WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Republicans in the U.S. House rejected their own party’s funding bill shortly before a looming deadline to avert a government shutdown. Also, a U.S. bishop expanded …
Abortion
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North Dakota judge overturns state’s abortion ban, AG says he will appeal
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon(OSV News) — A North Dakota judge overturned that state’s near-total abortion ban Sept. 12, ruling the state’s constitution permits abortion until viability. The near-total ban on abortion, which the …
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(OSV News) — An amendment to enact abortion protections in Missouri’s state constitution will be on the ballot in November, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Sept. 10. The proposal, if …
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Missouri joins Nebraska in legal challenges to abortion ballot initiatives
by Kurt Jensenby Kurt Jensen(OSV News) — As ballot deadlines approach, Missouri joins Nebraska as states where ballot initiatives to enshrine legal abortion in their respective state constitutions this November now face court challenges. …
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NY bishops urge voters to reject proposed amendment they call ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon(OSV News) — A proposed state constitutional amendment New York voters will consider in November could have negative ramifications for Catholic concerns, the state’s bishops argued in a statement Sept. …
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Vance confirms Trump would veto a national abortion ban passed by Congress
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Former President Donald Trump recently wrote on social media that his administration would be “great for reproductive rights,” a term often used by those who advocate …
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Pro-life Democrats urge their party to seek alternatives as convention spotlights abortion
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon(OSV News) — The pro-life group Democrats for Life of America urged their party to work on policies that offer women and families support in an effort to reduce abortion …
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Washington roundup: Arizona, Missouri join growing list of states with abortion on ballot
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Election officials in Arizona and Missouri announced in August that proposed amendments on the ballot enshrining abortion rights into their states’ constitutions qualified for their november …
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It’s the feast of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, a.k.a. St. Edith Stein, and today I learned she’s co-patroness of Europe with St. Bridget of Sweden and St. Catherine …
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‘Abundant data’ shows elective induced abortion is not ‘health care,’ says OB-GYN
by Katie Yoderby Katie Yoder(OSV News) — Abortion, which intentionally ends the life of an unborn child, is not health care, according to a new publication by Dr. Ingrid Skop, an board-certified OB-GYN with …
