Arizona’s top court revives 19th century abortion ban
Reuters Arizona’s top court on Tuesday revived a ban on nearly all abortions under a law from 1864, a half century before statehood and women’s suffrage, further restricting reproductive rights in a state where terminating a pregnancy was already barred at 15 weeks of gestation. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled four-to-two in favour of an […]
As March for Life continues, supporters, opponents plan more state action
United States RNS Last January, March for Life participants gathered for the first time after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, celebrating a long-sought victory even as they shifted their focus to the state level – the new battleground in the enduring abortion debate. A year later, after a series of disappointments for the organisation, in […]
Mexico’s Supreme Court upholds abortion rights nationwide, paving way for federal access
Mexico City Reuters Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a federal law criminalising abortion, reaffirming an earlier ruling that criminal penalties for abortion were unconstitutional and allowing the federal healthcare system to provide services. Mexico’s highest court, which consists of 11 justices, declared that criminal penalties for abortion were unconstitutional in 2021, but the […]
US midterms: Faith groups weigh the impact of abortion on the polls
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports that there is growing uncertainty surrounding how religious voters and others will engage with abortion policy as they head to the polls in the US midterms next month…
Essay: Pro-lifer 3.0 to abortion-rights supporters: Let’s talk
US Catholic columnist CHARLES CAMOSY writes, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that it’s time to “put on our big-boy and big-girl boots” and have an exchange that matters…
The President and abortion: US Catholic bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion
DAVID CRARY, of Associated Press, reports on how US Catholic bishops are grappling with President Joe Biden’s stance on abortion rights…
Essay: The future of the pro-life movement after Trump
In an article first published on Religion News Service, Catholic pro-life activist CHARLES C CAMOSY looks at how the pro-life movement in the US can move forward…
US politics: Political upheaval alters strategies in US abortion debate
In the wake of President Joe Biden’s inauguration last week, DAVID CRARY, of Associated Press, reports on the ongoing battle over abortion in the US…
ESSAY: TO SAVE OUR POLITICS, WE NEED NEW WAYS TO THINK AND SPEAK ABOUT ABORTION
Writing for the US context in an article first published on Religion News Service, academic and author CHARLES C CAMOSY argues for better ways of communicating when it comes to the issue of abortion…
ESSAY: PRO-LIFE LAWS ARE NEEDED – BUT THEY ARE NOT ENOUGH
US pastor and author – and pro-life advocate – MICAH FRIES, in an article first published by Religion News Service, calls for pro-life Christians to put aside their political divisions…