Supreme Court allows federal cut in family planning funds for Oklahoma over abortion dispute September 4, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court Sept. 3 rejected Oklahoma’s effort to regain millions in federal family planning grants that the Biden administration rescinded over the state’s refusal to comply with its abortion referral requirements.
Maryland Catholics work to fight abortion amendment September 2, 2024By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, News, Respect Life While the presidential election is top of mind for the nation this November, Maryland Catholics are focusing on an amendment that would enshrine abortion into the state Constitution.
Clashing pro-life and pro-abortion amendments await Nebraska voters in November September 2, 2024By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, Respect Life, World News This fall, Nebraska voters will have the unusual option to support either competing constitutional amendments over abortion at the ballot box. According to the Nebraska Secretary of State’s Elections Division, it’s likely the first time in the state’s history that competing petitions have appeared on the ballot.
Trump says he’ll vote ‘no’ on Florida’s abortion ballot measure after calling 6-week ban ‘too short’ August 30, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, Respect Life, World News Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, faced criticism from some pro-life activists after he made comments during an interview that aired Aug. 29 appearing to suggest that he planned to vote to expand abortion access in Florida’s upcoming ballot referendum.
Trump pledges new IVF-coverage mandate under his administration August 30, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, Respect Life, World News Former President Donald Trump pledged his administration would require the government or insurance companies to pay for in vitro fertilization treatments, commonly known as IVF, in comments to multiple media outlets.
Arkansas Abortion Amendment will not be on Nov. 5 ballot August 28, 2024By Malea Hargett OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News The Arkansas Supreme Court issued a ruling Aug. 22, saying supporters of the Arkansas Abortion Amendment failed to meet state guidelines to get the amendment on the Nov. 5 ballot.
DeSantis urged to stay execution of inmate abused decades ago as teen at state reform school August 27, 2024By Jean Gonzalez OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Florida’s first execution of 2024, scheduled for Aug. 29, has been deemed “hypocrisy” because the death warrant is for a victim of abuse suffered decades ago at a state-run reform school for boys and comes as the state agreed to pay compensation for many of those abused at the school.
Democrats omit call to abolish the federal death penalty from their 2024 party platform August 27, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, Respect Life, World News The 2024 Democratic Party platform approved by delegates to the Democratic National Convention in August omits previous platforms’ calls to abolish the federal death penalty.
British pro-lifer given payout after her arrest for praying silently calls the law ‘Orwellian’ August 22, 2024By Andy Drozdziak OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Respect Life, World News A Catholic pro-life volunteer, twice arrested for praying silently outside an abortion clinic, has received from the U.K. police force who arrested her.
Seven activists convicted of FACE Act violations by blockading Michigan abortion clinic August 22, 2024By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The third major trial in the past two years of pro-life activists accused of blockading abortion clinics ended Aug. 20 with the convictions of all seven defendants for violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, or FACE Act.
Pro-life Democrats urge their party to seek alternatives as convention spotlights abortion August 20, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The pro-life group Democrats for Life of America urged their party to work on policies that offer women and families support in an effort to reduce abortion at an event near the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where support for abortion was very much on display.
Death penalty fuels ‘poison’ of revenge in society, pope says August 19, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Capital punishment promotes a deadly attitude of revenge and denies the possibility of change in the lives of incarcerated people, Pope Francis said.
