The rare but documented phenomenon of maternal infanticide across human societies and some animal species, highlighting that it often occurs due to environmental constraints such as scarcity of resources or lack of support for raising multiple children. It explains that humans, as cooperative breeders, rely on help from others to raise children, and when such support is insufficient, maternal commitment to an infant may be contingent, leading to instances of abandonment or infanticide as a form of balancing reproductive investment.
The University of Illinois Chicago's School of Law has approved Planned Parenthood of Illinois as a qualified employer for its federal work study program, allowing law students to earn wages working at the abortion provider. Additionally, UIC's School of Nursing runs fellowships that train clinicians to perform abortions, funded in part by a $2 million grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health, with these programs supported by state legislation influenced by a student referendum organized by Planned Parenthood's campus chapter.
Two men in Spain have been arrested and charged with four counts of murder, including the death of a pregnant woman and her preborn baby, following a gang-related shooting in Andalucia that also killed the woman's elderly mother and a teenage bystander. The shooting was reportedly retaliation for a 2024 narco-related incident, and authorities conducted multiple raids resulting in several arrests and the recovery of weapons and cash.
In Hawaii, the use of abortion pills has tripled over the last decade, now accounting for three out of every four abortions, while surgical abortions have declined to their lowest number in 10 years. The increase in chemical abortions is partly attributed to the availability of mail-order abortion pills and limited physical abortion facilities, with concerns raised about the higher risk of adverse events associated with the abortion pill compared to surgical abortions and other medications like acetaminophen.
The South Korean government announced plans to legalize and regulate the abortion pill Mifegymiso by March 2027, initially prescribing it in hospitals and later expanding distribution to pharmacies. The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea expressed strong opposition, warning that the measure institutionalizes abortion and calls for the government to choose a path that protects life while supporting women.
The 2024 Republican platform removed its longstanding promise to end abortion by constitutional amendment, replacing it with language that leaves abortion law up to the states. Senator Josh Hawley and over thirty pastors have launched the Declaration for Life, calling for a congressional ban on the abortion drug mifepristone, supported by seven Republican senators co-sponsoring related legislation.
Angela Stanton King, founder of Auntie Angie’s House, argues that the pro-life movement must provide practical support such as housing, food, and prenatal care to mothers in need to offer a real alternative to abortion. She highlights Massachusetts' recent law expanding abortion access after 24 weeks and calls for equal commitment to supporting women who choose motherhood beyond just opposing abortion.
The moral ambiguity surrounding abortion by comparing it to the uncertainty in baseball rules, emphasizing that unresolved evidence about fetal personhood should not automatically be taken as proof that the fetus is not a person. It also highlights the competing costs of continuing a pregnancy versus ending it, noting that both choices carry significant and irreversible consequences that must be weighed carefully in the face of uncertainty.
The complexity of defining consciousness and the difficulty in using it as a basis for justifying abortion. It references related content exploring whether consciousness should determine human rights, without providing a definitive stance within the text provided.
Thousands of people from across Slovakia gathered in Bratislava on 20 September for the fifth National March for Life, organized under the patronage of the Slovak Bishops’ Conference and centered on the capital’s Freedom Square. Fr.
A Dutch government review board concluded that the euthanasia of a two-year-old disabled toddler, who was born prematurely with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and other impairments, was handled well despite initial medical opinions that she still had treatment options. This case marks the first euthanasia of a child aged one to twelve in the Netherlands and has sparked international concern and comparisons to historical euthanasia programs targeting disabled children.
Brigitte Stegemann, an 83-year-old Christian woman in Ontario, Canada, was euthanised under the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) system despite showing visible distress and failing a cognitive test assessing her capacity to consent. Her granddaughter, Brigitte Kranendonk, alleges the procedure was performed without express consent, was botched causing Stegemann to bleed heavily, and is currently appealing to authorities to investigate the legality and circumstances of the death at The Pearl care home in Cannifton.
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte opened a Botox and filler counter in its Sacramento clinic in March 2026 after Congress cut off its Medicaid funding for one year under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Despite receiving $90 million in emergency funding from California, the organization continues to offer cosmetic treatments like Botox, fillers, and vein treatments to generate revenue, prompting Senator Marsha Blackburn to request an IRS investigation into whether this activity violates its tax-exempt status.
Kallie Fell, Executive Director of the Center for Bioethics and Culture, discusses the ethical, social, and human costs of the domestic surrogacy industry, highlighting its exploitation of women and commodification of children. The presentation calls for a reevaluation of policies and cultural attitudes that normalize surrogacy as a commercial transaction, challenging its portrayal as an act of compassion or empowerment.
The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law has approved Planned Parenthood of Illinois as a qualified agency for its federal work-study program, allowing law students to work part-time at Planned Parenthood using federal funds. Additionally, the UIC School of Nursing offers abortion training fellowships funded by a $2 million grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health, which supports abortion-related training programs at UIC, the Midwest Access Project, and Planned Parenthood of Illinois.
