Pro-Life News

In 2016 more pro-life adults than pro-choice adults said “they will only vote for a candidate who shares their views on abortion”—23% to 17%–a 6 point advantage. But in 2019 the gap is even larger–35% to 26%–a nine point advantage. You’d never know it from Gallup’s headline or the understated way the results are presented, but this year’s results are hugely encouraging. Read more......

Former vice president Joe Biden's health-care plan, which would expand the Affordable Care Act by adding a public option. This distinguishes Biden from the field of politicians vying for the Democratic presidential nomination, as most primary candidates have endorsed some form of "Medicare for All," a single-payer model that would eliminate private insurance. Though Biden continues stubbornly to call himself a "personally pro-life" Democrat, his plan would enshrine into federal law the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, preventing states from protecting unborn life in any way. Read more......

President Trump and congressional leaders reached a sweeping bipartisan budget. The budget, which awaits congressional approval, does offer an important victory: It protects the Hyde Amendment and strips abortion providers, like Planned Parenthood, of federal Title X funding. The budget shows Trump is serious about prioritizing pro-life policies. If Congress passes the agreement, Democrats’ hands will be tied when it comes to important policy priorities like repealing the Hyde Amendment, a law that prohibits using federal funds for abortion. This is a serious blow to Democrats who have relied on “poison pill” riders to strip the pro-life movement of legislative authority. Read more......

Sixty percent of Americans do not want Roe v. Wade to be overturned by the Supreme Court. Those who do want the infamous abortion ruling overturned account for 33 percent, and seven percent had no opinion. However, the poll also shows younger generations seem to be getting more pro-life. Generation Z and Millennials were more likely to call for Roe v. Wade’s overturn than older survey respondents. Additionally, for the first time since 2012, more Americans said they consider themselves pro-life — 49 percent — over the 46 percent who identified as pro-choice. The percentage of Americans who think abortion should be illegal in all circumstances or legal only in a few circumstances also went up...

Pro-lifers continue facing vandalism, including on college campuses. Earlier this month, a pro-life mobile care clinic was vandalized by pro-abortion activists. The van, belonging to pro-life group Human Coalition, was parked outside a newly opened Planned Parenthood location in Charlotte, North Carolina. Sometime between the evening of July 11 and the morning of July 12, the van was hit with spray-paint graffiti reading "PRC lies to women." Read more...  ...

Municipalities can pass an ordinance declaring themselves a "Sanctuary City for the Unborn," classifying abortion as murder, outlawing elective abortion within the city's limits, and prohibiting any abortion businesses from setting up within their jurisdiction. These ordinances allow cities to condemn Roe through exercising their constitutional right of self-governance, while making a rhetorical statement co-opting liberal language in defense of the truly most vulnerable population in our society. Read more......