House Republican lawmakers discussed repealing the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act on Wednesday after hearing testimony alleging the law has been weaponized against pro-life protesters. The FACE Act, which has been federal law for 30 years, imposes...
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Planned Parenthood Holds Off Resuming Abortions as They Await Court Ruling
Amendment 3, which will allow abortions in the state, went into effect on December 5. Planned Parenthood clinics have not resumed abortions, however, as they wait for a ruling on challenges to Missouri’s abortion regulations. Less than 24 hours after voters approved...
Missouri Voters Approve Amendment 3
Missouri voters this week approved Amendment 3, the so-called Right to Reproductive Freedom initiative, which enshrines a right to abortion in the state’s constitution. Despite supporters spending over 30 million dollars compared to nearly 2 million dollars for...
Bishops Encourage Catholics to Vote No on Amendment 3
On the ballot on Tuesday will be the pro-abortion Amendment 3, which seeks to enshrine a right to abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy in the Missouri Constitution. However, the amendment goes further than just allowing abortion at any time for any reason....
Missouri Bishops Urge Voters to Oppose Amendment 3
The Missouri Bishops this week issued a statement urging Catholics and all persons of good will to oppose Amendment 3, calling the amendment “a tragic step backward in our work to protect all human life at all stages.” The Bishops reiterated their concern that...
MCC Messenger Explains the Dangers of Amendment 3
The MCC Messenger will be in diocesan newspapers over the next two weeks. This issue goes into the details of the far-reaching dangers of Amendment 3. The Messenger also prints the Official Ballot Title, which voters will see on the ballot, and the Fair Ballot...
MCC Gives Talk on Amendment 3 for Spanish-speaking Catholics
On Thursday, Dr. Guillermo Villa-Trueba, Hispanic Outreach Manager for the Missouri Catholic Conference, participated in a Facebook livestream, hosted by Deacon Enrique Castro, Director of Hispanic Ministry for the Diocese of Jefferson City. They talked in Spanish for...
Amendment 3 Podcast
Curt Wichmer, Legislative Analyst at the MCC, recently spoke with Mary Varni, Director of the Respect Life Apostolate for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Deb Sheppard, Director of the Life and Justice Office for the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, and Sister Janine...
Scientists Sue Publisher for Retracting Studies Showing Dangers of Abortion Pill
In an article by the Catholic News Agency, a group of ten scientists are suing Sage Publications in the Superior Court for Ventura County, California. The lawsuit alleges that the researchers’ studies showing the danger of the abortion pill were retracted because of...
Doctor Says Abortion Pills and Medical Negligence Killed Georgia Woman, Not Pro-Life Laws
The website ProPublica this week issued a report that claimed that Georgia’s abortion restrictions delayed access to medical care and caused the tragic death of a woman named Amber Nicole Thurman in 2022. Thurman died after being hospitalized for an infection after...