Catholic couples struggle through an infertility care desert March 28, 2024By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Respect Life, World News Secular doctors often turn to artificial reproductive technology, while Catholics OB-GYNS who are trained to seek out the root cause of infertility are few and far between.
Supreme Court justices express skepticism over standing amid abortion pill arguments March 26, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court heard oral arguments March 26 in a case concerning mifepristone, a pill commonly used for abortion. It is the first major case involving abortion on its docket since the high court overturned its previous abortion precedent in 2022.
Gov. Noem signs bill to create video explainer of South Dakota abortion laws March 26, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Gov. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., signed into law legislation proponents call a medical education bill that directs South Dakota’s Department of Health to create a video explaining the state’s abortion regulations for health care professionals and the general public.
Down syndrome advocates call for Catholics to help parents embrace ‘dreams, not fears’ March 25, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News If there can be said to be a vanishing population in the United States, one demographic immediately stands out: people living with Down syndrome.
Spending bill grants PEPFAR one-year extension March 22, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News The U.S. government’s global effort to combat HIV/AIDS was granted a one-year extension in the government funding package Congress is expected to approve, ending an impasse over the program’s reauthorization — for now.
Abortions soar to highest number in over a decade post Dobbs, study finds March 22, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A recent study from the Guttmacher Institute, an organization that supports abortion access, found that the number of abortions in 2023 has increased to the highest number and rate in the United States in over a decade.
Question Corner: Why isn’t a pro-life petition part of the Prayer of the Faithful for every Mass? March 21, 2024By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner, Respect Life In more typical parish settings, perhaps the pro-life intention might be “hidden” and implicit rather than explicit and obvious in a given intercession.
French bishops call for standing in solidarity with the elderly, rather than choosing death March 20, 2024By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News France’s bishops issued a joint statement March 19 in response to a draft law on “aid in dying” that French President Emmanuel Macron announced March 10 as a “law of fraternity.”
National Guard member joins MCC as respect life director March 20, 2024By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, Maryland General Assembly, News, Respect Life As the new associate director for Respect Life Advocacy at the Maryland Catholic Conference, Diane Arias has jumped with both feet into the legislative session that began in January.
U.S. bishops urge prayer as high court poised to hear cases on pill used in abortion March 18, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News As the Supreme Court prepares to take up two cases on access to pills commonly used for early abortions, U.S. Catholic bishops have issued a nationwide call to prayer to end abortion and protect women and unborn children.
Pro-life group deplores Harris’ historic visit to Planned Parenthood abortion clinic March 15, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Vice President Kamala Harris on March 14 toured a Minnesota abortion clinic, marking the first time that a president or vice president has done so, according to Harris’ office.
Body of preterm baby found in Virginia pond prompts prayers, resource reminders March 14, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Va., expressed “great sorrow” after the body of an unborn baby was found in a pond in Leesburg, Virginia, on March 11. He called on the faithful to pray for everyone involved in the incident, offered burial services and also drew attention to the resources the diocese offers to women in crisis pregnancies.
