The Supreme Court agreed Dec. 13 to look at a dispute over the availability of a commonly used abortion pill, mifepristone, making it the first abortion case it will hear since its decision overturning Roe v. Wade last year.
Author: Carol Zimmermann
Fed Judge OKs Buffer Zones Around Abortion Clinics in Several NY Counties
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction requested by New York Attorney General Letitia James to create a buffer zone for protesters at New York abortion clinics in several counties.
Texas Woman Leaves State After State Supreme Court Halts Emergency Abortion
The Texas Supreme Court on Dec. 8 temporarily halted a state’s lower-court order that would have allowed a Texas woman who is 20 weeks pregnant to get an abortion.
Wisconsin Judge Affirms: 179-year-old State Law Does Not Ban Abortions
The Wisconsin Catholic Conference expressed “deep sadness and incredulity” over a Wisconsin judge’s decision stating that a state law from 1849 interpreted as banning abortions does not actually do so.
The Immaculate Conception: Mary’s Exemption From Original Sin
Although the Catholic Church has been celebrating the feast of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 8 as a dogma for almost 170 years, and its tradition goes back much further in Church history, it turns out there is still confusion over what the solemnity is about.
Catholic Leader: Use of Death Penalty in U.S. Is ‘On Its Way Out’
A Catholic advocate against the death penalty was encouraged by an annual report, released Dec. 1, that shows that 29 states either abolished the death penalty or paused executions this past year.
Facing Bankruptcy, Diocese of Rockville Centre Plans $200 Million Offer To Abuse Survivors
In its revised bankruptcy plan filed Nov. 27, the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, said it planned to offer $200 million to approximately 600 survivors of abuse, saying this was its “best and final offer.”
Idaho Officials Ask Supreme Court to Let Abortion Ban Stand While Case Is Argued
Idaho officials have asked the Supreme Court to put a temporary hold on a federal judge’s ruling preventing the state from enforcing its near-total abortion ban that would allow the state to prosecute physicians who perform abortions.
Archbishop, Catholic Advocates Call on Oklahoma Governor to Commute Death Penalty Sentence
Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley and leaders of the Catholic Mobilizing Network that advocates against the death penalty have urged Oklahoma’s governor to grant clemency to a man scheduled to die by lethal injection Nov. 30.
Catholic Relief Services Staff Brave Dangers of War to Aid Palestinians in Gaza
Every day amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, a Palestinian Catholic Relief Services staff member makes his way by donkey to various shops in Gaza to check if they have been bombed, and if not, if they still have supplies.