a reason why he is “not big... Read more

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30 Catholic Democrats sign letter on Dobbs anniversary vowing to support abortion

Jun 27, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

The group of representatives cited their Catholic faith and St. John Paul II’s apostolic exhortation Christifideles Laici as reasons to... Read more

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Archdiocese criticizes Mexico Supreme Court’s ‘tireless interest’ in decriminalizing abortion

Jun 26, 2023

By David Ramos

The archdiocese made its comments in an editorial in its weekly publication Desde la Fe (“From the point of view... Read more

Investigators are looking into what caused a blaze at Incarnation Catholic Church in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, June 24, 2023.

Catholic church set ablaze in Orlando, Florida, under investigation

Jun 26, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Investigators are looking into what caused a blaze at Incarnation Catholic Church in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday night. Read more

Father Apollinaire Cibaka Cikongo.

‘There is sometimes a terrifying silence’ regarding abortions in Africa, priest says

Jun 25, 2023

By ACI Africa

Father Apollinaire Cibaka Cikongo of the Democratic Republic of Congo expressed concern about the “general silence” on abortion in Africa. Read more

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Abortion rates rise in England and Wales rise; pro-lifers declare ‘national tragedy’

Jun 23, 2023

By Madeleine Teahan

The rise in the number of abortions comes alongside pressure to decriminalize abortion in England and Wales for any reason. Read more

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NY pro-life sidewalk counselor to ask Supreme Court to consider clinic buffer zone case

Jun 23, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Debra Vitagliano, a 64-year-old mother of three, brought the suit against Westchester County, New York. Read more

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GOP defense bill would end abortion, sex-change drugs at VA facilities

Jun 15, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

House Republicans advanced legislation that would prevent Veterans Affairs facilities from performing abortions in most cases. Read more

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Maryland to stockpile $1.3 million in abortion drugs

Jun 9, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The Maryland Board of Public Works approved nearly $1.3 million in emergency spending to pay for a stockpile of two... Read more

Pro-life protesters outsider the Belfast High Court as Northern Ireland abortion laws were being challenged in Belfast, U.K., Oct. 3, 2019.

Catholic bishop condemns abortion curriculum in Northern Ireland’s schools

Jun 8, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

A Catholic bishop in Northern Ireland condemned new regulations in the country that will require schools to discuss abortion access... Read more

Less than a week after being violently attack outside of a Baltimore Planned Parenthood on May 26, 2023, Dick Schafer, 80, returned to the abortion facility to continue his pro-life work.

Brutal attack does not keep two Baltimore pro-life advocates from their work

Jun 7, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Less than a week after being attacked outside Planned Parenthood, two elderly pro-life activists returned to continue their work promoting... Read more

President Joe Biden welcomes the Kansas City Chiefs to the White House in Washington, D.C., June 5, 2023. Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker (back row, center) wore a tie with a pro-life message on it.

NFL champ Harrison Butker makes a statement with pro-life necktie at White House visit

Jun 6, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker wore a custom-made necktie with a pro-life message on it to the team’s visit to the... Read more

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Abortions in Scotland highest on record as government considers abortion on demand

Jun 3, 2023

By Madeleine Teahan

Public Health Scotland also revealed that there has been an 84% increase in the number of abortions of babies with... Read more

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Nevada GOP governor signs pro-abortion bill; Oklahoma court strikes down abortion restrictions

Jun 1, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The pro-life movement suffered a blow this week in two states. Read more

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State judge blocks South Carolina’s 6-week abortion ban 

May 30, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

A South Carolina judge temporarily blocked the state’s recently passed six-week “heartbeat” abortion ban on May 26. Read more

Planned Parenthood hosts a rally for funding abortion for Medicaid recipients on the state capitol's steps in January.

Do your tax dollars pay for abortion? It depends on where you live

May 26, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Rhode Island joins 16 other states funding abortion through Medicaid, despite the Hyde Amendment prohibiting the use of tax dollars... Read more