The July 10-15 ride included stops in Maryland and featured 79 young adult missionaries (18-39 years old) cycling some 100 miles per day to raise awareness and financial support for women and families served by pregnancy resource centers across the county.
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Catholic pro-life sidewalk counselor asks high court to review buffer zone precedent
A Catholic sidewalk counselor has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review one of its previous rulings and a New York county law prohibiting pro-life protesters from approaching people outside abortion clinics, the law firm representing her said July 21.
New Jersey parish’s Embrace Grace ministry walks with single mother during pregnancy
The in-person support group that combines a biblically based curriculum with fellowship and discussion helped the 24-year old “get through times that were not so great, and helped me stay strong in my faith.”
Why OTC birth control pill is dangerous to women and girls
Hormonal contraceptives do not belong on drug counter shelves.
UK woman released after being jailed for aborting her baby, while abortion numbers trend to record high
An English Catholic bishop has praised a court for releasing a woman jailed for aborting her baby eight months into pregnancy.
Pro-life leaders push back on White House claim abortion restrictions hurt US military
Pro-life groups pushed back on the White House’s support of a Department of Defense policy of providing paid leave and travel reimbursement for service members seeking abortions.
Florida death-row inmate waives all appeals, future motions; execution is set for Aug. 3
Florida will mark its fifth execution of 2023 as the state will execute James Barnes Aug. 3.
Iowa judge blocks new ‘heartbeat’ law prohibiting abortion after six weeks
An Iowa judge issued a preliminary injunction July 17 temporarily blocking the state’s new “heartbeat” abortion ban, which prohibits most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, while a legal challenge to that law moves forward.
FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill
The Food and Drug Administration announced July 13 it approved the sale of a birth control pill without a prescription for the first time in the United States, a move that will increase the availability of oral contraception and impact ongoing debates about abortion policy post-Dobbs.
Pro-life advocates take ‘moment to regroup’ after Maine expands abortion access
With Maine set to broadly expand access to abortion, pro-life advocates in that state are taking “a moment to regroup,” said an official from the Diocese of Portland.
As U.S. maternal mortality rises, pro-life leaders call for ‘Care for Her Act’
The proposed “Care for Her Act” promises to provide what its title suggests: support for women, specifically pregnant and parenting women.
U.S. bishops, other Catholics criticize ‘statement of principles’ on abortion by House Democrats
After more than two dozen Catholic Democratic House lawmakers signed a “statement of principles” advocating for abortion access that cited tenets of their faith as their rationale, the U.S. bishops and other Catholics pushed back, arguing their position was contrary to church teaching.