Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit that seeks to reverse Idaho's new abortion law. The law bans abortions once cardiac activity in a fetus is detected, which happens at approximately six weeks of pregnancy. Many women are unaware at six weeks that they are pregnant. The suit was filed in Idaho's […]
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Biden's New Budget Omits Hyde Amendment
President Biden's new budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year, like his budget proposal last year, omits the Hyde amendment, which prohibits federal money from directly reimbursing abortion businesses for the cost of abortion procedures. "Today President Biden talked about how his budget […]
Washington U. Accused of Running the 'Amazon of Baby Body Parts'
A group of pro-life organizations announced they've discovered aborted human fetuses being kept in labeled paper bags and boxes in a walk-in freezer at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Earlier this month, members of the Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU), Survivors of the […]
Pro-Life Groups Call for a 'No' Vote for SCOTUS Nominee
A group of almost 40 pro-life leaders wrote to the chairs of the Senate Judiciary Committee to "raise grave concerns" about the nomination. "Ketanji Brown Jackson's record speaks loudly of the type of justice she would be on the Supreme Court," the pro-life coalition wrote. […]
Idaho Governor Signs Abortion Ban Modeled on Texas Law
Idaho became the first state to enact a law modeled after a Texas statute banning abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and allowing it to be enforced through lawsuits to avoid constitutional court challenges. Republican Gov. Brad Little signed into law the measure that allows people who […]
Rubio Leads Effort to Stop Federal Grants to Abortion Providers
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and 32 Republican Senators introduced a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden Administration's 2021 Final Rule on the Title X Family Planning Program, which reversed the Trump Administration's 2019 ban on federal funding to […]
Washington State Prohibits Texas-Style Abortion Lawsuits
A Washington state measure that prohibits legal action against people seeking an abortion and those who aid them was signed into law Thursday by the governor, in a move designed to rebut recent actions by conservative states. "We know this bill is necessary because this is a perilous time for […]
Missouri Could Make It Harder to Get Out-of-State Abortions
First-of-its-kind Missouri legislation shows that anti-abortion lawmakers in Republican-led states aren't likely to stop at banning most abortions within their borders but also could try to make it harder to go out of state to end pregnancies. A proposal that could be debated in the Legislature as […]
Catholic School Honors Pro-Abortion Cabinet Member
A coalition of Catholic and pro-life organizations in Massachusetts is speaking out against the decision of a Boston Catholic school to honor U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh with an award named for Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice. The award is meant to recognize an individual who shares their […]
Colorado Pro-Lifers Filibuster Radical Abortion Bill
This week hundreds of pro-life Coloradans showed up to testify in opposition to the most radical abortion bill in the nation. The State House committee heard testimony from Colorado citizens for more than 14 hours. Pro-life testimony took well over nine hours of that time. Despite the pro-life […]
Texas High Court Ends Federal Challenge to Abortion Law
The Texas Supreme Court dealt a final blow to abortion providers’ federal challenge to the state’s latest abortion restrictions. The court ruled that state medical licensing officials do not have authority to enforce the law, which bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. This was the […]
Court Green-Lights Pro-Life Sidewalk Counseling Lawsuit
A federal judge revived a pro-life advocate's civil rights lawsuit against the city of Charlotte, N.C., last Tuesday. David Benham, founder and president of the pro-life organization Cities4Life, sued the city in April 2020 after police arrested him on charges of violating a COVID-19 gathering ban […]
GOP Celebrates Restoration of Hyde Amendment
Republicans took a victory lap after defeating Democrats' attempts to strip out longstanding pro-life measures from spending bills. GOP negotiators said they were able to restore "important legacy provisions that protect life" — including the Hyde Amendment, which bars the use of taxpayer […]
Kamala Harris, Abortion-Rights Activist
Last week, the Florida Senate passed a law protecting unborn children from abortion after 15 weeks' gestation — and our vice president is less than thrilled. The Florida House passed the bill in a nearly party-line vote in mid February. Florida governor Ron DeSantis, who had said in the past that a […]
Abortion Is a Human Rights Issue
Science shows that at conception the DNA of a unique human being exists and all that is needed is time for that human being to develop until she is born, after which she will continue to need constant care while she continues to develop for years. A child in the womb is as much a human being as he […]
Senate Blocks Democrats' Bill Enshrining Abortion
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., joined his Republican Senate colleagues in voting to block a bill to protect abortion rights as the Supreme Court reconsiders Roe v. Wade (1973) this term. The Senate voted 46-48 on whether to bring the bill up for debate, with six senators not voting. H.R. 3755, the […]