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Jun 5, 2023 · But most mainline Protestants support the right to abortion, and several of their top leaders have decried the year-old Supreme Court ruling that undermined that right by reversing the Roe v. Wade ...
Jun 2, 2023 · In the year since the Supreme Court struck down the nationwide right to abortion, America’s religious leaders and denominations have responded in strikingly diverse ways. Some celebrate the state-level bans that have ensued. Others are angry that a conservative Christian cause has changed the law of the land in ways they consider oppressive. The divisions are epitomized in the country’s ...
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Mar 25, 2024 · Guttmacher says that in 2020 there were 14.4 abortions in the U.S. per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44. Its data shows that the rate of abortions among women has generally been declining in the U.S. since 1981, when it reported there were 29.3 abortions per 1,000 women in that age range.
Jan 30, 2024 · In 2022, Michigan voters passed a constitutional amendment allowing abortion at virtually all stages of pregnancy. Jim Sprague, CEO of Pregnancy Resource Center Grand Rapids, said he’s seen ...
Jun 28, 2023 · On Friday, in a ruling in that lawsuit, an appeals court said the ban could be enforced. But those with religious freedom objections can still seek abortions until an appeals court rules in the ...
Apr 12, 2024 · 6 in 10 U.S. Catholics are in favor of abortion rights, Pew Research report finds. Pope Francis remains popular among U.S. Catholics, with 75% having favorable views of him, according to a Pew ...
Nov 15, 2021 · Father John Paul Kimes of the University of Notre Dame is an expert in canon law, which governs life within the church. He says the church sees abortion as a grave evil. ... church today sees ...
