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    It Might Surprise You, But Here’s How Harry Reid Helped End Roe
    Roe v. Wade would have turned 53 years old on Jan. 22 had the Supreme Court not overturned the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The Supreme Court justices, and the presidents who nominated them, deserve many thanks. But perhaps another unlikely figure deserves some thanks, too: the late Senate Majority Leader Harry…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Vance Tells Pro-Lifers to Be ‘Prudential’
    Vice President JD Vance acknowledged “the elephant in the room” at the March for Life on Friday—that the second Trump administration has not acted fast enough on pro-life policy. “I want you to know I hear you, and I understand there will inevitably be debates within this movement,” he told the crowd. “We love each…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Pro-Life Movement Gains Traction With Young Adults, Polls Show
    Recent polling suggests a notable shift in how younger Americans view abortion, with signs that the pro-life movement is gaining ground among adults ages 18 to 29. Multiple surveys show an increase in the share of young adults identifying as “pro-life,” while support for unrestricted abortion access has declined in recent years. According to data…
    Katherine Matt
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    EXCLUSIVE: Trump Scrutinizes Vast Sum of COVID-19 Funding for Planned Parenthood
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump’s Small Business Administration is reviewing whether Planned Parenthood affiliates illegally received $88 million in loans during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Daily Signal can first report. “At the height of the pandemic, affiliates of Planned Parenthood took $88 million in taxpayer dollars to fund their abortion-on-demand agenda—and the Biden…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    On the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Celebrate Its Demise
    Fifty-three years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down one of its most consequential and controversial decisions: Roe v. Wade. That Jan. 22, 1973, decision would not make it to its 50th birthday. Its victims, an estimated 63 million of them, however, would never reach the age of 1. As a result of the decision…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Why Trump’s HHS Gave Planned Parenthood Tens of Millions in Funding Back
    As some pro-lifers expressed outrage over the Trump administration restoring family planning funding to Planned Parenthood, other pro-life voices say there’s more to the move than meets the eye. Politico reported that the American Civil Liberties Union on Monday dropped its lawsuit against the administration after the Department of Health and Human Services quietly released…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Will Republicans Allow Taxpayer-Funded Abortion?
    Most House Republicans appear to uphold the party’s longstanding principle against allocating taxpayer funds for abortion, despite President Trump’s call for them to be “flexible” on it. “We’re not going to authorize taxpayer funding for abortion. I mean, It’s been a consistent policy,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who spoke at the March For Life…
    George Caldwell
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    I Was Coerced Into Abortion Training. We Need Conscience Protections for Medical Providers.    
    “Do no harm.”   It’s one of the first principles of ethical medical care, dating back to the ancient Greeks. But political pressure and a false understanding of patient autonomy have instead forced physicians to violate their patients’ dignity and their own conscience. It’s a troubling paradigm shift in modern medicine, especially in the OB-GYN field. Physicians are reduced…
    Dr. Ashley Womack
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    Abortion Pill Tragedy in Toledo Once More Making Headlines
    An Ohio woman has filed a lawsuit against her doctor boyfriend after he allegedly forced her to take crushed-up abortion pills. As The Daily Signal previously reported, Dr. Hassan Abbas, a Toledo surgical resident, is facing felony charges after allegedly forcing his girlfriend to ingest crushed-up pills after she informed him that she was pregnant….
    Rebecca Downs
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    EXCLUSIVE: Makary Responds to Report Saying He Slow-Walked Abortion Pill Safety Review 
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary said the review of the abortion drug mifepristone is in the “data acquisition phase” following a report saying he is delaying the process. “We do an ongoing review, but we’re also engaging in a robust study that can serve to validate or not…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Judge Blocks Planned Parenthood Defunding…Again
    As part of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which was signed on July 4, Medicaid funding previously funneled into Planned Parenthood and its affiliates was put on hold for one year. This measure, aimed at redirecting taxpayer dollars away from organizations that carry out elective abortions, was hailed by pro-life advocates as a…
    Sarah Holliday
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    EXCLUSIVE: Cornyn Urges Senate GOP to Keep Tax Dollars Out of Big Abortion Pockets
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is urging his colleagues in the Senate GOP to hold the line on preventing federal funds from going to abortions. In a letter sent to his Republican colleagues on the Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday, the Texas senator urged his fellow appropriators to protect the Hyde Amendment…
    Jacob Adams
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    EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmakers Move to Help Trump Walk Back Rule Forcing Taxpayers to Fund Illegal Alien Kids’ Abortions
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Two lawmakers are working with the Trump administration to roll back a Biden-era regulation forcing taxpayers to pay for unaccompanied illegal alien children in the U.S. to travel to get abortions. Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., and Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., are leading a group of lawmakers in introducing a bill to…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Dangerous Abortion Method Thrust Back Into News After Toledo Tragedy
    A Toledo surgical resident has had his medical license suspended after he allegedly forced a woman he impregnated to take abortion-inducing drugs. In pro-life circles around the state and around the country, this “horrific case” has reignited calls to end Biden-era policies that they claim lead to the proliferation and abuse of these drugs. Dr….
    Rebecca Downs
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    Republicans, Trump ‘Very Concerned’ About Obamacare Deal Funding Abortion, Senator Says
    As pro-lifers vigilantly track if the Trump administration’s deal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies will include abortion funding, a top Senate Republican said the issue is a priority for his party. “Republicans are very, very, very concerned about that,” Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., told The Daily Signal. Cassidy, chair of the Senate Health, Education,…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    The Partisan Divide in Sinking US Birth Rates
    A few decades back, a Wall Street Journal editor named James Taranto posited what he called “the Roe Effect.” The idea was spawned by data showing a correlation between a woman’s political views and her views and actions regarding abortion. Taranto argued that, over time, conservative women and families would have more children and liberal…
    Chuck Donovan
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    Grotesque: Newsom Signs Law Allowing Abortion Drug to Be Distributed Anonymously and Nationally
    When Notre Dame des Victoires Catholic school celebrated its 100th anniversary last year, a famous former student taped a video presentation in honor of that moment. This was California Gov. Gavin Newsom. In a press release about its anniversary, the school said: “Located in the heart of downtown San Francisco, NDV remains dedicated to its…
    Terence Jeffrey
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    Trump Officials Pledge to ‘Protect Unborn Life at All Stages’
    Trump administration officials committed to “protect unborn life at all stages” at the five-year anniversary event of a 40-nation coalition of countries that declare that there is no international right to abortion. The Geneva Consensus Declaration “seeks to expand health and thriving for women, and protect the sovereign right of nations to support health, life,…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    More Bad News Comes for Planned Parenthood in Ohio
    Planned Parenthood facilities in Ohio have been affected by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4. While a federal lawsuit plays out when it comes to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act defunding the abortion provider for a year, Planned Parenthood continues to face troubles in…
    Rebecca Downs
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    SCOOP: Trump Moves to Scrap Biden Rule Forcing Taxpayers to Fund Alien Children’s Abortion Travel
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Trump administration is moving to roll back a Biden-era regulation that allows taxpayer dollars to pay for unaccompanied illegal alien children in the U.S. to travel to get abortions, The Daily Signal has learned.  President Donald Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services is cleaning up the Biden administration regulation…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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