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Sep 15, 2021 · Speaking to journalists on the return flight from Slovakia, Pope Francis talks about his dialogue with Hungarian authorities, anti-Semitism, and vaccines, as well as Holy Communion for politicians who approve abortion laws.
Sep 15, 2021 · Pope Francis said on Wednesday that abortion is "murder", even soon after conception, but appeared to criticise some U.S. Catholic bishops for dealing with U.S. President Joe Biden's...
Oct 9, 2021 · Pope Francis met on Saturday with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic who has come under criticism from some bishops in the United States for her support for abortion rights.
A New and Complex Legal Landscape. The Dobbs decision of 2022 eradicated a consistent baseline of legal protections for access to abortion at the federal level 1 and thus splintered its regulation by state, set up interstate conflicts, and put increasing pressure on the entire system of federalism in the United States.
Dec 1, 2021 · Dec 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in Washington centered on a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy in a case that could lead to a...
Feb 25, 2022 · Twenty-two states passed new laws regulating access to abortion in 2021. At least sixteen states restricted access to abortion in some way while six states expanded access to the procedure. Current Supreme Court precedent allows states to restrict or expand access to abortions without running into constitutional problems.
Sep 15, 2021 · “Whoever has an abortion kills.” “It is a human life,” Francis said. “This human life must be respected — this principle is so clear.” Despite warnings from Rome, the U.S. bishops conference...
