Following the news Dr. Leana Wen was fired by Planned Parenthood as its president, several pro-life leaders remarked that the organization was upset the physician had emphasized the need to expand Planned Parenthood services beyond abortion.
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Northern Irish bishops accuse Britain of hijacking bill to allow abortion
Four Irish bishops said abortion and same-sex marriage will be imposed on Northern Ireland after British politicians “hijacked” a bill intended for other purposes.
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Trump abortion rule seen as blow against Planned Parenthood
Taxpayer-funded family planning clinics must stop referring women for abortions immediately, the Trump administration says, declaring it will begin enforcing a new regulation hailed by religious conservatives and denounced by medical organizations and women’s rights groups.
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The problems with Mike Pompeo’s Commission of Unalienable Rights
If the Secretary of State’s new commission is intended neither to review U.S. human rights policy nor examine today’s debates over abortion and same-sex marriage, what, then, might it be doing?
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After the first 2020 democratic debate, what issues do you want to hear more about?
In an online survey, America asked members of its “U.S. Politics Catholic Discussion Group” on Facebook and other readers for their thoughts on the debates.
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Former U.S. ambassador to Vatican to chair new commission on human rights
The commission will be chaired by Harvard Law School professor Mary Ann Glendon.
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Federal judge blocks Ohio’s fetal heartbeat abortion ban
A federal judge July 3 granted a preliminary injunction blocking an Ohio ban on abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
A map of new abortion laws set to challenge Roe v. Wade
Almost a dozen states have made significant changes to abortion law this year in anticipation of a possible overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
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English bishops praise ruling that mentally disabled woman can give birth
English bishops welcomed a Court of Appeal ruling that a pregnant mentally disabled woman did not need to have an abortion.
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Changing state abortion laws show a nation divided. What does this mean for Roe v. Wade?
While the sudden rush of limiting legislation has cheered many advocates within the prolife community, some worry that the rush to ban or restrict abortion could backfire.