Facility-based abortions drop 30% in North Carolina after 12-week abortion ban, data show — By: Catholic News Agency

Ultrasound of baby at 12 weeks. / Credit: arhendrix/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 17, 2023 / 11:20 am (CNA). Facility-based abortions in North Carolina dropped sharply after a restrictive state law went into effect there this past summer, though a pro-life leader is warning not to make too much of those numbers, claiming they could go…

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Pro-life groups warn of late abortions in Ohio Issue 1. Here’s what the initiative says — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 17, 2023 / 10:50 am (CNA). As early voting continues on the controversial Issue 1 abortion proposal in Ohio, pro-life groups are warning that the vague language in the proposed amendment could strip away parental rights and lead to late-term, partial-birth abortions on demand there. Early voting began…

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Polish elections point to possible shift in country’s abortion laws, ‘political clashes’ — By: Catholic News Agency

The Sejm, the lower house of the Polish Parliament. / Credit: SpandowStockPhoto/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 17, 2023 / 14:40 pm (CNA). Liberal opposition parties won a significant political victory over Poland’s conservative Law and Justice Party on Sunday, gaining a majority in the nation’s Parliament and raising the possibility of imminent abortion expansions in…

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