WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Prior to the second anniversary of a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its prior abortion precedent, pro-life activists said much of their …
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Washington Roundup: Senate Democrats target Comstock Act; archbishop condemns political violence
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — In Washington, a group of Senate Democrats introduced legislation seeking to repeal a provision in a 150-year-old law that that they say could be used to …
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Court temporarily blocks enforcement of EEOC abortion provision in challenge by USCCB, others
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — A federal court in Louisiana has issued a temporary injunction blocking a federal agency from enforcing an abortion provision in regulations meant to add workplace protections …
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Washington Roundup: High court on mifepristone, bump stocks; White House on Hunter Biden conviction
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Supreme Court June 13 unanimously dismissed a challenge to mifepristone, a pill commonly used for abortion, finding that the challengers lacked standing to bring the …
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Supreme Court dismisses challenge to abortion drug mifepristone in unanimous ruling
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Supreme Court June 13 unanimously dismissed a challenge to mifepristone, a pill commonly used for abortion, finding that the challengers lacked standing to bring the …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — More than 1,200 faithful took to the streets of the nation’s capital June 8 to celebrate the arrival of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage in the Archdiocese …
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(OSV News) — Young Catholic women face a lot of pressure today as they try to discern their vocations in life amid a secularized and polarized culture. One group, originally …
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Washington Roundup: Biden at D-Day; Ukraine gets apology; Tiananmen Square massacre remembered
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Joe Biden traveled to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. While there he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and apologized for the …
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Bill making contraception a federal right fails to advance in Senate
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Legislation to protect access to contraception nationwide failed to advance in the U.S. Senate on June 5 in an expected outcome. A procedural vote to advance …
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Lawmakers spar over women’s health care in Senate hearing on state abortion laws
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Senate June 4 held a hearing on the impact of post-Dobbs abortion restrictions, with lawmakers alternately criticizing or defending them with respect to women’s health …