After serving as the director of pro-life activities for the New York State Catholic Conference (NYSCC) for almost four decades, Kathleen M. Gallagher is retiring at the end of January.
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Northern Ireland Bishops Lament Defeat of Bill to Protect Disabled Unborn Children
Catholic bishops in Northern Ireland said the defeat of a bill that would have prevented late term abortions for non-fatal disabilities in unborn children “will send a message to all citizens that unborn disabled babies, are fundamentally less valued than those who are able-bodied.”
Supreme Court Sends Texas Abortion Case to Federal Appeals Court
Less than a week after the Supreme Court ruled that the Texas abortion law could stay in place, the court sent back a lawsuit against the state’s abortion law to a federal appeals court, not to the District Court judge who had tried to block the law.
Google Pulls Ads From Pro-Life Group, Live Action; Lawmakers Demand They Reverse the Decision
On Dec. 8, two dozen members of Congress from both the House and Senate submitted a letter, hand-delivered to Google CEO Sundar Pichai by Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., demanding Google reverse its decision.
FDA Decision Allows Abortion Drugs to be Prescribed Online and Sent in Mail
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision to lift restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone — paving the way for women to obtain the pill by mail and self-perform abortions as early as 10 weeks of gestation without an in-person clinic visit — has drawn new criticism from pro-life advocates.
Catholic University Allows Student Group’s Planned Parenthood Fundraiser
Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez said Nov. 5 he was “deeply disappointed” by Loyola Marymount University’s decision to allow a student group’s fundraiser for Planned Parenthood to go forward later the same day despite thousands of protests against the event.
Planned Parenthood Fundraiser to Go Ahead on Campus of Catholic University
Pleas from members of the Loyola Marymount University community against Friday’s on-campus Planned Parenthood fundraiser have fallen on deaf ears, with the Catholic university allowing the event to continue as scheduled.
Supreme Court Could be Leaning to Allow Challenges to Texas Abortion Law
During oral arguments just shy of three hours Nov. 1, the Supreme Court closely examined — and seemed to have concerns about — how the new abortion law in Texas was framed and is enforced.
From Planned Parenthood To Advocacy for Saving Lives
Mayra Rodríguez got a close-up view of the devastating physical and emotional effects of abortion — not because she had one herself, but because she used to be the manager of a Planned Parenthood clinic.
Supreme Court Keeps Texas Abortion Law in Place, Says it Will Review It
Texas state officials Oct. 21 urged the Supreme Court to leave the state’s current abortion law in place, and they also advised the court not to fast-track abortion providers’ challenge to the law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.