Tag: abortion
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Pope Francis lauds Belgian king who chose to abdicate rather than sign abortion law
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Sep 28, 2024 / 14:15 pm Pope Francis lauded Belgian King Baudouin for choosing to temporarily abdicate the throne rather than sign a law legalizing abortion during a visit to the Catholic king’s tomb on Saturday in Belgium. The pope also expressed hope that the sainthood cause for King Baudouin,…
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Pro-life group launches ad debunking false claim that Georgia abortion law killed women
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 27, 2024 / 17:27 pm One of the country’s leading pro-life groups has launched a $500,000 television and digital ad campaign debunking misinformation that Georgia laws protecting unborn life killed two women. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, the group behind the ad, said the two women, Amber Thurman and Candi…
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Vatican secretary of state calls out United Nations for promoting abortion and gender ideology
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 24, 2024 / 18:25 pm In an address to the United Nations’ “Summit of the Future” in New York, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See’s secretary of state, emphasized the need for promoting the dignity of the human person and voiced the Vatican’s disapproval of the assembly’s promotion…
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Missouri abortion ballot measure could be thrown out following court ruling
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Sep 9, 2024 / 14:40 pm A proposed constitutional amendment in Missouri that would dramatically expand abortion in the state could be removed from the Nov. 5 ballot after a judge’s ruling over the weekend teed up an expected Tuesday final decision by the Missouri Supreme Court. Missouri’s proposed…