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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 …
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 …
Let states defund Planned Parenthood, Congressmen tell Supreme Court
CNA Staff, Apr 30, 2020 / 09:30 am MT (CNA).- More than 130 members of Congress are asking the Supreme Court to allow states to defund Planned Parenthood. In an amicus brief filed at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, 108 representatives and 29 senators argued that states should have the …
Texas ends emergency ban on elective abortions, but questions remain
CNA Staff, Apr 24, 2020 / 06:00 pm MT (CNA).- The controversy over whether Texas abortion clinics must comply with coronavirus-related emergency orders to halt elective surgeries statewide has now been rendered outdated by a new executive order allowing some surgeries to take place. However, there are continued questions about …
Pavone: With transfer pending, campaign work a matter of ‘conscience’
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Apr 21, 2020 / 11:25 am MT (CNA).- Fr. Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, says he will serve in leadership positions in the 2020 campaign to reelect President Donald Trump. While the priest told CNA that concerns about his political and ecclesiastical …
40 Days for Life Wednesday, February 26 – Sunday, April 5
Help save lives in Greater Cincinnati! You can protect mothers and children by joining this worldwide mobilization! Through prayer and fasting, peaceful vigils and community outreach, 40 Days for Life has inspired 1,000,000 volunteers to help end the injustice of abortion in their local communities. With God’s help, over 12 …
Today’s Video: Many of the Faithful traveled to Washington for the March for Life 2020.
Every year, thousands of Americans come to Washington, D.C., many traveling from states far away, to participate in the March for Life and advocate for the lives of unborn babies. The Archdiocese of Cincinnati was well represented as hundreds of students, adults, and seminarians left for Washington D.C. to participate …
On ‘Roe’ anniversary, bishops announce parish initiative to help pregnant women
Washington D.C., Jan 22, 2020 / 03:06 pm (CNA).- While lamenting the anniversaries of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decisions that mandate legal abortion nationwide, the U.S. bishops announced the launch of a project that aims to mobilize Catholic parishes to help pregnant women in need. “January 22 marks the …
Hope and Healing: Project Rachel Provides Post-Abortive Support to Women and Men
by Katie Sciba She was 19 years old when she found out she was pregnant. Afraid of disappointing her parents, Sarah* and her boyfriend decided to abort their child. “We were in quick and then the baby was gone,” she said, “and it was something I never talked about.” Sarah …
