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    States Move to Limit Abortion Ahead of High Court Ruling in Pivotal Dobbs Case
    A recent Wall Street Journal poll found that more American voters support a ban on abortion after 15 weeks than oppose it.  “With lawmakers in several states pushing forward with bills that would ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, 48% of voters said they would strongly or somewhat favor such restrictions, with exemptions to…
    Maggie Hroncich
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    Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Signs 3 Bills on Abortion, Child Sex Changes, and Women’s Sports
    Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed three bills Wednesday restricting abortion, child sex-change surgeries, and male participation in women’s sports. Ducey signed a bill into law banning gender-reassignment surgeries for minors, which makes exceptions for children born with sex disorders or other medically verifiable issues. The legislation specifies a long list of surgeries doctors cannot perform on children, including mastectomies,…
    Laurel Duggan
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    At UN Commission on Status of Women, Far Left Ties Gender Ideology, Abortion to Climate Change
    The United Nations’ annual Commission on the Status of Women concluded last week in New York. Delegates and activists from around the world met to discuss climate change, the environment, and reducing the risk of disaster with “gender equality at the [center] of solutions.” In other words, it was business as usual. Whatever its stated…
    Grace Melton
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    A Slip of Tongue on Abortion at Supreme Court?
    When lawyer Sarah Weddington stood up in the Supreme Court on Oct. 11, 1972, to present the pro-abortion argument in the case of Roe v. Wade, she was legalistically careful in the language she used to describe whom exactly an abortion aborted. She avoided normal human terms like “unborn child” or “baby”—and, most importantly, “person.”…
    Terence Jeffrey
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    What We Learn From Democrats’ Failure to Pass an Extreme Abortion Bill
    It’s always a relief when a bill expanding abortion “rights” fails to pass—especially when a Democrat is president. However, that’s not exactly the case when it comes to the most recent abortion bill that Democrats failed to pass in the Senate. This time, the story isn’t the fact that an abortion bill failed, but the…
    Nicole Russell
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    How to Determine What You Actually Believe About Abortion
    Does life really begin at conception? Is there a moment in the womb when a fetus becomes human? Are there times when abortion is necessary?  Many of us have found ourselves asking these questions, but the answers can feel challenging to find.  On today’s episode of “Problematic Women,” we explain what resources and tools we…
    Virginia Allen | Katrina Trinko
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    Why Planned Parenthood Is Pushing Chemical Abortions
    This year is arguably the most significant year in the fight for life since Roe v. Wade made abortion legal across America in 1973. The federal right to abortion could be overturned this summer by the Supreme Court’s ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. If the court overturns Roe v. Wade, abortion rights…
    Virginia Allen | Lauren Evans
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    Men Play Large Role in Women’s Abortion Decision, Study Finds
    Men play a critical role in determining whether a woman chooses to have an abortion, according to a Care Net survey released last week. “You can’t be serious about ending abortion unless you are serious about engaging men on the issue,” said Roland Warren, president and CEO of Care Net, a network of Christian crisis-pregnancy…
    Virginia Allen
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    Woman Escorted to Ambulance Outside DC Planned Parenthood Clinic, Witnesses Say
    Photos and videos show ambulances parked outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Washington, D.C., where witnesses say a woman in pain was escorted to an ambulance Thursday morning. The ambulances apparently were called to aid a patient in distress at Planned Parenthood’s Carol Whitehill Moses Center around 10:30 a.m., eyewitnesses told The Daily Signal.  Neither…
    Maggie Hroncich | Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Poll: 71% of Americans Want Limits on Abortion, Rejecting Central Tenet of Roe v. Wade
    Many Americans reject a central tenet of the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision on abortion and want to return the power to limit abortion to the states, a poll released Thursday found.  Some 71% of Americans support legal limits on abortion, according to a new poll commissioned by the Knights of Columbus and…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Blackburn, GOP Call for Answers on Federal Abortion Funding
    Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee is leading Republican lawmakers in calling on the Government Accountability Office to explain what kind of federal funding Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers are receiving.  In a letter sent Tuesday, the lawmakers reminded the Government Accountability Office that the agency has prepared several congressionally requested reports in the past…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    To End Abortion, Changing Hearts Is Even More Important Than Changing Laws
    I’ve attended the March for Life in Washington, D.C., numerous times since they began in the mid-1970s, but this year, I have a sense of anticipation and excitement like I’ve never experienced before. Along with other pro-lifers around the country, I’m encouraged to see better protections for our smallest citizens in Texas and Alabama. I’m…
    Dave Pivonka
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    Biden Administration Sanctions Mail-Order Abortion. Here’s How the Move Endangers Women.
    The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will significantly weaken longstanding safety protocols that have applied to dangerous chemical abortion pills for more than 20 years, opening the door to widespread telemedicine abortion and abortion pill-by-mail distribution. The Biden administration’s decision is a response to the abortion industry’s demands at the expense of women’s…
    Melanie Israel
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    California Considers Funding Abortion Tourism as Part of Plan to Become ‘Sanctuary’ If Roe Overturned
    California is considering funding abortions for out-of-state women as part of a 45-part proposal to expand abortion accessibility if Roe v. Wade is overturned. The California Future of Abortion Council, started by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, and made up of abortion providers and advocacy groups, published recommendations “to protect, strengthen, and expand abortion care in California” in early December….
    Laurel Duggan
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    Abortion Legacy of 7 Justices: More Than 62 Million Dead Babies
    After President Richard Nixon appointed then-Appellate Court Judge Harry Blackmun to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1970, Blackmun somehow convinced members of the U.S. Senate that he embraced judicial restraint and felt a duty to protect “little persons.” When Blackmun’s nomination came up for a vote, Sen. John McClellan, D-Ark., made the case for confirmation….
    Terence Jeffrey
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    ‘Women Will Die!’: Pro-Abortion Protesters’ Meltdown Over Danger to Roe v. Wade
    Pro-abortion activists predicted Wednesday that women in the United States will die if Roe v. Wade is overturned. The Daily Signal interviewed protesters on both sides of the aisle as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case concerning Mississippi’s last remaining abortion clinic. Abortion supporters predicted that…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Roe v. Wade: Days of Abortion on Demand Could Be Numbered
    The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a case that could result in the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. While the nine justices considered the future of the country’s abortion laws, thousands of Americans gathered outside the court to express their views on the subject. Melanie…
    Virginia Allen | Lauren Evans
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    High Court Hears Arguments in Biggest Abortion Case Since Roe. Here Are Key Takeaways.
    The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case challenging the constitutionality of Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act. The law bans most abortions after 15 weeks’ gestation. The time allotted for each side was extended so that newly appointed U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar could participate and include the Biden…
    Thomas Jipping | Sarah Parshall Perry
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    What I Saw at the Supreme Court as Justices Heard a Major Abortion Case
    Large crowds of protesters gathered early on a chilly Wednesday morning in Washington as the Supreme Court prepared to hear a monumental abortion case. As is typical in these abortion protests, pro-abortion activists gathered on the left side of the Supreme Court building while pro-life activists gathered on the right side. Leaders and activists on…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Dispelling 3 Common Myths About Abortion
    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 abortion looms large in our national discourse. Too often, pro-abortion actors make claims that are simply not true, and those claims are repeated without challenge in the media. Therefore, it’s…
    Melanie Israel | Levy Pait
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