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Pro-life groups praise Senate opposition to taxpayer-funded abortion

August 12, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) speaks on the Senate floor in favor of his pro-life amendment / EWTN News Nightly

Washington D.C., Aug 12, 2021 / 15:01 pm (CNA).
Pro-life groups praised the Senate on Wednesday for narrowly approving language again… […]

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US bishops condemn abortion funding in House-passed spending bill

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Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York / Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Washington D.C., Jul 30, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).
Leading U.S. bishops on Thursday opposed the House passage of appropriations bills that fund abortions and exclude some existing conscience pr… […]

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Pelosi’s archbishop: No devout Catholic can condone abortion, ‘let alone have the government pay for it’

July 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 4

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. / Dennis Callahan, Archdiocese of San Francisco/Public domain.

San Francisco, Calif., Jul 23, 2021 / 02:10 am (CNA).
The Archbishop of San Francisco on Thursday res… […]

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Pelosi defends taxpayer-funded abortion while citing Catholic faith 

July 22, 2021 Catholic News Agency 3

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) / Michael Candelori/Shutterstock

Washington D.C., Jul 22, 2021 / 12:01 pm (CNA).
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday defended efforts to permit federal funding of elective abortions, and cited … […]

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New bill would defund public universities that provide on-campus abortions  

July 21, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) at a July 21, 2021 press conference introducing the Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2021, outside the U.S. Capitol building / Office of Sen. Steve Daines

Washington D.C., Jul 21, 2021 / 14:05 pm (CNA).
Pro-li… […]

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Appropriations bill advances without Hyde Amendment 

July 15, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), House Pro-Life Caucus co-chair who offered an amendment to restore Hyde Amendment and conscience language to the bill. / Office of Rep. Andy Harris

Washington D.C., Jul 15, 2021 / 15:01 pm (CNA).
The House Appropriation… […]

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Senate pro-life chair criticizes proposed ACA abortion billing rule

July 1, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

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Washington D.C., Jul 1, 2021 / 06:00 am (CNA).
The chair of the Senate pro-life caucus on Tuesday criticized a proposed loosening of safeguards against taxpayer funding of abortion coverage on health exchanges set up under… […]

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US bishops urge Congress to prohibit taxpayer funding of abortions  

June 29, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Attendees of the 2018 March for Life make their way past the U.S. Capitol building. / Jonah McKeown/CNA

Washington D.C., Jun 29, 2021 / 11:30 am (CNA).
The U.S. bishops’ conference on Monday called on Congress to restore prohibitions on federal … […]

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Jesuit priest responds to statement of pro-abortion Catholic members of Congress

June 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), one of the signers of the "Statement of Principles" of Catholic House Democrats / ev radin/Shutterstock

Washington D.C., Jun 24, 2021 / 12:40 pm (CNA).
A Jesuit priest and radio host on Thursday c… […]

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Freshman congresswoman appointed as Pro-Life Caucus co-chair

June 18, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

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Washington D.C., Jun 18, 2021 / 09:07 am (CNA).
The new co-chair of the House Pro-Life Caucus says that a top priority for her is fighting taxpayer funding of abortion and abortion providers. Rep. Michelle Fischbach (… […]

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