Abortion Policy, Law & Politics

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The FDA’s Broken Promises And The Real Cost Of Mail-Order Abortions

As the abortion drug mifepristone continues to take more U.S. lives than fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin combined, a court-ordered update on the Food & Drug Administration’s long-awaited safety study shows the agency is in no apparent hurry to deliver the “gold standard science” every single one of its leaders has promised — with no action ...

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What’s at Stake if Abortion Is Enshrined in Wisconsin’s Constitution?

Across the country, states that have enshrined abortion into their constitutions have seen their common-sense pro-life laws challenged in court. Wisconsin could face similar consequences if abortion were added to our state… The post What’s at Stake if Abortion Is Enshrined in Wisconsin’s Constitution?

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Canada backs off on euthanasia for mental illness, but targets people with dementia.

Canada has indefinitely suspended plans to legalize euthanasia for mental illness, which was scheduled to begin in 2027. However, the government has not ruled out future legislation that could permanently ban euthanasia for mental illness, and the suspension period remains undefined.

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Three AGs are Suing to Stop Mail-Order Abortions

Three state attorneys general just announced they are challenging blue state shield laws facilitating illegal abortion drug shipments. But they’re not just taking their case to the Supreme Court, they’re also seeking damages from those smuggling unlawful pills that harm women and the unborn into their states.

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Tom Olohan|LifeNews.com|

Kentucky Sues Group Advertising Illegal Abortion Drugs At State Fair

Kentucky is suing a New York group that advertised illegal abortion drugs at the Kentucky State Fair. The state lawsuit accuses Mayday Health, which bills itself as “a reproductive health education nonprofit,” of “engaging in unfair, false, misleading, or deceptive business practices in viola...

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Ontario court denies application for MAID for mental illness

Paul Tuns: Ontario Superior Court Justice Carissima Mathen denied Claire Brosseau and Dying With Dignity an injunction to approve Brosseau to be killed by Medical Assistance in Dying based on mental illness as the sole criteria. Brosseau, a 49-year-old Toronto woman, is an actress and comedian, who filed a motion in May seeking a constitutional [...] The post Ontario court denies application for MAID for mental illness appeared first on The Interim .

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Court Stops Illinois From Penalizing Catholic Hospitals That Refuse Assisted Suicide

A federal court has stopped Illinois from penalizing Catholic hospitals and religious health workers who refuse to take part in the state’s assisted-suicide law, including a requirement that they tell terminally ill patients how to obtain lethal medication. U.S.

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Steven Ertelt|LifeNews.com|

Pro-Life Woman Arrested for Praying at Abortion Biz Pleads Not Guilty

A pro-life leader pleaded not guilty in court today after prosecutors brought five new charges accusing her of silently praying near an abortion facility. This is the first criminal case under Britain’s national buffer-zone law, which prohibits pro-life free speech outside abortion businesses.

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Steven Ertelt|LifeNews.com|

The Drive to Destroy Catholic Health Care in Canada (and Here)

Religious freedom is under assault throughout the West around what I call “do harm” medicine. With doctors now expected to abort babies, kill or mutilate sick patients, or administer harmful substances to gender dysphoric children, and otherwise toe a utilitarian, secular line in performing professional responsibilities, Hippocratic and pro-life medical professionals and institutions are imperiled.

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Wesley J. Smith|Humanize|

Court order protects Catholic hospitals from Illinois assisted suicide law for terminally ill

Illinois Catholic hospitals and religious healthcare workers can’t be penalized for refusing to inform terminally ill patients of assisted suicide options, a new court order ruled. The Medical Aid in Dying bill, signed into law on Dec.

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Trump Finally Gives Update on Deadly Drug—Why Its Opponents Are Not Happy

The Food and Drug Administration plans to complete its long-awaited review of abortion drugs in mid-December, but the public won’t see the results until March, according to a Wednesday filing from the Justice Department. The 5th Circuit Court ordered the FDA to provide an update on its abortion pill safety review by Oct.

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Canada Will Euthanize Mentally Incompetent People. Here’s How

Justice Minister Sean Fraser and Health Minister Marjorie Michel stated on October 7, 2026 that the federal government will introduce legislation, that will prevent the implementation of euthanasia for mental illness as a sole criteria. However, the government legislation will also permit euthanasia by advanced request.

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