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    House Republicans Ask Democrats to Help Force Vote on Protecting Lives of Babies Born After Abortion

    Pro-life lawmakers filed a discharge petition Tuesday in hopes of forcing a House vote on a bill protecting babies born alive after an abortion. “Only 29 states have laws requiring at least some protection or standard of care for babies who survive an abortion,” House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., said in a statement provided…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    ‘I Was Almost a Victim of Abortion’: Star of ‘Unplanned’ Wants Movie to Change Hearts, Minds

    Ashley Bratcher, star of the new movie “Unplanned,” recently sat down with The Daily Signal to talk about the film, which opens Friday. It tells the true story of Abby Johnson, a Planned Parenthood clinic director who left the nation’s largest abortion provider in 2009 after a conversion experience. You can listen to the interview with Bratcher on the podcast or read a lightly…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    We Hear You: The Left Backs Green New Deal, Opposes Care for Abortion Survivors

    Editor's note: The Daily Signal's audience isn't buying the left's Green New Deal, nor its opposition to protecting survivors of abortion, judging from reaction to our coverage. Don't forget to write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: The FAQ for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposal, according to the commentary by Nick Loris (“Green New Deal…
    Ken McIntyre
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    House Democrats Block 19 Times Vote on Bill to Protect Babies Who Survive Abortion

    Nineteen times House Democrats have blocked a vote on a bill that would protect babies who survive an abortion. “It is a shocking reality that the majority party in the people’s House refuses to allow a vote to protect the lives of newborn babies,” Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., chairman of the Republican Study Committee, said…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    8 New Mexico Democrats Join Republicans to Block Late-Term Abortion Bill

    New Mexico’s bill was supposed to be a slam dunk. But after New York, nothing on abortion is a sure thing—not anymore. In a country that saw a 17-point jump in the number of pro-lifers since January, it’s no wonder that state Democrats are taking a good hard look at their positions, especially on late-term abortion. Americans…
    Tony Perkins
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    House Republicans Press Democrats to Allow Vote on Protecting Abortion Survivors

    House Republican leaders are waiting to see whether their appeal to voters will convince Democrat colleagues to allow a vote on a bill requiring medical care for babies who survive an abortion procedure. Pro-life lawmakers, led by the House’s top two Republicans, hope to force a vote on the legislation by using a procedure called…
    Joshua Q. Nelson
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    California Lawmaker Wants to Add Planned Parenthood Phone Number to Student IDs

    Imagine forcing every kid to walk around holding an ad for Planned Parenthood. Well, in California, you don’t have to imagine it. California state Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel is doing everything he can to seal the single largest free publicity deal in the history of abortion: a Planned Parenthood phone number on every student ID. Including…
    Tony Perkins
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    We Hear You: ‘Abortion Is Not the Answer, Adoption Is’

    Editor’s note: The renewed public debate over late-term abortion and efforts to legalize abortion up to the point of birth has put pro-choice advocates on the defensive, our mailbag indicates. Don’t forget to write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: As a retired registered nurse in a neonatal intensive care unit who attended a…
    Ken McIntyre
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    House Conservatives Seek to Force Vote on Bill to Protect Babies Who Survive Abortion

    Pro-life lawmakers hope to force a House vote on a bill protecting babies born alive after an abortion, in the wake of the Senate’s failure Monday to collect enough votes to pass a similar measure. House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., said at a press conference Tuesday that he applauds his colleagues who are “ready…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Only 3 Democrat Senators Vote for Bill Protecting Babies Born Alive After Abortion

    The Senate voted 53-44 in favor of legislation that would protect survivors of abortion, falling short of the necessary 60 votes to proceed as Democrats blocked the bill when only three of them joined Republicans. Sens. Doug Jones of Alabama, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, and Bob Casey Jr. of Pennsylvania were the only Democrats…
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    We Talked to Former Planned Parenthood Workers. Their Stories Are Chilling.

    Planned Parenthood employees and educators “celebrate” abortion and do not protect young women, former employees told The Daily Caller News Foundation in a series of interviews revealing graphic details about their tenures with the organization. Myra Kincaid worked as a surgical assistant at a Planned Parenthood in Baltimore, Maryland, from February 2013 to February 2014,…
    Grace Carr
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    Trump Administration’s Move Hits Abortion Clinics’ Funding

    The Trump administration issued a rule Friday barring Title X funds from supporting programs and organizations that provide abortions or abortion referrals. The rule states that “none of the funds appropriated for Title X may be used in programs where abortion is a method of family planning.” The move will force Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics…
    Grace Carr
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    Protecting Babies Who Survive an Abortion Should Not Be Controversial

    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 survive an abortion attempt. Such a policy should not be remotely controversial. Current federal policy does not do enough to protect these babies. The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act would…
    Melanie Israel
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    Why This Abortion Survivor Had to Thank President Trump

    At age 14, Melissa Ohden learned that her biological mother was forced to have a saline abortion, one that she defied the odds by surviving despite being in the womb only an estimated 31 weeks. Years later, a nurse who cared for her in the NICU told Ohden: “A tall blond nurse rushed me in,…
    Ginny Montalbano
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    Right Side of History: How Abortion Became a ‘Positive Good’ to Proponents

    “The Right Side of History” is a podcast dedicated to exploring current events through a historical lens and busting left-wing myths about figures and events of America’s past. On this week’s episode, hosts Jarrett Stepman and Fred Lucas interview Kyle Sammin, a lawyer and writer from Pennsylvania, who recently compared the shifting philosophy of pro-abortion…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Senate to Vote Soon on Bill Protecting Abortion Survivors

    Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., praised Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., for green-lighting a Senate roll call vote on Feb. 25 for Sasse’s legislation protecting abortion survivors.   “I want to thank the majority leader for scheduling this vote so that every American can know where their senator stands on the issue of infanticide,” Sasse…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    She Survived a Saline Abortion. Here’s Her Story.

    When Gianna Jessen had been in her mother’s womb for 29-and-a-half weeks and weighed less than 3 pounds, she was born despite a saline abortion. She has the medical records to prove it. “Instead of dying, I was actually born in an abortion clinic in Los Angeles,” Jessen tells The Daily Signal in a phone…
    Ginny Montalbano
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    Physician Says There Isn’t Single Scenario Where Late-Term Abortion Protects Mother’s Health

    Doctor and Kansas Rep. Roger W. Marshall wrote an op-ed saying there aren’t any reasons why a late-term abortion is necessary to protect a woman’s health. “To this day, I can’t think of a single scenario where I thought a late-term abortion would help to improve a woman’s mental health,” Marshall wrote in a Monday op-ed published…
    Grace Carr
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    ‘This Is a Human Rights Issue’: Abortion Survivors Share Their Stories

    Three abortion survivors told their stories on “Fox & Friends” Monday morning, and reacted to comments from Virginia’s governor supporting late-term abortion as well as pushes in a number of states to legalize abortion until birth. Abortion survivors Melissa Ohden, the founder of the Abortion Survivors Network, along with Josiah Presley and Claire Culwell joined…
    Grace Carr
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    How House Conservatives Are Planning to Force a Vote on Protecting Abortion Survivors

    Conservative lawmakers in the House are trying to force a vote on a bill protecting babies born alive after abortion, after a Democrat in the Senate last week blocked Republicans in the upper chamber from passing similar legislation by unanimous consent. “Protecting innocent life shouldn’t be a partisan issue and it shouldn’t be difficult,” House…
    Rachel del Guidice
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