There is every reason to hope and even expect that pro-lifers will intentionally move with confidence into a Pro-Life 3.0 future focused on radical equality for both mother and child.
Abortion
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Biden’s abortion comments in State of the Union address draw criticism from Catholic and pro-life groups
Biden’s “anti-life and anti-religious freedom policy agendas that destroy unborn life, harm the dignity of pregnant mothers, and violate the religious freedom and medical conscience rights of healthcare professionals.”
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Joe Biden reiterates call to codify Roe v. Wade in State of the Union address
In his State of the Union address, President Biden called on Congress to codify Roe v. Wade “to protect every woman’s constitutional right to choose” while calling for national unity.
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U.S. bishops push back on Biden’s claim that the church doesn’t oppose tax-funded abortions
After President Biden said that U.S. bishops are not demanding that federal dollars not fund abortions, the U.S.C.C.B. stated that they are “united” in commitment to life.
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Former priest Frank Pavone, head of Priests for Life, faces sexual misconduct allegations
Pavone, national director of the nonprofit Priests for Life, was the subject of at least two reports sent to the Diocese of Amarillo, Texas, “during or before 2010,” according to a Jan. 24 article in The Pillar.
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Archbishop John Quinn in 1989: Abortion breeds insensitivity to the sacredness of human life
The archbishop of San Francisco writes on the immorality and legal dangers of abortion in 1989.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
50 years after Roe v. Wade, let’s remember that mercy is God’s mission
A Reflection for the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
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What did ‘America’ have to say about Roe v. Wade in 1973?
Coverage of abortion as an issue was far more limited editorially immediately after the decision than in the decades since. Why?
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
In abortion-friendly states, Latinos are critical to pro-life efforts
In states like California, which expanded access to abortion after Roe was overturned last year, pro-life Latinos are asking: How can we make sure that the people who want to have kids are able to have them?
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Supreme Court admits ‘not possible’ to identify leaker of Dobbs draft
The U.S. Supreme Court revealed Jan. 19 that after a monthslong investigation by its marshal, it has yet to identify who leaked the draft of the high court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.