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    Podcast: What Planned Parenthood’s New Report Shows About Abortion Giant

    A new report from Planned Parenthood shows profits are up, and the number of abortions far outpace the number of prenatal services given. We discuss with The Heritage Foundation’s Melanie Israel, an expert in the pro-life area. Plus: France threatens to crack down on “fake news.”
    Katrina Trinko
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    California Democrat Wants to Mandate State Colleges Have Abortion Pills Ready for Students

    California lawmakers are debating whether to adopt a bill that would require California’s public universities and colleges to offer abortion drugs at their health centers. Senate Bill 320, sponsored by state Sen. Connie Leyva, D-Chino, will mandate that the state’s community colleges and public universities provide women with abortion pills for up to 10 weeks…
    Grace Carr
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    Another Planned Parenthood Clinic Shuts Its Doors

    An Iowa Planned Parenthood clinic will close its doors Friday after government defunding forced it to discontinue operations. “After nearly two decades in the Quad Cities, on Friday, December 29, 2017, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland will officially close their Bettendorf location, a move directly resulting from defunding by extreme Iowa lawmakers,” Planned Parenthood said…
    Grace Carr
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    Big Victory for Abortion Pill Reversal Training in California

    Facing intense political pressure from abortion activists, a major licensing agency stood its ground earlier this month and delivered a major victory for women facing unexpected pregnancies throughout the nation. In a written letter sent Dec. 19, the California Board of Registered Nursing notified Heartbeat International that it can now grant continuing education units to…
    Jay Hobbs
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    Justice Department Requests ‘Unredacted’ Findings of Senate Investigation That Included Planned Parenthood

    The Department of Justice is requesting unredacted copies of a 2016 report conducted by the Senate Judiciary Committee on those involved in fetal tissue and body parts sales and transfer. “At this point, the records are intended for investigative use only—we understand that a resolution from the Senate may be required if the department were…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Planned Parenthood Is in Deep Trouble With the Law. This Could Be a Turning Point.

    We are living through a remarkable time in history. Almost daily, those in influential positions who once appeared untouchable are falling out of popular favor as their abuses are exposed. Earlier this month, one particularly corrupt institution was dealt back-to-back blows: Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion business. On Nov. 13, The Hill reported that…
    Marjorie Dannenfelser
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    Report: FBI May Be Investigating Planned Parenthood’s Dealings in Aborted Body Parts

    The FBI signaled this week agents may be investigating whether Planned Parenthood’s dealings in fetal tissue were legal. Sources told The Hill news organization that the FBI has requested documents from the Senate Judiciary Committee obtained from the committee’s investigation into Planned Parenthood’s disposal of organs and other body parts from aborted babies. The investigation came after…
    Rachel Stoltzfoos
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    Supreme Court to Hear Case on Whether California Pro-Lifers Have to Promote Abortion

    The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a critical First Amendment challenge to a California law that forces life-affirming pregnancy centers to promote abortion. The National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) is a group that promotes life-affirming options to women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy by supporting more than 1,400 pregnancy resource centers across…
    Melanie Israel
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    Washington State Schools Might Adopt Planned Parenthood Sex Ed Program

    Washington state public schools are considering adopting a Planned Parenthood sex education program that already operates in four other states and is looking to go national. The Human Growth and Development Citizen Advisory Committee for Spokane, Washington, is considering using the abortion giant’s “Get Real” program, which will head to the school board as well…
    Grace Carr
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    Media Smears Official Who Tried to Protect Immigrant Minor, Prevent Abortion

    The radical pro-abortion lobby and its allies in the media are out to vilify and destroy Scott Lloyd. The New York Times calls him an “anti-abortion crusader.” A Washington Post columnist calls him an “anti-abortion zealot.” Meanwhile, in its news section, the Post underscores that Lloyd, who serves in the Trump administration as director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, has six children. The National Abortion Rights Action League calls him…
    Billy Valentine
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    Federal Judge Forces Government to Facilitate Abortion for Illegal Minor in Texas

