The family of Tierra Walker, a Texas woman who died from preeclampsia after being denied an abortion, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton and her medical team, alleging that Texas's abortion restrictions and their enforcement created a climate of fear that prevented timely medical intervention. Medical experts reviewing Walker's case stated her death was likely preventable, and the lawsuit highlights the tension between Texas abortion laws and medical decisions in cases where the mother's health is at serious risk.
Closing arguments in the case against the California Attorney General, filed by Thomas More Society on behalf of Heartbeat International and RealOptions, are scheduled for September 17, 2026, in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland after a nearly three-year legal battle and six-week bench trial. The defendants argue that the Attorney General failed to prove their speech about Abortion Pill Reversal is commercial, false, or misleading, and no evidence was presented of any woman harmed by APR, which remains legal and approved for continuing education in California.
Assisted suicide bills were defeated in the UK, Scotland, and Slovenia due to issues with unclear language and lack of protections for vulnerable people, highlighting cultural challenges and the need for better end-of-life care. The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition opposes medical homicide and calls for improved care, equality for people with disabilities, and support for those with chronic conditions, emphasizing that opposition to killing must come before providing better care.
Forty-three countries have signed the Geneva Consensus Declaration, which states that there is no international right to abortion nor any obligation for states to finance or facilitate abortion. The declaration, first enacted in 2020 and supported by various U.S.
Senator Josh Hawley announced the signing of a new Declaration for Life at the Missouri Prayer Breakfast, urging Christians and lawmakers across America to oppose chemical abortion and support legislation banning the abortion drug mifepristone. The Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act, co-sponsored by several Republican senators, aims to withdraw FDA approval of mifepristone and allow legal action against its manufacturers, with the FDA currently reviewing the drug and expected to announce a decision by the end of the year.
The emotional trauma experienced by women and men after abortion, including symptoms like nightmares, flashbacks, substance abuse, and self-destructive behaviors, supported by personal testimonies and counseling insights. It also highlights the unique challenges of chemical abortions occurring at home, the lack of medical oversight with telehealth distribution, and calls for public recognition of abortion trauma as a public health crisis with available healing resources.
The Federal Labor Government in Australia is proposing to expand voluntary assisted dying (VAD) via telehealth, allowing patients to choose assisted suicide over a video call without a doctor being physically present. Critics argue that this expansion risks undermining safeguards, especially for vulnerable individuals in rural and remote areas, where mental health services are limited and face-to-face assessments are considered crucial for evaluating patients' motivations and ensuring proper care.
Olivia Maurel, born to a surrogate mother and now an opponent of commercial surrogacy, argues for the complete abolition of surrogacy based on her personal experiences of psychological and emotional trauma after discovering her origins. She emphasizes that the surrogacy debate should focus on the rights and experiences of surrogate mothers and children rather than the desires of adults seeking children, highlighting the importance of biological roots and identity for children born through surrogacy.
Darlene Love revealed in a new documentary that her secret interracial relationship with Bill Medley ended after she had an abortion against his wishes, which led her into a deep depression. The article also discusses how many women in the entertainment industry, including starlets like Judy Garland and Lana Turner, were coerced or forced into abortions to protect their careers under studio pressures and morality clauses.
How changes in abortion laws in the United States following the Dobbs decision have resulted in increased use of medication abortion. It also examines women's experiences with medication abortion through their online narratives, as analyzed in a critical inquiry co-authored by Stuart W.
The expansion of euthanasia programs beyond terminally ill patients, highlighting concerns about their use for vulnerable groups such as the poor, homeless, veterans, and those with treatable mental and physical conditions. It specifically mentions the Dutch government euthanizing a 'severely disabled' child, which has caused public horror and criticism of assisted suicide policies.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old pregnant woman from San Antonio, died in December 2024 after doctors allegedly refused to perform an abortion despite her experiencing seizures and blood clots. Her family filed a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and other officials, claiming that the denial of abortion caused her death and arguing that Texas' abortion ban is unconstitutional.
Senator Josh Hawley announced the signing of a new Declaration for Life at the Missouri Prayer Breakfast, calling on Congress members to support his legislation to ban the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. The Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act, co-sponsored by several Republican senators, aims to withdraw FDA approval of mifepristone and allow lawsuits against its manufacturers, with the FDA currently reviewing the drug and expected to announce a decision by the end of the year.
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is reversing former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's conservative policies by allowing LGBT pride parades, revising adoption approval processes for single applicants, and planning to repeal bans on promoting homosexuality and gender ideology to children. Additionally, Magyar's government is reviewing pro-life policies, including the requirement for pregnant mothers to hear fetal heartbeats and the potential approval of the abortion pill and changes to morning-after pill prescriptions.
