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Roe vs. Wade
Walk for Life West Coast draws thousands to San Francisco march
by Perry West Denver Newsroom, Jan 27, 2021 / 03:25 pm MT (CNA).- Despite pandemic restrictions, thousands of pro-life advocates showed their support at the Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco on Saturday. Eva Muntean, co-chair of Walk for Life, said she expected only a few hundred to …
Pro-abortion protestors disrupt pro-life Mass at Ohio cathedral
by Kevin Jones Denver Newsroom, Jan 22, 2021 / 05:06 pm MT (CNA).- About eight pro-abortion protesters disrupted the Respect Life Mass at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in downtown Columbus Friday, where Bishop Robert Brennan was presiding at an event marking the 48th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. “Two, four, six, …
As March for Life goes virtual, U.S. bishops call Catholics to prayer instead
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 19, 2021 / 02:50 pm MT (CNA).- After the national March for Life announced last week it would be taking place virtually, the U.S. bishops’ pro-life chair has exhorted Catholics to prayer instead. “Peaceful prayer and witness must and will continue this year—just in a different …
March for Life gears up for pandemic conditions
CNA Staff, Nov 30, 2020 / 03:05 pm MT (CNA).- With the annual March for Life scheduled to occur in January, how different might it look from previous years due to the ongoing pandemic? The 48th annual March for Life is scheduled to take place on Jan. 29, 2021, on …
Vice President Biden doubles down on abortion law pledge
CNA Staff, Oct 6, 2020 / 09:30 am MT (CNA).- Former vice president Joe Biden, the Democratic Party’s nominee for president, repeated his pledge to codify a right to abortion into federal law should the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision be overturned by the Supreme Court. Speaking at an outdoor …
The ‘painful journey’ of Jane Roe and the pro-life movement
by JD Flynn Denver Newsroom, May 19, 2020 / 07:10 pm MT (CNA).- A forthcoming documentary is expected to show that Norma McCorvey, the woman at the center of the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision, was paid by pro-life groups to say things she did not believe in opposition …
President Donald Trump to attend March for Life on Friday
Washington D.C., Jan 22, 2020 / 04:53 pm (CNA).- U.S. President Donald Trump will address the national March for Life in person on Friday, making him the first president in the event’s 47-year history to do so, organizers announced. “See you on Friday…Big Crowd!” the president said Wednesday in a …
Event Alert: Right to Life Mini March for Life set for January 24
If you cannot join the national marchers in Washington, D.C. this year, consider spending an hour in prayer and peaceful protest here at home – on the sidewalk at Planned Parenthood on Auburn Avenue. For those who cannot go all the way to our nation’s capital, this is a wonderful …
Life Empowers: 2020 March for Life Theme
by Matt Hadro The 2020 March for Life will honor the centennial of women’s suffrage in the U.S., promoting a pro-life message of “empowerment” of women and taking aim at the false equation of abortion with independence. “Our hope and prayer for this year’s theme,” said Jeanne Mancini, president of …
Massachusetts bill would let minors obtain abortion without parental consent
Boston, Mass., Jan 4, 2020 / 04:20 pm (CNA).- In the latest move from Massachusetts state legislators to block abortion restrictions and expand access to the procedure, state Sen. Harriet Chandler has introduced a bill that would remove the longstanding requirement for teens to obtain parental consent before getting an …