A group of nearly 50 Catholic women health professionals signed an open letter emphasizing the dignity of human life, in response to an open letter by Faith in Public Life, signed by 34 scholars, theologians, and advocates, which called for new conversations
Discover the life of Dr. Michael Brescia, who was a pioneer of hospice care in New York for decades. In sharing the story of his life and legacy, Kathryn Jean Lopez writes that Dr. Brescia “wouldn’t go home at night if he
Senate rejects effort to overturn rule allowing VA abortion coverage in vote bishops call a ‘gross failure’
The U.S. Senate April 19 rejected a Congressional Review Act resolution that would have overturned the Department of Veterans Affairs' interim final rule to include abortion in veterans' and their dependents' health benefits.
The rule, implemented by the Biden administration last year after
Medically changing person’s sex characteristics to those of opposite sex ‘not morally justified,’ say bishops
Surgical, chemical or other interventions that aim "to exchange" a person's "sex characteristics" for those of the opposite sex "are not morally justified," said the U.S. bishops' doctrine committee in a statement released March 20.
"What is of great concern, is the range
‘New pro-life agenda’ sees wins in state battles to expand Medicaid coverage for new moms
The pro-life movement in post-Dobbs America requires robust support for health care and social service programs to accompany parents who choose life, some clergy, legislators and advocates told OSV News -- including efforts to expand Medicaid coverage for postpartum mothers.
The most recent
New Mexico lawmakers approve bill blocking local jurisdictions from restricting abortion
A bill that would ban local jurisdictions in New Mexico from restricting abortion was approved by state lawmakers March 7, as the state seeks to block such ordinances by some communities in rural parts of the state.
House Bill 7, the Reproductive and
Contributing editor Katie Yoder reports that leaders of pro-life pregnancy centers weigh in on how free childbirth to all expectant mothers across the United States could help them decide to choose life over abortion. The experts who spoke with Our Sunday Visitor
UPDATE: FDA permits retail pharmacies to dispense abortion drugs, prompting criticism from Catholic, pro-life groups
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will allow retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills in the United States for the first time, the agency announced Jan. 3, prompting criticism from Catholic and pro-life groups.
The Biden administration's rule change comes in the wake
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis Dec. 9 permanently blocked a transgender mandate the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had implemented as a revision to the Affordable Care Act.
The mandate forces doctors and hospitals to perform
Two major Catholic colleges are building on-campus schools to teach the most modern technology, ages old philosophy and 21st century skills in one of the oldest professions in the world: nursing. Providence College in Rhode Island plans a massive five-story building of