Post-Dobbs, Catholic maternity homes provide critical support for moms in need September 16, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Heartbeat International — a Christian interdenominational, pro-life organization that supports the world’s largest network of crisis pregnancy centers — estimates there are over 400 maternity homes in the U.S., an 8 percent increase since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and other related abortion precedent in 2022.
Both U.S. presidential candidates espouse anti-life views, pope says September 13, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Asked what a U.S. Catholic given a choice between voting for a person who supports abortion or one who supports closing borders and deporting migrants, Pope Francis said one must choose “the lesser evil.”
In health care, patients must be seen ‘as the image of Christ,’ says physician September 13, 2024By Jean Gonzalez OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News The event, which gathered Catholic physicians and their families, followed the theme “Imago Dei: Made in His Image, Male and Female He Created Them.”
North Dakota judge overturns state’s abortion ban, AG says he will appeal September 13, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News A North Dakota judge overturned that state’s near-total abortion ban Sept. 12, ruling the state’s constitution permits abortion until viability.
March for Life organization names Jennie Bradley Lichter as its new president-elect September 13, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News The March for Life Education and Defense Fund named Jennie Bradley Lichter as its new president-elect Sept. 12, and announced its current president Jeanne Mancini, will leave the role following the organization’s 2025 national March for Life event.
Missouri’s abortion ballot measure upheld by state’s high court September 11, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, Respect Life, World News An amendment to enact abortion protections in Missouri’s state constitution will be on the ballot in November, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Sept. 10.
Harris, Trump spar over abortion, migration, and economic policy in heated first debate September 11, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris met Sept. 10 for their first — and possibly only — debate of the 2024 presidential cycle.
Trump launches ‘Catholics for Trump’ coalition as survey shows Catholics lean Harris September 9, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Former President Donald Trump Sept. 4 launched his campaign’s Catholics for Trump coalition in a bid to reach Catholic voters. A recent survey indicated Catholic voters currently lean toward Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election.
Missouri joins Nebraska in legal challenges to abortion ballot initiatives September 9, 2024By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News As ballot deadlines approach, Missouri joins Nebraska as states where ballot initiatives to enshrine legal abortion in their respective state constitutions this November now face court challenges. Late Sept. 6 in Missouri, Cole County Circuit Judge Christopher Limbaugh ruled against the proposed abortion amendment, declaring that the initiative campaigners, Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, had not […]
Polls show pro-life advocates face uphill battle in state abortion ballot referendums September 9, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Voters in states with abortion referendums on the ballot in November broadly appear poised to approve the efforts to codify abortion protections, according to polls of those contests.
N.Y. Catholics warn Equal Rights Amendment on this year’s ballot could undercut parental rights September 8, 2024By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News This November, New Yorkers vote on Proposition 1 — a constitutional amendment that its Catholic and pro-life opponents warn could undercut parental rights and increase access to abortion on demand.
Dueling child tax credit plans: Could they help more couples embrace life? September 5, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News As the U.S. presidential race accelerates toward a Nov. 5 ballot box battle, candidates continue to jostle for American approval through their respective abortion and reproductive health policy scenarios.
