Chair of US bishops’ ‘pro-life’ committee wants Catholics to see abortion’s impact on families
Baltimore, US RNS Ever since the 2022 Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court case struck down the national right to abortion, anti-abortion advocates, including the Unites States’ Catholic bishops, have struggled to gain voters’ support in limiting access to the procedure at the state level. On Election Day, abortion rights amendments passed in […]
Explainer: Alarmed by embryo destruction, Southern Baptists urge caution on IVF by couples and government
Indianapolis, US AP Southern Baptist delegates expressed alarm on Wednesday over the way in vitro fertilisation is routinely being practiced, approving a resolution lamenting that the creation of surplus frozen embryos often results in “destruction of embryonic human life.” They urged members to carefully weigh the ethical implications of the technology while also expressing sympathy with couples […]
Essay: Catholics could decide the 2024 US election
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says Catholics are a good weathervane for how the country will vote – if you win Catholics, you likely win the country…
More than 10,000 Southern Baptists gather for meeting that could bar churches with women pastors
Indianapolis, US AP More than 10,000 voting representatives gathered Tuesday for the opening of the Southern Baptist Convention’s two-day annual meeting, where they will vote on whether to ban churches with women pastors and deliberate yet again on how to respond to sexual abuse within churches. Some 10,553 messengers, as delegates are known, are meeting […]
Conservative Christians praise Trump’s anti-abortion record but say he’s stopped short of the goal
United States AP For conservative, anti-abortion Christians, former President Donald Trump delivered in four years what no other Republican before him had been able to do: A conservative majority US Supreme Court that would go on to overturn Roe v Wade, a Holy Grail of the movement. With abortion rights now controlled by each state, rather than […]
As March for Life continues, supporters, opponents plan more state action
United States RNS Last January, March for Life participants gathered for the first time after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, celebrating a long-sought victory even as they shifted their focus to the state level – the new battleground in the enduring abortion debate. A year later, after a series of disappointments for the organisation, in […]
At March for Life, a jubilant crowd prepares for state-level fights
Washngton DC, US RNS Thousands assembled on Friday to participate in this year’s edition of the anti-abortion March for Life on the National Mall in Washington, DC, where throngs celebrated the fall of Roe v Wade while expressing trepidation as the abortion debate moves to the states. Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life, […]
In the US, clergy file suit over Missouri abortion ban, arguing it establishes a religion
United States RNS An interfaith group of clergy has filed a lawsuit challenging Missouri’s strict abortion ban, arguing the statute violates the state’s constitution by imposing one set of religious values on all residents. Advocates announced the lawsuit on Thursday from the sanctuary of Christ Church Cathedral, an Episcopal church in St Louis. Traci Blackmon […]
US Supreme Court report fails to identify abortion ruling leak culprit
Updated: 12pm (AEST) Washington DC, US Reuters The US Supreme Court after an eight-month investigation failed on Thursday to identify who leaked a draft of its blockbuster ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v Wade decision that had legalised abortion nationwide though the probe revealed multiple holes in security measures at America’s top judicial body. The […]
US divided over Roe’s repeal as abortion foes gird for march
United States AP Anti-abortion activists will have multiple reasons to celebrate – and some reasons for unease – when they gather Friday in Washington for the annual March for Life. The march, which includes a rally drawing abortion opponents from across the nation, has been held annually since January, 1974 – a year after the […]