Planned Parenthood's Patchogue center in Suffolk County, New York, completed a $1.2 million renovation to expand capacity and reduce wait times, adding an exam room and updated facilities to meet growing demand for healthcare services. New York state support, including Gov.
Read →A New York judge awarded custody of 3-year-old twins to MaryBeth Lewis, who committed surrogacy fraud by forging her husband's signature to create the children through a surrogate without his consent. Despite felony charges and the twins being raised by foster parents for nearly three years, the court recognized the Lewises as the legal parents, separating the twins from the only family they have ever known.
Read →Archbishop Ronald Hicks, the Archdiocese of New York, and the Catholic healthcare ministry ArchCare have joined a lawsuit challenging New York's Medical Aid in Dying Act, which they say forces Catholic healthcare providers to participate in assisted suicide against their faith. They seek federal court protection to prevent being compelled to counsel or assist terminally ill patients in obtaining lethal drugs, arguing this violates their religious beliefs and the healing mission of their ministries.
Read →Planned Parenthood held its "No Matter What" pop-up event in New York City, promoting claims that pro-life laws harm women and that closures of its facilities are due to federal defunding, despite evidence that many closures predate such defunding and reflect a shift to telehealth. New York has 63 federally qualified community health centers serving 2.3 million people annually, providing alternatives to Planned Parenthood services amid these claims.
Read →A 40 Days for Life sidewalk counselor in Long Island successfully persuaded a couple to visit a local pregnancy center instead of entering Planned Parenthood, resulting in the couple choosing life after a pregnancy test confirmed the woman was pregnant. Additionally, prayer volunteers referred five women to the pregnancy center for baby items, highlighting local pro-life efforts in New York.
Read →Adele Best, who experienced two abortions before a supernatural intervention in New York prevented her third abortion, now helps women heal from post-abortion trauma and advocates a pro-life message focused on women's true freedom. Her transformative experience in downtown Brooklyn redirected her life and deepened her commitment to supporting women affected by abortion.
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New York Families · Administrator · October 10, 2026 · Read →
An estimated 6,000 pharmacies nationwide dispense the abortion pill, with New York having 79 certified pharmacies through Danco and 13 through GenBioPro. New York also has 305 certified abortion pill prescribers, making it one of the states with the highest numbers of certified prescribers and pharmacies.
Read →New York City’s 2023 abortion statistics were published online as part of the city’s vital statistics report in early 2026. This data does not include the number of mail-order abortion drugs prescribed by licensed abortion providers in other states to New York City residents or the number of self-managed abortions performed by women outside of […] The post Abortion Reporting: New York City (2023) appeared first on Lozier Institute .
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New York Families Foundation will host a free seminar titled “Preventing Assisted Suicide & Encouraging Hope” on October 14 in West Seneca, featuring Amanda Achtman, who will address the challenges posed by physician-assisted suicide in New York. The event aims to equip families, caregivers, and community members with compassionate responses to suffering and end-of-life decisions, emphasizing the dignity of every person regardless of illness or disability.
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The Free Press · Madeleine Kearns · September 21, 2026 · Read →
Flanders criticizes a New York Times feature about a business providing assisted-death services after New York's legalization. She argues that commercial promotion of assisted death conflicts with suicide prevention and the purpose of healthcare.
Read →On September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people died in terrorist attacks, including 10 preborn children and their mothers, whose names are memorialized at the 9/11 memorial in New York City alongside the phrase 'and her preborn child. The article honors the lives of these preborn children and their mothers, as well as eight born children who died on the planes, recounting personal stories of several victims and their families affected by the tragedy.
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New York has ended its nearly decade-long effort to force Catholic and Anglican nuns, dioceses, and other religious ministries to cover abortions under the state's abortion mandate. This decision follows two U.S. Supreme Court rulings that protected these religious groups from being compelled to pay for abortions despite serving people of all faiths.
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