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"This is not easy work, in part because so many people feel that prisoners facing death have entirely forfeited their human dignity and right to life." The post Archbishop Coakley: Botched execution, proposed livestream reveal ‘inhumanity’ of death penalty first appeared on OSV News .
Read →The Food and Drug Administration's safety review of mifepristone is expected to stretch into next year, according to an Oct. 7 court filing, prompting disappointment from pro-life groups.
Read →U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A.
Read →A leak of the draft of the Dobbs decision in May 2022 is seen as the most significant breach of the court's confidentiality in its history. The post In rare interviews, Alito defends court’s independence, reflects on impact of Dobbs leak first appeared on OSV News .
Read →The 2027 National March for Life theme is 'The Truth is Pro-Life,' with a major emphasis on the dangers and easy access of chemical abortion drugs, and former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw will be the keynote speaker. The event will take place amid challenges such as preserving the Hyde Amendment, the approval and mail distribution of a new generic abortion drug, and a rising abortion rate, while the March for Life is undergoing a leadership transition after former president Jennie Bradley Lichter stepped down in July.
Read →The 2027 National March for Life theme is 'The Truth is Pro-Life,' with a focus on concerns about abortion drugs and their easy access, and former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw will be the keynote speaker. The event will take place amid challenges such as preserving the Hyde Amendment, the approval and mail distribution of a new generic abortion drug, and a rising abortion rate, while the March for Life is undergoing a leadership transition after its former president stepped down in July.
Read →The Supreme Court declined to intervene in a custody dispute involving California parents and a surrogate who refused their request for an abortion after the unborn child was diagnosed with a serious heart defect. The surrogate, McKenna West, delivered the child in Texas and sought conservatorship, while the biological parents sued for breach of the surrogacy agreement and were previously ruled legal parents by a California court.
Read →The Supreme Court declined to intervene in a custody dispute involving California parents and a surrogate who refused their request for an abortion after the unborn child was diagnosed with a serious heart defect. The surrogate, McKenna West, sought conservatorship of the child after delivering him in Texas, while the biological parents sued for breach of the surrogacy agreement and were previously ruled legal parents by a California trial court.
Read →A federal judge on September 11 issued a temporary restraining order blocking Illinois from enforcing its physician-assisted suicide law against Catholic entities, including Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, two orders of Catholic women religious, and an Illinois pharmacist, who argued the law would force them to facilitate assisted suicides in violation of their faith.
Read →A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on September 11 blocking Illinois from enforcing its physician-assisted suicide law against Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, two orders of Catholic women religious, and an Illinois pharmacist who challenged the law in court.
Read →A federal judge on September 11 issued a temporary restraining order blocking Illinois from enforcing its physician-assisted suicide law against Catholic entities that challenged it in court, including Cardinal Blase Cupich, two orders of Catholic women religious, and an Illinois pharmacist. The Catholic entities argued the law, effective September 12, would compel them to facilitate assisted suicide in violation of their faith, and the judge's order protects their religious freedom by preventing enforcement of provisions requiring healthcare providers to participate in or inform patients about assisted suicide.
Read →A sign is seen St. Mary’s Home for the Little Sisters of the Poor in Chicago Aug. 19, 2026. Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm and the Chicago Province of the Little Sisters of the Poor, and an Illinois pharmacist sued Illinois Sept. 3 over the state’s physician-assisted suicide law, which permits physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide. " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260903T1500-CUPICH-NUNS-ILLINOIS-ASSISTED-SUICIDE-LAWSUIT-1825672-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C521&ssl=1" /> I
Read →Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, two orders of Catholic nuns, and an Illinois pharmacist sued Illinois Sept. 3 over the state's physician-assisted suicide law, which permits physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide. The post Cardinal Cupich, women religious, Catholic pharmacist sue Illinois over assisted suicide law first appeared on OSV News .
Read →"The Gospel calls us to uphold the inviolable dignity and worth of the human person, from life's first moment to its natural end." The post Cardinal Cupich, sisters sue Illinois over assisted suicide law first appeared on Angelus News .
Read →State ballot measures ask voters to weigh in directly on a policy item, law or regulation, sometimes in lieu of or alongside the legislative process. The post Housing, gender, abortion policies among state ballot measures in 2026 first appeared on OSV News .
Read →Voters in multiple states will consider ballot measures on topics ranging from abortion and gender policy to housing and tax policy in November. The post Housing, gender, abortion policies among state ballot measures in November first appeared on Angelus News .
Read →The U.S. bishops are opponents of permitting distribution of mifepristone by mail, and have called on the Trump administration to rescind it. The post State challenge to policy permitting mifepristone by mail paused until after midterms first appeared on OSV News .
Read →The U.S. bishops are among those who have opposed the policy permitting distribution of mifepristone by mail. The post Federal judge delays states' bid to revoke abortion pill approval until after midterms first appeared on Angelus News .
Read →Cassidy said the Aug. 27 report was the result of an investigation into abortion pill manufacturers. The post Cassidy takes aim at FDA mifepristone regulation, manufacturers first appeared on OSV News .
Read →"Abortion drug companies are putting mothers at risk through their failure to properly oversee the prescription and distribution of their products." The post Cassidy report: Abortion pill makers may not be meeting legal requirements first appeared on Angelus News .
Read →An undated file photo shows a Dominican Sister of Hawthorne serving a resident at Rosary Hill Home in New York. " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260731T1356-JUDGE-BLOCKS-NUNS-ASSISTED-SUICIDE-ENFORCEMENT-1824229-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C565&ssl=1" /> A federal judge July 30 temporarily shielded four orders of women religious and Catholic health care ministries from enforcement of a New York state law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide. The post Court shields women religious from New York assisted suicide law
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