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Abortion
A collection of our articles on both induced abortion and spontaneous miscarriages, from a Catholic perspective.
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![Protesters for abortion in Mexico](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/Pro-abortion-protest-in-Mexico.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
![Participants hold placards in the March for Life](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/March-for-Life.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
![Pro-life activists Randall Terry Lauren Handy, and Joan Andrews Bell](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Lauren-Handy-Joan-Andrews-Bell-and-Randall-Terry.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
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![Pope-Francis-and-Portuguese-President-Marcelo-Rebelo-de-Sousa-hold-a-meeting-with-authorities](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Pope-Francis-and-Portuguese-President-Marcelo-Rebelo-de-Sousa-hold-a-meeting-with-authorities-AFP-000_33QJ6QM.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
Kathleen N. Hattrup
Defending human life a priority, says Pope
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![Hands comforting](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/hands-comforting.jpg?crop=0px%2C62px%2C1200px%2C677px&resize=620%2C348&ssl=1)
![Close up of sad pensive millennial woman sit alone](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Close-up-of-sad-pensive-millennial-woman-sit-alone-shutterstock_1639375804.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
Christine Pellen
Cost of living a significant factor driving abortion numbers
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