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Lawmakers, attorneys general back abortion pill challenge DOJ wants to pause
41+ min ago (729+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) "Twenty-one state attorneys general and 60 members of Congress were among the Republicans who filed amicus briefs in support of Louisiana's efforts to roll back the Biden administration's eased restrictions on mifepristone, a drug commonly, but not exclusively,…...
Key pro-life group warns lack of action on Hyde, mifepristone may ‘demotivate’ Republican voters
47+ min ago (458+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) "A key national pro-life group released polling Feb. 19 it said shows a potential failure by the Trump administration to act on pro-life policy priorities may demotivate Republican primary voters in the upcoming midterm elections. Dannefelser pointed to…...
As France holds day of prayer for people at the end of life, world’s euthanasia numbers soar
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (1044+ words) (OSV News) "As Catholics in France prepare for a nationwide prayer and fasting initiative Feb. 20 in anticipation of the final vote on a bill that "leads our country down the path of euthanasia and assisted suicide" and to "ask the…...
Bishops praise Virginia Legislature for halting assisted suicide bill
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (350+ words) (OSV News) " Two Virginia bishops are hailing the halt of legislation that would have legalized assisted suicide in that state. "Human life is sacred and no one should ever be abandoned or discarded," said Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington and…...
Bishops, pro-life leaders slam Notre Dame pro-abortion appointment as ‘slap in face,’ ‘betrayal’
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (1015+ words) (OSV News) " The naming of a pro-abortion faculty member as head of a Catholic university research institute is "a direct slap in the face to the Church's moral tradition," an Illinois bishop said, while several recipients of the school's top…...
Harvard researcher on human flourishing named to Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (415+ words) (OSV News) " A Harvard University academic whose work focuses on human flourishing told OSV News he is "honored and humbled" over his appointment by Pope Leo XIV to a Vatican research group. Tyler J. VanderWeele, professor of epidemiology at Harvard, has…...
Author of ‘Abortion and America’s Churches’ on the history of Christians and the abortion debate
1+ week, 6+ day ago (853+ words) Abortion remains a divisive issue in the United States, and while the Catholic Church has taken a clear stand against abortion, different Christian groups have been divided on the issue in a way that has informed the advocacy and arguments…...
Illinois pitching for funds to shore up abortion tourism denounced as ‘macabre’
2+ week, 3+ day ago (683+ words) CHICAGO (OSV News) "The executive director of the Illinois bishops" conference and an Illinois pro-life leader have decried the state"s call for funding to support Illinois" abortion tourism industry after recent data indicated a slight weakening in the number…...
Speakers, attendees at OneLife LA push for greater respect for life: ‘Everyone is a blessing’
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1234+ words) LOS ANGELES (OSV News) " When Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, took his turn to speak at this year's OneLife LA event, he chose to bring up a painful subject: his father. Bishop Seitz said his father walked away…...
Hispanic Pro-Life Conference: ‘We must unite our voices’ against abortion
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1007+ words) FALLS CHURCH, Va. (OSV News) " Following the National March for Life, the pro-life organization Alianza por la Vida (Alliance for Life) held its annual daylong conference to discuss ways Latino Catholics can continue to build a culture of life. This…...