America’s pro-life advocates and health care providers are preparing for another consequential shift following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s finalization of a rule change that expands availability of the abortion pill mifepristone.
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Catholics organize to bring the fight to ‘demonic’ human trafficking
According to the United Nations’ International Labor Organization, 49.6 million people lived in modern slavery in 2021, with 27.6 million in forced labor (6.3 million of which were in forced commercial sexual exploitation) and 22 million in forced marriage.
Catholics oppose Alabama attorney general suggestion of prosecuting women over abortion pills
Days after the federal government signaled it would allow abortion pills to be distributed through the postal service even in states that have banned or restricted the procedure, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall indicated that women who undergo medication abortions in the state could still be subject to prosecution.
Biden administration permits first death penalty trial despite campaign pledge
The terrorism trial of Sayfullo Saipov, who is accused of fatally striking eight people with a truck in New York City in 2017, began Jan. 9 and marks the first federal death penalty case heard under President Joe Biden, who pledged as a candidate to end the practice at the federal level.
U.S. House passes two pro-life measures facing steep odds in the Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives Jan. 11 passed two pro-life measures, however neither has a clear path through the U.S. Senate to become law.
Fighting the language battle for prenatal justice
It is essential for pro-lifers to fight back by directly resisting the use of this language and calling it out at every turn.
The Chosen’s Jonathan Roumie, other Catholics to speak at March for Life
Jonathan Roumie, known for his role as “Jesus” in the television series The Chosen, and other Catholic speakers are in the lineup for this year’s 50th annual national March for Life on Jan. 20.
Peace requires a ‘defense of life,’ pope tells ambassadors
“Peace requires before all else the defense of life,” which is threatened by the “alleged ‘right to abortion,'” Pope Francis told ambassadors accredited to the Holy See.
How the Catholic Church influenced the pro-life movement before and after Roe
Early efforts to oppose broadening the practice of abortion in the United States were largely driven by Catholics.
Catholic activists renew calls to abolish capital punishment after ‘year of the botched execution’
After a report dubbed 2022 “the year of the botched execution,” Catholic activists renewed their calls for an end to capital punishment in the U.S. at both the state and federal levels.
Pro-life leaders regroup after post-Dobbs ballot initiative losses
After voters in states across the U.S. last November either rejected ballot measures meant to restrict abortion, or voted to codify measures protecting the procedure, some pro-life leaders have called for the movement to regroup.
Dueling reports paint differing pictures of U.S. abortion rate prior to Roe reversal
Dueling studies on the abortion rate in the United States give a conflicting picture about the prevalence of abortion in the last days of Roe v. Wade.