anti-abortion
Colombia’s highest court legalizes abortion up to 24 weeks
By Manuel Rueda — February 23, 2022
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — In Colombia, where a majority of the population identifies as Roman Catholic abortion has long been a controversial issue.
Being pro-life demands sacrifice — for a pandemic, too
By Karen Swallow Prior — January 25, 2022
(RNS) — It is not asking too much — in fact, it’s really the bare minimum — for those of us who believe we are justified in asking a woman to sacrifice much to preserve a life growing inside her body to inconvenience our own bodies by wearing a piece of cloth.
Abortion politics won’t end with Roe unless both sides pay to back up their principles
By Kenneth L. Woodward — January 21, 2022
(RNS) — In a word, Americans must agree to privatize abortion.
Court won’t stop Texas abortion ban, but lets clinics sue
By Mark Sherman — December 10, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday left in place Texas’ ban on most abortions, offering only a glimmer of daylight for clinics in the state to challenge the nation’s most restrictive abortion law. The decision, little more than a week after the court signaled it would roll back abortion rights and possibly overturn […]
As Supreme Court debates abortion, dueling theologies protest outside
By Jack Jenkins — December 1, 2021
(RNS) — ‘The issue of when life begins has been hotly debated by philosophers since the beginning of time — it’s still debated in religions,’ said Justice Sonia Sotomayor as the court heard oral arguments.
Poles protest strict abortion law after pregnant woman dies
By Associated Press — November 7, 2021
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Women’s rights activists say doctors in Poland, a heavily Catholic nation, now wait for a fetus with severe defects to die in the womb rather than perform an abortion.
Biden to nominate Joseph Donnelly as Vatican ambassador
By Jack Jenkins — October 8, 2021
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Donnelly, a Catholic lawyer and anti-abortion Democrat, served as one of Indiana’s U.S. senators from 2013 to 2019 and as a House member from 2007 to 2013.
The real question is: Who benefits from Texas’ new abortion law?
By Asha Dahya — September 4, 2021
(RNS) — Evangelicals would argue the unborn baby does. But what about the living mother? What considerations are they offering her in light of its impact?
Abortion just isn’t the motivating issue for evangelicals it once was
By Ryan Burge — August 9, 2021
(RNS) — Studies show white evangelicals, by and large, do not have a hard-line approach to abortion — other issues like immigration and race are taking priority over advocating for the unborn.
Sean Feucht’s ‘finale’ worship protest on the National Mall included more politics than usual
By Jack Jenkins — October 26, 2020
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Christian musician Sean Feucht's 'finale' concert for his worship protest tour was in D.C. Sunday and the event quickly shifted to a celebration for the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court.
My child with Down syndrome is not a political statement — and neither is Amy Coney Barrett’s
By Amy Julia Becker — October 26, 2020
(RNS) — We stay mired in our polarized political corners if we view women’s choices primarily as political statements when they in fact reflect ethical decisions made in the context of social forces.
‘AKA Jane Roe’ and the humiliation of the pro-life movement
By Karen Swallow Prior — May 26, 2020
(RNS) — The FX documentary about the Roe v. Wade case is another humiliation of pro-lifers in the media. But humility is what it takes to be truly in favor of the protection of the unborn child.
Faith groups react to claims famed anti-abortion activist was paid to switch sides
By Jack Jenkins — May 21, 2020
(RNS) — ‘It was all an act. I did it well, too. I am a good actress,’ said Norma McCorvey, anti-abortion activist also known as ‘Jane Roe’ from the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade.
Will the real pro-life political party please stand up?
By Shane Claiborne — February 15, 2020
(RNS) — The presidential election is shaping up to be a tough one for those who see it literally as a matter of life and death.
At the Vatican, Pope Francis and US VP discuss pathways for world peace
By Claire Giangravé — January 24, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis met with US Vice President Mike Pence for an hour-long conversation at the Vatican on Friday, as President Donald Trump attends the yearly March for Life in Washington D.C.
