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Being Pro Life
The ‘painful journey’ of Jane Roe and the pro-life movement
by JD Flynn Denver Newsroom, May 19, 2020 / 07:10 pm MT (CNA).- A forthcoming documentary is expected to show that Norma McCorvey, the woman at the center of the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision, was paid by pro-life groups to say things she did not believe in opposition …
New members of Congress call for Born Alive abortion vote
CNA Staff, May 19, 2020 / 01:00 pm MT (CNA).- Two newly-elected members of Congress signed a petition on Tuesday to bring a key pro-life bill to the House floor for consideration. Reps. Mike Garcia (R-Calif.) and Tom Tiffany (R-Wisc.) were both sworn in to the House on Tuesday morning, …
John Paul II’s mom chose life after her doctor advised an abortion
by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, May 18, 2020 / 03:47 pm MT (CNA).- One hundred years ago on May 18, Emilia Wojtyla gave birth to her second son, Karol, after a difficult and life-threatening pregnancy. The child would grow up to be St. John Paul II. In a new book …
Why a porn magnate funds an international abortion agency
by Perry West Denver, Colo., May 17, 2020 / 06:21 am MT (CNA).- After a pornography tycoon donated millions to an international abortion group, one non-profit youth initiative warned of a dangerous link between the two industries. Lindsay Fay, a mission team manager for The Culture Project, highlighted the connection …
New coronavirus relief bill could fund abortions
CNA Staff, May 15, 2020 / 01:30 pm MT (CNA).- As the House on Friday prepares to vote on another coronavirus relief package, pro-lifers warn that it could be used to fund abortions. The $3 trillion Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800) is scheduled for …
Coloradans gather final round of signatures for late-term abortion ban
by Jonah McKeown Denver, Colo., May 15, 2020 / 11:01 am MT (CNA).- A coalition of volunteers in Colorado hopes to gather enough signatures in the next two weeks on a petition to put a late-term abortion ban on the November ballot – an effort complicated by restrictions related to …
Federal judge says state can require COVID-19 tests before abortions
CNA Staff, May 8, 2020 / 12:30 pm MT (CNA).- A federal judge in Arkansas on Thursday upheld the state’s requirement that women obtain a negative coronavirus test before having an abortion. Calling the decision “agonizingly difficult,” Judge Brian Miller for the Eastern District Court of Arkansas said the state’s …
Pro-life leaders ask for FDA crackdown on illegal sale of abortion drugs
CNA Staff, May 5, 2020 / 01:00 pm MT (CNA).- A group of pro-life leaders on Tuesday asked the Trump administration to crack down on illegal internet sales of abortion-causing drugs. More than a year after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned certain online providers of abortion-inducing drugs that …
Indiana ‘hopeful’ Supreme Court will hear case on defunding abortion clinics
by Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 4, 2020 / 11:00 am MT (CNA).- The state of Indiana is hopeful the Supreme Court will hear their case on whether the state can block Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers from receiving Medicaid funding. State Solicitor General Tom Fisher told CNA …
Being Pro Life: The Need to Belong
Cindi gave birth to a boy with Down’s Syndrome. She decided early on she would never fight with the Church about her son being included in his faith community. As it turned out, there were 5 Catholic churches in her community. When he was old enough to start religious …