The Catholic bishops of Northern Ireland have asked the U.K. government to include a mandatory waiting period for women who request abortions under a new law.
Northern Ireland bishops ask for waiting period in new abortion law
In 2019, high court’s docket runs gamut of high-profile issues
2019 was a busy year for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Court won’t take challenge to Ky. law requiring ultrasound before abortion
The U.S. Supreme Court Dec. 9 declined to take up a challenge to a Kentucky ultrasound law that requires a physician or qualified technician to perform an ultrasound on a woman seeking an abortion and show the screen images to her.
Pro-life leaders say amendment would ‘enrich’ abortion providers overseas
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee for Pro-Life Activities, and 17 other pro-life leaders have called on President Donald Trump to block an amendment they say would “enrich global abortion providers,” which currently is part of a Senate appropriations measure.
Congress urged to pass bill on respectful ‘disposition’ of fetal remains
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, sent a letter Oct. 31 to members of Congress supporting the Dignity for Aborted Children Act.
Biden denied Communion at Mass during campaign stop in South Carolina
Biden attended morning Mass Oct. 27 at St. Anthony Church in Florence and was refused Communion by the pastor, Father Robert E. Morey, over Biden’s support for legal abortion.
Supreme Court agrees to take up Louisiana abortion case this term
The justices have agreed to weigh in on a Louisiana law that requires doctors at abortion clinics to obtain admitting privileges from a nearby hospital.
Court urged to hear Louisiana, Indiana cases and overturn Roe
A group of national pro-life leaders gather outside the Supreme Court Oct. 2 to release a petition bearing 250,000 signatures that calls on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its 1973 Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions.