A new initiative by pro-life groups promises to support pregnant women in emergency situations by providing accurate information and help from medical professionals. PregnancyEmergency.com, launched by Students for Life of America (SFLA) through their Standing with You initiative and with Heartbeat International
A testimony of faith and love: conjoined twins born, baptized and at peace in God’s arms
The moving story of Nicole Duque and Austin LeBlanc, a local pro-life couple and active members of St. Joseph Shrine in Detroit and St. Mary Parish in Wayne, has captured the attention of the community. Both faced a challenging pregnancy, expecting the
Today, Good Counsel operates four homes -- three in New York State, one in New Jersey -- and to-date has helped more than 8,200 mothers and children, with over 1,300 babies born to mothers at its residences. In addition, the nonprofit has
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
After its defense of a state law limiting abortion made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, resulting in the court's subsequent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June, Mississippi passed a package of bills that state officials said demonstrate creating
‘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
Five women who said they were denied abortions under Texas law despite pregnancy complications filed a lawsuit challenging the state's abortion ban, while pro-life leaders defended the law, saying it already takes into account life-threatening situations.
The lawsuit is the latest in a
Pro-life doctors are emphasizing the difference between abortion and miscarriage after some media commentators and outlets claimed that a former reality TV star, Jessa (Duggar) Seewald, had an abortion. “In a move meant to manipulate the public, abortion proponents have attempted to
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
Colleen Pressprich reminds us of the words of Pope Saint John Paul II who said: “Human persons are willed by God; they are imprinted with God’s image. Their dignity does not come from the work they do, but from the persons they