Planned Parenthood
Bishop Carlton Pearson, Tulsa pastor declared heretic for views on hell, dies at 70
By Adelle M. Banks — November 20, 2023
(RNS) — 'I’d rather err on the goodness, greatness and graciousness of God than the opposite,' Pearson once said.
US Jews mourn the anniversary of the fall of Roe with a yahrzeit
By Yonat Shimron — June 23, 2023
(RNS) — American Jews lit a candle made to burn for 24 hours to remember the souls of people who have died in forced births.
After Roe, 50th March for Life a turning point for national, state abortion protests
By Adelle M. Banks and Jack Jenkins — January 19, 2023
(RNS) — Since last summer’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, much of the focus of the abortion fight has moved to statehouses.
Abortion doulas look to spiritual rituals as they brace for increased demand
By Kathryn Post — July 12, 2022
(RNS) — Abortion doulas who draw on spirituality challenge the abortion debate’s religious/secular divide.
Florida judge hears arguments on state’s new abortion law
By Anthony Izaguirre — June 27, 2022
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Planned Parenthood is among those seeking a temporary emergency injunction to stop the law. A Florida synagogue also sued.
Abortion and bioethics: Principles to guide U.S. abortion debates
By Nancy S. Jecker — June 23, 2022
(The Conversation) — A bioethicist explains the four ethical principles that guide medical practitioners’ thinking about abortion, such as autonomy and justice.
Abortion foes, accustomed to small wins, ready for a big one
By Matt Sedensky — June 15, 2022
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) —A movement built of tiny steps and endless setbacks, though, now seems poised for a massive leap, with the Supreme Court weighing undoing the constitutional right to abortion found in Roe v. Wade.
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.
Conflict over abortion laws won’t abate if Roe v. Wade falls
By David Crary — November 22, 2021
On both sides of America’s abortion debate, activists are convinced that Roe v. Wade — the 1973 Supreme Court ruling establishing a nationwide right to abortion — is imperiled as never before. Yet no matter how the current conservative-dominated court handles pending high-profile abortion cases — perhaps weakening Roe, perhaps gutting it completely — there […]
Backlash over Planned Parenthood fundraiser continues at Loyola Marymount University
By Alejandra Molina — November 18, 2021
(RNS) — To Elena Sandoval, a junior at Loyola Marymount, the university ‘made it clear they don’t support women’s health and reproductive rights.’
A student group’s Planned Parenthood fundraiser draws backlash at Catholic university
By Alejandra Molina — November 4, 2021
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The semiformal event is being planned by LMU Women in Politics, a registered student organization that fights ‘for women’s equality on and off campus.’ All ticket proceeds will be donated to Planned Parenthood, according to an event flyer.
Jon Meacham pulled from Samford University event over ties to Planned Parenthood
By Jessica Mundie — October 29, 2021
(RNS) — After receiving backlash from pro-life students about Meacham’s association with Planned Parenthood, Samford University has decided to postpone his lecture, which was scheduled during a presidential inauguration event.
Planned Parenthood announces new clergy advocacy board members, many from red states
By Jack Jenkins — April 13, 2021
(RNS) — 'As a clergyperson who discovered my call to ministry within a Planned Parenthood, it was a no-brainer,' said the Rev. Katey Zeh, who heads the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.
Millennial Catholics go ‘biking for babies,’ raise funds for crisis pregnancy clinics
By Eric Berger — July 16, 2019
ST. LOUIS (RNS) — Wearing blue and yellow Biking for Babies cycling jerseys and traveling mostly through red states, the 23 riders, the majority of them Catholic and college-age, said they often encountered people who support their mission.
Catholic school may bar girl over Planned Parenthood sticker
By Associated Press — February 9, 2018
(AP) — The 'I stand with Planned Parenthood' sticker was one of several on Sacred Heart Greenwich sophomore Kate Murray’s laptop.
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