In the latest chapter of the abortion battle, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether the federal government can require emergency room physicians to perform abortions. The question centers on what constitutes a medical emergency need for an abortion. Lack of clarity on the issue concerns both […]
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Six Pro-Life Activists Face Over a Decade in Prison
Half a dozen pro-life activists were found guilty of violating a federal law that forbids protesters from blocking the entrances to abortion clinics. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a press release that the six defendants in the Nashville, Tennessee, federal trial were "each convicted of […]
Appeals Court Blocks Biden's Emergency Abortion Guidelines
The anti-abortion physicians group that sued the Biden administration over abortion restrictions in Texas praised a ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that found that federal regulations do not grant an absolute right to abortion. In July 2022, the Biden […]
Abortion Activists Who Terrorized Pro-Lifers Get Community Service
Pro-abortion activists who were arrested after terrorizing attendees and speakers at a pro-life event will not face jail time or have a criminal record but will have to perform community service. Students for Life president Kristan Hawkins and Turning Point USA contributor Isabel Brown were at […]
Illinois Attack on Crisis Pregnancy Centers Halted
Illinois has agreed to halt its enforcement of a law that restricts the speech and advertising of pro-life crisis pregnancy centers following a lawsuit that challenged its constitutionality on First Amendment and other grounds. Attorney General Kwame Raoul agreed to a court order that imposes a […]
Texas Supreme Court Blocks Kate Cox's 20-Week Abortion
The Texas Supreme Court late Friday night temporarily halted a lower-court order allowing a woman who is 20 weeks pregnant to get an abortion — reversing a lower-court ruling that marks the first case of a pregnant woman seeking a court order for the procedure since Roe v. Wade was overturned last […]
Wisconsin Court Rules That Pro-Life Law Doesn't Apply to Abortion
A Wisconsin circuit court judge has affirmed her earlier ruling that an 1840s law protecting unborn children does not outlaw abortion. Dane County Circuit Court Judge Diane Schlipper wrote in her Dec. 5 ruling that the 1849 law "does not apply to consensual abortions but to feticide." The […]
Judge Says Doctors Can Argue Abortion Is Not Health Care
A Teton County judge is allowing four pro-life doctors to argue in court that abortion is not health care. Judge Melissa Owens filed an order last week allowing Wyoming Drs. Timothy Hallinan and David M. Lind (both retired), and Drs. Michale Nelson and Samantha Michelena to file an amicus brief in a […]
Man Pleads Guilty to Firebombing Wisconsin Pro-Life Group
A 29-year-old Wisconsin man, Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury, has pleaded guilty to the May 2022 firebombing of a Madison office building. Roychowdhury, also of Madison, admitted to attempting to cause damage by means of fire or an explosive. Roychowdhury's guilty plea relates to the firebombing of the […]
Clinic Fights for The Right to Offer Abortion Pill Reversal
Bella Health and Wellness started as an OB-GYN practice founded by a mother and daughter, both practicing Catholics and nurse practitioners, who were inspired to open a pro-life, faith-based medical clinic. The clinic has expanded into family medicine and now serves thousands of patients. Why would […]
Kansas Judge Blocks Several Pro-Life Laws Ahead of 2024 Trial
A judge in Kansas this week blocked several state-level pro-life laws there, claiming the measures are prohibited by the state's constitution. District Judge K. Christopher Jayaram said in his Monday ruling that portions of the "Woman's Right to Know" Act and the state Medication Abortion […]
Federal Court Lifts Colorado Ban On Abortion Pill Reversals
A federal court in Colorado ruled in favor of a Catholic health care clinic, Bella Health and Wellness, to allow to them to continue offering abortion pill reversal services. This ruling in Bella Health and Wellness v. Weiser comes after Colorado passed legislation “making it unprofessional conduct […]
Nurses Sue Colorado to Continue Abortion-Reversal Ministry
A mother-daughter duo of Catholic nurses and founders of a nonprofit health organization are suing the state of Colorado to be allowed to continue their ministry helping women reverse unwanted chemical abortions. Dede Chism and Abby Sinnett, who run the Denver-area Bella Health and Wellness, are […]
Pro-Life Group Sues San Antonio Over 'Reproductive Justice Fund'
A number of pro-life organizations have filed a lawsuit against the City of San Antonio for a recent city council decision to create a fund that will assist women with getting abortions out of state. San Antonio Family Association and Texas Right to Life are among several suing the city for the […]
Firebombed Pro-Life Pregnancy Center Files FACE Act Lawsuit
A New York pro-life pregnancy center that was seriously damaged in an arson attack in June 2022 and was subsequently vandalized again with pro-abortion graffiti in March, has filed a federal lawsuit against two "known pro-abortion activists." Two unnamed defendants are included in the Oct. […]
Supreme Court Lets Rulings Against Pro-Life Activists Stand
The United States Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeals of multiple pro-life activists who are facing heavy fines for releasing undercover videos showing Planned Parenthood employees discussing the harvesting of baby body parts for profit. The refusal to hear the appeals allows earlier court […]
State Sues Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers for Reversing Abortions
California's pro-abortion attorney general, Rob Bonta, sued five pro-life pregnancy centers over their promotion of a drug that is meant to reverse chemical abortions. The state's lawsuit claims that there is no scientific evidence supporting the safety or efficacy of the abortion pill reversal drug […]
Biden Administration Appeals Abortion-Pill Ruling
The future of the most popular method of terminating a pregnancy is back before the Supreme Court after the Biden administration and pharmaceutical company Danco appealed a lower court ruling rolling back years of FDA policies broadening access to the drug. The Supreme Court is unlikely to consider […]
Oregon Right to Life Sues State Over Insurance Mandate
The Reproductive Health Equity Act, passed in 2017, requires every private insurer in the state to cover reproductive health services, including contraceptives, at no cost to patients. All but one insurer, Providence Health Plan, must also cover abortion services. The law allows insurers to offer […]
Pro-Lifers Found Guilty Protesting at Late-Term Abortion Facility
Five pro-life activists were found guilty in a federal court for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, a Clinton-era law passed to stop sit-ins at abortion facilities. They were also charged and found guilty of one count of conspiracy to block the entrance to the Washington […]