Abortion supporters on Friday delivered boxes of signatures to the Secretary of State, seeking to put a pro-abortion constitutional amendment on the ballot. Representatives of Missourians for Constitutional Freedom claim that the group collected over 380,000...
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Thousands attend Midwest March for Life
Thousands of Missourians attended the Midwest March for Life at the Missouri Capitol on Wednesday. Bishop Rice of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau gave the opening prayer. More than 550 Catholics attended the closing Mass that was concelebrated by Bishop Rice...
Resources for Opposing Abortion Initiative Petition
The Missouri Catholic Conference has put together resources available for opposing the abortion initiative petition on our website. The deadline for abortion supporters to collect enough signatures to put the petition on the ballot is May 5, 2024. We encourage...
Midwest March for Life Next Week!
Missourians will have the opportunity to come together to witness for the unborn, women, and families at the 2024 Midwest March for Life. The event will be held next Wednesday, May 1, at the Missouri State Capitol. There will be an opening rally with life-affirming...
Missouri House Sends Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood to Governor
A bill that would block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood and its affiliates passed the House Wednesday morning and is now headed to the governor. HB 2634, sponsored by Rep. Cody Smith (R-Carthage), would prohibit any abortion facility or its affiliates from...
Planned Parenthood Reports Record Number of Abortions
Planned Parenthood’s 2022-2023 Annual Report, tilted “Above & Beyond,” showed that they had performed 392,715 abortions between October 1, 2021, and September 30, 2022. This is an increase of 18,560 abortions from the previous report. The report also showed that...
Senate Passes Bill Ending Medicaid Reimbursements to Planned Parenthood
A bill that would block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood and its affiliates passed out of the Senate Wednesday morning after an 11-hour Democratic filibuster. HB 2634, sponsored by Rep. Cody Smith (R-Carthage), would prohibit any abortion facility or its...
Vatican Condemns Gender Ideology, Surrogacy, and Abortion in New Declaration on Human Dignity
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued the declaration Dignitas Infinita (Infinite Dignity) on human dignity last Monday, addressing growing concerns about pressing bioethical issues. The document affirms that being a Christian means defending human...
New Podcast on the Abortion Initiative Petition
Jamie Morris, Executive Director and General Counsel of the Missouri Catholic Conference, talks with Sam Lee of Campaign Life about the status of the Abortion Initiative Petition. Jamie and Sam discuss in depth how the petition would enshrine abortion in the Missouri...
Nationwide Invitation to Prayer for the End of Abortion and for the Protection of Women and Pre-Born Children
On March 26, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in a case that has the potential to make a major impact in the widespread accessibility of chemical abortion (abortion pills). Chemical abortions are now the most common form of abortion in...