One of the Families First Projects’ foundational goals is to create an appropriate “policy ecosystem” that supports the creation of stable families and helps them flourish by making it easier to get married, stay married, have kids, raise kids in economically stable environments, and care for extended family.
On the eve of the annual national March for Life, leading experts convened by the University of Notre Dame’s de Nicola Center discuss a post-Roe world in which mothers, babies (born and unborn), and families are protected and cared for as they deserve.
The court announced Dec. 7 that the legislation to ban “direct” and “indirect” pro-life “influence” within 100 meters of abortion facilities did not infringe the right to free expression upheld by the convention, to which the U.K. is a signatory.
The court’s ruling said there is no constitutional right to abortion in the United States, immediately bringing all abortion policy decisions to the state level and prompting state ballot measures on abortion in the November election.
In focus: National Prayer Vigil for Life set, Maryland AG files motion to release sex abuse report, cardinal celebrates Mass for Ukraine
Scheduled for Jan. 19-20 at the national shrine, the vigil has always coincided with the eve of the March for Life, which marks the date of 1973 decision of the court’s Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
Imagine how long it would take to place 800 small Right to Life flags on a church lawn.
Describing the court’s reversal decision on the 1973 Roe v. Wade as “extraordinary,” the bishops said that the work to support families must be widened.
