Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced a plan for state health workers to conduct home visits to every newborn's family within days or weeks of birth to make assessments, despite the program currently being voluntary and reaching only about 3,000 of the state's 68,000 annual births. Healey also signed a law removing limits on late-term abortion in Massachusetts, and her Department of Children and Families has been involved in a high-profile case where a Catholic family is fighting to regain custody of their daughter after the state intervened following gender-identity counseling at her public school.
Oregon recorded 10,495 abortions in 2025, the highest number since 2009, with fewer out-of-state residents traveling to Oregon for abortions compared to 2024. The decline in abortion tourism is attributed to the rise of mail-order abortion pills, which allow women to obtain abortions without traveling, while late-term abortions also decreased from 284 in 2024 to 228 in 2025.
Oregon reported 10,495 abortions in 2025, the highest number since 2009, with a decline in late-term abortions and out-of-state residents seeking abortions in the state. Malheur County saw a significant drop in abortions after the opening of a Planned Parenthood facility, but 90.3% of its 2025 abortions were for out-of-state residents, while Oregon Right to Life continues efforts to promote life-affirming alternatives and address abortion pill usage.
Post-viability abortions are performed by inducing fetal demise before labor and delivery, not by inducing labor with the intent of live birth. It also highlights that later abortions can occur for reasons other than medical emergencies and that the fetus is delivered dead after such procedures.
Flanders argues that remote access to abortion pills has enabled use later in pregnancy than the FDA-approved regimen. She discusses reported cases and criticizes the removal of in-person dispensing requirements.
Sielicki reports on a coalition seeking a referendum to repeal recently enacted Massachusetts abortion legislation. She describes the petition effort and the coalition's objections to the law's treatment of later abortion.
Articles in the Canadian Medical Association Journal and the Canadian Journal of Public Health in recent years have shed light on the reality of late-term abortion from an unexpected angle: many late-term abortions are classified as stillbirths. Canadian provinces define a stillbirth as the birth of a fetus at or after 20 weeks’ gestation or with a birth weight […]
Root criticizes Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey's support for expanded abortion access and contrasts it with her public identification as Catholic. He argues that bishops should consider formal ecclesiastical discipline rather than limit their response to public statements.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 24, 2026 Contact: media@sbaprolife.org | View Newsroom Pro-Life Canvassers to Visit 500K Ohio Homes to Expose Brown’s Lies & Extremism TOLEDO, Ohio – Democrat Sherrod Brown’s radical campaign funders include one of America’s most notorious late-term abortionists, Planned Parenthood, and a billionaire “abortion doula” whose stated “life goal” is to “aid […]
A baby girl born at 31 weeks gestation survived after being born alive into a toilet following an attempted abortion using abortion pills obtained from an out-of-state seller in Virginia. The mother, Syeshia Johnson, is now facing criminal charges including negligent child abuse and assault, while abortion pill distributors are criticized for failing to provide informed consent and violating state and FDA regulations by supplying pills for use beyond the approved gestational age.
The Catholic bishops of Massachusetts warn removing “any legal restraint on late-term abortion” is a “radical measure which is gravely immoral.” In a letter dated July 29, 2026, Massachusetts’ Catholic bishops spoke out forcefully against the “Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act” (H. 5595), an extreme bill that removed the state’s remaining restrictions on abortion […] The post Massachusetts Bishops: Eliminating ‘Any Legal Restraint’ on Abortion ‘Gravely Immoral’ appeared first on Daily Citizen .
Van Maren condemns the signing of Massachusetts legislation that he characterizes as removing remaining limits on later abortion. The essay uses graphic language and moral argument to criticize the celebration surrounding the bill.
Ferguson responds to changes in Massachusetts abortion law by arguing that human dignity must include children in the womb. He combines legal and medical claims with a Christian case for protecting unborn life and supporting pregnant women.
Contributor: ATTWN Staff One of the most liberal states in the country legalized abortion for any reason at any point in pregnancy, even up until the moment of birth. Massachusetts removed all restrictions on late-term abortion, leaving it up to “the professional judgment of the physician.” The previous law was already lenient. It allowed abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy ... Read More
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By Sarah Neely Since January 2025, Operation Rescue has investigated 24 abortion emergencies at completely unregulated clinics in radicalized Colorado, including the tragic death of 18-year-old Lexi Arguello, who succumbed to catastrophic complications experienced during a second trimester abortion at Planned Parenthood in Fort Collins. In total so far, thirteen of these 24 emergencies took […] The post 24 Women Killed or Injured By Unregulated Colorado Abortion Clinics — Operation Rescue is Taking to the Streets in Fort Collins and Denver Area appeared first on Operation Rescue .
