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    San Diego City Council Passes Resolution to Become First ‘Safe Haven’ for Abortion

    The San Diego City Council passed a resolution Tuesday declaring itself a “safe city” for abortion after a leaked draft opinion indicated the Supreme Court may be overturning Roe v. Wade. The resolution passed 8-0 in the San Diego City Council, with members arguing the city has a responsibility to show it is a safe place for reproductive freedom, according to…
    Bryan Babb
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    ‘Pools of Blood’: Authorities Shut Down Abortion Clinic for Endangering Patients

    The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration shut down an abortion clinic Friday with an emergency order for allegedly failing to follow safety protocols after two women were hospitalized following their second-trimester abortions. The Agency for Health Care Administration shut down the American Family Planning Abortion Clinic following an investigation triggered by complaints from anti-abortion…
    Laurel Duggan
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    Why Are Nominally Christian Politicians Supporting Abortion?

    The archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore Cordileone, has announced he will no longer allow House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to receive Communion because of her refusal to adhere to Catholic doctrine on unborn human life. This continues a battle between Catholic politicians who claim fealty to their church—but not to one of its central tenets—and some…
    Cal Thomas
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    Pro-Abortion Activists Pledge ‘Summer of Rage’

    Missing the days of 2020, when angry mobs were fixtures on America’s streets? If you’re nostalgic for the arson, destruction, and looting, abortion activists are promising more of it. Back by unpopular demand, the left’s riots are set to return once the final Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade is handed down. “This will be a…
    Suzanne Bowdey
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    Abortion Doctor Accuses Rep. Chip Roy of ‘Inflammatory Language’ About What Happens to Aborted Babies

    An abortion doctor accused Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, of using inflammatory language when he asked her Wednesday during a House Judiciary Committee hearing about late-term abortions she had performed. Dr. Yashica Robinson, an Alabama-based OB-GYN and pro-abortion advocate, said she has performed abortions as late as 20 weeks. But Robinson refused to give a direct answer about how she…
    Laurel Duggan
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    Planned Parenthood Leader Among Donors to Prosecutor Who Won’t Charge Protesters at Justices’ Homes

    The political arm of the liberal legal group Demand Justice, which advocates packing the Supreme Court, contributed $5,000 last year to the campaign of Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano, who is among local prosecutors backed by liberal organizations tied to billionaire financier George Soros.  Descano, a Democrat, has refused to prosecute some criminal offenses…
    Fred Lucas
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    71 Signs From Pro-Abortion March in DC

    Pro-abortion activists gathered on the National Mall Saturday in support of Roe v. Wade. “Abortion is freedom,” Sonja Spoo, director of the pro-abortion group UltraViolet, shouted from stage to the crowd of thousands preparing to march to the Supreme Court.  The protest, organized in part by the Women's March, comes in response to a leaked…
    Virginia Allen
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    What We Saw at ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ Pro-Abortion March

    In the heart of the nation’s capital on Saturday, thousands of pro-abortion protesters gathered to continue ongoing demonstrations against a likely Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The “Bans Off Our Bodies” protest was co-sponsored by abortion-friendly groups, including the Women’s March, Emily’s List, and Planned Parenthood. The protest comes on the heels…
    Douglas Blair
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    Washington Post ‘News’ Article Prods Video Game Makers to Support Abortion

    “As Roe v. Wade repeal looms, video game industry stays mostly silent” is an actual headline from The Washington Post, a formerly reputable newspaper that seems to have gone completely insane in its support of abortion rights.  As pro-abortion and pro-life activists continue to spar over the future of Roe as a Supreme Court ruling…
    Douglas Blair
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    Media Outlets Show Their Bias on Abortion

    With the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito overturning Roe v. Wade, the media has gone into hyperdrive trying to obscure the real contours of the debate.  One of the most obvious ways they do it is by highlighting politically motivated surveys and conducting push polling. Take Politico’s recent Morning…
    David Harsanyi
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    California Goes All in on Abortion Promotion

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to make sure you know how much he approves of abortion. On Wednesday, he announced $57 million in state funding to promote abortion—on top of $68 million he announced in January. The package includes $40 million to abort babies of low-income women, $15 million to subsidize pro-abortion activism, and $1 million each to maintain…
    Joshua Arnold
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    It’s Illegal, but Pro-Abortion Protesters Still Target Justices’ Homes

    It’s against the law to intimidate a Supreme Court justice in an effort to persuade him or her to rule a certain way. But that hasn’t stopped some abortion activists from marching to the homes of the high court’s conservative justices to demand that Roe v. Wade stand.  Saturday evening, protesters visited the houses of…
    Virginia Allen
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    49 Senate Democrats Vote for Extreme Abortion Bill

    If it was a “show vote,” then it did its job. When Democrats decided to put the most extreme abortion bill ever drafted on the Senate floor, it showed people plenty. If anyone was under the illusion that President Joe Biden’s party was remotely reasonable on the issue of life, they learned pretty quickly that…
    Suzanne Bowdey
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    Pro-Abortion, Anti-Women Politicians Target Pregnancy Centers

    We could be living in a post–Roe America by the time you go on summer vacation, based on the (egregiously) leaked Supreme Court draft opinion, with the official decision scheduled to be announced within the next two months. While many Americans are preparing to better serve women facing unplanned pregnancies, radical pro-abortion politicians are focusing…
    Jeanneane Maxon
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    Democrats’ National Abortion Bill Replaces Word ‘Woman’ With ‘Person’

    Democrats’ latest abortion bill does not include the words “woman,” “women,” or “female.” Instead, the bill uses the word “person” to refer to those who bear and give birth to children.  The Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday on legislation called the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is…
    Virginia Allen
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    Democrats Seek to Pass What Could Be World’s Most Permissive Abortion Bill

    Senate Democrats are seeking to pass legislation to remove all restrictions on abortion in every state. If they’re successful, America would be one of the world’s most liberal nations in access to abortion, surpassing China.  The Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a bill that Democrats say would codify the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe…
    Virginia Allen
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    We Hear You: A Leaked Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion’s Future

    Editor's note: The Daily Signal's audience expressed joy that the Supreme Court appears posed to reverse Roe v. Wade and dismay at the leak of a draft majority opinion. Here's a sampling of what's in the mailbag at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: I read with interest Douglas Blair's report on the protests Saturday evening…
    Ken McIntyre
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    Democrats Push Radical Abortion Bill Far More Expansive Than Roe

    The Senate on Wednesday is expected to vote on whether to end debate on S 4132, the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022. Even though a similar vote on the virtually identical HR 3755 failed on Feb. 28, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., quickly set up this repeat in the wake of the leaked…
    Thomas Jipping
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    Parishioners Thwart Abortion Activists’ Attempt to Derail Mass at Los Angeles Cathedral

    Parishioners at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles ushered pro-abortion protesters out of their church Sunday, thwarting their attempt to disrupt the service, according to footage posted by the Catholic News Agency. During the church service, pro-abortion demonstrators walked between pews toward the front of the church in an apparent…
    Laurel Duggan
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    Time to Highlight Democrats’ Abortion Extremism

    Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will hold a vote on a bill codifying abortion’s legality so that voters, he contends, can “see where every senator stands.” Though Schumer believes this is a political slam dunk for Democrats, it presents a magnificent opportunity for Republicans to make their case. Though many conservatives have rightly avoided prematurely…
    David Harsanyi
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