Melanie Israel is a visiting fellow at the DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family at The Heritage Foundation.
View all authorsSocietyCommentary
Planned Parenthood is making good on its threat to choose abortion over Title X funds. Title X is a federal program that focuses on providing… Read More
SocietyCommentary
After less than a year at the helm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, President Leana Wen has been abruptly ousted by the organization’s board of… Read More
LawCommentary
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a provision of Indiana law that requires abortion providers to bury or cremate fetal remains, while declining to review… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Senate is set to vote Monday on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, a bill that would provide desperately needed protections for babies who… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Planned Parenthood quietly released its long-expected annual report covering 2017-2018 over the holiday weekend. The document affirms the assertion of new President Leana Wen that… Read More
LawCommentary
The Supreme Court on Monday missed an opportunity to bring clarity to an area of the law about which the lower courts are divided: Whether… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Department of Health and Human Services is considering the future of federally funded research using fetal tissue derived from elective abortions, amid continuing controversy… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Those who cherish religious liberty can celebrate a major victory this week. On Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services published final rules that… Read More
SocietyCommentary
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
LawCommentary
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
SocietyCommentary
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
Commentary
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
SocietyCommentary
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
SocietyCommentary
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
Health CareCommentary
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
LawCommentary
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
SocietyCommentary
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
Health CareCommentary
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
Health CareCommentary
Among Obamacare’s many problems, one of the most troubling is its mandate that nearly all insurance plans must cover abortion-inducing drugs and contraception. As Congress… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Each year, Planned Parenthood Federation of America issues an annual report outlining the abortion giant’s medical service data, revenue and expenses, and advocacy and educational… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Lawyers for Center for Medical Progress founder David Daleiden released a new video Thursday that exposes horrifying statements from leaders of the abortion industry during National Abortion… Read More
SocietyCommentary
On Monday, the Trump administration announced the implementation of the “Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance” policy, which helps ensure that American taxpayers do not… Read More
InternationalCommentary
According to the Kemp-Kasten Amendment, which has been regularly attached to foreign appropriations bills since 1985, the president has the authority to withhold federal funding… Read More
SocietyCommentary
After spending over $30 million on the 2016 election, Planned Parenthood has a new project: a million-dollar ad campaign defending its government funding. The organization,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The clock is ticking for Congress to reverse President Barack Obama’s parting gift to Planned Parenthood. The House acted last month, but the Senate must… Read More
SocietyCommentary
A U.S. district judge has blocked the state of Texas from cutting off Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid funding. This is the sixth instance in which a… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Live Action, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending abortion and protecting the right to life, has released videos and findings that demonstrate the urgent need… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The American taxpayer is on the hook to provide money to the nation’s largest abortion provider, so it’s important that we have the necessary information… Read More
SocietyCommentary
This was a big week for the pro-life community. President Donald Trump and the House of Representatives started the week by taking action to defend… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In one of his first official actions, President Donald Trump reinstated the life-affirming Mexico City policy, ensuring that American taxpayers do not fund international organizations… Read More
