The Supreme Court June 13 unanimously dismissed a challenge to mifepristone, a pill commonly used for abortion, finding that the challengers lacked standing to bring the case.
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Swedish cardinal urges Catholics to make voices heard on abortion issue
Sweden’s Cardinal Anders Arborelius of Stockholm called on the country’s Catholics to engage others in meaningful ways to protect the lives of the unborn.
Pro-life advocates mark 2 years since Dobbs: ‘We have a challenge on our hands’
Prior to the second anniversary of a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its prior abortion precedent, pro-life activists said much of their work remains to be done.
Lawmakers spar over women’s health care in Senate hearing on state abortion laws
The Senate June 4 held a hearing on the impact of post-Dobbs abortion restrictions, with lawmakers alternately criticizing or defending them with respect to women’s health care concerns.
Euthanasia bill in France may be ‘the marker of the end of a society influenced by Christianity,’ expert says
French deputies began to work on the proposed “end of life” bill May 27, which, as it now stands, promises to be extremely permissive regarding euthanasia and medically assisted suicide.
Contraception emerging as 2024 campaign issue for both parties
Contraception is becoming a campaign issue in the 2024 election.
Louisana Legislature approves bill to reclassify abortion-related drugs as controlled dangerous substances
Louisiana lawmakers approved legislation May 23 that would classify drugs used for both early abortion and miscarriage as controlled dangerous substances, and would criminalize improperly possessing the pills, such as lacking a valid prescription or their use outside the context of a professional medical practice.
U.S. bishops sue EEOC over regulation adding abortion to pregnant worker protections
The U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference, alongside other Catholic groups, filed suit May 22 against a federal agency for including abortion in regulations implementing a law meant to add workplace protections for pregnant workers.
Louisiana House approves bill to reclassify abortion-related drugs as controlled dangerous substances
The Louisiana House approved legislation May 21 that would classify drugs used for both early abortion and miscarriage as controlled dangerous substances, and would criminalize improperly possessing the pills, such as lacking a valid prescription or their use outside the context of a professional medical practice.
New York upholds abortion coverage mandate; Albany Diocese to appeal to U.S. Supreme Court
The Diocese of Albany, N.Y., said May 21 it planned to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after New York’s highest court ruled the Empire State can continue to require companies with health insurance plans to cover what it called medically necessary abortions.
Pro-life UK groups vow to oppose ‘barbaric’ proposal to list all restrictions on abortion
British pro-life campaigners have vowed to step up opposition to law changes that would lift all restrictions on abortion and called on church leaders to speak up more forcefully.
Federal judge sentences 6 more pro-life activists to federal prison terms
Most of the pro-life activists sentenced to federal prison terms in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia May 14 and 15 along with Lauren Handy are Catholics with years in the “rescue movement” and other arrests.