Kate Scanlon

Columnist

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Voters in 3 States Reject Abortion Ballot Measures

WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – On Election Day, Wednesday, November 5, voters in Florida, Nebraska, and South Dakota rejected amendments to their state constitutions that would have codified abortion as […]

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U.S. Bishops Join Lawsuit Regarding Federal Abortion Regulations

WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, alongside other Catholic groups, filed suit on Wednesday, May 22, against a federal agency for including abortion in regulations […]

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Including Abortion in Pregnant Workers Act is ‘Indefensible,’ Bishop Rhoades Says

(OSV News) – Following the publication of final regulations for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Bishop Rhoades stressed the importance of safeguarding workplace conscience protections while also expressing concerns with […]

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Court: Frozen Embryos Are Children Under Alabama Law

(OSV News) – An Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos qualify as children under state law has raised complex legal questions about artificial reproductive practices opposed by the Catholic […]

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New Bishops’ Report Marks Five Top Religious Liberty Concerns

WASHINGTON D.C. (OSV News) – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Religious Liberty, chaired by Bishop Rhoades, released a new report that identifies five top threats to religious […]

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New Bishops’ Report Marks 5 Top Religious Liberty Concerns

WASHINGTON (OSV News) – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Religious Liberty, chaired by Bishop Rhoades, released a new report that identifies five top threats to religious liberty […]

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Bishops Reiterate Moral Permissibility of COVID Vaccines

WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – The U.S. Catholic bishops have reiterated the moral permissibility of the COVID vaccines available in the United States for Catholics as booster shots become available […]

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Report: Medical Abortions Spike in Year Since Dobbs

WASHINGTON D.C. (OSV News) – The number of legal abortions provided by virtual-only clinics via abortion pill prescriptions spiked 72 percent in the year following the Supreme Court’s reversal of […]