Fourteen state attorneys general, led by Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, asked the Environmental Protection Agency to study the environmental impact and potential contamination of public drinking water resulting from ever-increasing use of the abortion pills mifepristone and miso... The post Senate Democrats Attack EPA Study on Abortion Drugs in Your Drinking Water appeared first on The Human Life Review .
Throw in the towel? Every year, vulnerable persons and their defenders are more effectively repressed by distorted ideologies, automated technologies, and political concessions that stifle our celebration of human dignity.
The Food and Drug Administration has projected a March deadline to release its long-awaited review of the safety of the abortion pill. A court document says the FDA “plans to compare mifepristone’s safety to that of surgical abortions through 10 weeks’ gestation,” according to NBC News...
Tierra Walker’s tragic death was preventable, but not because of the reason you’d think. The 37-year-old Texas resident was allegedly denied an abortion after being diagnosed with preeclampsia during a complicated pregnancy.
Virginians are going to the polls to vote on an amendment to their state constitution that enshrines abortion on demand through all nine months of pregnancy in the Old Dominion. Even people who favor abortion, however, should vote “no” on Amendment 1, the “Right to Reproductive Freedom” Amend...
Kentucky is suing a New York group that advertised illegal abortion drugs at the Kentucky State Fair. The state lawsuit accuses Mayday Health, which bills itself as “a reproductive health education nonprofit,” of “engaging in unfair, false, misleading, or deceptive business practices in viola...
This essay was originally published on October 2, 2026 at Stepping Out of the Boat, Ed Mechmann’s Public Policy Blog. It is re-posted with permission of the author.
Most pastors and priests avoid discussing abortion during worship services due to fear of upsetting women who may feel judged or rejected. Frederica Mathewes-Green argues that women who have had abortions need both repentance and forgiveness, and pastors should courageously address abortion in the sanctuary while protecting the faith community from harmful messages.
Professor David Hackney, a pro-choice maternal fetal medicine specialist, acknowledged that the reversal of Roe v. Wade has not caused a net increase in maternal mortality or a significant exodus of OB-GYNs from pro-life states.
A study published in JAMA Network claimed that total abortion bans were associated with a 4.3-percentage point increase in suicidal ideation among female students, but expert Michael New noted there was no statistically significant increase in actual suicide attempts among teen girls in pro-life states. The study's limitations include examining only five states for one year and not considering factors like sexual activity or age, leading New to argue that the research is not comprehensive and does not prove abortion bans cause higher suicidality among teen girls.
Virginia voters will soon decide on a proposed constitutional amendment that would establish an absolute right to abortion, with language that does not restrict abortion rights to adults and could allow unaccompanied minors to obtain abortions at any time for any reason. Pro-life advocates, including Catholic Bishop Barry Knestout, are actively opposing the amendment by warning that it threatens health regulations protecting women and could lead to increased abortion extremism in the state.
Father Larry Holland, a Vancouver priest recovering from a hip fracture at Vancouver General Hospital, was twice offered medical assistance in dying (MAiD) by health-care staff despite being known as a Catholic priest opposed to euthanasia. The offers occurred amid a broader context of increasing encouragement for medical professionals in Canada to initiate MAiD discussions, a practice criticized by pro-life advocates and highlighted by the Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers' guidance against assuming patients' views based on faith.
[Ellie Gardey Holmes is Reporter and Associate Editor at The American Spectator. The following first appeared on March 3, 2026 in The Washington Stand (www.washingtonstand. com), published by the Family Research Council, and is reprinted with permission.] Planned Parenthood abortion cl... The post APPENDIX D: Planned Parenthood’s New Strategy appeared first on The Human Life Review .
[Michael J. New is an Assistant Professor of Practice at the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America and a Senior Associate Scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute. The following was posted June 24, 2026 at National Review Online (www.nation-alreview.com). Copyright 2... The post APPENDIX E: Dobbs at Four appeared first on The Human Life Review .
New Jersey Governor Mike Sherrill signed a bill on Aug. 20 that many fear will be used to undermine the First Amendment and prohibit Americans from praying outside abortion facilities. According to the Catholic News Agency, the bill will implement a sort of “bubble” zone around reproducti... The post With Pro-Abortion Speech Law, New Jersey’s War on Women Continues appeared first on The Human Life Review .
Introduction Since the pro-life movement first undertook the effort, many decades ago now, to counter the efforts of pro-abortionists to legalize abortion, those on the pro-abortion side have used scare tactics and false accusations in their efforts to consolidate and extend their gains. Thro... The post Proposals to Prosecute Women for Abortion: Legally Flawed, Counterproductive, and Probably Unconstitutional appeared first on The Human Life Review .
