Pro-Life

By Daniel Payne, Catholic World Report - A major pro-life leader is urging the movement to continue to press for protection for the unborn, calling on advocates to demand more pro-life policy even as the Republican party shows signs of wavering... “We have to do everything we can to make sure that we’re communicating the moral position and also the political position,” Marjorie Dannenfelser, the president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, said on Jan. 9...

By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, LifeNews - After pro-life leaders rejected President Donald Trump’s admonition to be “a little bit flexible” on the Hyde Amendment, some White House officials are looking to walk back that statement, three sources familiar with the administration’s thinking told The Daily Signal... Many pro-life leaders objected to the call to be flexible on Hyde, which bans taxpayer-funded abortion, and the administration has received their message, the sources said... One White House official disputed the idea that the administration is walking Trump’s comment back, but said it is rather clarifying it. ...

By Patti Maguire, National Catholic Register - Dear Gov. Hochul: Last month, you announced that New York will soon become the 13th state to legalize doctor-assisted suicide when you sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act into law. You cited inspiration coming from a Catholic Mass, considering that God is merciful so we must also be merciful. But following God is not to be confused with playing God... This legislation will allow New York residents with a prognosis of six months or less to live to self-administer life-ending medication prescribed by a physician.