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Abortion
Threats to Catholic Masses: What’s happening today?
Abortion-rights activists gather outside of a Catholic church in downtown Manhattan to voice their support for a woman’s right to choose on May 07, 2022 in New York City. The protests at the Basilica of St. Patricks Old Cathedral, which have been occurring weekly and where a small number of …
Defending Roe, Biden claims religions don’t say when life begins, despite Catholic teaching
by Katie Yoder Washington D.C., May 3, 2022 / 12:18 pm President Joe Biden asserted Tuesday that no “mainstream” religion claims to know when human life begins, contradicting his Catholic faith. Biden made the statement while addressing a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion signaling that justices will overturn Roe v. …
Catholic priest reveals role in DC aborted babies case: ‘I buried them myself’
by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 20, 2022 / 08:44 am A West Virginia priest is speaking publicly about his role in providing a funeral Mass and dignified burial for more than 100 aborted babies that pro-life activists say they rescued outside of a Washington, D.C., abortion clinic. “I …
UPDATE: Pro-life group says it obtained remains of 115 aborted babies discarded by DC clinic
by Jonah McKeown, Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Apr 5, 2022 / 10:51 am Anti-abortion activists said Tuesday that they obtained 115 aborted babies from a driver for a medical waste company in late March, with the intention of giving the unborn children a dignified funeral and burial. Five of those babies …
MacKenzie Scott gives mega-gift to abortion provider Planned Parenthood
by Kevin J. Jones Denver Newsroom, Mar 24, 2022 / 17:00 pm MacKenzie Scott, an early Amazon leader and ex-wife of company founder Jeff Bezos, has given $275 million to Planned Parenthood, the United States’ largest abortion provider, including grants to 21 regional affiliates. Still more money from one of …
‘When does life begin?’: Senators press Ketanji Brown Jackson on abortion
by Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Mar 23, 2022 / 14:26 pm Senators are continuing to press Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on the abortion issue during her confirmation hearings with questions such as, “When does life begin, in your opinion?” Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana asked Jackson — …
Ketanji Brown Jackson calls Roe ‘settled law’ on ‘terminating pregnancy’
by Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Mar 22, 2022 / 15:56 pm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson called Roe v. Wade — the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide — “settled law” during her confirmation hearings on Tuesday. She avoided the word abortion, instead referring to “the right …
Biden balks at explaining abortion stance to EWTN correspondent
by Christine Rousselle Washington D.C., Mar 2, 2022 / 13:24 pm U.S. President Joe Biden (D), a Catholic, declined to discuss why he supports abortion rights despite Church teaching prior to boarding Marine One ahead of a flight to Duluth on Wednesday, March 2. “I don’t want to get into …
Pro-abortion Women’s Health Protection Act fails in US Senate
by Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Feb 28, 2022 / 17:05 pm The U.S. Senate failed to move forward with the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) on Monday, striking down what some pro-life groups identify as the most radical abortion bill in U.S. history. The WHPA “would enshrine into federal law abortion on …
Michael Warsaw: ‘For the good of humanity,’ Senate must reject ‘horrific’ abortion bill
by CNA Staff Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 26, 2022 / 08:22 am The U.S. Senate on Monday is scheduled to vote on a bill that would nullify state restrictions on abortion and permit unborn children to be killed even up to the moment of their birth, for any reason. Titled …