Hochul signs assisted suicide measure into law, making New York 13th state allowing it February 9, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul Feb. 6 made good on her promise that early this year she would sign a bill into law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide.
Author of ‘Abortion and America’s Churches’ on history of abortion debate February 9, 2026By Charles C. Camosy OSV News Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Respect Life Abortion remains a divisive issue in the United States, and while the Catholic Church has taken a clear stand against abortion, different Christian groups have been divided on the issue in a way that has informed the advocacy and arguments surrounding it.
Illinois pitching for funds to shore up abortion tourism denounced as ‘macabre’ February 3, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News The executive director of the Illinois bishops’ conference and an Illinois pro-life leader have decried the state’s call for funding to support Illinois’ abortion tourism industry after recent data indicated a slight weakening in the number of out-of-state women coming to the state to abort their unborn children.
‘Radical’ abortion amendment passes Virginia General Assembly despite pro-life advocacy February 2, 2026By OSV News The Catholic Virginian Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News The Virginia General Assembly has sent a sweeping amendment enshrining a “fundamental right” to abortion in the Constitution of Virginia to a statewide referendum on the November ballot.
Church has opposed artificial reproduction for nearly century, says author of ‘IVF is Not the Way’ January 31, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Respect Life, World News Stacy Trasancos is a chemist and author of “IVF is Not the Way: The False Promises of Artificial Procreation” (Sophia Institute Press) — provided attendees with an overview of IVF, characterizing it as “actually a quite violent process.”
Trump administration asks federal court to pause Louisiana’s abortion pill challenge January 29, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News A key national pro-life group has accused the U.S. Department of Justice of undermining Louisiana’s efforts to roll back the Biden administration’s eased restrictions on mifepristone when it asked a court to pause the Pelican State’s challenge to that policy.
Speakers, attendees at OneLife LA push for greater respect for life: ‘Everyone is a blessing’ January 28, 2026By Mike Cisneros Angelus Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Personal testimonies like Bishop Seitz’s at the OneLife event highlighted the challenges, responsibilities — and blessings — in being pro-life in today’s environment. Apart from abortion, the Jan. 24 event at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels also highlighted other life issues, among them immigration, drug abuse and assisted suicide.
Hispanic Pro-Life Conference: ‘We must unite our voices’ against abortion January 28, 2026By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News Following the National March for Life, the pro-life organization Alianza por la Vida (Alliance for Life) held its annual daylong conference to discuss ways Latino Catholics can continue to build a culture of life. This year, the conference shared the central theme of the national march: “Life is a Gift.”
Pro-life leaders say there still is ‘a lot that needs to be done’ by the Trump administration January 27, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Leaders of several pro-life organizations who spoke with OSV News at the 53rd annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 23 said the Trump administration still has work to do when it comes to their cause.
Democrats for Life, other pro-life groups launch Legislating for Human Dignity coalition January 26, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Jan. 23 was what Lauren Handy called “my freedom anniversary.” It was exactly one year since President Donald Trump pardoned her and 22 others for violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, or FACE Act.
‘Complex’ political moment has challenges, opportunities, March for Life president says January 26, 2026By Kate Scanlon Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News A “complex” political environment presents both challenge and opportunity for the pro-life movement, Jennie Bradley Lichter, president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, said at the 27th annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life on Jan. 24.
Former ambassadors seek renewed bipartisanship to fight human trafficking January 25, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Respect Life, World News Efforts to combat human trafficking have languished in the first year of the second Trump administration and their revival requires bipartisan support, according to five former diplomats who served as ambassadors-at-large to combat human trafficking.
