The Attorney General of Indiana, Curtis Hill, has announced that his office has conducted the return of the aborted remains of over 2,000 fetuses back to Indiana, in the wake of the revelations of the now-deceased physician who performed the abortions and stored the fetuses in his Illinois home.
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Northern Ireland Christian leaders: People weren’t consulted on abortion law
An ecumenical group of church leaders in Northern Ireland have come together to protest the British government’s edict for a more liberal abortion rights law to be applied in the province.
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Abortion decriminalized in Mexican state despite vocal church opposition
Lawmakers in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca have approved a measure to decriminalize abortion, despite vocal church opposition.
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Indiana opens investigation after aborted fetal remains found
The three buildings were searched by police Sept. 19. No additional fetal remains were discovered.
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Abortion rates are on the decline in the U.S., new research reveals
The pro-life community is cheering a report released Sept. 18 that indicates the number and rate of abortions nationwide have fallen to their lowest levels since the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion on demand in 1973.
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‘Grisly discovery’ of fetal remains at abortionist’s home sparks outrage
In a grisly discovery, the preserved remains of over 2,000 aborted babies were found at the home of a recently deceased Indiana abortionist, sparking disbelief and outrage.
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Why are Hispanic Catholics pro-life? What politics can’t explain.
A new survey finds that most U.S. Hispanics generally oppose abortion, writes J.D. Long-García, but the community’s complex, pro-family attitudes do not easily fit the two-party political structure.
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Australian pro-life leaders organize to block bill legalizing abortion
New South Wales is the only Australian state where abortion remains a criminal offense.
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Planned Parenthood withdraws from Title X, objecting to Trump administration’s abortion rule
Planned Parenthood says it’s pulling out of the federal family planning program.
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On abortion, Hispanic and white Catholics differ in their views
According to the survey, which was released Aug. 13, 54 percent of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while 40 percent believe it should be illegal in most or all cases—numbers essentially unchanged since 2014.