Thursday, March 19 2026
By System Admin,
Thursday, March 19 2026
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is launching an investigation into 13 states for allegedly violating federal conscience protections for those who hold moral or religious objections to abortion. The HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced that its investigation relies on information that those states have coerced health care entities to provide coverage of or pay for abortions as a condition of offering health coverage in those states. States that either have laws or regulations that conflict with federal conscience protection mandates are: California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington.
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Wednesday, March 18 2026
By System Admin,
Wednesday, March 18 2026
The U.S. Justice Department is fighting Florida and Texas challenges to the safety of the abortion pill mifepristone, compounding the Trump administration's resistance to pro-life challenges by at least four other states. The Justice Department asked a Texas federal district court on March 13 to either stay or dismiss Florida and Texas challenges to mifepristone, arguing that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing the drug's safety. The federal filing follows the administration's active attempts to stay or dismiss similar challenges to mifepristone in Louisiana, Missouri, Idaho and Kansas.
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Tuesday, March 17 2026
By System Admin,
Tuesday, March 17 2026
Crisis pregnancy centers could reap protections under a bill passed by Kansas Republicans exempting centers from regulations that forbid or force centers to perform abortions. The "center autonomy and rights of expression act," or CARE act, establishes a regulatory shield for crisis pregnancy centers, sometimes called pregnancy resource centers. The bill says centers should be allowed to provide their own information, services and resources on pregnancy, childbirth and parenting, regardless of whether they perform abortions or prescribe abortion-inducing medications.
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Saturday, March 14 2026
By System Admin,
Saturday, March 14 2026
Pew Research released the results of a new poll on public attitudes on sanctity of life issues. This poll, which surveyed over 8,500 people in late January, contains some good news for pro-lifers. The results show a gain in pro-life sentiment since the last Pew abortion poll in April 2024. Specifically, the percentage of Americans who think abortion should be illegal in all or most cases increased by two percentage points. Overall, over 76 percent of Americans think there should be some legal limits on abortion.
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Wednesday, March 11 2026
By System Admin,
Wednesday, March 11 2026
A subcommittee in the Republican-controlled Tennessee House of Representatives has killed a bill that would have imposed criminal penalties of homicide on women who have abortions, as the pro-life movement remains divided on that particular approach. The amendment would have changed Tennessee law governing criminal offenses against people with a fetus as a victim to state "Enforcement pursuant to this section is subject to the same presumptions, defenses, justifications, laws of parties, immunities, and clemencies as would apply to the assault of a person who had been born alive."
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Tuesday, March 10 2026
By System Admin,
Tuesday, March 10 2026
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed legislation banning abortions after embryotic cardiac activity can be detected, generally at about six weeks' gestation and often before women know they're pregnant. The signing makes Wyoming the fifth state to bar abortions at that stage of pregnancy, along with Florida, Georgia, Iowa and South Carolina. Thirteen other states bar abortion at all stages of pregnancy, with some exceptions. Gordon, a Republican, said in a letter to lawmakers Monday that he has some misgivings about the law he signed because it doesn't include exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest.
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Monday, March 9 2026
By System Admin,
Monday, March 9 2026
HB 4127, passed in the Oregon House and Senate, will require the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to "adopt a payment mechanism" to fund Planned Parenthood facilities using state tax dollars as an effort to backfill some of the federal defunding of Planned Parenthood under the 2025 "One Big Beautiful Bill." The bill would also establish a grant program to buoy Oregon's Planned Parenthood facilities "if a state or federal law is enacted that prohibits… [Planned Parenthood] from enrolling in the state medical assistance program."
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Saturday, March 7 2026
By System Admin,
Saturday, March 7 2026
Attorney General Todd Rokita has appealed a Marion County judge's ruling blocking Indiana's near-total abortion ban for a select group of Hoosiers who argue their religious freedom requires access to an abortion. Judge Christina R. Klineman ruled Thursday that Indiana's abortion law imposes a substantial burden on religious exercise protected by the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The case was filed three years ago on behalf of several anonymous plaintiffs and Hoosier Jews for Choice. The plaintiffs don't believe that life begins at conception.
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Wednesday, March 4 2026
By System Admin,
Wednesday, March 4 2026
Ohio's pro-abortion Reproductive Freedom Amendment, passed in 2023, has now been used to block a state law requiring the humane burial or cremation of aborted children. Ohio's 1st District Court of Appeals upheld a ruling against Ohio's SB 27, which mandated fetal remains be buried or cremated. The appeals court concluded "that the plain language of the Reproductive Freedom Amendment constrains the State's ability to regulate all phases of an abortion, including conduct occurring after the procedure."
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By System Admin,
Wednesday, March 4 2026
Two studies found that the reaction of a pregnant teenage girl's partner has a big impact on whether she aborts their child. In one study, there are no examples of the young men deciding on the pregnancy outcome; however, their reactions were considered by the young women and influenced their decision. The other study also found that many of the teens who had abortions did so because of pressure placed on them by other people – either by their parents or the father of the baby.
