Pro-Life News

The Trump administration published a proposed rule to rescind the Biden-era Veterans Affairs policy that pushed illegal abortions at VA hospitals – flouting longstanding federal law and intentionally violating state pro-life laws. The policy was so extreme that videos obtained from the Department of Veterans Affairs showed staff being trained to push statutorily prohibited abortion as the safest "option" for veterans. This marks yet another major pro-life victory under President Trump's leadership, building on a series of decisive actions, including the recent passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act which stopped forced taxpayer funding of Big Abortion. Read more......

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has issued an executive order terminating any Medicaid contracts with pro-abortion healthcare providers. “My order makes sure every public dollar aligns with our values and supports providers who respect life at every stage,” Stitt said. The governor directed the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to revise provider standards to comply with pro-life laws and terminate existing contracts with providers who perform, refer or are affiliated with abortion services. Read more......

CI-128 codified and added additional protection for abortion and healthcare providers in Montana after voters overwhelmingly passed it. Previously the Montana constitution allowed for a right to privacy and protected the right to an abortion. This initiative codified that protection. Now the Montana Life Defense Fund has filed legal challenge to the initiative. The lawsuit contends that the full text of CI-128 was not included on the November 2024 ballot, in violation of Article XIV, Section 9(3) of the Montana Constitution. Based on long-standing Montana Supreme Court precedent, failure to strictly adhere to the requirements of Article XIV, Section 9 of the Montana Constitution is fatal to...

It is interesting that those who hide behind so-called “shield laws” should be the least bit surprised when pro-life states respond vigorously to pro-abortion states that are shipping mifepristone—the abortion pill—into their jurisdictions against their laws. Texas and Louisiana have been particularly aggressive in fighting New York physician Margaret Carpenter who not only is sending abortion pills into their states but is also not licensed to practice medicine in either state. Sixteen state attorneys general have urged Congress to consider federal legislation that would preempt state-level shield laws designed to block enforcement of pro-life laws. Read more......

Four dedicated pro-life advocates were honored on August 11 at the 2025 People of Life awards during the Diocesan Pro-Life Leadership Conference in Arlington, Virginia. This year's honorees are Valerie Washington, Judy Haag, and the late Rita and Mike Marker. Approximately 100 diocesan Catholic pro-life leaders and guests attended the private awards dinner, including Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities, and Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington. Read more......

A Texas father is suing an out-of-state abortionist for contributing to the death of his preborn children. The federal class action suit, filed on behalf of "all current and future fathers of unborn children in the United States," could stop abortionists from mailing mifepristone, the chemical abortion drug, into pro-life states. Jerry Rodriguez alleges Remy Coeytaux, a California abortionist, illegally shipped chemical abortion pills into Texas, which caused the death of his two children. Read more...  ...

In a stunning win for Life, Costco Wholesale has announced that it will not be selling the Chemical Abortion Pill, mifepristone, at any of its more than 500 pharmacy locations across the United States. The decision comes amid ongoing national discussion about the dangers of the retail availability of Chemical Abortion Pills—drugs that are deadly to the preborn and extremely harmful to mothers. Students for Life America (SFLA) and Students for Life Action (SFLAction), along with a coalition of faith-based activist groups, had urged Costco to stop selling mifepristone at its pharmacies. Read more......

When some women find themselves pregnant, they may feel abortion is their only option. Care Net is seeking to change this mindset. Care Net is a nonprofit that manages more than 1,200 affiliated pregnancy centers and 30,000 volunteers, equips pro-life volunteers, and organizes churches to support pregnant women and their families. It also hosts a pregnancy hotline based in Dallas, according to Care Net CEO Roland Warren, offering supportive counseling and alternatives for women considering abortion. Read more......

In October, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast's operations will be taken over by Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, per local media reports. With the consolidation comes the closures of Prevention Park and a clinic in southwest Houston, leaving four remaining facilities on the outskirts of the city. In neighboring Louisiana, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast announced it will cease operations entirely, shuttering both the Baton Rouge and New Orleans clinics. Planned Parenthood confirmed the closures but did not respond to requests for further comment. Read more......

When the Supreme Court's landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health decision was released in June 2022, returning abortion law to state jurisdiction, pro-life activists knew what their greatest challenge would be in the post-Dobbs era: thwarting distribution of the abortion pill. That's because these life-destroying drugs now constitute nearly two-thirds of U.S. abortions — and because they can be distributed by mail even in states like Texas that passed near-total bans on abortion in the wake of Dobbs. Two years on, however, it's clear that the pro-life movement is continuing to lose ground due to the ever-expanding availability of the abortion pill. Read more......

Texas lawmakers advanced a bill that would crack down on mail-order abortion pills. Today's initial vote presented the biggest hurdle for the Pro-Life policy to overcome. Now, the Woman and Child Protection Act (HB 7 by Rep. Jeff Leach, sponsored by Sen. Bryan Hughes) will head toward the House floor to be passed by all the representatives. Abortion businesses are abandoning brick-and-mortar facilities, shifting their tactics online and underground. Activists ship lethal pills into Texas illegally from other states and countries—to the tune of at least 19,000 orders of abortion drugs each year. Read more......

Students for Life Action (SFLAction) President Kristan Hawkins slammed Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's for signing a bill forcing Chemical Abortion Pills onto public college campuses, calling it "outrageous that the abortion radicals are forcing today's students to subsidize ending the lives of the next generation. Pregnancy is not a disease cured by abortion." House Bill 3709 would require public colleges with student health centers to offer access to contraception and deadly Chemical Abortion Pills, turning college campuses into abortion distribution centers. Read more......

A recent Wall Street Journal report described a new legal development in the fight to protect unborn life: a number of fathers are filing lawsuits over abortions carried out without their knowledge or consent. The suits claim harm from the loss of their children and seek accountability from those who facilitated the abortions, including doctors, family members, and abortion pill distributors. According to the outlet, many of these cases originate in Texas, where state law permits parents to sue for the wrongful death of an unborn child. Read more......

Colorado lawmakers approved Senate Bill 25B-2, which directs state taxpayer dollars to cover up to $4.4 million in Medicaid reimbursements to abortion providers like Planned Parenthood. The bill responds to the provision defunding the abortion giant in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which became federal law in July. Though Colorado is facing a $1.2 billion budget deficient, pro-abortion Colorado lawmakers made it clear that fully funding Planned Parenthood with taxpayer dollars is a top priority. Read more......