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    The Supreme Court Has Failed in Its Role as the National Abortion Control Board

    When the Supreme Court makes an important decision that influences the entire nation, it’s flashed across the media for a day and then forgotten. Rarely is the practical impact of the decision reviewed afterward. But a new report provides insight on how recent Supreme Court decisions regarding abortion clinics have resulted in a public health…
    Clarke D. Forsythe
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    Conservatives Again Seek to Protect Down Syndrome Babies From Abortion

    Two conservative lawmakers again moved to protect one of America’s most vulnerable populations by reintroducing legislation to prevent the abortion of babies diagnosed with Down syndrome. In America, a Down syndrome diagnosis for an unborn baby results in abortion 67% of the time, according to Healthline.  “It’s tragic that in the United States babies are…
    Virginia Allen
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    South Dakota Bill Would Ban Abortion of Down Syndrome Babies

    South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday introduced state legislation that would ban abortions based on a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome. Noem announced the proposal on Twitter Jan. 22, the 48th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade, which effectively legalized abortion nationwide. “I look forward to the day…
    Steven Hall
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    3 in 4 Americans Favor ‘Significant Restrictions’ on Abortion, Poll Finds

    A new Knights of Columbus/Marist Poll finds that 76% of Americans, including 55% who identify as pro-choice, support “significant restrictions” on abortion. The survey of 1,173 adults, conducted Jan. 11 to 13, found that 53% of Americans identify as pro-choice, while 43% say they are pro-life. The views split along party lines with only 20%…
    Steven Hall
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    7 Executive Actions on Abortion, Gender Identity We Can Expect From Biden

    With Joe Biden’s inauguration as president this week, discussion of what to expect in his administration has been obscured by ongoing debate over the election itself.   Since it passed Obamacare, formally known as the Affordable Care Act, Congress has shown a reluctance to make significant reforms in health policy. Major changes have been the result…
    Joseph Backholm
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    In Abortion Limbo, Foes of Even Modest Curbs Show How Low a Society Can Go

    How low can a nation sink?  The history of the past century offers any number of examples.  Radical governments of the right and left have engaged in mass killings of their citizens. Acts of terrorism have taken the lives of innocent men, women, and children—even while they were dancing at weddings, sitting in cafes, visiting a…
    Chuck Donovan
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    Supreme Court Sides With Trump Admin, Says Abortion Pills Can’t Be Dispensed by Mail

    The United States Supreme Court reinstated a requirement Tuesday that women seeking to obtain abortion pills must pick up the pills in person from a hospital or medical office rather than receiving them by mail. The case is the Supreme Court’s first ruling on abortion since Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court, The New…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Planned Parenthood Bid to Kill Hyde Amendment to Face Pro-Life Pushback

    Planned Parenthood is preparing its wish list for former Vice President Joe Biden’s prospective administration, but pro-life forces are gearing up for a fight.  In a Roll Call interview, Planned Parenthood Action Fund President and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson said her organization’s top goal in 2021 is abolishing the Hyde Amendment, which for 40 years…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Pro-Abortion Members of Congress Are Pushing for Taxpayer-Funded Abortion. Here’s What You Need to Know.

    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 attack came on Tuesday during a subcommittee hearing of the powerful Appropriations Committee for the House of Representatives, titled “The Impact on Women Seeking an Abortion but Are Denied Because…
    Melanie Israel
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    The Dangers of Joe Biden’s Extreme Abortion Agenda

    In the aftermath of a singularly high-stakes election, as President Donald Trump fights to ensure that every legal vote is counted, former Vice President Joe Biden claims to want to unify our nation and even “heal” our collective soul. There is ample reason for skepticism. By all indications, Biden and Kamala Harris have not changed…
    Marjorie Dannenfelser
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    How a Congressman’s Brush With Abortion Spurred His Reverence for Life, Adoption

    Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., likely would not be alive today were it not for adoption.  An appreciation of adoption runs deep in the family. Schweikert’s father was adopted, as was the congressman, his two siblings, and his own young daughter. Schweikert’s personal experience with adoption led him to be a fierce advocate for children in…
    Virginia Allen
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    Don’t Let the Abortion Lobby Hijack ‘Women’s Issues’

    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 Office of Global Women’s Issues (GWI) at the State Department. President Barack Obama elevated the GWI office, raising its leadership to the rank of ambassador at large for Global Women’s…
    Melanie Israel
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    Texas, Louisiana Can Exclude Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Funding, Court Rules

    Texas and Louisiana may exclude Planned Parenthood clinics from Medicaid funding, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday. “Undercover video plainly showed Planned Parenthood admitting to morally bankrupt and unlawful conduct, including violations of federal law by manipulating the timing and methods of abortions to obtain fetal tissue for their own research,” Texas…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Biden Likely Would Issue Flurry of Executive Orders on Climate, Abortion, Immigration

    The outcome of the 2020 presidential election continues to be hotly contested. But a transition of power from President Donald Trump to Joe Biden, if it happens, would have immediate and dramatic policy consequences. If Biden actually does win the presidential election, the former vice president likely will be faced with a divided legislative branch….
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Louisiana Passes Amendment Saying There Is No Constitutional Right to Abortion

    Louisiana voters passed an amendment to the state constitution Tuesday evening establishing that there is no constitutional right to an abortion. The New York Times reported that 62% of Louisiana voters supported Amendment 1, “Love Life Amendment,” an amendment stating that nothing in the Louisiana state constitution protects the right to abortion or abortion funding. Louisiana also has a…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Trump v. Biden: 2 Candidates, 2 Starkly Divergent Stances on Abortion

    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 the weeks to come, the landscape of abortion policy in the United States will look dramatically different. President Donald Trump has committed to pursuing policies that protect unborn human life….
    Melanie Israel
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    UN Should Recommit to Pro-Woman Agenda by Dropping Push for Abortion

    Twenty-five years ago this week, then-first lady Hillary Clinton famously declared, “Human rights are women’s rights … and women’s rights are human rights.” The United Nations General Assembly is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the event where Clinton said that—the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing. Thousands of women and delegates from nearly…
    Grace Melton
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    Trump to Sign ‘Born Alive’ Executive Order to Protect Abortion Survivors

    President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will sign an executive order to ensure that babies who are born alive receive proper medical care.  Although the president didn’t go into detail about what the order would do, proposals earlier this year in the House and Senate would require health care professionals to treat a baby…
    Fred Lucas
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    Disney Threatened to Pull Out of Georgia Over Abortion Law, but Filmed in Region Where Chinese Uighurs Are Imprisoned

    Disney is facing criticism for filming where China’s Uighurs are allegedly being interned more than a year after CEO Bob Iger suggested the company might be forced to cut ties with Georgia after the state passed an anti-abortion law. In the credits for the live-action version of “Mulan,” Disney thanked a Chinese agency called Turpan Municipal Bureau…
    Chris White
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    Police Arrest Man for Pulling Gun on Pro-Life Activists Outside Planned Parenthood

    Police arrested a man for pulling a gun on pro-life protesters and making a “threatening statement” to the activists outside a Delaware Planned Parenthood last week. Officers from the Dover Police Department responded Friday morning to calls from a group of pro-life protesters outside the Planned Parenthood – Dover Health Center in Delaware, according to a…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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