Martina Anderson, a former Irish Republican Army member and later Irish politician, revealed that she had an abortion in the 1980s while preparing to join a bombing mission in England during the Troubles. Anderson spent more than a decade in prison for her involvement in the plot.
The UCSF study on telehealth medication abortion tracked 6,034 cases but lost contact with 1,580 women, over a quarter of the participants, and assumed their outcomes matched those who reported back. This lack of follow-up potentially undercounts complications, as independent analyses and insurance data suggest serious adverse event rates closer to 11 percent, contrasting with the study's reported 0.25 percent serious adverse event rate.
Right to Life of Michigan urges a no vote on Proposal 1, the question of holding a Constitutional Convention to amend the state constitution on the November 3 ballot. The organization clarifies that abortion is not on the ballot and criticizes Democrats for misrepresenting the issue while emphasizing that any changes from a convention would require voter approval before ratification.
National Right to Life has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for election to the U.S. Senate, citing his consistent defense of life during his service as attorney general.
A Greek couple, Cristina Rapti-Tzelepi and Constantinos Raptis, welcomed a baby girl named Georgia after implanting an embryo that had been frozen for 22 years following the death of their 21-year-old son Giorgos in a motor accident. Due to Greek law restricting IVF procedures after age 54, they had a limited window to implant the embryo, and they have not ruled out the possibility of implanting other frozen embryos in the future.
A two-year-old child with cerebral palsy and epilepsy died by euthanasia in the Netherlands at the end of 2025, marking the first euthanasia case for a non-infant child under 12 following the country's 2024 law expansion allowing euthanasia for children of all ages. Independent doctors initially concluded the child was not continuously suffering unbearably and that reasonable alternatives existed, but a subsequent doctor determined the euthanasia criteria were met, and the Review Committee found the doctor complied with due-care requirements.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is collaborating with Christian groups to encourage Republican officeholders and candidates to sign a 'Declaration for Life' pledge aimed at supporting legislation to restrict abortion.
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.
The ongoing issues in the largely unregulated commercial surrogacy industry in the United States, highlighting legal and ethical complications such as a custody battle involving an Alaskan surrogate and the exploitation of surrogacy loopholes by foreigners, including Chinese billionaire Xu Bo who allegedly purchased over 100 children born on U.S. soil for citizenship purposes.
A group of international organizations has petitioned a United Nations special rapporteur to recognize surrogacy as a contemporary form of slavery, arguing that it treats the child as an object of a contract and fits the 1926 Slavery Convention's definition of slavery. Surrogacy is banned in several countries and heavily regulated in others, with debates focusing on ethical concerns, legal recognition of children born via surrogacy, and the rights and protections of surrogates, especially in the United States where laws vary by state.
Abortions in the United States increased from 1,108,810 in 2024 to 1,129,020 in 2025, according to data from the #WeCount project and Guttmacher's MAPS. The rise in abortions is attributed to factors including more women ordering abortion drugs online and obtaining abortions in states where it remains legal, as well as increased out-of-state travel for abortions, despite various state-level legal restrictions enacted after the overturning of Roe v.
The United States hosted the sixth annual Geneva Consensus Declaration on Capitol Hill, with 43 member countries supporting the right to life, family, women's health, and national sovereignty, and President Donald Trump reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to these values in a letter presented by Vince Haley.
The surrogacy industry’s frequent association with abortion, particularly in cases involving multiple pregnancies or medical abnormalities, and highlights a recent case where a surrogate refused to abort a baby diagnosed with a serious congenital heart condition. It also presents the Catholic Church's condemnation of surrogacy as a violation of the dignity of both the child and the mother, emphasizing that a child is a gift and not a product or property.
Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, expressed gratitude for the defeat of assisted suicide bills in the UK, Scotland, and Slovenia in 2025. These outcomes highlight both a lack of overwhelming support for euthanasia and assisted suicide and reveal significant cultural challenges, particularly in the UK, partly due to ineffective language in the proposed bills.
A 19-year-old hairdressing apprentice in London was awarded nearly £30,000 after an employment tribunal found her manager told her to have an abortion because she was too young and subsequently dismissed her after she inquired about returning to work post-maternity leave. The tribunal upheld her claims of unfair dismissal, pregnancy discrimination, and age discrimination, noting no evidence of performance issues and concluding her pregnancy was the principal reason for her dismissal.
Tierra Walker, a high-risk patient with severe preeclampsia and other chronic conditions, died due to untreated hypertensive cardiovascular disease and inadequate medical care, not because of Texas' abortion ban. Medical experts and the law indicate that life-saving interventions, including induction of labor, were legally permitted and that her death resulted from failures in basic obstetric care rather than restrictions imposed by the abortion statute.
