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    The Left Abuses State Constitutions for More Than Protecting Abortion Rights
    Abortion advocates are setting their sights on the states after the Supreme Court last year declared that the U.S. Constitution “does not confer a right to abortion.” They are not only attacking pro-life laws under state constitutions, but they are also trying to change those charters to explicitly protect abortion. Successful campaigns in Michigan, California,…
    Thomas Jipping | Joseph Sturdy
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    House Votes Expose Democrats as Pro-Violence, Abortion-Loving, Infant-Hating Extremists
    President Joseph Robinette Biden last fall accused Republicans of “doubling down on an extreme position” on abortion. Then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., shrieked: “With Roe now out of their way, extreme MAGA Republicans are gleefully charging ahead with their deadly crusade to punish and control women’s health decisions.” Well, look who’s extreme now. Pelosi’s successor,…
    Deroy Murdock
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    South Dakota Democrat Says the ‘Quiet Part Out Loud’ on Abortion
    A South Dakota Democrat characterized abortion as an act of “killing” during a Thursday press briefing at the state Capitol in Pierre. While speaking about exceptions for rape, state Rep. Erin Healy, a Democrat from Minnehaha County, warned that a woman might face risk of prison time “for killing her… her fetus.” She questioned whether…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Florida Supreme Court Rejects Planned Parenthood’s Bid to Block Pro-Life Law From Taking Effect 
    Florida's state Supreme Court on Monday denied Planned Parenthood's emergency motion to block the state's 15-week abortion ban.  “As [Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis] said, we are better when everybody counts,” the governor's press secretary, Bryan Griffin, said in a statement Tuesday, adding: The Florida Supreme Court denied both of Planned Parenthood’s emergency motions asking the court…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    If a Pro-Abortion Activist Went to the March for Life
    The Daily Signal went to the 50th March for Life in Washington, D.C. and asked pro-life advocates the questions pro-abortion activists would like to ask. We asked, why do you want to control women’s bodies, because Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has said that pro-life lawmakers are really advocating for “controlling women’s bodies.” And why do…
    Virginia Allen
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    EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmakers Take Aim at College Campuses Distributing Abortion Drugs
    Republican lawmakers are introducing pro-life legislation ahead of the March for Life aimed at protecting babies with Down syndrome and stopping college campuses from distributing abortion pills to students. Introduced by Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy in the House and Republican Montana Sen. Steve Daines in the Senate, the Protecting Life on College Campus Act…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    UK Army Veteran Fined for Silent Prayer Near Abortion Facility: ‘What Is the Nature of Your Prayer Today?’ Cops Ask
    English authorities accosted a British army veteran as he prayed silently in front of an abortion facility in Bournemouth in November, later issuing the man a 100-pound fine (about $123.65). Adam Smith-Connor, the veteran who prayed, told authorities he was praying and was aware that the area around the abortion facility is governed by a…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Poll: Majority of Americans Support Protecting the Unborn, Limiting Abortion to Early in Pregnancy
    Almost 70% of Americans support limiting abortion to the first three months of pregnancy, a survey by the Knights of Columbus-Marist Poll released Wednesday revealed.  Sixty percent of the survey’s respondents said they oppose using tax dollars for abortion services domestically, while 78% oppose funding abortion services abroad.  “Nearly 7 in 10 Americans believe abortion…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    New Abortion Numbers Don’t Show Whole Picture, Especially With Do-It-Yourself Abortions on the Rise
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute each released new reports last November about abortion data for 2020, showing conflicting reports of a decrease in abortions versus a significant increase. While the lack of clarity in the number of abortions is alarming, the spread of do-it-yourself at-home abortions means that…
    Melanie Israel
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    The New Abortion Battleground
    Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, pro-life Americans will March for Life in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of thousands will march, as they have marched since 1973. But this year, it is different. This year, the march will take place, for the first time, in an America where Roe v. Wade is no longer the law of the…
