Latest on the Massachusetts foster care case, Riley Gaines as MCFL banquet keynote, the upcoming webinar on talking with abortion supporters, and other important pro-life updates.
Release date: February 6, 2026
Planned Parenthood drops lawsuit challenging One Big Beautiful Bill provision
Planned Parenthood has voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit challenging a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill that barred Medicaid funding for abortion providers for one year.
READ MORERiley Gaines to headline MCFL’s 53rd anniversary banquet
Massachusetts Citizens for Life will welcome Riley Gaines, a 12-time All-American swimmer and advocate for women’s rights, as the keynote speaker for its 53rd anniversary banquet on Friday, September 25, 2026, at 6:00 PM at the Boston Marriott Newton.
READ MORELegal battle continues as Burkes challenge Massachusetts foster care ban
Mike and Kitty Burke, a Catholic couple previously denied the chance to foster children because of their religious beliefs, are back in federal court in Burke v. Walsh as Massachusetts continues to defend its decision.
READ MOREBaby left to die sucking thumb following late-term abortion in Australia
A baby in Australia, born alive after a failed late-term abortion, was left alone to die while sucking his thumb, according to a hospital whistleblower who provided a photograph of the infant.
READ MORECitizen and state lawsuits target out-of-state abortion pill providers
Texas citizen Jerry Rodriguez has updated his federal lawsuit against California abortionist Dr. Remy Coeytaux under Texas House Bill 7, the law allowing residents to sue abortion providers who illegally supply abortion pills.
READ MOREFlorida abortions drop nearly 50 percent after six-week heartbeat law
New state data confirms that Florida’s six-week heartbeat law is saving lives.
READ MOREBarcelona hospital performs face transplant using assisted suicide donor
Vall d’Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona, Spain recently reported performing the world’s first partial face transplant using tissue from a donor who had requested assisted dying.
READ MOREWebinar next week: How to talk with abortion supporters
Join the MCFL Virtual Speakers Series on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 7:00 PM for a 45-minute webinar with Monica Snyder, executive director of Secular Pro-Life.
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