In a 64-50 vote May 28, the Illinois House passed an abortion bill the Catholic Conference of Illinois called “an extreme measure” that allows “for the abortion of unborn life at any stage of pregnancy and for any reason.”
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Missouri’s new abortion law called ‘giant step forward’ for pro-life movement
With Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signing into law a bill that bans abortions on or beyond the eighth week of pregnancy, the state’s lawmakers” have taken a giant step forward for the pro-life movement,” said St. Louis Archbishop Robert J. Carlson.
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Catholics need a better way to talk about women’s bodies. Here’s a good place to start.
We are bad at talking about women’s bodies—a fact that constrains and distorts our conversations about and policies related to women’s health.
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Pope Francis: Prenatal diagnosis of illness is no excuse for abortion
“Human life is sacred and inviolable and the use of prenatal diagnosis for selective purposes must be strongly discouraged because it is the expression of an inhuman eugenic mentality, which deprives families of the possibility of welcoming, embracing and loving their weakest children,” the pope said on May 25.
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The Editors: Roe v. Wade has made abortion politics impossible. It needs to be challenged.
The ongoing political crisis is the persistent failure of Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood to settle the abortion question and the failure of the Supreme Court to offer any sign that these cases ever will.
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Trump tells anti-abortion activists to stay united for 2020 election
In a series of tweets about abortion, Trump did not state whether he was for or against the new Alabama law
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Pro-Life leaders applaud Alabama abortion ban bill
If the bill becomes law, Alabama will have the most restrictive abortion law in the country.
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Islamists target Christians in Burkina Faso
A rash of attacks on churches in Burkina Faso is exposing the growing challenge of containing Islamist violence across Africa’s Sahel region.
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Philadelphia holds ‘Pro-Life Rally Against Bullying’
More than 1,000 people gathered in Philadelphia May 10 to demonstrate against recent social media videos of a Pennsylvania lawmaker berating people for praying outside of an abortion clinic.
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Catholic officials pleased with new conscience protection rule
The announcement of a new conscience protection rule May 2 protecting health care workers who object to abortion procedures on religious grounds was welcome news to U.S. Catholic bishops and the president of the Catholic Health Association.