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Welcoming Supreme Court’s decision, USCCB leaders say it’s time to build pro-life culture
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Welcoming court's decision, leaders say it's time to build pro-life culture
Two leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops hailed the Supreme Court's June 24 decision to overturn the...
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The @OSV Editorial Board writes: “The court’s decision in Dobbs spelled the end of Roe & of Casey, but it is just the beginning of the next frontier for those committed to the cause of life. ... Having done so, now is the time to redouble our efforts”
Editorial: Dobbs, Roe and the true fact of life
On Friday, in a long-awaited decision on a law banning most abortions after 15 weeks in Mississippi, the U.S. Su...
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