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Planned Parenthood to receive Medicaid funds again as defunding provision expires
8+ hour, 27+ min ago (256+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- A provision of the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' that stopped Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid payments for a year expired July 4, allowing the nation's largest abortion provider to regain access to hundreds of millions of dollars…...
As Planned Parenthood defunding nears expiration, USCCB pro-life chair backs bill to block funds
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (463+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Ahead of the July 4 expiration of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act provision that eliminated Medicaid funds to health providers who also perform abortions, the U. S. bishops' pro-life chairman expressed support for legislation that would block federal Title…...
Bishops' pro-life chair 'urgently' encourages FDA to proceed with safety review on mifepristone
2+ mon, 12+ hour ago (359+ words) The Boston Pilot. com Bishops' pro-life chair 'urgently' encourages FDA to proceed with safety review on mifepristone by Kate Scanlon, OSV News Listen to this article now WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The head of the U. S. bishops' pro-life committee has written a…...
Rally speakers confident about abortion law changes but see work ahead. Published Jan. 21 2022. Nation.
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (220+ words) The Boston Pilot Specials May. 1 2026 America's oldest Catholic newspaper Rally speakers confident about abortion law changes but see work ahead WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Speakers at the annual March for Life on Washington's National Mall Jan. 21 spoke of a likely tipping point…...
Canadian cardinal urges vote to stop expansion of assisted suicide to those with mental illness
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (293+ words) TORONTO (OSV News) -- In letters to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and all members of Parliament from the Toronto area, Cardinal Frank Leo asked that they 'choose life and not death' and build a civilization that cares when voting on…...
Latest Planned Parenthood report: abortions and taxpayer funding up, cancer screenings down
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (200+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Planned Parenthood's new 2024-2025 annual report showed an increase in abortions from the previous year's report, while also showing an increase in government funding. At the same time, it showed a decrease in cancer screenings and prevention services....
Trump DOJ efforts to block abortion pill challenges frustrate pro-life advocates
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (249+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Trump administration has asked multiple judges to pause several state lawsuits seeking to roll back Biden administration-era eased restrictions on mifepristone, a drug commonly, but not exclusively, used for first trimester abortion, prompting frustration from pro-life…...
Rally speakers confident about abortion law changes but see work ahead
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (272+ words) WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Speakers at the annual March for Life on Washington's National Mall Jan. 21 spoke of a likely tipping point in the current protest against legalized abortions in the United States, but they also urged the crowd to remain vigilant…...
Bishop Rhoades 'grateful' as pro-abortion professor declines Notre Dame institute post. Published Mar. 6 2026. Nation.
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (122+ words) The Boston Pilot. com Bishop Rhoades 'grateful' as pro-abortion professor declines Notre Dame institute post by Gina Christian, Megan Marley, OSV News Listen to this article now (OSV News) -- Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, welcomed news that…...
At least 9 bishops join Bishop Rhoades in outcry over Notre Dame appointment
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (226+ words) (OSV News) -- Bishops, former faculty and other Catholic intellectual leaders are backing a call from an Indiana bishop to rescind the administrative appointment of a pro-abortion professor at the University of Notre Dame. As of Feb. 13, at least nine bishops,…...