Kristan Hawkins, President of Students for Life of America, reported that Gonzaga University officials shut down her attempts to engage with pro-abortion advocates during her visit to the Catholic campus. She stated that she was banned from tabling and that the administration prevented students from asking questions, while some Catholic student protestors demanded the Church change its stance on abortion.
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing Illinois from enforcing its new euthanasia law on Carmelite nuns and the Little Sisters of the Poor. The legal challenge involves Catholic leaders and healthcare institutions arguing that the law threatens their religious identity by requiring participation in assisted suicide and restricting speech about it.
The Idaho Supreme Court approved the final ballot language for a referendum to legalize abortion, which explains the proposal's effects despite objections from pro-abortion activists. The initiative, called the Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act, would create a right to abortion before fetal viability and in medical emergencies after viability, while a 'no' vote would maintain Idaho's current restrictive abortion laws with exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother.
The Indiana Supreme Court heard arguments regarding whether abortion is protected under the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, following a challenge by the ACLU against Indiana's abortion ban based on plaintiffs' asserted religious beliefs. The state attorney general's office urged dismissal of the case, arguing the plaintiffs lack standing as they have not been pregnant or sought abortions, while the ACLU contends the law forces women to alter their behavior to avoid pregnancy or face legal challenges.
Dr. William Evans has lost his authorization to practice medicine after prescribing an ‘abortive’ to a patient who may have been pregnant with his child.
Louisiana filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to restore safety restrictions on abortion pills that were removed by the Biden administration, arguing that the removal of the in-person dispensing requirement undermines state laws and harms women.
Andorran Prime Minister Xavier Espot announced that the government plans to decriminalize abortion next year despite opposition from the Vatican, emphasizing that the decision will not jeopardize the country's institutional system. Currently, abortion is illegal in all cases in Andorra, a predominantly Catholic country governed as a parliamentary diarchy with co-princes including the bishop of La Seu d’Urgell, but officials aim to pass legislation by April that may limit prosecution to physicians while protecting women who seek abortions.
Carafem, a mail-order abortion drug distributor, is partnering with social media influencers to promote at-home chemical abortions through videos that appear as personal experiences but are likely paid advertisements. Live Action's investigation highlights concerns about the safety of mail-order abortion pills, citing data that suggests higher risks of serious adverse reactions and ongoing legal efforts to restore in-person dispensing requirements for abortion pills in the U.S.
Pro-life groups are launching a ballot initiative to repeal Massachusetts’ law allowing abortion up to birth, after an outpouring of revulsion toward the legislation.
A new poll underscores the importance of highlighting the danger posed by mail-order abortion pills, which have become widespread since the Biden administration.
A student at a Connecticut university kicked a pro-life man who was talking about abortion and defended the attack, saying, ‘I hit you because you made me upset.’
A New York abortion group flew a banner over the Kentucky State Fair advertising illegal abortion drugs, prompting backlash from the state attorney general.
Abortion centers in Missouri are not required to meet ‘basic medical standards,’ the state attorney general is warning ahead of a vote this fall on a pro-life amendment.
'Catholic' philanthropist Melinda Gates donated half of more than $20 million raised for Planned Parenthood and 'women's rights' organizations at a show featuring liberal pop star Olivia Rodrigo.
