A Notre Dame study on Americans’ attitude toward abortion reveal some interesting aspects of the controversy that has roiled American society for decades.
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U.S. judge permanently stops Georgia’s ‘heartbeat law’ from taking effect
On July 13, a U.S. District Court ruled the law infringed upon constitutional rights, including those established by the 1973 Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade and the 1992 decision Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
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Northern Ireland’s Legislative Assembly rejects U.K.-imposed abortion law
The Northern Ireland Assembly has voted 46-40 to reject as “extreme” the new abortion law passed by the British parliament, which would be binding upon the province.
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Just what is the truth about Norma McCorvey?
An FX documentary on Norma McCovey, the “Jane Roe” of the controversial 1973 Supreme Court decision, reveals that she wasn’t the pro-life activist she claimed to be and that she was allegedly manipulated by people within the pro-life movement.
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Pro-lifers say Planned Parenthood must return $80 million in PPP funds
Pro-Life organizations are taking exception to the fact that Planned Parenthood affiliates have been recipients of funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.
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Pro-lifers betrayed their cause by treating Norma McCorvey, ‘Jane Roe,’ as less than fully human
She was used and abused as a child, and she continues to be used and abused by both pro-lifers and pro-choicers who want her to a weapon against the other side.
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Divided court reexamines insurance coverage of contraceptives
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court apparently seem divided over a case involving The Little Sisters of the Poor which concerns a Trump administration ruling allowing religious employer exemptions for contraceptive coverage in health plans.
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Despite opposition, abortion is now legal in Northern Ireland
The Right to Life organization called upon the politicians of Northern Ireland, the majority of whom are pro-life, to repeal the “extreme change to the law” at the earliest opportunity.
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Pro-lifers hopeful for outcome of Supreme Court’s first abortion case in four years
On March 4, the court hears oral arguments in June Medical Services v. Russo, a challenge to a Louisiana law, passed in 2014, that requires abortion providers to have “active admitting privileges” at a hospital within 30 miles of the abortion facility.
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Appeals court upholds Trump administration’s Title X ‘Protect Life Rule’
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, by a 7-4 vote has upheld the Trump administration’s “Protect Life Rule” which enforces the Title X rule banning taxpayer funds for abortion and or abortion as family planning.