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Tuesday, March 3 2026
By System Admin,
Tuesday, March 3 2026
A new measure proposed in Tennessee seeks to impose criminal penalties on women who terminate their unborn child, re-sparking a heated debate within the pro-life movement about whether women who undergo abortions should be held criminally liable. The text of the amendment, introduced by Republican state Rep. Jody Barrett, states that "all preborn children should be protected with the same criminal and civil laws protecting the lives of born persons by repealing provisions that permit prenatal homicide and assault."
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Monday, March 2 2026
By System Admin,
Monday, March 2 2026
A typical response to any pro-life argument is, "If you don't like abortion, don't get one." However, this line of argumentation ignores the heartbreaking, and all too common, cases in which the abortion is unwanted by the mother. Forced abortions are the tools of boyfriends to avoid responsibility, of parents to avoid social shame, and of child abusers to hide their crimes. It would seem that the "pro-choice" movement should want to protect the women who want to choose life, even over the objections of their friends and family.
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Friday, February 27 2026
By System Admin,
Friday, February 27 2026
Vocally pro-abortion Notre Dame associate professor Susan Ostermann is declining a prestigious academic appointment following weeks of backlash from pro-life students, faculty, and Catholic bishops. In January, Ostermann was appointed director of Notre Dame’s Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies at the Keough School of International Affairs. Keough School dean Mary Gallagher, a supporter of Ostermann, announced her decision to step down from the appointment in an email sent to students at the school.
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Tuesday, February 24 2026
By System Admin,
Tuesday, February 24 2026
We have great days ahead, because our movement is growing in numbers, youth and diversity. We have everything we need to accomplish victory for women and children: Strong and convincing leaders. Faith in God's goodness. Inspiration and lessons from history to guide us. The tools of democracy which give us voice and power. And most of all, the riveting vision of the one child—precious, irreplaceable, so very needed and with rights to protect.
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By System Admin,
Tuesday, February 24 2026
The Utah lawmaker who is mostly frequently tied to abortion restrictions since the overturn of Roe v. Wade in 2022 now wants to require doctors to differentiate some abortions in medical records upon patients' request — a move opposed by the country's largest OB-GYN group. Under HB480 from Rep. Karianne Lisonbee, R-Clearfield, Utah health care providers must, upon request, note in a patient's medical record that an abortion was "not an elective" one if it was provided for reasons listed in the legislation. The House of Representatives advanced the bill on party lines.
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Tuesday, February 17 2026
By System Admin,
Tuesday, February 17 2026
A pro-life rally in response to a baby reportedly left to die after a failed abortion drew thousands in Queensland, Australia. "Last night thousands rallied in Brisbane in memory of baby Samuel," South Australian pro-life advocate Joanna Howe posted on social media. "We will stand in the gap for him and fight for him and every baby." The image of baby Samuel went viral after Howe posted it Feb. 3, along with details about his situation. Howe went on to explain that babies who survive abortion in Queensland have no right to equal treatment and care under the law.
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Monday, February 16 2026
By System Admin,
Monday, February 16 2026
A measure to place a pro-life constitutional amendment on the ballot this fall in Wyoming fell short by a single vote of the 2/3rds threshold of votes required during a budget session. The final Senate tally was 20-11, with nine Republicans and the state's only two Democrat senator casting nay votes. The vote follows a 4-1 decision by the Wyoming Supreme Court last January that "determined the bans conflict with a 2012 amendment to the Wyoming Constitution that protects individuals' rights to make their own health care decisions," according to Katie Klingsporn.
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Friday, February 13 2026
By System Admin,
Friday, February 13 2026
About two-thirds of aborted babies lost their lives to abortion pills, according to a report by the National Right to Life. The 2026 "
Status of Abortion in the United States" report, an analysis of developments in abortion policy, found that chemical abortions account for 63% of all reported abortions in the U.S. as of 2023. Mail-order pills, which can be shipped into every state, even if they are illegal, make chemical abortion easily accessible.
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Wednesday, February 11 2026
By System Admin,
Wednesday, February 11 2026
Right to Life, along with the Pregnancy Resource Center in Grand Rapids, have filed a federal lawsuit against state Attorney General Dana Nessel, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and members of the Civil Rights Commission. The pro-life agencies said that changes to the state’s employment law “force religious and pro-life groups to employ and associate with persons who do not share or live by – and may even oppose – the organizations’ beliefs on human life.” The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
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Tuesday, February 10 2026
By System Admin,
Tuesday, February 10 2026
To really bring down abortion rates in states like Ohio, pro-life advocates will need to cut off sources of state funding for abortion. Multiple studies have shown that mandatory waiting periods have little, if any, effect on abortion rates. At the same time, studies suggest that Medicaid funding for abortion substantially affects abortion rates. Cutting off state or federal Medicaid funds for abortion is not the same as protecting the unborn in public law, but it can still save some.
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