Abortion
Handling Post-Abortion Guilt
I have had two abortions. My friend at work told me that the Catholic faith can help me with the massive guilt that I feel. Please tell me how.
Thanks for writing. You are not alone in realizing that an abortion has lingering psychological effects for many people — mostly women but also for men. God gives life to born and unborn humans.
The best-known Catholic group offering help to people in your situation may be Project Rachel, founded in 1984 by Vickie Thorn, a Milwaukee wife and mother who reached out to a friend who had an abortion.
Excommunicated for an Abortion?
Our diocese distributed a pamphlet on examining your conscience. It states that having an abortion or encouraging a woman to do so would mean automatic excommunication from the Catholic Church. If I do that, is this so?
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Pro-life advocates call on Trump, Congress to fully defund Planned Parenthood
A coalition of pro-life groups went to the U.S. Capitol March 27 to urge Congress and President Donald Trump's administration to eliminate federal funding for Planned Parenthood, shortly before the Supreme Court is set to consider a case concerning that ...
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In 2024, state laws of interest to Catholics: abortion, IVF, immigration
State laws of interest to Catholics spanned policy areas from abortion to IVF to immigration in 2024.
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Vance and Walz debate abortion, immigration, gun policy and democracy
At the first and only debate Oct. 1 between Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., and Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, the vice presidential nominees of their respective parties, the candidates sparred with each other on topics including abortion, immigration, gun policy relating ...
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Iowa Supreme Court says 6-week abortion ban can be enforced
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled June 28 that the state's six-week abortion limit could be enforced amid a legal challenge to it.
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Judge blocks, for now, Planned Parenthood defunding provision backed by bishops