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    A Federal Appeals Court Just Took a Big Swing at Planned Parenthood

    The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted an injunction forbidding Texas from stripping Planned Parenthood of Medicaid funds Thursday, while stridently criticizing the abortion provider for its rhetoric and medical practices. “Planned Parenthood’s reprehensible conduct, captured in undercover videos, proves that it is not a ‘qualified’ provider under the Medicaid Act, so we are…
    Kevin Daley
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    Podcast: A Former Planned Parenthood Employee Shares Why She Changed

    Today is the March for Life in Washington, D.C., and we’re joined by Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood employee who had a change of heart and is now a pro-life advocate. Plus: Rachel del Guidice shares why she’s been attending the march for the past 13 years. We also cover these stories: A day…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Back in Power, Pelosi Is Putting Abortion First Once Again

    Every year, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade allows all of us to reflect on the battles fought in defense of the unborn, and to look ahead to what comes next. And with Nancy Pelosi back in the driver’s seat in the House of Representatives, we are sure to see bitter fights ahead. One revealing…
    Debbie Lesko
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    We Will Look Back and View Abortion as We View Slavery Today

    Tennessee’s new senator, Marsha Blackburn, has just introduced the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act. This coincides with this year’s March for Life, noting 46 years since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. The legislation would end all federal funding to all abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood. This is the first legislative initiative…
    Star Parker
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    Podcast: Women Are Hurt by Abortion, the Sexual Revolution

    Ignore the Women’s March: Women are actually hurt by abortion and the sexual revolution. Lila Rose of Live Action joins us to discuss that, why she has hope for Gen Z, and how you can change people’s minds on abortion. Plus: Jarrett Stepman joins us to chat about the controversial view of masculinity in a…
    Katrina Trinko
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    Majority of Americans Say Abortion Should Be Restricted, New Poll Finds

    A poll released Tuesday just ahead of the 46th March for Life demonstration in Washington, D.C, shows the majority of Americans support tighter restrictions on abortion, and would even like to see the landmark Roe v. Wade decision “reinterpreted” to allow more restrictions. The annual survey conducted by Marist in partnership with the Knights of…
    Courtney Joyner
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    Most Young Adults Disagree With Democrats on Abortion

    The Democrats’ national platform doesn’t just lack common decency when it comes to unborn life—it lacks common ground. For the last three years, the party of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton has been fighting to do away with consensus limits on abortion—and based on the latest polling, that isn’t exactly endearing them to voters. In…
    Tony Perkins
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    Blackburn Bill Would Eliminate All Federal Funding of Abortion Providers

    Newly elected Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced Thursday that she has introduced her first bill in the Senate, one that would end federal funding to all abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood. “Tennesseans and the American people do not want their tax dollars funding abortions,” Blackburn, R-Tenn., said in a statement posted on her Twitter page Friday….
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Planned Parenthood Admits Its Focus Is Abortion

    Planned Parenthood’s new president has one thing going for her: She isn’t shying away from the truth. Now that Leana Wen’s taken over for Cecile Richards, she’s finally admitting what the rest of us knew all along. Planned Parenthood may talk about a lot of issues, but it only really cares about one—abortion. After 12…
    Tony Perkins
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    New York Gov. Cuomo Won’t Sign State Budget Without Provision Expanding Abortion Rights

    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo vowed to protect and expand abortion access for women in the state, promising Monday to nix a state budget that doesn’t include looser abortion laws. Cuomo, a Democrat, promised to add abortion protections to the state constitution and vowed to reject a budget that doesn’t include expanded abortion access while…
    Grace Carr
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    Supreme Court’s Refusal to Hear Planned Parenthood Case Is a Missed Opportunity

    The Supreme Court on Monday missed an opportunity to bring clarity to an area of the law about which the lower courts are divided: Whether states can prevent Medicaid funds from going to pay for non-abortion services at Planned Parenthood clinics. Justice Clarence Thomas dissented from the court’s decision not to take up the case,…
    Elizabeth Slattery
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    Abortion in US Reaches Lowest Level on Record, Report Finds

    The pro-life movement had a good year in 2015: Fewer American women reported having abortions than at any other time since abortion was legalized in the U.S., according to a new government report. Using the most recent data available, the abortion surveillance report published Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows 638,169…
    Troy Worden
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    UN Committee Wants to Make Abortion and Assisted Suicide a ‘Universal Human Right’

    The United Nations Human Rights Committee drafted a memo saying that abortion and physician-assisted suicide should be universal human rights. The memo, or “general comment” on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, calls for abortion to be decriminalized everywhere. Nations and states should “not introduce new barriers and should remove existing barriers [to…
    Grace Carr
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    Planned Parenthood Says It Puts Women First. This Missouri Clinic Proves Otherwise.

    Planned Parenthood claims to put women first, yet the atrocious health code violations found at a Missouri clinic earlier this month suggest otherwise. The abortion giant was campaigning against newly proposed regulations on Missouri abortion clinics when state inspectors discovered a clinic in Columbia, Missouri, was already in violation of existing state regulations. The clinic’s…
    Monica Burke
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    Podcast: Why Are Western Nations Pushing Abortion on Africa?

    Western funding for “population programs” in Africa has historically been the lowest of all aid initiatives, dwarfed by much more critical needs like clean water, sanitation, and education. But now, these “population programs”—which include contraceptives and abortion—are the most highly funded on the continent, with groups like the Gates Foundation and Planned Parenthood pushing dangerous…
    Katrina Trinko
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    Western Nations Abandon Consensus to Push Abortion Agenda at UN

    In a severe loss for mothers around the world, the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva last month adopted a resolution on maternal mortality that doubles down on the failed policies in place now and ignores that the requisite medical advancements exist to prevent most of the common causes we see today. The resolution…
    Elyssa Koren
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    How the US Can Block Abortion and ‘Hate Speech’ Activism at the UN

    With another session of the United Nations General Assembly underway, the U.S. has a number of opportunities to advance U.S. interests and to protect life and religious liberty, especially as the Third Committee—responsible for social, humanitarian, and cultural affairs—convenes. In promoting U.S. foreign policy at the U.N. and through its many agencies, U.S. policymakers seeking…
    Grace Melton
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    For the Left, ‘Caring’ About Women Means Support for Unrestricted Legal Abortion

    I’ve been writing for years about the depth of the culture war taking place in America. I’ve done so with trepidation, with knowledge that without resolution, culture wars can turn into physical wars. It happened once in America. Can it happen again? The first major violent confrontation between citizens came about as result of the…
    Star Parker
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    California Governor Rejects Bill Mandating Abortion Pills on College Campuses

    California Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown rejected a bill Sunday that would mandate college campuses to offer abortion pills, calling it unnecessary. “According to a study sponsored by supporters of this legislation, the average distance to abortion providers in campus communities varies from five to seven miles, not an unreasonable distance,” Brown wrote in the veto letter….
    Neetu Chandak
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    Court Upholds Louisiana Law Requiring Abortion Doctors to Have Admitting Privileges With Nearby Hospitals

    Louisiana upheld a law Wednesday mandating that abortion facilities in the state have admitting privileges at local hospitals. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled 2-1 to uphold a law requiring abortion doctors to have privileges with hospitals within 30 miles of the abortion clinic so the doctor might admit a…
    Grace Carr
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