Tag: Abortion controversy
Vatican warns US bishops over get-tough Communion proposals
The head of the Vatican’s doctrine office is warning U.S. bishops to deliberate carefully and minimize divisions before proceeding with a possible plan to...
2 Catholic bishops at odds over Biden receiving Communion
They share Roman Catholicism as a faith and California as their home base. Yet there’s a deep gulf between Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San...
ND governor vetoes penalizing state colleges over abortions
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has partially vetoed a bill aimed at penalizing the state’s 11 colleges and universities for funneling...
Texas Republicans pushing abortion ban after 6 weeks
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas would ban abortions after as early six weeks — before many women know they are pregnant — and allow private...
Top Kansas court upholds law barring ‘wrongful birth’ suits
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas' highest court on Friday upheld a law barring so-called wrongful birth lawsuits against doctors, in a case in which a...
NY attorney general settles suit vs. anti-abortion activists
NEW YORK — New York state Attorney General Letitia James on Friday announced a settlement with two anti-abortion demonstrators she had accused of harassing...
In 1st post-office speech, Pence lays down marker for 2024
COLUMBIA, S.C. — In his first public address since the end of the Trump administration, former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday put down...
Eying 2024, Pence says he’ll push back on ‘liberal agenda’
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former Vice President Mike Pence, positioning himself for a possible return to elected office, told an audience in early-voting South Carolina...
Ecuador’s high court backs decriminalizing abortion for rape
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday in favor of decriminalizing abortion in cases of rape, a decision that paves the way for...
US appeals court listens to Tennessee abortion ban arguments
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal appeals court on Thursday quizzed the defense presented by Tennessee's attorneys of the state's sweeping abortion ban, focusing particular...
