The US Bishops have strongly condemned the recent decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve the oral contraceptive, OPILL, to be dispensed over-the-counter, calling the decision medically irresponsible because it puts womens’ health at risk.
Category Archives: Pro Life
Hidden Epidemic: Nearly 70% of Abortions are Unwanted
A new peer-reviewed study has found that nearly 70 percent of women with a history of abortion say their abortions were inconsistent with their values and preferences, with as many as one in four describing their abortions as unwanted or coerced.
Equal Rights Amendment (Once Again) Fails to Pass
Catholic lawyer and pro-life champion, Phyllis Schlafly in 1978 who led the charge to defeat the ERA.
A century-old amendment that would have added the right to abortion into the Constitution under the guise of securing “equal rights for men and women” has once again failed to pass in the Senate.
Court Delivers Partial Victory in Abortion Pill Case
After a Texas court decided that approval of the abortion pill, mifepristone, was invalid and ordered the drug off the market, an appeals court has decided to temporarily allow access, but is requiring the Food and Drug Administration to restore critical safeguards to chemical abortion drugs while the lawsuit proceeds.
Effort Underway to Curtail Abuse of FACE Act
Mark Houck and family who were unfairly targeted by the politicization of the FACE Act.
After repeated abuse of the FACE Act, a 1994 law that bars obstructing the entrance to abortion clinics which is now being used to target pro-life Americans, Congressional Republicans are taking action to prohibit the Department of Justice from using its funding to enforce the Act.
Prayers Needed for Major Pro-Life Hearing Tomorrow
U.S. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk for the Northern District of Texas, a Trump appointee, will hold a hearing on a case concerning FDA approval of chemical abortion drugs in this country that could result in forcing these dangerous drugs off the market.
Smithsonian in Legal Trouble Over Pro-Life Student Incident
After employees of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum kicked out a dozen Catholic high school students for wearing hats inscribed with pro-life messages after the Pro Life March, the institution has been put on notice to prepare for further action by both the U.S. Congress and a law firm that is now representing six of the students.
FBI Shamed Into Offering Reward for Info on Pregnancy Center Attacks
A move that is being called “a day late and a dollar short,” the FBI has announced that it is offering a $25K reward for information related to a series of attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers that will lead to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the suspect(s) responsible for the crimes.
First Week of New Congress Delivers Big Pro-Life Wins!
Photo by Christian Bowen on Unsplash
Less than a week after the 118th Congress got down to business, legislators took three important steps to protect the life of the unborn; they passed a bill protecting babies born alive after an abortion, a measure condemning political violence against pro-life crisis pregnancy centers, and defeated the radical Women’s Health Protection Act that would have legalized abortion up to the point of birth.
FDA Sued for Approving Chemical Abortion Drugs
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In the first lawsuit of its kind, four national medical associations and four doctors who work with pregnant and post-abortive women are suing the federal government for illegally approving chemical abortion drugs that harm women and girls.
