After the U.S. Senate failed May 11 to advance a “radical” abortion bill, the chairmen of two U.S. bishops’ committees urged Congress “to stop pushing abortion as the solution to needs of women and young girls” and “embrace” public policy initiatives that protect “both mother and child.”
Known as the “Oklahoma Heartbeat Act,” the House bill bans abortions after fetal cardiac activity can be detected.
On the day before the prayer vigil, the Maryland State Senate passed legislation that would repeal state restrictions barring physician assistants, nurse midwives and nurse practitioners from performing abortions.
The chairmen of several U.S. bishops’ committees and the head of March for Life March 11 praised the U.S. senators who voted to pass the government’s omnibus bill with the Hyde Amendment and other pro-life provisions included in it.
President Joe Biden announced Feb. 25 at the White House that he is nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a federal appeals court judge, to serve on the Supreme Court.
Nearly 50 years ago when Roe v. Wade legalized abortion nationwide, a woman in Huntington, Indiana, saw the need to support pregnant women and help protect the lives of unborn babies in her small corner of the world.
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act has cleared all the hurdles and awaits a final vote in the Senate in the coming weeks.
“What serves political interests may not serve the interests of women and children. The battle for hearts and minds remains the greater challenge, and that struggle will never be won in the political trenches alone.”
