Planned Parenthood
Grand jury indicts 2 behind Planned Parenthood videos
By Trevor Hughes — January 25, 2016
The grand jury declined to indict anyone from Planned Parenthood of the Gulf Coast -- the initial target of the investigation.
Religion news in 2015: Terror, fear and forgiveness
By Jerome Socolovsky — December 28, 2015
(RNS) "Faith-based" cleansing of ancient lands, murder and forgiveness motivated by scripture, and religiously inspired concern for the poor and the environment were hallmarks of 2015.
Top US Catholic bishop denounces anti-Islam backlash to shootings
By David Gibson — December 14, 2015
(RNS) Archbishop Joseph Kurtz also laments the Planned Parenthood attack and violence "in the name of God," and calls for stricter gun control.
Planned Parenthood and those villainous Christians (COMMENTARY)
By Jonah Goldberg — December 2, 2015
If we can't condemn Islam for Muslim terrorists, why condemn Christians? asks Jonah Goldberg.
Anti-abortion groups condemn Planned Parenthood shooting
By Steve Rabey — November 30, 2015
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (RNS) Colorado Springs, known as “the Vatican of evangelical Christianity," is headquarters of dozens of conservative evangelical ministries that oppose abortion. Many condemned Friday’s shooting.
Planned Parenthood attack kills a policeman, a mom and a veteran
By Reuters — November 28, 2015
The Colorado Springs clinic, which includes abortion services, has been the target of repeated protests by anti-abortion activists. The policeman who died was a co-pastor at an evangelical church.
Supreme Court’s Texas abortion ruling may have broad impact on other states
By Reuters — November 15, 2015
Courts have been more favorable toward tightened rules for clinics providing abortions. Four of the six laws similar to Texas', including measures in Missouri and Virginia, have been allowed, at least in part, to go into effect.
GOP 2016 contenders sling God talk, prep for debate
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — October 27, 2015
(RNS) The official debate topic is economic issues, but it might be hard to quell mention of Donald Trump's religious dig at Ben Carson.
Planned Parenthood’s problems go far beyond whether it sells organs (COMMENTARY)
By Charles C. Camosy — October 15, 2015
(RNS) Americans are slowly but surely waking up to a new reality: Planned Parenthood's leadership is shady and dishonest, and the organization depends on the violence of abortion for revenue.
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."
Ex-Ordain Women leader Kate Kelly joins Planned Parenthood of Utah
By Annie Knox — September 18, 2015
SALT LAKE CITY -- Planned Parenthood is fighting to maintain its federally funded programs in Utah.
Morality drives billionaire brothers to lead Ted Cruz’s financial backers
By Reuters — September 11, 2015
The Wilks brothers of Texas -- devoutly Christian conservatives who think climate change is "God's will" -- are pumping millions into the Cruz campaign.
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.
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.
Ted Cruz enlists evangelicals with campaign against Planned Parenthood
By Lauren Markoe — August 26, 2015
(RNS) Cruz's campaign against Planned Parenthood may be an effort to capture the evangelical base away from other contenders.