Bacus argues that elective abortion late in pregnancy cannot be morally distinguished from killing a newborn on the basis of personhood. The essay focuses on moral status, fetal development and the implications of drawing protection at birth rather than earlier.
National Right to Life opposes Massachusetts legislation changing the conditions and settings under which abortions after 24 weeks may be performed. The release argues that reliance on physician judgment weakens protections for unborn children and removes safeguards for patients.
The Massachusetts House passed a radical bill legalizing all late-term abortions in the Bay State. On July 22, the House passed H. 5595, “An Act prioritizing patient access to care.” The legislation essentially removes all remaining restriction on abortion in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Family Institute (MFI) warns. The Massachusetts House passed H. 5595 by an […] The post Massachusetts House Passes Bill Legalizing Abortion Until Birth appeared first on Daily Citizen .
Andrusko reports on a South Korean appellate decision involving a baby allegedly born alive during a late abortion and then killed. He summarizes the court’s treatment of the defendants and criticizes the legal reasoning surrounding abortion and the newborn’s death.
In this episode of Daybreak – latest poll of polls; the BSA were planning for 2027 until…; Labour scraps the $5 surcharge on prescriptions but there’s a few red flags in their presentation; the Taranaki Cathedral are similar to St Matthews in the City and have forgotten to open their Bible; Winston Peters stops our international embassies being woke; Lush cosmetics celebrates Maui Dolphins and breast removal of gender-confused girls; more push-back by sports teams against ‘Pride’ games; Pauline Hanson hits the target in her speech on gender ideology, late term abortion, multiculturalism, and m
The Lessons from Baby Clementine’s Case. Why New Jersey Should Reject A2218/S2260 and Preserve Accountability Published in NRL News June 18, 2026 by Marie Tasy, Executive Director, New Jersey Right to Life The parents of Baby Clementine are still searching for answers. Their questions center on a late-term abortion performed at Cherry Hill Women’s […]
We speak to our Australian correspondent Lyle Shelton from the Family First political party in Oz. Topics covered include: the rise and rise of Pauline Hanson and One Nation; is Pauline a social conservative; a new pro life bill banning late term abortions to be introduced in South Australia; attempts to reintroduce biological definitions of woman & man are also being made in Oz as in NZ; and a new documentary on born-alive abortions. The post McBlog: One Nation, New Pro-Life Bill, Sex Discrimination Law, Born-Alive Abortions appeared first on Family First NZ .
For Immediate Release: June 11, 2026 Contact: media@sbaprolife.org | View Newsroom Letter Highlights Colo. 18-Year-Old Killed by Late-Term Abortion Complications Washington, D.C. – With just over three weeks remaining until the provision of the historic 2025 Working Families Tax Cuts that defunds Big Abortion expires on July 4, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America sent a […]
A bill to expand who can perform late-term abortions in California drew a stark clash at the April 21 Assembly Health Committee hearing: a registered nurse described watching a full hospital unit scramble to save a woman’s life during a catastrophic obstetric emergency, while the committee chair, Assemblywoman Mia Bonta, responded by thanking the bill’s […] The post No Doctors Required: California Pushes to Let Nurse Practitioners Perform Late-Term Abortions first appeared on California Family Council .
In this powerful episode of The LifeCast , Rich Bennett sits down with Dr. Tom Perille—President of Democrats for Life of Colorado and a retired physician—for a candid and convicting conversation on today’s most pressing life issues. Kicking off with a proposed Senate bill to legalize prostitution, Dr. Perille examines the cultural moment through a whole-life lens. He also shares the life-altering experience that moved him to become an outspoken pro-life advocate after witnessing the devastating reality of a late-term abortion. With clarity and urgency, Dr. Perille calls Americans to become mo
Many pro-abortion advocates and academics insist that late-term abortions don’t happen in Canada. For example, Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights claims: On Prince Edward Island, for example, abortion is only available until 12 weeks gestation. In Nova Scotia, until 16 weeks, and in New Brunswick, only until 14 weeks or 16 weeks (if you can pay for the procedure […]
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” ― Edmund Burke Almost exactly two years ago, Canadian pro-life activist Alissa Golob walked into four different abortion facilities, in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. At the time, Golob was 22 weeks pregnant. Inspired by the work of Lila Rose,… The post Beyond Choice: The Brutality of Late-Term Abortion appeared first on Human Life International .
