Arizona House votes to repeal law protecting life from moment of conception — By: Catholic News Agency

Pro-life advocates demonstrate prior to an Arizona House of Representatives session at the Arizona State Capitol on April 17, 2024, in Phoenix. / Credit: Rebecca Noble/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 24, 2024 / 17:15 pm (CNA). The Arizona House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to repeal a law protecting unborn babies from abortion throughout…

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In wake of euthanasia case in Peru, physician-priest makes case for palliative care — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Photographee.eu via www.shutterstock.com ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 24, 2024 / 17:45 pm (CNA). Father Augusto Meloni Navarro, a priest, physician, and former vice president of the World Health Organization (WHO), urged prayers for the soul of Ana Estrada, the first person to undergo euthanasia in Peru. Meloni also emphasized the importance of…

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Divided Supreme Court hears emergency room abortion case: DOJ vs. Idaho’s pro-life law — By: Catholic News Agency

Pro-life and pro-abortion activists at a demonstration outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in the Moyle v. United States case, in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2024. The case deals with whether an Idaho abortion law conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). / Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP via…

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Oklahoma attorney general asks Supreme Court to halt execution of condemned convict — By: Catholic News Agency

Anti-death penalty activists rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to prevent the execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip on Sept. 29, 2015, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Larry French/Getty Images for MoveOn.org CNA Staff, Apr 24, 2024 / 15:15 pm (CNA). Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond this week asked the Supreme Court…

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