Roe v. Wade

New Mexico governor signs bill to preserve access to abortion
- Feb 27, 2021
Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed a bill to shore up abortion access laws in New Mexico, saying a woman has the right to make decisions about her own body.

By Associated Press
Abortion bill approaches decisive vote in New Mexico
- Feb 12, 2021
A bill to shore up abortion rights in New Mexico by repealing a dormant ban on most abortion procedures won Senate approval on Thursday, clearing a crucial hurdle in a 25-17 vote.

By Morgan Lee
Panelists say abortion debate has become too political, needs wider focus
- Jan 31, 2021
Overturning Roe v. Wade will not be the silver bullet many in the pro-life movement have hoped for.

By Catholic News Service

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

U.S. bishops’ pro-life chair calls plan to codify Roe in federal law ‘tragic’
- Jan 26, 2021
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee called it “deeply disturbing and tragic” that any U.S. president would mark the Jan. 22 anniversary of the Roe decision that legalized abortion by praising it and committing to codifying it in law.

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
Biden pledge to codify Roe v Wade ‘disturbing’ and ‘tragic,’ bishops say
- Jan 23, 2021
The U.S. Bishops’ Conference pro-life chairman has called President Joe Biden’s intent to codify Roe v. Wade “deeply disturbing and tragic,” in response to a statement made by the second ever Catholic president on Friday.

By John Lavenburg
Barrett confirmed by Senate for Supreme Court, takes oath
- Oct 27, 2020
Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, with Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come.

By Lisa Mascaro