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Pastor Fights in Court to Overturn Conviction for Preaching Outside Abortion Biz

As the UK continues cracking down on pro-life free speech, a pastor in Northern Ireland is fighting for his right to free speech. A retired Baptist pastor is appealing his conviction for preaching near a hospital that kills babies abortions, arguing that Northern Ireland’s buffer zone law criminalized gospel preaching that made no reference to […] The post Pastor Fights in Court to Overturn Conviction for Preaching Outside Abortion Biz appeared first on LifeNews.com .

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FDA Provides Update on Abortion Drug Review

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided a court-ordered update on the status of the agency’s long-awaited safety review of the abortion drug mifepristone. The study officially began in September 2025 with a completion date set for the end of 2026—but on October 7, the agency reported that the study would be published […] The post FDA Provides Update on Abortion Drug Review appeared first on Concerned Women for America .

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Haunting photos show pregnant Sandra Birchmore’s ultrasound — before she was allegedly killed by cop who sexually abused her

An ultrasound of Sandra Birchmore's unborn son was shown in court Wednesday at the trial of disgraced ex-cop Matthew Farwell, who is accused of killing her to keep her quite about their affair and her pregnancy.

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Indiana Challenges Ruling Pushes Teens Out of State for Abortions

Indiana officials are asking a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling that allows abortion activists to refer pregnant teens out of state for abortions without parental consent. It’s a decision that undercuts a pro-life state law intended to keep parents involved and effectively sends teens out of state for secret abortions.

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Christian healthcare providers protected from assisted suicide law under court order

A new court ruling protects nearly all healthcare providers affiliated with Catholic and Christian healthcare institutions in the state of Illinois from having to provide or refer patients for assisted suicide as litigation surrounding the state’s new assisted suicide mandate continues.

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Pritzker Threatened Catholic Doctors Who Refuse Assisted Suicide Until a Federal Judge Stepped In

JB Pritzker signed a law letting Illinois doctors hand dying patients a lethal prescription. Buried inside his law was a threat aimed at every Catholic doctor, nurse, and religious sister in...

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FDA Delay Means Mail-Order Abortions Will Likely Continue Into 2028

The Food and Drug Administration plans to complete its long-awaited review of abortion drugs in mid-December, but the public won’t see the results until March, according to a Wednesday filing from the Justice Department. The 5th Circuit Court ordered the FDA to provide an update on its abortion pill safety review by Oct.

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The FDA’s Broken Promises And The Real Cost Of Mail-Order Abortions

As the abortion drug mifepristone continues to take more U.S. lives than fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin combined, a court-ordered update on the Food & Drug Administration’s long-awaited safety study shows the agency is in no apparent hurry to deliver the “gold standard science” every single one of its leaders has promised — with no action ...

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What’s at Stake if Abortion Is Enshrined in Wisconsin’s Constitution?

Across the country, states that have enshrined abortion into their constitutions have seen their common-sense pro-life laws challenged in court. Wisconsin could face similar consequences if abortion were added to our state… The post What’s at Stake if Abortion Is Enshrined in Wisconsin’s Constitution?

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Three AGs are Suing to Stop Mail-Order Abortions

Three state attorneys general just announced they are challenging blue state shield laws facilitating illegal abortion drug shipments. But they’re not just taking their case to the Supreme Court, they’re also seeking damages from those smuggling unlawful pills that harm women and the unborn into their states.

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Kentucky Sues Group Advertising Illegal Abortion Drugs At State Fair

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...

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Ontario court denies application for MAID for mental illness

Paul Tuns: Ontario Superior Court Justice Carissima Mathen denied Claire Brosseau and Dying With Dignity an injunction to approve Brosseau to be killed by Medical Assistance in Dying based on mental illness as the sole criteria. Brosseau, a 49-year-old Toronto woman, is an actress and comedian, who filed a motion in May seeking a constitutional [...] The post Ontario court denies application for MAID for mental illness appeared first on The Interim .

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Court Stops Illinois From Penalizing Catholic Hospitals That Refuse Assisted Suicide

A federal court has stopped Illinois from penalizing Catholic hospitals and religious health workers who refuse to take part in the state’s assisted-suicide law, including a requirement that they tell terminally ill patients how to obtain lethal medication. U.S.

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Pro-Life Woman Arrested for Praying at Abortion Biz Pleads Not Guilty

A pro-life leader pleaded not guilty in court today after prosecutors brought five new charges accusing her of silently praying near an abortion facility. This is the first criminal case under Britain’s national buffer-zone law, which prohibits pro-life free speech outside abortion businesses.

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Court order protects Catholic hospitals from Illinois assisted suicide law for terminally ill

Illinois Catholic hospitals and religious healthcare workers can’t be penalized for refusing to inform terminally ill patients of assisted suicide options, a new court order ruled. The Medical Aid in Dying bill, signed into law on Dec.

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Trump Finally Gives Update on Deadly Drug—Why Its Opponents Are Not Happy

The Food and Drug Administration plans to complete its long-awaited review of abortion drugs in mid-December, but the public won’t see the results until March, according to a Wednesday filing from the Justice Department. The 5th Circuit Court ordered the FDA to provide an update on its abortion pill safety review by Oct.

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