This week: Assisted suicide lawsuits advance in two states, an Illinois abortion pill plea deal ends in prison time, and more.
Release date: June 12, 2026
New lawsuits target assisted suicide laws in New York and Illinois
A coalition of disability-rights and patient advocacy organizations has filed federal lawsuits in New York and Illinois challenging the states’ assisted suicide laws, as they discriminate against people with disabilities and violate federal civil rights protections.
READ MOREPope Leo XIV urges Spain to protect life from conception to natural death
Pope Leo XIV urged Spain’s lawmakers to protect human life “from conception to its natural end” during a historic address to the country’s Congress of Deputies on June 8 in Madrid.
READ MOREGrassroots campaign urges Trump administration to end mail-order abortion drugs
Family Council has launched a grassroots campaign urging the Trump administration and Congress to end federal policies allowing mail-order distribution of abortion drugs and to reinstate an in-person medical consultation requirement.
READ MORE7-year sentence in abortion-pill manslaughter of unborn child plea deal in Illinois
An Illinois man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty in a case involving the alleged administration of abortion pills to his pregnant girlfriend without her consent.
READ MOREDisability advocates rally at State House against assisted suicide legislation
Disability-rights advocates and pro-life supporters gathered at the Massachusetts State House on June 11 for a peaceful demonstration opposing physician-assisted suicide legislation currently under consideration on Beacon Hill.
READ MOREHonor Father’s Day with a Choose Life license plate
The Choose Life License Plate directs funding to programs that assist mothers, children, adoptive families, and safe haven initiatives across Massachusetts.
READ MOREWhy a poisoning charge was dropped in a Massachusetts abortion-pill case
A Massachusetts judge dismissed an attempted-poisoning charge against a Brookline man accused of misleading a pregnant woman into taking medication that allegedly ended her pregnancy, citing the specific legal requirements of the state’s poisoning statute.
READ MOREUpcoming: Men for Life CEO Sean Corcoran MCFL Father’s Day YouTube interview
An upcoming Father’s Day edition of Massachusetts Citizens for Life’s Virtual Speaker Series features Sean Corcoran, J.D., CEO of Men for Life, in conversation with MCFL President Myrna Maloney Flynn.
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