Results of a recent poll show that 67% of Americans support placing legal limits on abortion, and that 57% support limiting abortions to at most the first three months of pregnancy. The survey, conducted by the Marist Poll and commissioned annually by the Knights of...
Trial Begins on Constitutionality of Missouri’s Abortion Regulations
The trial to determine the fate of Missouri’s abortion regulations began this week in Kansas City. Planned Parenthood and the ACLU of Missouri are asking the court to strike down the state’s abortion regulations as unconstitutional under the abortion-rights amendment...
Planned Parenthood Closes Rolla Facility
Planned Parenthood in Rolla has closed its brick-and-mortar location and will transition all services to telehealth. The Rolla location has operated for decades, serving patients in south-central Missouri. Planned Parenthood said the shift is intended to maintain care...
“9 Days for Life” To Unite Hundreds of Thousands in Prayer for the Protection of Life
Catholics nationwide are invited to pray “9 Days for Life,” an annual Respect Life novena, starting Friday, January 16. In the Catholic Church, a ‘novena’ consists of prayers over nine successive days, and this particular novena is an opportunity for prayer and...
House Passes Bill to Extend Health Care Subsidies, Pro-Life Groups Tell Republicans that Hyde Amendment Is “Non-Negotiable”
On Tuesday, amid congressional negotiations to extend health care subsidies that expired last year, President Donald Trump urged House Republicans to be more flexible about the Hyde Amendment, which has prohibited taxpayer funding for abortion for more than 45 years,...
Appeals Court Allows Federal Funding Cuts to Planned Parenthood
On Tuesday, a federal appeals court ruled that the federal government had not exceeded its authority when it ordered Medicaid funding cuts to certain groups that perform abortions, Planned Parenthood being the main among them. The court’s decision will allow the Trump...