    The U.S. government helped facilitate the abortion of an illegal minor’s unborn child early Wednesday morning, after the Trump administration had fought to prevent such a scenario. The abortion came after a tragic ruling from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, which ordered the government to allow the woman to obtain the abortion….
    Melanie Israel
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    McConnell Says 20-Week Abortion Ban Has Full Backing of the Senate

    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that the 20-week abortion ban has the Senate’s full support following Monday’s presser on tax reform. “It’s supported by virtually all of my members and we expect to have a vote on it at some point,” said McConnell, R-Ky. The bill, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, states that…
    Grace Carr
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    Planned Parenthood Is Targeting Baby Girls in the Womb

    Planned Parenthood wants you to think it is the champion of women. But if it achieves its goals, there may not be very many women left to champion. Last year, Indiana passed a law that banned sex-selective abortion—the killing of unborn babies based on their sex. But last week, a federal district judge granted a…
    Cathy Ruse
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    To Prevent Painful Suffering for Children, Late-Term Abortion Should Be Banned

    Five-year-old Micah Pickering made an appearance on Capitol Hill on Sept. 26 to put a face to the proposed Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The youngster came dressed for the occasion in a suit, vest, and tie. He held hands with his parents, Danielle and Clayton Pickering, from Iowa City, Iowa, as House Majority…
    Monica Burke
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    Planned Parenthood Loses Legal Battle Over Medicaid Funding in Arkansas

    This week, a federal appeals court upheld Arkansas’ decision to cancel its Medicaid provider agreement with Planned Parenthood, which allowed Medicaid recipients to receive non-abortion services at Planned Parenthood clinics. This is good news for other states that decide to stop allowing taxpayers’ money to flow to Planned Parenthood. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced in…
    Elizabeth Slattery
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    Down Syndrome in Iceland Is ‘Disappearing’ Because of Abortion

    The headline is shocking: Down syndrome is virtually disappearing in Iceland. More accurately, people with Down syndrome are being eliminated in Iceland through abortion. As prenatal testing becomes more and more widespread across the world, the number of babies born with Down syndrome and other conditions has decreased because when parents opt for screening that…
    Melanie Israel
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    In Video, Planned Parenthood Medical Chief Tells How to Get Around Ban on Partial-Birth Abortion

    A new undercover video shows a top physician at a Planned Parenthood affiliate discussing how her organization routinely circumvents federal law regulating certain late-term abortions. In the latest hidden-camera video from the Center for Medical Progress, Dr. Suzie Prabhakaran, vice president of medical affairs for Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, talks about using…
    Christine Roe
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    Oregon Lawmakers Vote to Bail Out Planned Parenthood

    The demand for abortion in Oregon is going down, so why do pro-abortion lawmakers there seem so determined to increase it? From 2011 to 2014, Oregon saw a 15 percent decline in the number of abortions. It also saw a 7 percent decline in the number of abortion providers. But, apparently that isn’t a trend…
    Genevieve Wood
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    The Myth That Cuts to Planned Parenthood Hiked Maternal Mortality Rate

    USA Today published an article last week about outgoing National Organization for Women (NOW) President Terry O’Neill. O’Neill reflected on her eight-year term as NOW president. However, most of the article granted O’Neill a very public forum to criticize President Donald Trump, and specifically his pro-life policies. O’Neill spent a considerable amount of time claiming…
    Michael J. New
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    March for Life Wants Justice Department to Investigate Planned Parenthood

    The March for Life, along with over a dozen other organizations, signed a letter released Tuesday asking Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI acting Director Andrew McCabe to investigate Planned Parenthood’s involvement in the selling of fetal tissue. “We, the undersigned representing millions of Americans, strongly support an investigation into paid fetal tissue transfers involving Planned…
    Paul Runko
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