A federal court in the Middle District of Pennsylvania dismissed a lawsuit filed by pro-abortion groups challenging new grant eligibility guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that bar recipients using abortion as family planning from receiving Title X funds starting fiscal year 2027.
Christian leaders, led by Senator Josh Hawley and over 30 pastors, have issued a Declaration for Life calling for a ban on the abortion drug mifepristone and affirming the dignity of unborn children from conception. South Korean Catholic bishops have also opposed their government's expansion of abortion pill use, while pro-life groups in the U.S.
The Guiding Star Project is launching a telehealth pilot program in Minnesota to provide restorative reproductive medicine services, including virtual education, lactation consults, and FEMM cycle education classes, with plans to expand nationally to states where they have physical centers. Nurse practitioner Laura Ducote explained that the program aims to improve women's healthcare access and outcomes, addressing conditions like PCOS, heavy periods, and perimenopause, while promoting a culture of life by enhancing pregnancy and motherhood experiences to reduce the desire for abortion.
Virginia Democrats have proposed a constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights, including personal decisions about prenatal care and abortion access, which will appear on the November ballot. Catholic leaders from the Dioceses of Arlington and Richmond have strongly opposed the amendment, urging their congregations to vote no, citing concerns about the health and safety of mothers, parental rights, and the sanctity of marriage.
In November, voters in Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia will decide on abortion-related ballot initiatives that could either protect or expand abortion rights in their states. These measures include Idaho's Proposition 1 to create a right to abortion, Missouri's Amendment 3 to repeal the constitutional right to abortion, Nevada's Question 6 to establish a constitutional right to abortion, and Virginia's reproductive freedom amendment allowing abortion at any point in pregnancy with a broad health exception.
Christian leaders, led by Sen. Josh Hawley and over 30 pastors, have issued a Declaration for Life calling for a ban on the abortion drug mifepristone and affirming the dignity of unborn children from conception, with 100 faith leaders and 50,000 citizens signing the declaration.
Abortion kills humans and constitutes a human rights violation, challenging the notion that people concerned about human rights should ignore the issue. It also references a video and an older blog post from Secular Pro-Life that discuss these points and invites readers to comment on them.
Hassan Abbas, a medical resident in Toledo, Ohio, secretly gave his girlfriend abortion pills he ordered online under his estranged wife's identity, resulting in the loss of her unborn baby, and was sentenced to six months in jail with two years probation. In contrast, a similar case in Illinois resulted in a seven-year prison sentence, highlighting discrepancies in legal consequences for unlawful distribution of abortion-inducing drugs across states.
Florida couple Joshua and Natalie Strong filed a lawsuit against Brown Fertility clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, alleging the clinic used another man's sperm to create their daughter's embryo, as confirmed by DNA tests showing Joshua is not the biological father. The couple claims the clinic has not accounted for Joshua's missing sperm, refused to admit the error, and they are seeking damages exceeding $50,000 while raising concerns about the possible use of Joshua's sperm in other embryos without their knowledge.
Early voting for the 2026 midterm elections began in Virginia on September 18, featuring three state constitutional amendments placed on the ballot by the Democrat-controlled legislature. These amendments include enshrining abortion through the end of pregnancy as a state constitutional right, removing the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman to include same-sex and gender identity considerations, and automatically restoring voting rights to convicted felons upon completion of their sentences.
Kelsi Sheren discusses the first Dutch case under the expanded child life-termination framework, expressing horror that suffering was used to justify ending the life of a two-year-old who could not consent. She draws on her experience covering euthanasia and MAiD, noting the clinical language used to describe these irreversible actions.
The Texas Supreme Court has allowed Attorney General Ken Paxton's lawsuit against Yelp to proceed, challenging the company's use of labels on pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) that Paxton alleges are misleading because they were applied uniformly to all PRCs regardless of whether they have licensed medical professionals onsite. Yelp had initially placed labels stating that PRCs typically provide limited medical services and may not have licensed medical professionals, but changed the label after the lawsuit to say PRCs do not offer abortions or referrals, and the legal dispute continues after lower courts reinstated Paxton's suit despite Yelp's attempts to dismiss it.
A woman who had two abortions in the 1970s wrote an anonymous letter to South Carolina Citizens for Life describing her regret and sorrow, sharing her journey to finding forgiveness through Jesus Christ and urging women to choose life for their babies. She hopes her letter will influence women facing abortion decisions by emphasizing respect for the life inside them and the potential of every unborn child.
Roland Warren, President and CEO of Care Net, discusses how our most intimate relationships shape our views on abortion, emphasizing that a relationship with God is foundational to understanding freedom, responsibility, and human life. He argues that the abortion issue is deeply connected to the condition of our relationships and cannot be separated from them.
Virginia voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that changes Article I, Section 11 of the state constitution to allow abortion up to birth with minimal restrictions, including a mental health standard and no parental permission for minors. Polls show initial support for the amendment, but opposition increases when voters learn about its full implications, and the pro-life community is actively working to increase voter turnout against it despite being outspent financially.
