Operation Rescue and Life Legal Defense Foundation held a peaceful three-day #JusticeForLexi Campaign in Colorado to expose the death of Lexi Arguello and responded to a Colorado Times Recorder article falsely linking Operation Rescue to violent incidents. The organizations clarified that Operation Rescue, led by Troy Newman since 1999, explicitly denounces violence, and they requested the media correct the record and report on recent violent attacks against pro-life groups instead.
Senator Josh Hawley has introduced the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act, calling on Congress to ban the mail-order abortion drug mifepristone due to its alleged safety risks and the increase in abortions since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
Planned Parenthood Action Fund opposes President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the FDA, pro-life physician Dr. Heidi Overton, accusing her of spreading misinformation and posing a threat to abortion during her Senate confirmation hearing.
Faith in Public Life, a group described as a phony Catholic left-wing front, is shutting down and will officially close on October 31 after laying off 90 percent of its staff in August 2025. The group, along with Catholics United and Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, was created under the Center for American Progress and funded by donors such as George Soros and John Stryker, and was criticized for promoting pro-abortion views contrary to Catholic teachings.
Planned Parenthood honored Joe Biden with the 2026 Sonia Schorr Sloan Service Award at a fundraising gala in Delaware, recognizing his support through tax funding and pro-abortion executive orders that helped the organization kill a record number of babies last year. Biden accepted the award, linking it to Sloan, and emphasized his efforts to protect access to reproductive health care following the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v.
A study by Do No Harm found that states banning gender-transition procedures for minors show no increase in teen suicide rates, challenging claims that such restrictions harm youth mental health. The Virginia abortion amendment on the ballot contains vague language that could be interpreted to protect access to gender-transition treatments for minors, including sterilization, potentially increasing such procedures without parental consent.
The 40 Days for Life campaign has reported early success with an abortion-bound couple in Milwaukee, Wisconsin deciding to keep their baby after speaking with volunteers. In Marietta, Georgia, pro-life volunteers have saved their 14th baby of 2026 during their year-round 40 Days for Life 365 campaign, with leaders praising the dedication of their team members. The campaign's progress is highlighted despite negative online sentiment in Christian, conservative, and pro-life spaces, and Shawn Carney is noted as the director of the 40 Days for Life prayer campaign against abortion.
The estate of a 26-week-old aborted baby settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $200,000 against late-term abortionist Curtis Wayne Boyd and others in New Mexico, marking the first payout of its kind under state law treating the unborn as persons. The lawsuit claimed the mother was under the influence of methamphetamine and could not give valid consent, and both the mother and the baby's estate sued, with the court recognizing the baby as a person entitled to compensation despite abortion remaining legal in the state.
Pro-abortion donors have contributed over $1.8 million recently to support Idaho's Proposition 1, which would legalize abortions up to 37 weeks without requiring a physician or parental notification. Opponents, including Mary Huffaker, argue the measure is more extreme than previous abortion laws and urge a no vote, citing concerns about late-term abortions and lack of protections for viable babies.
Bill C-218, which aims to prevent euthanasia for mental illness as the sole criterion, has undergone debates in the Canadian Parliament and is scheduled for a vote on October 7, 2026, with opposition from Bloc Québécois and support from some Conservative MPs. The debate includes concerns about the unpredictability of psychiatric prognoses, the risk of premature death for potentially recoverable patients, and the impact of euthanasia availability on suicide prevention and psychiatric treatment effectiveness.
The University of New Mexico is negotiating to purchase Alta Vista Hospital in Las Vegas, NM, with funds that would include abortion services as part of a taxpayer-funded reproductive health center. This move follows legislative appropriations and ongoing efforts to expand abortion access in rural New Mexico, including the construction of a UNM-run abortion center in Las Cruces and a strategic project to integrate abortion services into broader healthcare facilities in the state.
Students for Life of America announced its intent to sue the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for alleged Endangered Species Act violations related to pharmaceutical waste from the abortion pill mifepristone found in U.S.
Bishop Michael Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington is urging Catholics to fast on Fridays in October and vote against Virginia ballot questions that would expand abortion access and redefine marriage. He has directed priests to read a letter during Masses encouraging opposition to these amendments, emphasizing prayer, fasting, and voting as essential actions to protect unborn life and traditional marriage definitions.
Donna Duncan was euthanized in Canada under the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) program despite not being terminally ill, with her daughters stating she was suffering from a serious mental health crisis triggered by a car accident and worsened by COVID-19 isolation. Her daughters reported that she was given only 48 hours' notice before euthanasia, and after a psychiatric assessment diagnosed her with a psychosomatic disorder, she died by lethal injection shortly after being discharged from a psychiatric ward without their knowledge.
Hannah Strege, known as the world’s first snowflake baby, was conceived as a frozen embryo from an IVF process and later adopted. Strege advocates against the view that embryos are merely property, emphasizing that human value is inherent from conception regardless of size, development, environment, or dependence.
