Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WVa) Won’t Vote for Democrat Reconciliation Bill Without Hyde Amendment

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WVa) Won’t Vote for Democrat Reconciliation Bill Without Hyde Amendment

NatonalReview,LifesiteNews—Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.VA.) has said he will not vote for any Democrat reconciliation bill without the Hyde Amendment to protect Americans from having to fund abortions. As Democrats advance massive legislation to exponentially increase government spending, pro-life groups are very concerned about the prospects for overturning Hyde and forcing Americans to fund killing babies…

Nancy Pelosi Hell-Bent to Intensify Infanticide, Promoting Killing Babies in Abortion-Without-Limits Legislation

Nancy Pelosi Hell-Bent to Intensify Infanticide, Promoting Killing Babies in Abortion-Without-Limits Legislation

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) lashed out last Thursday against her archbishop, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, for his statement that the so-called Women’s Health Protection Act—the most egregious abortion bill yet proposed, that would remove nearly all abortion restrictions and strip states of any state pro-life legislation—is tantamount to “child sacrifice.” The bill, which was approved…

Archbishop Cordileone blasts pro-abort “Catholic” politicians and a bill he says is “nothing short of child sacrifice”

Archbishop Cordileone blasts pro-abort “Catholic” politicians and a bill he says is “nothing short of child sacrifice”

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco blasted the so-called Women’s Health Protection Act (HR 3755), saying it amounted to “child sacrifice,” and he called on all Catholics to pray and fast for the defeat of the bill. “This proposed legislation is nothing short of child sacrifice,” Archbishop Cordileone said last Tuesday. The bill, introduced by…

Meet the ONE AND ONLY Democrat Congressman to Vote Against a Bill Legalizing Abortions Up to Birth

Meet the ONE AND ONLY Democrat Congressman to Vote Against a Bill Legalizing Abortions Up to Birth

Lifesite News—Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) was the only Democrat to vote “NO” Friday on a radical pro-abortion bill that would force the whole country to legalize the killing of unborn babies in abortions without limits up to birth. The deceptively named Women’s Health Protection Act passed the U.S. House in a 218-211 vote with Cuellar joining Republicans…

Abortion doctor sued under Texas abortion law, but two men filing the lawsuits under strange circumstances

Abortion doctor sued under Texas abortion law, but two men filing the lawsuits under strange circumstances

CNA—A Texas abortion doctor who said he performed an abortion in violation of a new state law was sued Monday by two non-Texas residents, in what appears to be the first legal action taken since the law took effect this month. A Texas pro-life group has criticized the lawsuits, however, calling them “imprudent” and “self-serving.”…

‘The most radical abortion bill of all time’: House to vote this week on codifying ‘right’ to abortion

‘The most radical abortion bill of all time’: House to vote this week on codifying ‘right’ to abortion

CNA—The U.S. House of Representatives this week will vote on a bill that the U.S. bishops’ conference warns would effectively impose abortion on-demand throughout pregnancy. The deceptively named “Women’s Health Protection Act” (H.R. 3755), introduced by Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), recognizes the “statutory right” of women to have abortions. It also states the “right” of…

Benedict XVI: Legalization of same-sex marriage is ‘a distortion of conscience’

Benedict XVI: Legalization of same-sex marriage is ‘a distortion of conscience’

CNA—Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has said that the legalization of same-sex marriage in many countries is “a distortion of conscience” which has also entered some Catholic circles. In an introduction to a new anthology of his writings on Europe, Benedict XVI said that “with the legalization of ‘same-sex marriage’ in 16 European countries, the issue…

Supreme Court sets argument date for challenge to Roe v. Wade

Supreme Court sets argument date for challenge to Roe v. Wade

CNA—The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear arguments in a critical abortion case on Dec. 1. In the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a challenge to Mississippi’s law restricting most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, the court will decide the question of whether all state abortion bans pre-viability are…

The Texas Heartbeat Act: Quick Facts

The Texas Heartbeat Act: Quick Facts

The Texas Heartbeat Act: Quick Facts The Texas Heartbeat Act prohibits elective abortions after an unborn child’s heartbeat can be detected. An unborn child’s heartbeat can be detected by six weeks. Before an abortion occurs, the abortionist must determine whether the child’s heartbeat is present using methods according to standard medical practice. If a heartbeat…

GOD BLESS TEXAS: The First State to Ban Abortions in 49 Years!

GOD BLESS TEXAS: The First State to Ban Abortions in 49 Years!

