Report: Abortions provided by virtual-only clinics spike 72 percent in year since Dobbs October 26, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The number of legal abortions provided by virtual-only clinics via abortion pill prescriptions spiked 72 percent in the year following the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, according to a report by #WeCount, a research project by the Society of Family Planning, a group that supports legal abortion.
Radio Interview: Movie ‘Shelter in Solitude’ October 23, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Radio Interview, Respect Life Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with the actress and writer Siobhan Fallon Hogan, a Catholic who has woven images from her faith into the film, about the need for hope in times of crisis.
As FDA considers artificial wombs, ethicist recommends ‘courage and caution’ October 13, 2023By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News Catholics should approach the issue of artificial wombs with both courage and caution, an ethicist stressed after U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisers met about the new technology.
Amid fears of decriminalization of abortion in Brazil, pro-life cause ‘stronger than ever’ October 10, 2023By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Pro-life activists demonstrated in dozens of Brazilian cities Oct. 8 to celebrate the country’s Day of the Unborn Child and protest against the decriminalization of abortion, a possibility that was being analyzed by the Supreme Court in September.
‘I forgive you. I pray for you,’ Florida inmate says in final statement before execution October 6, 2023By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Before he became Florida’s sixth inmate to be executed in the state this year, convicted murderer Michael Duane Zack concluded his final statement Oct. 3 with a message: “To Governor DeSantis and the Clemency Board: I love you. I forgive you. I pray for you.” Zack, 54, was pronounced dead at 6:14 p.m. by lethal […]
Motherhood is not a liability but a gift to women, Vatican says at U.N. October 5, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Through a “narrow focus on pregnancy prevention” and the promotion of abortion, many international organizations too often view motherhood as a liability to the advancement of women, the Vatican said.
Lawmakers seek FACE Act repeal, say law weaponizes federal power against pro-lifers October 3, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News Legislation recently introduced by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and 25 of his fellow House Republicans and a companion bill sponsored by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, in the Senate, seeks the repeal of the 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances, or FACE, Act, calling it an unconstitutional weaponized use of federal power.
For love of Grace: Mother of daughter lost to suicide battles online bullying October 3, 2023By Yvonne Wenger Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News, Respect Life Christine McComas has devoted herself to keeping other children safe online as a tireless advocate for legislative solutions on the state and national level and an ambassador for compassion, civility and decency on social media, inspired by Grace, whose mother described
‘Radical solidarity’ with women in need means being the ‘hands and feet of Jesus,’ pro-life leaders say October 2, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News On Sept. 18, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, called Catholics to “radical solidarity” with vulnerable pregnant women in a letter titled “Living Radical Solidarity” issued ahead of the 50th anniversary of the inaugural Respect Life Month this October.
Emily’s List president appointed to Feinstein’s Senate seat draws criticism for abortion advocacy October 2, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his appointment of Laphonza Butler, president of the abortion advocacy group Emily’s List, to California’s U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the recent death of Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Supreme Court’s docket this term could address social media, abortion and guns October 2, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court’s new term begins Oct. 2, and on its docket will be legal challenges concerning both the First and Second Amendments, as well as potentially other related major cases.
Cupich: Embracing ‘integral ethic of solidarity’ key to living the Gospel in polarized times September 29, 2023By Beth Griffin OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Cardinal Cupich said Cardinal Bernardin believed that the spectrum of life cuts across many issues, including genetics, abortion, capital punishment, modern warfare and the care of the terminally ill. Nonetheless, all these diverse issues are rooted in a single principle of Catholic faith: that the loss of even one human life is a momentous event.