As a Catholic Minnesota mom, I find a lot to like about Tim Walz. But I have two major concerns about him.
Abortion
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Supreme Court’s narrow ruling allows abortion for medical emergencies in Idaho for now
The Supreme Court has allowed Idaho doctors to perform abortions for women facing medical emergencies while a lower court considers the constitutionality of the state’s near-total ban.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
There will be no perfect abortion law. But the pro-life movement can still make progress.
What is needed, far more than a perfect abortion law, is a clear focus on the moral failure of a society in which abortion rates are rising rather than falling, in which too many women feel afraid, unable or unwilling to carry pregnancies to term and welcome new life into the world.
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Supreme Court unanimously dismisses challenge to abortion drug mifepristone
The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed a challenge against an abortion pill due to a “lack of legal standing” in the lawsuit against the drug.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
We’re all Cafeteria Catholics
Statistician Ryan Burge set out to learn how many Catholics agree with church teachings on three key pro-life issues: abortion, euthanasia and the death penalty. The answer? Fewer than 1 percent.
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Catholic activist sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for abortion clinic blockade
Lauren Handy has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison—57 months—for leading a blockade of a Washington abortion clinic on Oct. 22, 2020.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
North Carolina shelter for at-risk single moms charts pro-life path in a post-Roe world
In North Carolina, where abortion has been restricted to up to 12 weeks since the repeal of Roe v. Wade, maternity home services may prove vital for many young women who might otherwise be choosing to end their pregnancies.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The repeal of Arizona’s abortion ban is more than a political loss
Directly ending human life—at any stage—tears the metaphysical tapestry of existence.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Abortion access is expanding in Europe. Is the end of Roe v. Wade the cause?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in June 2022, overturning the Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion in 1973, has provoked supporters of abortion access in Europe to press for liberalization of abortion laws across the continent.
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Donald Trump attacks pro-life critics after video arguing abortion must be left to the states
Trump has blamed the issue of abortion and pro-life voters for the Republican Party’s underperformance in the 2022 midterm election cycle—a theme he repeated in his April 8 social media posts.