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3 states reject pro-abortion ballot measures while 7 other states expand abortion
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Nov 6, 2024 / 10:15 am Voters in Florida, Nebraska, and South Dakota on Tuesday night voted down major pro-abortion proposals in their states, while seven other states saw voters approve measures to expand abortion, in several cases codifying abortion access into the state constitution. After …
Texas man’s execution halted after last-minute subpoena to testify before state Legislature
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 18, 2024 / 17:15 pm A condemned Texas man’s execution has been halted after lawmakers subpoenaed him to appear before the state Legislature amid claims of his innocence. The Supreme Court of Texas said in a post on X late Thursday that it had “granted …
Pro-life advocates bear witness at Ohio March for Life in Columbus
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Oct 4, 2024 / 17:55 pm Crowds of people gathered in downtown Columbus, Ohio, today for the Ohio March for Life, the first such gathering to be held in the state since Ohio voters approved a sweeping constitutional amendment to expand abortion. Photos and videos posted on social …
Missouri executes Muslim prisoner Marcellus Williams despite Catholic protest
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Sep 25, 2024 / 13:20 pm Missouri executed Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams on Tuesday evening for the brutal murder of a St. Louis journalist in 1998 despite significant local and national outcry from Catholics and others who begged state authorities not to carry out the execution, …
Harris calls for end to Senate filibuster to pass ‘abortion rights’ legislation
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 24, 2024 / 15:25 pm Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris this week called for an end to the Senate procedure known as the filibuster, saying the change should be made in order to pass federal legislation protecting access to abortion. In an interview with Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) that …
Chicago pregnancy center vandalized as Democratic National Convention closes
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 23, 2024 / 18:37 pm A Catholic pregnancy center in Chicago called “Aid for Women” was vandalized in the early morning hours after the closing of the Democratic National Convention. No one was present at the center at the time of the incident. Police …
‘Worst platform I’ve ever seen’: Conservatives slam Republicans for softening pro-life stance
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 11, 2024 / 07:00 am Top conservatives at a “Beyond Dobbs” panel discussion at the 2024 National Conservatism Conference expressed anger over the Republican Party’s softening of its pro-life stance ahead of this November’s election, with one calling the GOP’s new platform the “worst …
Pope Francis tells AI leaders: No machine should ever choose to take human life
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jul 10, 2024 / 10:33 am Pope Francis urged artificial intelligence leaders on Wednesday to “protect human dignity in this new era of machines.” In a message to an AI ethics conference in Hiroshima, Japan, with leaders from Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, the United Nations, and representatives …
Republicans remove ‘right to life’ plank from party platform
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 8, 2024 / 16:50 pm The 2024 Republican National Convention’s platform committee voted on Monday to adopt new language regarding abortion, removing a “right to life” plank and a call for a national law protecting unborn life from the party platform. The platform is …
50th baby saved thanks to ‘safe haven’ boxes in U.S.
By Diego López Marina ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 28, 2024 / 08:00 am The Safe Haven Baby Box organization is celebrating saving a baby who was safely dropped off last week at a fire station in Kentucky. With the rescue of this baby, the U.S.-based pro-life organization counts a total of 50 …