Two days after Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill into law to protect in vitro fertilization, the head of a U.S. bishops’ committee reiterated the Catholic Church’s stance against the fertility treatment.
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Biden Promises to Restore Roe V Wade as the ‘Law of the Land’
The state of the union “is strong and getting stronger,” President Joe Biden said in his March 7 address.
Military Archbishop ‘Deplores’ Plan for VA to Permanently Provide Abortions
Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, has called the federal government’s decision to make permanent a policy to provide abortions under certain circumstances “at odds with the notion that the military protects the innocent.”
Permanent Implementation of US Military Abortion Policy for Service Members
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is solidifying a policy to offer abortions under specific circumstances to service members, even in states where abortion is prohibited.
Alabama Lawmakers Pass Bills to Protect IVF Workers From Charges
Less than two weeks after Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are people and that individuals could be held liable for destroying them, the state’s lawmakers passed legislation protecting in vitro fertilization providers and patients from criminal or civil liability if embryos are damaged or destroyed.
CVS, Walgreens Plan to Dispense Abortion Pill in States Where It’s Legal
Officials at Walgreens and CVS announced March 1 that they are getting ready to sell the abortion pill mifepristone in early March in states where it is legally allowed.
Florida Supreme Court Hears Argument About Abortion Ballot Amendment
Florida’s Supreme Court justices Feb. 7 did not seem supportive of the challenge by state officials over a ballot initiative that aims to keep abortion protections in the state Constitution.
High Court to Hear Arguments About Access to Controversial Abortion Pill
The Supreme Court said it will hear arguments on March 26 about how patients can access the commonly used abortion pill, mifepristone.
‘Super Noah’ Thrives While Raising Down Syndrome Awareness
Watching her son Noah shuffle across the living room floor, iPad in hand and grinning ear to ear, Yamileth Johnson cannot imagine not having the nearly 6-year-old boy in her life.
Those Fighting Abortion ‘Must Bring Light to the Darkest Corners,’ Bishop Says at Prayer Vigil for Life
Before thousands of faithful gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for the opening Mass for the National Prayer Vigil for Life, Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, offered a reminder that much work remains to be done in advocating against abortion and to serve families in need.