Catholic bishops and religious sisters in New York and Illinois have filed lawsuits against their states' assisted suicide laws, winning temporary court rulings that prevent enforcement of these laws against them while litigation continues. These lawsuits argue that the laws compel Catholic healthcare providers to violate their conscience by participating in or promoting assisted suicide, which the Church opposes as contrary to its mission and moral teachings.
Read →The 40 Days for Life Fall 2026 campaign began on September 23 in 682 cities, continuing a tradition of peaceful sidewalk prayer vigils aimed at saving unborn babies from abortion. In March, a grandmother outside a Granite City, Illinois abortion facility successfully persuaded her daughter to cancel a late-term abortion of twins after seeing 40 Days for Life volunteers praying, resulting in the twins being saved.
Read →Read Full Article →The Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that 26% of Obamacare plans nationwide paid for abortions not limited to cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother, covering an estimated 4.4 million people, with most such plans in California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Minnesota. Arkansas, however, passed Act 72 in 2013, which prevents taxpayer funds from being used to pay for elective abortions under Obamacare, resulting in no Obamacare plans in Arkansas covering elective abortions.
Read →The University of Illinois Chicago's School of Law has approved Planned Parenthood of Illinois as a qualified employer for its federal work study program, allowing law students to earn wages working at the abortion provider. Additionally, UIC's School of Nursing runs fellowships that train clinicians to perform abortions, funded in part by a $2 million grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health, with these programs supported by state legislation influenced by a student referendum organized by Planned Parenthood's campus chapter.
Read →The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law has approved Planned Parenthood of Illinois as a qualified agency for its federal work-study program, allowing law students to work part-time at Planned Parenthood using federal funds. Additionally, the UIC School of Nursing offers abortion training fellowships funded by a $2 million grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health, which supports abortion-related training programs at UIC, the Midwest Access Project, and Planned Parenthood of Illinois.
Read →Cooke reports that a federal judge temporarily blocked Illinois assisted-suicide legislation following a challenge by religious plaintiffs. She distinguishes that action from a separate disability-rights lawsuit and outlines the law's scheduled implementation.
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Angelus News · Kate Scanlon · September 12, 2026 · Read →
By Ricardo Pinedo In the last eight months, ten women have been rushed to the hospital from unregulated, unlicensed abortion operations in Illinois – a tally that now includes two minors. Just days ago, Operation Rescue released the report of a 15-year-old who, according to the Planned Parenthood worker calling 911, had no detectable pulse […] The post Two More Botched Abortions in Unregulated Illinois, Including Another Minor appeared first on Operation Rescue .
Read →Deep-blue states struggle in court to compel religious professionals to spout progressive orthodoxy, and federal appeals court set to rule in similar challenge by pro-life pregnancy centers. U.K. diverges from Canada's approach's
Read →Illinois remains abortion ‘safe haven’ for out-of-state patients in 2025, report shows Chicago Sun-Times
Read →A federal court order currently protects several Illinois physicians and religious health care organizations from the state's assisted suicide law, which took effect on September 12 and includes mandates such as requiring doctors to inform patients about assisted suicide and refer them to providers if they refuse to participate. The Thomas More Society has filed an amended complaint to extend these protections to additional religious health care associations and professionals who object to the law on conscience grounds, highlighting concerns about the law's requirements for falsified death certificates and restrictions on Catholic hospitals disciplining staff who promote assisted suicide.
Read →Pro Life Press · editor · September 27, 2026 · Read →
The End of Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act took effect in Illinois on September 12, allowing terminally ill patients to request prescription drugs to hasten death under specific conditions, prompting educational efforts by Catholic and pro-life groups to explain Church teachings and the law's implications. Jozef Zalot, a bioethicist with the National Catholic Bioethics Center, and Robert Gilligan, executive director of the Catholic Conference of Illinois, are among those leading workshops and discussions to help clergy, laity, and families understand and respond to the new law while emphasizing compassionate accompaniment of the suffering.
Read →Live Action News · Cassy Cooke · September 12, 2026 · Read →
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Blog · noreply@blogger.com (Alex Schadenberg) · September 10, 2026 · Read →
In September of my freshman year at Joliet Junior College in Joliet, Illinois, I was watching Kristen Hawkins debate a pro-abortion activist on YouTube. I don’t recall exactly what they were debating about, but I remember pausing the video and filling out the paperwork to start a Students for Life group at my college. Before that, I had been involved ... Read More The post Caroline Cannon: National Leaders Collective Class of 2026 appeared first on Students for Life of America .
Read →Illinois diocese, pregnancy center appeal for right to hire in line with pro-life beliefs OSV News
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