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    Virginia Democrat Proposes Bill Legalizing Abortion Until Birth
    Virginia is considering a bill allowing women to abort their unborn child until the moment the baby is born. Democratic Delegate Kathy Tran introduced HB2491, or the Repeal Act, which seeks to repeal the state’s current restrictions on late-term abortions. If passed, the measure will do away with the state’s requirement that second- and third-trimester abortions be…
    Grace Carr
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    Planned Parenthood Report Shows It’s Flush With Taxpayer Cash
    Planned Parenthood’s new president, Leana Wen, recently admitted that their core mission is “expanding access to abortion,” and Planned Parenthood’s new annual report proves just that. Our team has updated our annual analysis of Planned Parenthood’s culture of death to give you the facts on what is being done with your tax dollars. The bottom line? Over 900 babies…
    Tony Perkins
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    If the Unborn Were Toddlers, We Wouldn’t Tolerate Abortion
    As pro-life Americans mourned the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade last week and the 61 million children who have died from abortion since its passage, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his allies celebrated a barbaric expansion of the practice. Shrouded under the guise of “health care,” the Reproductive Health Act gave New Yorkers license to…
    Brian Fisher | Lauren Enriquez
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    A Big Legal Loss for Planned Parenthood
    Thanks to Planned Parenthood’s annual report, more Americans are starting to understand why the country’s biggest abortion business doesn’t need taxpayer money. Texas has always thought so, which is why the state has worked for years to put the brakes on the organization’s government-funded gravy train. Now, thanks to the Trump administration, the Lone Star…
    Tony Perkins
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    Planned Parenthood’s Annual Report Is Out. Here’s What You Need to Know.
    Planned Parenthood quietly released its long-expected annual report covering 2017-2018 over the holiday weekend. The document affirms the assertion of new President Leana Wen that providing and expanding access to abortion is the “core mission” of Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood performed 332,757 abortions during the reported year, the most the abortion giant has reported since…
    Melanie Israel
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    New York Passes Bill on Roe v. Wade Anniversary Casting Abortion as a Woman’s Right
    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday night that expands abortion access and codifies a woman’s right to abort under state law. Cuomo, a Democrat, signed the Reproductive Health Act on the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, making good on his promise to add abortion protections to the state constitution, according to The New York Post….
    Grace Carr
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    We Had an Abortion. It Wasn’t My Body, but It Was My Baby.
    When I was 19, I got a friend pregnant. In the summer, a friend and I had spent an evening together. A few weeks later she told me she was pregnant, and it was mine. I “wasn’t ready for a baby.” I had hopes and dreams ahead of me, and having a child seemed like…
    Garrett Kell
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    Trump Tells Annual March for Life He Will Veto Pro-Abortion Legislation
    In remarks delivered by video to the annual March for Life on Friday, President Donald Trump vowed to veto any legislation that doesn’t protect life. “Today, I have signed a letter to Congress to make clear that if they send any legislation to my desk that weakens the protection of human life, I will issue…
    Fred Lucas
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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 | Katrina Trinko | Daniel Davis
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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 | Daniel Davis
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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 | Melanie Israel
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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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