The government of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has proposed a “maternity income” bill to offer financial assistance to pregnant women in need who refuse to abort their babies. This measure would provide 1,000 euros (around $1,100) in monthly aid for five...
The U.S. Supreme Court this week left in place the order of a federal judge in Idaho that temporarily blocks the state from enforcing its abortion ban under the claim that it conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. In a brief unsigned...
A lawsuit challenging Missouri’s pro-life laws was recently thrown out after a judge ruled the laws do not infringe on the freedom of religion. A coalition of more than a dozen Missouri religious leaders filed the lawsuit in 2023, alleging that Missouri’s near-total...
It has been two years since the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, correctly finding that the Constitution did not contain a right to abortion. While a “National Celebrate Life Day” rally is planned on the steps of...
The Ethics & Public Policy Center recently published the “Two Years After Dobbs” report, showing that between 2022 and 2024 every single state that protects life in the womb passed laws to expand support for pregnant women, new mothers, and their babies. Missouri...
The Respect Life Apostolate of the Archdiocese of St. Louis has published a prayer to defeat the Missouri Pro-Abortion Ballot Initiative. All Catholics are encouraged to pray for the defeat of the abortion initiative. You can download a PDF of the prayer card here....
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approach to regulating the abortion pill mifepristone, allowing the drug to continue to be provided by mail without an in-person doctor’s visit. In a unanimous...
The Missouri House and Senate worked this week to finalize their legislative agendas for the 2024 session. The Senate finished its year in much of the same way it began, with a filibuster, personal attacks, and dysfunction. While Republicans looked to pass initiative...
Last year, abortion was the leading cause of death throughout the world for, at least, the fifth time in a row: over 44.6 million abortions were performed in 2023 alone. By comparison, communicable diseases, the second cause of death, accounted for 13 million...
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee this week advanced legislation that would cut off public funding for abortion providers and their affiliates. SB 1168, sponsored by Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold), would prohibit any abortion facility or its affiliates...