This week: Massachusetts bishops respond to the new abortion law, an SCOTUS challenge targets the state’s abortion shield law, the Hyde Amendment marks 50 years, and new developments emerge in the abortion law repeal effort, and more pro-life updates.
Release date: October 2, 2026
Massachusetts bishops call Catholics to defend life after new abortion law
The four Catholic bishops of Massachusetts have issued a joint letter responding to the state’s new abortion law and calling Catholics to defend human dignity and the sanctity of life.
READ MOREMassachusetts abortion law repeal effort gains momentum
The effort to repeal Massachusetts’ new late-term abortion law is underway, with hundreds of volunteers already vetted and assigned less than three weeks after the Attorney General approved the Compassionate Care Coalition’s petition.
READ MORELouisiana, Alabama and Arkansas challenge Massachusetts abortion shield law
Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas have filed a lawsuit with the U.S. Supreme Court challenging abortion shield laws in Massachusetts, New York and California.
READ MOREPro-life shareholders challenge FedEx over abortion pill shipments
Pro-life shareholders challenged FedEx over the company's role in shipping abortion pills during its annual meeting this week.
READ MORERecords show $765 charges for organs from aborted babies
Newly obtained public records show that Cercle Allocation Services billed a UCLA research operation $765 for each liver and thymus specimen.
READ MOREPope Leo condemns abortion and assisted suicide in France
During his September visit to France, Pope Leo XIV reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s defense of human life, speaking against abortion and assisted suicide.
READ MORE2.6 million lives saved over 50 years of the Hyde Amendment
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment, a landmark pro-life policy enacted in 1976 that prevents most federal Medicaid funding from being used for abortion.
READ MOREMCFL volunteers engage thousands at the Big E
The Big E ends this Sunday, October 4, after more than two weeks of hard work by our dedicated volunteers at the MCFL booth in the Better Living Center.
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