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Ohio rejects initiative to change amendment process, easing the way for abortion referendum
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 8, 2023 / 20:13 pm Ohio voters rejected a proposed initiative that would have made it more difficult to adopt constitutional amendments via citizen-led ballot initiatives, which will make it easier for a proposed abortion referendum to succeed in November. With 81% of the …
Vice President Harris blasts states for enacting abortion bans, pro-life groups respond
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 31, 2023 / 15:05 pm Vice President Kamala Harris lamented the growing number of states that have restricted abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade and encouraged Congress to enact pro-abortion legislation, drawing ire from national pro-life groups. “There’s something underlying …
Early voting on Ohio referendum high as November abortion vote hinges on outcome
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 28, 2023 / 09:00 am An Ohio referendum that would increase the threshold needed to adopt future constitutional amendments through ballot initiatives has surpassed a quarter of a million early votes with about two weeks left to go before Election Day. The state constitution …
Here’s where abortion may be on the ballot
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 26, 2023 / 14:00 pm Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022, and returned most of the power to regulate abortion back to states, legislative fights have ensued among state lawmakers throughout the country. Many of these battles …
Police investigate alleged attack on pro-lifers outside DC Planned Parenthood
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 25, 2023 / 15:27 pm Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department has launched an investigation after two pro-life sidewalk counselors were allegedly attacked outside of a Planned Parenthood clinic on July 22. A group of pro-life sidewalk counselors, who were there to encourage women to …
How August and November ballot initiatives could affect abortion in Ohio: an explainer
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 19, 2023 / 13:20 pm Ohioans are set to vote on two major ballot initiatives in the coming months — one in August and another in November — that will determine how constitutional amendments are adopted and whether the state constitution will guarantee a …
Fight over abortion, transgender treatments heats up ahead of defense spending vote
By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., Jul 12, 2023 / 15:45 pm With the annual military budget package soon to hit the House and Senate floors, the fight over military spending on abortion and transgender treatments is heating up in Congress. The bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), is …
Pope Francis hosts Bill Clinton, foundation head Alex Soros
By Kevin J. Jones CNA Staff, Jul 5, 2023 / 15:10 pm Pope Francis met with former U.S. President Bill Clinton in a private audience at the Casa Santa Marta papal residence on Wednesday. Clinton’s delegation included several prominent Americans, including Alex Soros of the Open Society Foundations. Clinton, who now …
U.S. Bishops’ President and Chairmen Rebuke Distortion of Church Teaching in Abortion Statement by Members of Congress
WASHINGTON – On June 24, the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, thirty-one Catholic members of Congress authored a public statement of principles, falsely invoking specific teachings of the Catholic Church to defend their support of a legal right to abortion. Archbishop Timothy …
U.S. bishops rebuke group of Catholic Democrats vowing to support abortion
By Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver, Colo., Jun 29, 2023 / 10:45 am The United States Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB) has issued a strong response to a group of Catholic lawmakers who signed a letter citing Catholic teaching in support of abortion. The group of 30 Democrats, led by Connecticut Rep. Rosa …