pro-life Archives

House bill recognizes fetal pain, would bar most abortions after 20 weeks

Feb 17, 2021

Citing leading experts in the field of fetal pain, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, said the proposed Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act would end the “excruciating suffering and physical pain of unborn babies” by barring most abortions after 20 weeks gestation.

By Catholic News Service

In a few minutes on Sunday, Pope delivers a mini-social encyclical

Feb 8, 2021

Once again praying from the window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square, despite rain and the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis on Sunday ticked off many of his core social concerns: Peace, life, migration, and the fight against modern-day slavery, all in a matter of minutes.

By Inés San Martín

Bishops, other pro-life leaders decry Biden action ending ‘Mexico City policy’

Jan 29, 2021

The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life and international policy committees said President Joe Biden’s memo rescinding the so-called “Mexico City policy” Jan. 28 is a “grievous” action that “actively promotes the destruction of human lives in developing nations.”

By Julie Asher

Hebda: Pro-life advocates are ‘on right side’ of battle that is ‘Lord’s battle’
- Jan 26, 2021
he men and women gathered Jan. 22 at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul were not alone in their prayers to end abortion, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda said at the annual Prayer Service for Life, which took place ahead of the Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life virtual march.

By Maria Wiering
People gather for life in person in San Francisco, online in Los Angeles
- Jan 26, 2021
Organizers of the 17th Annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco Jan. 23 expected hundreds of attendees this year, figuring concerns about COVID-19 and political unrest would keep pro-lifers away.

By Catholic News Service
Ohio bishop asks for prayers for protesters who disrupted Respect Life Mass
- Jan 25, 2021
Several women protesting the Catholic Church’s teaching against abortion disrupted an annual Respect Life Mass being celebrated by Bishop Robert J. Brennan at a downtown Columbus cathedral.

By Catholic News Service
Political upheaval alters strategies in US abortion debate
- Jan 23, 2021
Pro-life leaders across America were elated a year ago when Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to appear in person at their highest-profile annual event, the March for Life held every January.

The mood is more sober now — a mix of disappointment over Trump’s defeat and hope that his legacy of judicial appointments will lead to future court victories limiting abortion rights.

By David Crary