Sept 2, 2021 update— Late last night, the U.S. Supreme Court DENIED an emergency motion filed by Planned Parenthood to stop enforcement of the Texas Heartbeat Act while lower-court litigation continues. It was a 5-4 decision, with Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett in the majority. Chief Justice Roberts joined the liberal minority. You…

University Defends Aborting More Black Babies for Body Parts for Research: It’s to Foster the “Inclusion of Minorities”

University Defends Aborting More Black Babies for Body Parts for Research: It’s to Foster the “Inclusion of Minorities”

Lifesite—The University of Pittsburgh is defending newly exposed documents showing that it sets racial quotas for the aborted babies whose organs are harvested for scientific research. Earlier this week, Judicial Watch and the Center for Medical Progress discovered that the university has racial targets for the organs it harvests from aborted babies in documents they obtained from a Freedom of Information…

‘Abortion is not health care’: Members of Congress speak out against proposed abortion billing rule

‘Abortion is not health care’: Members of Congress speak out against proposed abortion billing rule

CNA—More than 25 Republican senators wrote to the Biden administration this week warning that a proposed rule would allow federal dollars to subsidize abortion coverage. “Abortion is not health care, and American taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize it,” the senators said in the letter. The members included Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Cindy Hyde-Smith…

Hyde Amendment Falls in House, What will U.S. Senate do?

Hyde Amendment Falls in House, What will U.S. Senate do?

Lifesite News—House Democrats passed the first bill ever to eliminate the Hyde Amendment and force Americans to fund the killing of unborn babies in abortions. On a 219-208 vote, Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats passed spending bills that, unless blocked by the Senate, would eliminate the Hyde Amendment and other longstanding pro-life policies that prevent…

Statement of San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defending efforts to permit federal funding of elective abortions

Statement of San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defending efforts to permit federal funding of elective abortions

Statement of San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defending efforts to permit federal funding of elective abortions July 22, 2021 — Let me repeat: no one can claim to be a devout Catholic and condone the killing of innocent human life, let alone have the government pay for it. …

Nancy Pelosi Blocks Vote on Bill to Ban Taxpayer-Funded Abortions FIFTY-FIVE TIMES (so far)

Nancy Pelosi Blocks Vote on Bill to Ban Taxpayer-Funded Abortions FIFTY-FIVE TIMES (so far)

It’s bad enough for a non-Catholic to deny the right to life of an unborn baby.  But when a boldly self-proclaimed Catholic and elected official—one who never fails to promote her Catholic faith—to deny the right to life to a pre-born infant, well, it’s something that would confound even a child who knows instinctively it’s…

University Health System Kicks Out Catholic Hospitals, Catholic Doctors

University Health System Kicks Out Catholic Hospitals, Catholic Doctors

Lifesite News & The College Fix—The University of California Board of Regents voted in June to end its affiliations with Catholic medical providers and other pro-life medical groups, despite warnings that the change could cut off healthcare to 35,000 people. The University of California is taxpayer funded. Its UC Health program runs healthcare facilities and…

Pelosi defends taxpayer-funded abortion while citing Catholic faith 

Pelosi defends taxpayer-funded abortion while citing Catholic faith 

July 22, 2021—Washington, D.C.—CNA—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday defended efforts to permit federal funding of elective abortions, and cited her own Catholic faith while doing so. A draft spending bill that was recently approved by the House Appropriations Committee would allow for federal funding of elective abortions in Medicaid. It excludes the Hyde…

USCCB implores Congress to restore pro-life policies to spending bills

USCCB implores Congress to restore pro-life policies to spending bills

CNA—A proposed federal spending bill is the most extreme pro-abortion funding bill in the history of the United States, said the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in a July 14 statement. The current Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations bill does not include the “Hyde Amendment,” which bars federal…

Catholic groups criticize abortion report backed by European Parliament

Catholic groups criticize abortion report backed by European Parliament

CNA, Rome—An international alliance of Catholic groups has criticized a report adopted by the European Parliament asserting that abortion is a “human right.” In a joint statement issued ahead of last month’s vote, 14 organizations said that they stood united in the defense of human life from conception until natural death. “Abortion eliminates an innocent…

End the Morally and Constitutionally Indefensible: Roe Must Go

End the Morally and Constitutionally Indefensible: Roe Must Go

First Things—Lynn Fitch, the attorney general of Mississippi, faces the most consequential litigation decision of the last 50 years: whether to ask the Supreme Court to reverse Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that created a right to elective abortion, striking down abortion prohibitions that had long been in place in the states. She should…

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