On the evening of May 24, 1704, a serving woman named Agnes Catherina Schickin walked through the gates of Schorndorf, a fortified town in the Duchy of Württemberg. She approached the first townsfolk she encountered and confessed that she had just murdered a seven-year-old boy in the forest. Schicki... The post Not Like Any Other Homicide: The Case Against Prosecuting Women for Abortion appeared first on The Human Life Review .
Smiling proudly, the group of women surrounding Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey on Tuesday looked more like they were celebrating a birthday party than signing legislation. As Gov. Healey made her last pen stroke, the gaggle of women erupted in applause, some laughing cheerfully as if they had... The post Massachusetts Officially Enshrines Abortion Up Till Birth appeared first on The Human Life Review .
Representative Andy Ogles of Tennessee has reintroduced a bill that would prevent federal courts from enforcing contract provisions that force surrogate mothers to obtain an abortion. The Preventing Forced Abortions Act of 2026 would also ensure that surrogate mothers would still receive comp... The post Bill Targets Forced Abortions Through Surrogacy Contracts appeared first on The Human Life Review .
Pro-lifers are well aware that the defense of innocent human life is a never-ending struggle. We are grateful to God for victories over the culture of death, yet there are also many defeats along the way. The self-evident truth that it is wrong to kill unborn children, sick people and the eld... The post Seeing God’s Hand in All Things appeared first on The Human Life Review .
[The following is a guest post published in Sarah Terzo’s Secular Seamless Garment, Substack, on April 8, 2026. Rachel MacNair is a director of the Institute for Integrated Social Analysis, the research arm of the Consistent Life Network. Reprinted with the author’s permission.] I had just turned 14... The post APPENDIX D: The Record on Women’s Post-Dobbs Abortion-Related Deaths appeared first on The Human Life Review .
[Mary Kenny is an experienced journalist, author and broadcaster working in England and Ireland. She has written for over 30 newspapers and magazines over the course of her career, and was for many years the Human Life Review’s European editor. She was the Human Life Foundation’s Great Defender of L... The post APPENDIX B: The Abortion Papers: an archive appeared first on The Human Life Review .
In the past several weeks, researchers have published papers that claim to show dire economic consequences when states restrict abortion. Abortion supporters are hoping that pro-lifers can be swayed by focusing on economics and the financial consequences of prohibiting abortion. Pro-life stat... The post Abortion Supporters Focus On Economics, Not Morality appeared first on The Human Life Review .
The abortionist Kermit Gosnell died in Pennsylvania at age 85. Although his death occurred March 1, it was not made public until March 23. Gosnell was serving three life terms without possibility of parole for his involvement in the post-birth deaths of three babies. He was also convicted of third-d... The post Kermit Gosnell, Prolific Abortionist, Dies at 85 appeared first on The Human Life Review .
George Delgado, M.D. (Ignatius Press, 2025, soft cover, 254 pp., $18.95 and e-book, $12.32) Reviewed by John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. ____________________________________________ A growing number of abortions worldwide are pharmaceutically rather than surgically induced. Various reasons account for this... The post BOOKNOTES ABORTION PILL REVERSAL: A SECOND CHANCE AT CHOICE appeared first on The Human Life Review .
There is a lie at the heart of most positions in support of abortion. In pursuit of a touted political, social, economic, or biological equality, the child who grows in his or her mother’s womb is said to be something other than what that child plainly is and must logically be. The word “fetus,” for... The post Losing Sight of the Person in Personhood appeared first on The Human Life Review .
Published on March 5, 2026 Avail is a national nonprofit that offers free, confidential support to women and men facing an unintended pregnancy or processing a past abortion. For 30 years, Avail has helped people move from feeling overwhelmed and alone to feeling seen, supported, and confident. Avai... The post LIFE STORIES: Amber: Searching Online for Pregnancy Help Changed My Life appeared first on The Human Life Review .
The overwhelming majority of Massachusetts house lawmakers just passed a bill that would allow abortions after 24 weeks in the state. The bill, H.5595, needs to clear the state Senate before implementation. Unfortunately for pro-life advocates in the state, the Massachusetts Senate boasts a 35:5 s... The post Massachusetts Abortion Bill Trojan Horse for Abortion Extremism appeared first on The Human Life Review .
Names have been changed to protect privacy. Pressured. Afraid. Alone. Rachel wanted to have her baby, but the father of the child, her mother, and her stepfather were pressuring to abort. As a young college student, the lack of support made her feel as if there were no other options. She had previou... The post No Regrets? Understanding the Reality of Abortion-Wounded Women appeared first on The Human Life Review .
