Since the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022, pro-abortion states have begun devising measures to shelter abortionists whose operations were hampered by states that chose to protect unborn life. These so-called "abortion shield laws" — many of which are likely unconstitutional — will defeat any […]
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Justice Department Violates Religious Rights of Pro-Life Catholic
A 75-year-old devout Catholic under house arrest for an abortion facility protest is being denied her request to attend Mass on Sundays by President Joe Biden's Department of Justice. A federal judge agrees with the Justice Department that a wheelchair-bound woman with multiple health problems […]
New Fertility Data Show the Lifesaving Impact of Pro-Life Laws
New data from the Centers for Disease Control show that strong state level pro-life laws that were enacted in 2022 saved lives in 2023. There were 14 states that either protected all preborn children or had a heartbeat law in place for at least three months in 2022. In these 14 states, the birth […]
16 AGs Demand Youtube Drop 'Misleading' Abortion Notice
A coalition of 16 attorneys general has demanded that YouTube remove information labels attached to videos discussing chemical abortions that they argue are "misleading" to viewers. YouTube added an information panel at the bottom of the video stating that "An abortion is a procedure […]
Pro-Life Fetal Development Video Headed to Classrooms
Baby Olivia isn’t a real baby. It’s an animated fetus that develops over the course of a three-minute video that has become a new front in state-level abortion politics. Bills in the Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri and West Virginia legislatures would require public school students to watch a video like […]
Scholars Challenge Study That Claims Abortion Pills 'Safe' and 'Effective'
Several pro-life scholars are pushing back on a recently published study that claims abortion pills are "safe" and "effective" when prescribed without an in-person meeting and distributed through the mail. The referenced study, which was published by pro-abortion academics in the […]
Medical Examiner Wants to Destroy "D.C. Five"
The secular pro-life group Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU) originally obtained the remains of the aborted babies in March 2022 from the Washington Surgi-Clinic run by Dr. Cesare Santangelo, an OB-GYN and well-known abortionist. PAAU announced that the D.C. medical examiner's office told […]
Charities Deemed Not 'Worthy of Support From Pro-Lifers'
A pro-life advocacy organization claims that more than two dozen charities, including Christian organizations, have ties to or supported pro-abortion and LGBT advocacy. The American Life League recently updated its "Charity Watchlist," placing charitable organizations into three categories […]
The Pro-Life Movement's Unfinished Business
"I personally think that we need to get back to basics in the pro-life movement," said Abby Johnson, a former clinic director at Planned Parenthood turned founder of And Then There Were None, a ministry dedicated to helping abortion clinic workers leave the industry. "We've got to get […]
Post-Abortion Women: They Regret It
A research paper that studied post-abortion women across the globe concluded what many already know: Terminating a pregnancy leads to depression. The study, which was performed by Ethiopian medical researchers, concluded there is strong evidence women who experience abortions suffer psychological […]
Pro-Life Groups Look to Courts, Statehouses for Path Forward
Anti-abortion groups are firing off a warning shot for 2024: We're not going anywhere. Their leaders say they're undeterred by recent election setbacks and plan to plow ahead on what they've done for years, including working through state legislatures, federal agencies, and federal courts to outlaw […]
Pro-Life Laws Have Saved Tens of Thousands of Lives
A new analysis of birth data published by the Institute of Labor Economics in Germany provides powerful statistical evidence that post-Dobbs pro-life laws have saved tens of thousands of lives. This study analyzed U.S. birth data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) up to June 2023. It found […]
Wisconsin Pro-Life Group Targets Doctors' Licenses
After being rebuffed by local law enforcement, an official with one of Wisconsin's largest pro-life groups has filed complaints with the state's licensing agency against doctors who provide abortions in the weeks after Planned Parenthood resumed those services. The move comes as advocates on both […]
Pennsylvania Drops Funding for 77 Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers
Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania has announced that the state will not renew its contract with Real Alternatives, a pro-life organizationthat runs 77 pregnancy centers in PA. The decision ends a decades-long arrangement between the state and Real Alternatives. Catholic Vote reports that […]
New Federal Regs Threaten Pro-Life Employers
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a regulation establishing a national mandate on employers to accommodate workers’ abortions under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The alarming rule is now open for a 60-day period during which citizens can comment with their […]
'Rage Giving' Down; Pro-Life Support Still Strong
Recently, the Chronicle of Philanthropy published an article saying that "rage giving" to abortion advocacy groups after the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022 has dropped off. MinistryWatch spoke to several pro-life ministries to see how giving has been for them in the last year, and […]
2 Elderly Pro-Lifers Beaten Outside Baltimore Clinic
Two elderly pro-life advocates were viciously assaulted outside of a Baltimore Planned Parenthood clinic on Friday, several witnesses confirmed to Baltimore police. Jay Walton, the head of Baltimore County Right to Life, said Tuesday morning that 73-year-old Mark Crosby and 80-year-old Dick Schaefer […]
FBI Agents Visit to Pro-Lifer's Home Was 'Meant to Intimidate'
A Ring doorbell camera caught two FBI agents speaking with a pro-life activist’s mother in recently released video. The footage showed the agents, identified as Ashley Roberts and Kathleen Brown, visiting the childhood home of Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU) member Elise Ketch. Ketch said […]
Ohio Pro-Life Pregnancy Center Attacked by 'Jane's Revenge' Group
A pro-life pregnancy center in Ohio was attacked by the radical pro-choice group "Jane’s Revenge," which tagged the building with messages to "fund abortion" and "abort God." HerChoice, a pro-life pregnancy center in Bowling Green, Ohio, was attacked by "Jane’s […]
New Data Show Large Decline in Abortions Post-Dobbs
The #WeCount project of the Society of Family Planning released new data on the number of abortions that have been performed in the United States since the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision. The #WeCount project compares abortion declines in states that have enacted pro-life laws with abortion […]