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Analysis: legal pressures were behind Planned Parenthood’s restored funding
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (397+ words) Politico reported Jan. 13 that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in December "quietly released" tens of millions of dollars in previously frozen Title X family planning grants to Planned Parenthood and other abortion groups. The Trump administration had…...
Virginia bishop warns commonwealth's abortion amendment poses serious threat to vulnerable lives
7+ hour, 16+ min ago (413+ words) Credit: Encyclopedia Virginia / Virginia Foundation for the Humanities As thousands of pro-life advocates gathered at the Virginia State Capitol on Jan. 15 during the opening days of the General Assembly session, Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington issued a statement warning that…...
Tickets now available for Life Fest 2026 ahead of March for Life in D.C.
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (214+ words) Tickets are now on sale for Life Fest, a pre-March for Life morning rally and Mass scheduled for Jan. 23 at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in Oxon Hill in Washington, D.C. The event, organized by the Knights of Columbus…...
Support for abortion on the rise among Christian college administrations
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (506+ words) The number of Christian colleges that publicly expressed support for abortion rose from 2024 to 2025, with more than one in seven Christian colleges promoting or platforming abortion, according to a new report from Students for Life of America's Institute for Pro-Life…...
Pro-life college student organization to canvas at Wisconsin capitol in push for clean water bill
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (359+ words) Brett Jordan / Unsplash Students for Life Action (SFLAction) began canvassing at the Wisconsin capitol Jan. 5 for the Clean Water for All Life Act, which would require biohazard catch kits and supervision by medical professionals for chemical abortions. The pro-life group…...
Heartbeat International’s pregnancy helpline received 1.3 million contacts in 2025, triple that of 2024
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (264+ words) Heartbeat International announced Jan. 7 that the organization's pregnancy helpline, Option Line, assisted more than 1.3 million contacts in 2025, more than triple the number of people served in 2024. The service is confidential and offers "compassionate listening, accurate information, and seamless referrals to…...
US bishops urge protection of Hyde Amendment after Trump suggests ‘flexible’ stance on policy
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (384+ words) Luma Pimentel / Unsplash Following President Donald Trump's recent suggestion that Republicans should be "flexible" on the Hyde Amendment, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) released a statement rejecting any attempt by Congress to allow taxpayer dollars to be…...
Why young adults in San Francisco witness against abortion at Walk for Life
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (349+ words) Tens of thousands of pro-lifers are expected to converge Jan. 24 in San Francisco for the 22nd annual Walk for Life West Coast, many of them young people: why do they believe this witness is so important? A Jan. 6 article by Valerie…...
House speaker says he ‘won’t allow’ taxpayer-funded abortion in response to Trump’s remarks on Hyde Amendment
1+ week, 1+ day ago (295+ words) Gage Skidmore / Flickr House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., vowed that he would not allow taxpayer dollars to fund abortion, signaling that House Republicans are unlikely to compromise on the Hyde Amendment after President Donald Trump recently suggested Republicans should be…...
Scotland bishops denounce law barring pro-life speech near abortion facilities as grandmother is charged with violation
1+ week, 1+ day ago (721+ words) Arrest of Rose Docherty / ADF International The Catholic bishops of Scotland are speaking out against an unprecedented "buffer zone" law criminalizing pro-life speech near abortion facilities in the country, warning that the law "represents state overreach and curtails basic freedoms....