    Star Parker
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    Fact Check: Rep. Ayanna Pressley Claims Abortion Is ‘Out of Reach’ for US Minorities
    Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., a member of the far-left “Squad,” celebrated the Biden administration’s unilateral decision to let retail pharmacies carry abortion pills—on the grounds that abortion has historically been “pushed out of reach” for minorities and the disabled. Pressley’s comments stand as a living testament that every fact can be inverted when touched by woke…
    Ben Johnson
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    South Carolina Supreme Court Strikes Down State’s ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Law
    The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday narrowly decided that the state’s ban on most abortions after six weeks violated the state constitution. Since the U.S. Supreme Court in June correctly held that the U.S. Constitution “does not confer a right to abortion,” attacks on legal protection for the unborn have shifted to state courts…
    Thomas Jipping
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    Media Style Guide Pushes Abortion Propaganda Over Accurate Reporting
    The Associated Press recently released a guide for news outlets for reporting on abortion that’s so biased in favor of the procedure, its guidance often runs contrary to medical science. The new guide has the ability to significantly distort how Americans perceive the abortion issue. The AP’s “Abortion Topical Guide” is part of the widely…
    Melanie Israel
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    ‘Are You Praying?’ Authorities Arrest Woman for Silently Praying Outside an Abortion Clinic
    Authorities have arrested a pro-life woman for silently praying outside an abortion clinic in the United Kingdom. News of Isabel Vaughan Spruce’s arrest comes amid anxieties over the Justice Department’s crackdown on pro-life activists in the United States, such as Mark Houck, a pro-life father arrested for allegedly pushing an abortion clinic volunteer who was…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    EXCLUSIVE: GOP Warns DOD ‘May Not Fund Elective Abortion’ Following Announcement of ‘Illegal’ Abortion Policy
    In the wake of news that the Pentagon will pay for service members and their dependents to travel to abort their unborn babies, Republicans are reminding the Department of Defense that it may not fund abortions. "Both the law itself and Congressional intent are clear: the U.S. military may not fund elective abortion," the bicameral group of…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    SCOOP: VA Claims It Offers Religious Exemptions for Abortion Mandate; Nurse Was Told ‘No Process Exists’
    A Texas nurse is suing the Biden administration after the Department of Veterans Affairs published a rule mandating that VA medical facilities provide abortions and abortion-related services, without an exemption for medical staff who oppose abortion on conscience or religious grounds. Stephanie Carter, a Christian who is a nurse practitioner at the Olin E. Teague…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Virginia Restaurant Kicks Out Family Foundation Over Abortion, Traditional Marriage
    A Virginia restaurant told the Family Foundation that it was no longer welcome to dine at the establishment because of the organization’s views on abortion and traditional marriage. The Daily Signal spoke with Family Foundation President Victoria Cobb on Monday morning outside the Supreme Court as the justices heard oral arguments in 303 Creative v….
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Lila Rose Shares Why Abortion Supporters Want a Culture of Consequence-Free Sex
    Live Action Founder and President Lila Rose started her undercover work as a teenager, posing as an underage victim of sexual abuse seeking an abortion — but with a camcorder hidden in her blouse to document her conversations with Planned Parenthood workers. Her undercover videos captured the attention of the nation, if not the world, prompting…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    There Is Little Evidence Abortion Hurt Republicans
    By any measure, Democrats exceeded expectations this midterm. Though listening to the triumphalism today, you’d think Joe Biden was Hannibal at Cannae. A fractured Republican Party has won the House, which means the agenda portion of Biden’s first term is effectively over (save the executive abuse). As expected, though, the lazy Dobbs-sunk-the-GOP narrative quickly solidified…
    David Harsanyi
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    Michigan Voters OK ‘Extreme’ Pro-Abortion Constitutional Amendment
    EAST LANSING, Michigan—Voters on Tuesday approved the pro-abortion Proposal 3, an amendment to the Michigan Constitution that will enshrine a “right” to kill unborn children. With 52% of the vote counted, Proposal 3 had garnered the approval of 53.4% of voters and was rejected by 46.6%, according to election results posted by 12:40 a.m. Wednesday,…
    Virginia Allen
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