Tag 'dignity of the unborn'

An American flag flies behind security fencing outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 1, 2022 in Washington, DC.

True Democracy!

A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: All Americans who cherish our democratic traditions ought to welcome the overturning of Roe — even those who support legal abortion.

Michael Warsaw Publisher's Note June 24, 2022

Pro-lifers march in front of the Supreme Court building on June 13 in Washington.

Pro-Life States Poised to Act if Roe Is Overturned

From heartbeat bills to protections from conception, many U.S. states are positioned to enact protections for the unborn.

Lauretta Brown Nation June 23, 2022

‘Help Her Be Brave’ offers practical advice for aiding moms in need.

‘Help Her Be Brave’ Offers Practical Pro-Life Pointers

BOOK PICK: The bottom line is helping women and their babies.

John Grondelski Books June 21, 2022

Walking With Moms in Need, an initiative of the U.S. bishops, is gaining ground across the nation.

Pro-Life Groups Redouble Efforts to Help Moms in Need

Anticipating the overturn of Roe v. Wade, diocesan, parish pro-life groups mobilize Catholics to further help women and families, including through the program Walking With Moms in Need.

Susan Klemond Nation June 20, 2022

The Michigan State Capitol is located in Lansing.

Pro-Life, Catholic Groups File to Intervene in Michigan Abortion Lawsuit

Pro-life and Catholic groups are seeking to intervene in a lawsuit brought by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who asked the Michigan Supreme Court to declare that abortion is protected by the state’s constitution.

CNA Staff Nation April 23, 2022

Students from Liberty University sit and pray in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices hear hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, a case about a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, on December 01, 2021 in Washington, DC.

It’s Time for ‘Roe’ to Go!

A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER: The Supreme Court’s misguided 1973 decision is an epic constitutional error that cries out for correction.

Michael Warsaw Publisher's Note December 10, 2021

People gather in prayer on past National Days of Remembrance for Aborted Children: Billings, Montana, 2018 (above); and Hillside, Illinois, 2018 (below); and Scranton, Pennsylvania, 2017 (below). This year the date is Sept. 14. Below, memorial wreaths are set up at a special Mass via Elizabeth Ministry; and the Ray family is shown mourning a miscarried family member.

Burying the Unborn: Baby Burials Show Dignity of Tiny Lives

‘We must mourn the deaths of miscarried babies, as well as those lost through abortion.’

Elisabeth Deffner Culture of Life September 14, 2019

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards holds his hand to his heart, along with his wife, Donna Edwards, and their daughter Sarah Ellen Edwards, right, during the pledge of allegiance at the opening of the annual state legislative session in Baton Rouge on April 8. Nearly three decades ago, when Mrs. Edwards was 20 weeks pregnant with their first child, a doctor discovered their daughter had spina bifida and encouraged an abortion. The Edwardses refused. Edwards, who has repeatedly bucked national party leaders on abortion rights, signed legislation that would ban the procedure as early as six weeks of pregnancy.

Contrasting New Laws in Louisiana and Illinois Highlight States’ Abortion Divide

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says signing a pro-life measure is ‘what my Catholic Christian faith requires,’ but Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker counters that his own state is ‘making history’ with its pro-abortion legislation.

Lauretta Brown Nation June 4, 2019