Melanie Israel is a research associate for the DeVos Center for Religion & Civil Society at The Heritage Foundation.
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Earlier this week, CNS News reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently signed a one-year, $15,900 contract with Advanced Bioscience Resources to acquire… Read More
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The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of free speech in NIFLA v. Becerra, a case regarding California’s attempt to force pro-life pregnancy centers to… Read More
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The Department of Health and Human Services made news last week when its Office for Civil Rights announced the creation of a new Conscience and… Read More
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Once again, an unelected judge is trying to undo the Trump administration’s actions. Late Friday, a federal judge in Pennsylvania, Wendy Beetlestone, issued a preliminary… Read More
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The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a critical First Amendment challenge to a California law that forces life-affirming pregnancy centers to promote abortion. The… Read More
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The U.S. government helped facilitate the abortion of an illegal minor’s unborn child early Wednesday morning, after the Trump administration had fought to prevent such… Read More
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The Trump administration issued interim final rules Friday that will provide much-needed relief to those with moral or religious objections to one of Obamacare’s most… Read More
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This week, a federal appeals court upheld Arkansas’ decision to cancel its Medicaid provider agreement with Planned Parenthood, which allowed Medicaid recipients to receive non-abortion… Read More
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The headline is shocking: Down syndrome is virtually disappearing in Iceland. More accurately, people with Down syndrome are being eliminated in Iceland through abortion. As… Read More
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The fight to save Charlie Gard, the British infant at the center of a worldwide debate about parental rights and medical treatment, is coming to… Read More
