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    Discovery of Fetal Remains at Abortionist’s House Shows the Cruelty of Abortion
    Americans are reacting in disgust at the discovery of more than 2,000 fetal remains uncovered at the home of a deceased abortion doctor. Late last week in Illinois, the family of Dr. Ulrich Klopfer happened upon the fetal remains and contacted the Will County Coroner’s Office, which launched an investigation. According to the sheriff’s department,…
    Melanie Israel
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    Over 2,000 Fetal Remains Found on Abortion Doctor’s Property, Sheriff’s Office Says
    Family members discovered 2,246 medically preserved fetal remains on the property of an abortion doctor who passed away on Sept. 3, authorities said Friday. An attorney representing former Dr. Ulrich George Klopfer’s family told the Will County, Illinois, coroner’s office Thursday they discovered what appeared to be fetal remains and asked the coroner to properly remove them,…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Pence Says He Can’t Recall ‘Greater Honor’ Than Casting Final Vote to Defund Planned Parenthood
    Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday evening that he doesn't think he has had “a greater honor than to cast the tie-breaking vote to defund Planned Parenthood.” The vice president spoke at a gala celebrating the 40th anniversary of Concerned Women for America, an organization that calls itself “the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization”…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    2 Ohio Planned Parenthood Clinics Shut Down After Withdrawal From Title X
    Two Planned Parenthood clinics in Ohio have shut down following the organization’s withdrawal from the federal family funding program Title X. The Cincinnati, Ohio, clinics will be closing after Planned Parenthood formally withdrew from Title X in August, thereby forgoing about $60 million a year. A Planned Parenthood spokesman told ABC News that the Cincinnati clinics that…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Women Don’t Need Planned Parenthood to Get Affordable Care
    The Planned Parenthood Federation of America is a very curious health care provider. Begun long ago as a birth control organization when contraceptives were contraband, the organization evolved rapidly to adapt to the themes that preoccupied its famed leaders.  First, of course, was Margaret Sanger, who combined her commitment to birth control with an embrace…
    Chuck Donovan
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    Washington State Pulls Out of Title X Rather Than Abide by Trump Abortion Rules
    Washington state has withdrawn from Title X, the federal family funding program, rather than comply with new rules imposed by the Trump administration. The Washington Department of Health informed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of its decision to withdraw from the program rather than obey administration rules banning Title X grantees from…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Former Planned Parenthood Clinic Director Wins $3 Million in Wrongful-Firing Case
    An Arizona jury has awarded a former Planned Parenthood clinic director $3 million after she was fired for blowing the whistle on unsafe medical practices at the clinics.  “I hope my case is a lesson to other workers that shows them that the truth will prevail,” Mayra Rodriguez, a former clinic director for Planned Parenthood…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Dad Urges Parents to Share Kids’ Photos in Response to Alyssa Milano’s Abortion-Prompted ‘Great Joys’
    A pastor, husband, and father of two is asking parents on social media to post photos of their kids in response to actress Alyssa Milano’s saying that her life would be missing “great joys” were it not for her two abortions.  “Everyone should post a picture of their kids and use the hashtag #greatjoys,” Jarrid…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Planned Parenthood Sides With Abortion Over Title X Funds. Here’s What It Means.
    Planned Parenthood is making good on its threat to choose abortion over Title X funds. Title X is a federal program that focuses on providing family planning and related preventive services to low-income Americans at little or no cost. Last week, Planned Parenthood announced that rather than comply with the Trump administration’s new regulations relating…
    Melanie Israel
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    Lawmakers Seek Documents on Use of Taxpayer Funds for Abortion Services
    Lawmakers are asking for the reports on AmeriCorps’ potential misuse of taxpayer money related to abortion services and referrals, as well as building renovations, a letter from ranking members on the House Oversight Committee reveals. Republican Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio and Mark Meadows of North Carolina are requesting the release of documents from the Corporation for National…
    Audrey Conklin | Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Pro-Choice Groups File Lawsuit Over Missouri Abortion Ban
    Abortions rights activists filed a lawsuit against Missouri government officials over the state's new ban on abortions after eight weeks. Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Paul, Weiss law firm filed the lawsuit Tuesday against Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican, and other state officials in an attempt to block abortion legislation…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Pro-Life Activists Respond to Planned Parenthood Leader’s Asserting It’s ‘Not Political by Nature’
    Pro-life leaders pounced after Planned Parenthood's acting president said the organization is not “political by nature” in her first interview since taking over the position. “We are primarily a health care provider,” Alexis McGill Johnson said in the interview with CBS News reporter Kate Smith. “And the idea that we can provide that access depends on…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Majority Supports Requiring Doctors to Care for Babies Who Survive Abortion, Heritage Action Poll Finds
    The vast majority of likely voters support requiring doctors to provide medical care for babies who are born alive during botched abortions, according to a new poll. The poll, commissioned and published by the activist arm of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, found that 76% of those surveyed support such a requirement. “Our polling…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    New York State, Which Celebrated Abortion Extremism, Outlaws Declawing Cats
    Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo seems incredibly concerned with animal cruelty. But when it comes to newborn babies? Not so much. The man behind the infamous light display for infanticide has apparently decided that it’s mean to declaw cats. Dismembering tiny humans, on the other hand, gets a hearty standing ovation. For American states, it’s a…
    Tony Perkins
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    In Firing Its President, Planned Parenthood Revealed Its True Priorities
    After less than a year at the helm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, President Leana Wen has been abruptly ousted by the organization’s board of directors. She was the first doctor in over half a century to head the organization. Wen’s departure highlights mounting disagreements within the pro-abortion movement about how to frame the abortion…
    Melanie Israel
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    Planned Parenthood Ousts Leana Wen as President
    Planned Parenthood removed Leana Wen from her position Tuesday after she had served only 10 months as president. The Planned Parenthood board voted Wen out of her position Tuesday and temporarily replaced her with the co-founder of the progressive Perception Institute, Alexis McGill Johnson, according to The New York Times. McGill Johnson will temporarily serve as…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    In 2 Months, Texas Law Will Protect Survivors of Abortion
    Texas law soon will protect the rights of newborns who survive abortion attempts and will impose a fine of at least $100,000 on health care providers who don’t give proper care to abortion survivors. “I was proud to sign HB 16 into law, and I am grateful for Representative Leach’s leadership to help protect the…
    Kaylee Greenlee
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    Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Makes a Huge Political Donation to Planned Parenthood
    Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is donating $1 million to the political arm of Planned Parenthood as the company wrestles with claims of a conservative bias. “I think this is a very urgent moment where the rights and the choices and the basic health of the most vulnerable women—the women who have been marginalized,…
    Chris White
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    For Liberal CEOs, Abortion Is Good for Business
    As more states pass restrictions on abortion, companies are coming out of the woodwork to oppose them. Recently, some 180 companies “employing more than 108,000 workers” purchased a full-page ad in The New York Times under the banner “Don’t Ban Equality: It’s time for companies to stand up for reproductive health care.” Translation: It’s time…
    Doreen Denny
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    Britain’s Compulsory Abortion Fight Shows Risks of Government-Controlled Health Care
    After doctors in Britain’s single-payer health system recommended that a mentally disabled woman undergo an abortion, a judge ordered the woman—an unidentified Roman Catholic—to have an abortion against her will.  In her June 21 decision, Justice Nathalie Lieven—a judge in Britain’s Court of Protection, a panel that handles cases involving the mentally disabled—declared, “I have…
    Robert Moffit
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