anti-abortion
Conservative Christians praise Trump’s anti-abortion record but say he’s stopped short of the goal
By Holly Meyer and Tiffany Stanley — April 9, 2024
(AP) — As Republican-led states have outlawed or further restricted abortion, Democrats believe the fight over abortion rights helps them at the polls.
Mohler and the abortion abolitionists don’t take sin seriously enough
By Karen Swallow Prior — March 25, 2024
(RNS) — Abortion is a failure not just of individuals but also of the village.
Why pro-lifers are focusing on unwanted abortions
By Charles C. Camosy — January 31, 2024
(RNS) — From college students to partner violence victims, many women feel forced to terminate pregnancies.
Before he was House speaker, Mike Johnson represented a creationist museum in court. Here’s what that episode reveals about his politics
By William Trollinger — December 12, 2023
(The Conversation) — A scholar of American evangelicalism explains House Speaker Mike Johnson’s connections with Ark Encounter and the Creation Museum.
As Ohio and other states decide on abortion, anti-abortion activists look to rebrand themselves as not religious
By Anne Whitesell — November 7, 2023
(The Conversation) — An analysis of anti-abortion rights groups in the US shows that while some specifically turn to Christianity to explain their positions, others are looking at broader, human rights arguments.
Abortion vote in Ohio pushes ‘pro-life pro-choice’ Black clergy to take a side
By Kathryn Post — November 6, 2023
(RNS) — For some clergy, the fall of Roe v. Wade has motivated them to speak out on abortion for the first time.
Ohio shows that people want abortion to be legal
By Mark Silk — August 14, 2023
(RNS) — This should not be news.
A Notre Dame professor sues a student publication over its coverage of her abortion-rights work
By Giovanna Dell'orto — July 28, 2023
(AP) — The case is raising questions about press freedom and academic freedom at one of the nation’s preeminent Catholic institutions of higher education.
How Black clergy are reframing approach on abortion with congregations
By Amethyst Holmes — April 4, 2023
(RNS) — Even as some of the largest Black denominations oppose abortion, Black clergy face the reality that their congregations are disproportionately affected by lack of access to reproductive health services.
Texas judge in abortion pill case is a conservative favorite
By Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin Richer — March 17, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk is a former attorney for a Christian legal group and was appointed by President Donald Trump.
Catholic system pulls out of Connecticut hospital merger
By Associated Press — March 17, 2023
PUTNAM, Conn. (AP) — The proposed merger had raised concerns about the fate of reproductive health in the mostly rural region.
Frank Pavone, a priest for the age of Trump
By Jacob Lupfer — January 27, 2023
(RNS) — The former priest is a symbol of how the pro-life movement has been deformed by its totalizing tendencies.
State lawsuits defend abortion access with religious freedom
By Arleigh Rodgers — December 29, 2022
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Since Dobbs, lower courts in at least five states have issued rulings in abortion-related religious freedom lawsuits.
Anti-abortion priest Pavone defrocked for blasphemous posts
By Nicole Winfield — December 19, 2022
(RNS) — In a tweet Sunday, Pavone sounded defiant, comparing his fate to that of the unborn.
Dobbs gave abortion foes a win. Lindsey Graham’s 15-week bill set the next goal.
By Jacob Lupfer — October 12, 2022
(RNS) — Graham’s proposed legislation gets the GOP off the defensive on abortion.
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