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    In March for Life Address, Trump Prods Senate to Pass Late-Term Abortion Ban
    President Donald Trump called on the Senate to vote on banning late-term abortions when delivering livestreamed remarks to the 45th March for Life in Washington. “I strongly supported the House of Representatives’ pain-capable bill, which would end painful late-term abortions nationwide, and I call upon the Senate to pass this important law and send it…
    Fred Lucas
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    ‘We Were Crying’: One Woman Shares Why She Left Planned Parenthood
    For Myra Neyer, a mom and former Planned Parenthood employee, there was one defining moment that influenced her to leave the abortion giant. “There was this one girl, young girl—maybe 19, maybe 20, young—she came in, [and] her boyfriend didn’t want any children,” Neyer, who used to work at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Baltimore,…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Ignore the Scam: Planned Parenthood No Supporter of African-Americans
    Plenty of movements have tried to hitch their wagon to the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. For years, people across the political spectrum have claimed him as one of their own—in part because it’s convenient and in part because he isn’t here to dispute it. But no cause is more antithetical to King’s than…
    Tony Perkins
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    More Than 3 in 4 Americans Support Limits on Abortion, Poll Finds
    About 76 percent of Americans support stricter laws on abortion, according to a new Marist Poll, a finding that is part of a consistent trend in data the company has collected in the past decade. While 51 percent of respondents identified as pro-choice, 60 percent of them said they support limitations on abortions, such as…
    Kyle Perisic
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    Why This Survivor of Saline Abortion Wants Congress to Pass ‘Born Alive’ Bill
    As House lawmakers plan to vote on a bill to protect survivors of abortion the same week as the March for Life, one abortion survivor says she hopes Congress passes the measure to save babies who are left to die. “I survived my birth mother’s saline infusion abortion 40 years ago at St. Luke’s Hospital…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    5 Key Numbers From Planned Parenthood’s New Annual Report
    Planned Parenthood’s recently released annual report shows the organization is providing significantly more abortions than adoption referrals. According to its 2016-2017 annual report, Planned Parenthood performed 321,384 abortions but only 3,889 adoption referrals. Planned Parenthood also provided 7,762 prenatal services in 2016-2017, down from 9,419 in 2015-2016. The abortion giant’s excess revenue increased from $77.5…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Problematic Women: Planned Parenthood, Iran Protests, and Celebrity Feminists
    The voices of American feminists are largely absent on protests in Iran, Joy Behar  of “The View” says Trump needs to be “medicated and hospitalized,” Iceland takes its equal pay law to a new level, and Planned Parenthood released its 2017 annual report. All this and more in this week’s edition of Problematic Women, co-hosted with…
    Kelsey Bolar
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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 | Daniel Davis
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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 | Chuck Donovan
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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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