Civil union law leads Illinois agency to stop adoptions

June 16, 2011

ROCKFORD, Ill. — Catholic Charities of Rockford, Ill. — which works with 11 counties — has decided to stop offering foster care and adoption services

Report shows violence against children rising worldwide

June 9, 2011

In virtually all parts of the world, violent incidents against children are on the increase. Between 500 million and 1.5 billion children suffer violence, according

Record high for U.S. foster care kids with ‘forever families’

June 9, 2011

FRANKFORT, Ky. — In 2009, 57,000 U.S. kids in foster care found forever families, up from 37,000 in 1998, according to a Child Trends study

Pro-life laws aid abortion decline, study shows

June 2, 2011

Various state-level pro-life measures result in “statistically significant declines” in the country’s abortion rate, according to a study in the State Politics & Policy Quarterly.

Alabama abortion laws open to interpretation; Senate, House bills seek more restrictions

June 2, 2011

In Alabama, it is legal to have an abortion when it is necessary “to preserve life (or the) health of mother or where (the) fetus

Indiana 1st to ban Planned Parenthood funding

June 2, 2011

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed into law May 10 expansive pro-life legislation that includes a ban on state-directed funding of abortion providers such