The first Respect Life Month after the overruling of Roe v. Wade by the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health is an opportunity to consider abortion access and regulation in a post-Roe world. It presents a challenge to both think clearly about the form (and limits) of pro-life legislation …

Ohio passed the “Heartbeat Bill” in 2019. Although signed by Governor Mike DeWine, a court injunction put the law’s enforcement on hold for nearly three years. But when the Dobbs case overturned Roe and Casey on June 24, 2022, Attorney General Dave Yost successfully petitioned the court to dissolve that …

by Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Sep 9, 2022 / 12:12 pm A new report from the Religious Freedom Institute (RFI) quantifies and analyzes the many reported incidents of violence against pro-life people and entities since May and offers recommendations for government officials on how to respond. The RFI concluded that conditions …

by Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 28, 2022 / 14:03 pm The Biden administration proposed a new rule this week that legal experts say, if finalized, would force hospitals and doctors to perform gender-transition surgeries and abortions. The rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) revises …

by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 14, 2022 / 16:30 pm The Catholic Church teaches that abortion is a grave evil and is never acceptable at any stage of pregnancy. But just 9% of U.S. Catholic voters hold that view, a new EWTN News/RealClear Opinion Research poll shows. Twice …

by CNA Staff Denver Newsroom, Jul 12, 2022 / 13:00 pm Pope Francis has described it as an “incoherence” that President Joe Biden, a Catholic, is in favor of legal abortion. During an interview with Univisión and Televisa broadcast July 12, Pope Francis spoke about abortion and Biden’s position, after …

by Shannon Mullen Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 10, 2022 / 21:37 pm The pastor of a Catholic parish in Bethesda, Maryland, gave a powerful testimony Sunday hours after his church was set on fire, telling the congregation, “We are the Church. We are the living stones.” St. Jane Frances de …

by Maisy Sullivan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 8, 2022 / 16:00 pm Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch said Thursday that now that legal abortion is banned in the state, it must act in a special way to support women and families. “Today, in Mississippi, for the first time in many …

by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 6, 2022 / 19:00 pm Four Catholic churches in Wisconsin’s Chippewa county were vandalized in the past week. The churches are Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Notre Dame Catholic Church, and St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Chippewa Falls, and St. Peter the Apostle …

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jul 4, 2022 / 03:43 am Pope Francis condemned abortion in new comments about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. When asked whether a Catholic politician who supports the right to choose abortion can receive the sacrament of Communion, he warned …