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    Alabama and Georgia Abortion Laws on Right Track
    When we talk about “pro-life” in our national discussion about abortion, “life” is understood to be about the unborn child in the mother’s womb. But it would serve us well to expand our understanding about what “pro-life” means. We should understand that respecting the sanctity of life is key to the values and behaviors in…
    Star Parker
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    ‘Unplanned’ Is Driving Abortion Workers Out of the Industry
    The pro-life movie “Unplanned” surpassed all expectations in theaters, and is now leading abortion workers to leave the industry. In this episode, Rachel del Guidice talks to Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood worker, about the stunning trend. Plus: Alabama is set for a legal showdown after passing a law that bans abortion. Thomas Jipping…
    Daniel Davis | Rachel del Guidice
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    How Equality Act Would Promote Abortion
    In the history of bad bills, there are a lot of doozies. Just in the last handful of months, we’ve had a Democratic grab bag of everything from abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the Green New Deal. But nothing—not even Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s, D-N.Y., crusade against airplanes and cows—compares to the one measure that out-radicals…
    Tony Perkins
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    She Survived an Abortion Attempt. Now, She Defends Life.
    It was just last month that the House failed to pass a bill protecting babies who survive an abortion attempt. Our executive editor, Rob Bluey, was able to sit down with a woman who survived just that—an abortion attempt, something few can imagine. Gianna Jessen is now a pro-life activist, and today, we bring you…
    Daniel Davis | Rachel del Guidice
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    California Bill Would Turn College Health Centers Into Abortion Clinics
    The California state Senate Education Committee recently approved Senate Bill 24, known as the College Student Right to Access Act. The bill would add a new chapter to state education code to require student health care clinics at all 34 California public colleges and universities to “offer abortion by medication techniques”—aka “the abortion pill”—starting on…
    Patrina Mosley
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    We Hear You: Jussie Smollett, Judicial Activism, and Abortion Survivors
    Editor's note: We begin with some reaction from The Daily Signal's audience to Chicago's about-face in the strange case of a TV actor, then on to some responses to news not covered elsewhere. Join in by writing to [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: I look at the photo of actor Jussie Smollett accompanying your podcast…
    Ken McIntyre
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    They Had Twins at 26 Weeks. Now They’re Advocating Protecting Babies Born After Abortion Attempt.
    As House Republicans attempt to force a vote on protecting babies born alive after abortion, activists from around the country came to advocate for these children’s lives. Rachel del Guidice speaks to the Balek family, who came from South Carolina to attend the event put on by Heritage Action, the lobbying and advocacy arm of…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    ‘Unplanned’ Threatens America’s Innocence on Abortion. But It Also Offers Hope.
    In so many ways, abortion is like other atrocities that blot the pages of history. It’s like slavery because it turns certain human beings into the property of others. It’s like the Holocaust because it writes off a whole segment of the population as being “life unworthy of life,” and so sends those human beings…
    Daniel Davis
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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…
    Rachel del Guidice
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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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