Fifty pro-life leaders sent a letter to FDA Commissioner nominee Dr. Heidi Overton urging her to restore the pre-Biden administration safeguards on mifepristone while the FDA completes its ongoing review of the drug.
Students for Life of America threatened to sue the FDA for approving and expanding access to the abortion pill mifepristone without studying its environmental risks, claiming it may harm over 1,500 protected species across the U.S. and that the FDA failed to consult wildlife agencies as required by the Endangered Species Act.
Baby Levi was born prematurely at 25 weeks and six days due to complications from a subchorionic haemorrhage and spent 135 days in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) before being discharged home. After overcoming several health challenges, including bradycardia, Levi is now growing well at home, having reached the third percentile on the growth chart, and his family celebrated his return on Mother's Day. Levi's parents, Taytum and Nick, experienced a difficult journey with their son's early birth and extended hospital stay, during which they developed close relationships with the NICU staff, and Right To Life UK highlighted Levi's story as a testament to the strength of premature infants and the dedication of their caregivers.
Shawn Bauman, a 55-year-old man from Vancouver Island, fell in his living room on May 9, 2025, and was euthanized twelve days later despite not being terminally ill. His family has not received his medical records, and a coroner's investigation remains open fifteen months later, with questions about the application of MAID laws and the circumstances of his death following a spinal injury from the fall.
Dr. Joel Zivot testified before the Canadian Senate that lethal injection used in assisted suicide can cause pulmonary edema, a condition where fluid fills the lungs, leading to sensations similar to suffocation or drowning, and that paralytic drugs can mask visible signs of distress.
A two-judge panel of the Bombay High Court ruled that a 17-year-old girl who was a victim of sexual assault may abort her 28-week-and-six-day-old baby, with the court emphasizing a woman's right to decide on abortion. The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Board initially found the girl not medically fit for the procedure but later deemed her fit, leading the court to direct the hospital to permit the abortion using safety protocols, though the specific abortion technique was not detailed in the report.
Brigitte Stegemann was euthanized under Canada's assisted dying system despite explicitly stating she did not want MAiD and being deemed competent by Dr. Kate Koester despite failing competency questions and having severe hearing impairment.
Haile McAnally, who took abortion pills from Planned Parenthood as a high school student in Omaha, Nebraska, experienced severe bleeding and unconsciousness, requiring a blood transfusion after being sent home with the medication and no thorough medical evaluation. Now a pro-life advocate, she is urging lawmakers to limit mail-order mifepristone to prevent other women from facing similar dangers, and she is working with Susan B.
Brigitte Stegemann, an 83-year-old Canadian grandmother, died by assisted suicide despite not giving final verbal consent, according to her family who allege the procedure was botched and conducted without proper consent protocols. Her family is now demanding documents and has filed complaints and a police report to investigate the legality and circumstances surrounding her euthanasia under Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) program.
Virginia currently allows abortion up to birth, and a new constitutional amendment on the ballot would further protect the distribution of abortion pills to minors and others without parental rights or medical oversight. The amendment is criticized for removing duties of care from abortion providers and potentially increasing risks to vulnerable girls and women, while also immunizing abortion agencies from liability for medical malpractice.
The 40 Days for Life campaign has started in 682 cities worldwide, including Kalamazoo, Michigan, where participants held a rain-soaked vigil to pray for the unborn and an end to abortion. In the Pacific Northwest, leaders from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Canada gathered in Seattle for a training workshop to prepare for the campaign, which includes recruiting vigil participants and legal briefings.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in the case of Alaska surrogate McKenna West, who refused to abort the baby she was carrying after he was diagnosed with a serious heart defect and sought a say in his care, leaving a California ruling recognizing the intended parents as the legal parents intact.
Missouri voters will decide on Amendment 3 in November to repeal a 2024 amendment that legalized abortion through all nine months of pregnancy and to prohibit gender transition surgeries for minors, aiming to restore previous pro-life protections in the state. In Idaho, Prop 1 seeks to remove current abortion bans by establishing a right to abortion up to viability with expanded exceptions, and pro-life advocates urge voters to reject this amendment to maintain the state's abortion-free status.
Virginia Democrats have advanced a constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion rights up to birth, which is opposed by thousands of Catholics including Bishop Michael Burbidge who called the amendment extreme and harmful to mothers and minors. The amendment would protect abortion as a fundamental right and remove parental roles in abortion decisions for minors, while pro-abortion groups argue it safeguards reproductive freedom without government interference.
Catherina David of Ontario considered abortion after learning her unborn son Samuel had Down syndrome, but changed her mind at the hospital following a dream she interpreted as a sign from God. Samuel was born with a heart condition requiring surgery, but is now a healthy baby, and David says she has no regrets about choosing to continue the pregnancy.
