Melanie Israel is a visiting fellow at the DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family at The Heritage Foundation.
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With the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case before the Supreme Court and the ongoing litigation over the Texas heartbeat law, the issue of… Read More
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The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a major abortion case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, on Wednesday. Here’s what you need to… Read More
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The Supreme Court this term will hear a major abortion case, which will provide the justices with the opportunity to make a long-overdue course correction… Read More
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Congress is currently piecing together a massive $3.5 trillion spending package. The legislation covers a vast range of issues: welfare, immigration, taxes, energy, families, and… Read More
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In response to pro-life policy victories like the Texas Heartbeat Act and an upcoming Supreme Court case asking the justices to provide a constitutional course… Read More
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Americans in many states support significant restrictions on abortion. Accordingly, policymakers are working across the country to enact policies that reflect this consensus, rooted in… Read More
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The clock is ticking for Congress to fund the federal government for fiscal year 2022. Congress is also moving forward with implementing tax and spending… Read More
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At least one case slated to be heard in the Supreme Court’s next term promises to be very controversial: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. In Dobbs,… Read More
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The public comment period closed on Wednesday for a rule proposed by the Biden administration that would reverse a Trump administration rule regarding program integrity… Read More
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President Joe Biden released his budget proposal on May 28 as Americans headed into the long Memorial Day weekend. The “unreasonable and irresponsible” measure, as… Read More
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The public comment period closed Monday for a rule proposed by the Biden administration that would roll back important provisions of the Trump administration’s 2019… Read More
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By now many Americans have read a glowing news article about the latest celebrity to have a child via surrogacy or watched a human-interest piece… Read More
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A new bipartisan bill in Texas, the Every Mother Matters Act, looks to offer women considering an abortion an avenue of support, highlighting the pro-life… Read More
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The Senate will soon vote on President Joe Biden’s pick for secretary of health and human services, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. Many organizations and members… Read More
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This month, Planned Parenthood Federation of America quietly released its 2019-20 annual report to little fanfare. Like previous years, both the total number of abortions… Read More
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If you search the text of the Equality Act for the term “abortion,” you won’t find it. And while that might be by design, should… Read More
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Pro-abortion Democrats, led by Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., are renewing their attempts to force taxpayers to fund elective abortions by attacking the Hyde Amendment. The… Read More
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As the 116th Congress prepares to adjourn and policymakers look ahead to the 117th, among the policies up for discussion is the status of the… Read More
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The Republican and Democratic nominees for president couldn’t differ more in their approach to the issue of abortion. Depending on which candidate emerges victorious, in… Read More
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This article is an excerpt from the 2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration. It looks back at the policy decisions… Read More
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The House of Representatives will likely vote later this week on H.R. 7617, a 1,165-page behemoth that would spend more than $1 trillion in taxpayers’… Read More
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The House is expected to vote later this week on H.R. 7608, a “minibus” bill that covers fiscal year 2021 spending for the departments of… Read More
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The world’s most tenacious nuns were back at the Supreme Court on Wednesday morning, when the justices heard oral arguments in the latest round of… Read More
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Abortion remains an issue of significance across the country even as the coronavirus spreads. As the crisis unfolds, policymakers must ensure that life-affirming policies that… Read More
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This week, the Senate is set to vote on two pro-life bills widely supported by the American public—but that’s not the story radical pro-abortion activists… Read More
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It’s been a turbulent last two years at Planned Parenthood, with a leadership shake-up involving the ouster of Dr. Leana Wen as president, and the… Read More
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It might surprise you, but it’s true: Today, more women than men consider themselves to be pro-life. According to the 2019 Gallup poll on values… Read More
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Three different federal judges recently blocked the Trump administration from implementing a regulation that would give the Department of Health and Human Services additional resources… Read More
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The pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute (Planned Parenthood’s former research arm) on Tuesday released a new report on U.S. abortion data. Encouragingly, the abortion rate fell by… Read More
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Americans are reacting in disgust at the discovery of more than 2,000 fetal remains uncovered at the home of a deceased abortion doctor. Late last… Read More
