Pro-choice groups have started an initiative for a ballot measure in Arizona ahead of next year’s election that would move the right to abortion into the state constitution.
Conservative groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) this week, asking a federal court to compel the agency to release records about how it has handled attacks on churches and pro-life organizations.
Pope Francis has raised the possibility of reconsidering the celibacy requirement for Catholic priests, stating that it is a "temporary prescription" and could be relaxed, although he did not believe it would encourage more men to consider a clerical vocation.
While expressing pro-choice sentiments during an appearance on "The View," left-wing actress and activist Jane Fonda mentioned "murder" as a way to ensure that women have access to abortions, but she has since issued a statement claiming that her comment was meant as a joke.
