‘Abortion Pill’
‘Abortion Pill’ (photo: New Africa / Shutterstock)

Courts Look at the Abortion Pill, and More on the German Bishops (Dec. 16)

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a key abortion case in 2024. The nation’s highest court will weigh in on how patients can access the widely used abortion pill mifepristone. The Register’s National Correspondent Lauretta Brown brings us this story and more from the Register’s coverage of abortion in the United States. But first we get an update on what seems to be a standoff between the Vatican and German Bishops from Jonathan Liedl, who has been reporting on this ongoing story from Rome.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on March 26 for a lawsuit brought by the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, which seeks to impose more restrictions on the prescription of mifepristone.

US Supreme Court Hears Abortion-Pill Case

A pro-life doctor’s group is challenging the FDA’s approval of mifepristone and subsequent deregulation of the drug. Oral arguments in the case were heard March 26, ahead of an expected June ruling.

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis