abortion

Supreme Court will wade back into abortion debate

By Richard Wolf — November 13, 2015

WASHINGTON — The justices will decide whether tough new restrictions placed on abortion clinics and doctors in Texas constitute an "undue burden" on women seeking legal abortions and should be struck down.

Polish vote marks resurgence of conservative Catholic values

By Reuters — October 28, 2015

WARSAW (Reuters) The staunchly Eurosceptic PiS, with a brand of patriotism infused with Catholic piety, takes over from the more secular-minded liberal Civic Platform, which led the country for the last eight years.

Ben Carson wants abortion outlawed, even in cases of rape or incest

By Richard Wolf — October 25, 2015

Mothers should not have the right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy, Carson said, just as slave owners did not have the right to do whatever they wanted to their slaves.

Do pro-lifers oppose gun control? Trevor Noah is only half-right

By Tobin Grant — October 8, 2015

Comedy simplifies reality. In this case, it over-simplified it.

Planned Parenthood leader and House Republicans tangle over funding

By Reuters — September 30, 2015

Congressmen accused the group of using funds for abortion and selling fetal tissue for profit but Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards called "outrageous allegations" against Planned Parenthood "untrue."

5 questions Iowa Faith & Freedom forum will answer

By Jason Noble — September 18, 2015

DES MOINES, Iowa —The candidates must establish their conservative credentials by voicing opposition to legal abortion, give a “full-throated” endorsement of one-man, one-woman marriage and condemn the U.S Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.

Hearing launches push to defund Planned Parenthood

By Paul Singer — September 9, 2015

WASHINGTON -- The first in a series of GOP hearings aims to make the case that the organization is illegally harvesting and selling tissue from aborted fetuses, a claim it vehemently denies.

Pope Francis asks priests to forgive the sin of abortion

By Rosie Scammell — September 1, 2015

VATICAN CITY (RNS) A person who has confessed “with a sincere heart” and is repentant cannot be denied forgiveness, the pope said.

4 reasons Hillary Clinton should apologize for her inflammatory abortion rhetoric (COMMENTARY)

By Trevin Wax — August 31, 2015

(RNS) Hillary Clinton shouldn’t label an opposing position as “extreme” just because she doesn’t agree with it.

Arkansas governor cuts state contracts with Planned Parenthood

By Reuters — August 15, 2015

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson canceled the state's contracts with Planned Parenthood, making his the third Southern state to do so since anti-abortion activists released videos that they say suggests the organization sells fetal tissue.

Does Ben Carson have a blind spot on fetal tissue?

By David Gibson — August 14, 2015

(RNS) The dispute could become a political problem for Carson as he becomes a factor in the crowded GOP field.

11-year-old Paraguay rape victim has baby, stokes abortion debate

By Reuters — August 14, 2015

ASUNCION (Reuters) An 11-year-old rape victim gave birth in Paraguay on Thursday after being denied termination of her pregnancy by doctors and judicial officials, stoking the debate over abortion in the overwhelmingly Catholic country.

Fetal tissue and Ben Carson’s abortion blind spot

By David Gibson — August 13, 2015

The Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon acknowledges that he did research using tissue from aborted fetuses. He says that's OK, but anti-abortion ethicists disagree.

For abortion foes, it’s now more ‘SHOCK!’ and less ‘Awwwww’ (ANALYSIS)

By David Gibson — August 7, 2015

(RNS) Many feared the bloody images that were staples of the annual March for Life may have repelled more than they converted. But the release of undercover Planned Parenthood videos suggests gruesome is back.

For abortion foes, it’s now more “SHOCK!” and less “Awwwww … ”