“After a close but heartbreaking loss at the ballot box that saw Missouri voters choose to enshrine a right to “reproductive freedom” in the state constitution Nov. 5, the head of the Missouri Catholic Conference (MCC) said the closeness of the vote and the unity displayed by pro-life advocates in the state suggest a repeal of the amendment in the future remains a possibility.

“It truly was a strong, unified, grassroots effort that I wish we’d gotten over the finish line, but I’m still very proud,” Jamie Morris, executive director of the MCC in Jefferson City, told CNA this week.”

“UPDATE: On Monday, Boston Police issued a statement revealing that 17 pro-abortion protesters were arrested on Saturday for disrupting the peaceful pro-life men’s march.
BOSTON (LifeSiteNews) — The National Men’s March to Abolish Abortion and Rally for Personhood held its third annual event in Boston on Saturday when it was met by a mostly masked crowd of more than several hundred who were shouting profanities and seeking to physically block the peaceful assembly about halfway through the legally permitted march.”

“On Tuesday, the day after Teton County District Court Judge Melissa Owens for the third time struck down two protective abortion laws, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon announced that “I have directed the Attorney General to review the opinion and prepare an appeal to the Wyoming Supreme Court.”

Gordon said, “Judge Owens’s ruling is frustrating, still this is just one of the steps in the judicial process,” adding, “Regardless of her decision, it was clear there would be an appeal. I remain committed to defending the constitutionality of this law and the sanctity of life.”

“On November 18, Alexander Raikin’s article: A quarter of all Ontario MAiD providers may have violated the Criminal Code. Does Anyone Care? was published by The Hub. Raikin’s article is based on the same research that led to his earlier article, accept that his most recent article adds significant historical context to the issue.

Raikin begins his article by stating that Canada legalized (MAiD) euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada as an exception to the criminal code when it is done based on specificied circumstances, and outside of those circumstances these acts remain criminal acts.”