In April, the Iowa Legislature changed the current Medicaid family planning waiver program to prevent reimbursement of abortion providers, which includes Planned Parenthood.
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Trump brought back the “Mexico City Policy.” Here’s what it means for U.S. foreign aid and abortion.
Trump’s memorandum directed the U.S. secretary of state “to implement a plan to extend the Mexico City Policy to ‘global health assistance furnished by all departments or agencies.'”
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After furor over remarks, DNC chair to meet with pro-life Dems’ head
Perez was criticized in pro-life circles when he said, “Every Democrat, like every American, should support a woman’s right to make her own choices about her body and her health. That is not negotiable.”
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As church influence wanes, an abortion debate arises in Ireland
Abortion in Ireland is only legal if the pregnant woman’s life is at risk, including risk of suicide, but public opinion has long been evolving.
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Advocates must use hands, hearts, heads to end abortion, Cardinal says
The theme of the 2017 Canadian march was “Life We Stand on Guard for Thee.”
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Donald Trump’s Catholic Outreach
This week Matt Malone, S.J., and Kerry Weber discuss a range of political issues, from the recent chatter about whether or not pro-life people are welcome in the Democratic Party, to President Trump’s public engagement with the Catholic Church. Senior Editor Kevin Clarke also offers his expertise. Joining them is Michael O’Loughlin, the national correspondent […]
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White House signing ceremonies showcase two styles of U.S. Catholicism
An executive order on religious liberty gave the impression of a church wanting to be left alone, but there is another role for Catholics.
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Pro-life goals need to be more ambitious than opposing abortion
As necessary as opposition to abortion and funding for it are, they are not sufficient pro-life goals, especially when achieving them eliminates support for other programs that support maternal health.
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How pro-choice activists (inadvertently) converted me to the pro-life cause
My conversion to the pro-life cause began, strangely enough, when I took part in a pro-choice march.
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Belgian Brothers to allow euthanasia in psychiatric care centers
The Brothers of Charity Group stated that it would allow doctors to perform euthanasia in any of its 15 centers, which provide care to more than 5,000 patients a year, subject to carefully stipulated criteria.