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What We Saw During ‘Night of Rage’ Pro-Abortion Protest
As the sun set over Washington, D.C., hundreds of pro-abortion demonstrators stood chanting and holding signs outside the Supreme Court. Rally speakers called for protesters to “take to the streets” in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling Friday that overturned Roe v. Wade. >>> Facing an Unexpected Pregnancy? Here’s Help In the majority opinion, Justice Samuel…Douglas Blair -
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Abortion ‘Sanctuary’ States Pose Grave Risks to Vulnerable Women
With Roe v. Wade no longer dictating abortion laws, state lawmakers are taking up the fight. Both pro-life and pro-abortion actors are asking the same question: Are we ready for “life after Roe”? Many states are enacting laws to protect the lives of preborn children. The laws range from Oklahoma’s “life begins at conception” law…Emma Waters -
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How Operation Warp Speed Got Vaccines Out in Less Than a Year
Operation Warp Speed was an unprecedented fusion of government and private industry to create a vaccine against COVID-19. What normally would take four or five years to accomplish was done in less than one. Paul Mango, then deputy chief of staff for the Department of Health and Human Services, was there to make sure everything…Douglas Blair -
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What a Post-Roe World Could Mean for Abortion Laws
“We are, apparently, on the cusp of a great achievement. The crowning achievement of the conservative legal movement,” Ed Whelan said in a speech Thursday at The Heritage Foundation, on the pending Supreme Court ruling that could overturn Roe v. Wade. “Overruling of opinions that epitomize the worst of judicial activism. Roe, written some 50 years ago,…Douglas Blair -
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‘The Leash Is Off’: Abortion Activists Behind Attacks on Pro-Lifers Issue New Threats, Urge Others to ‘Burn’
A statement that appears to be from the violent pro-abortion group Jane’s Revenge was posted online Tuesday, saying “the leash is off” for attacks on pro-life operations, declaring violence until pro-life groups shut down. The statement was posted to Abolition Media, an “online news source for revolutionary movements,” and promised violent attacks on pro-life organizations such as crisis…Reagan Reese -
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Authors of New Book Explain How Abortion Is ‘Tearing Us Apart’
Whether talking about the family, politics, or culture, abortion has created division and continues to do so, Ryan Anderson and Alexandra DeSanctis say. In a leaked draft opinion in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote, “Far from bringing about a national settlement of the abortion issue,…Virginia Allen -
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Liberal Prosecutors Say They Won’t Enforce Abortion Bans
Liberal prosecutors in red states have pledged to not enforce abortion bans that could be enacted in the likely event that the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade and allows states to restrict abortions. Several state and local attorneys general have made public commitments to decline prosecuting individuals who break abortion laws by providing or…Laurel Duggan -
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9 in Air Force Sue Pentagon for Religious Discrimination Over Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination
Nine members of the Air Force are suing the government after officials denied their requests for religious exemptions from the Defense Department’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement. In effect, denial of exemptions for religious reasons and discriminatory treatment force Air Force members to leave the service, said Mike Berry, director of military affairs at First Liberty Institute,…Evalyn Homoelle -
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People Need to Start Using ‘Their Brains’ About Abortion, Ben Carson Says
A little bit of logic and brain power might go a long way in solving the controversy over abortion, Ben Carson says. “I wish people would just take a step back from all this emotional rhetoric, and just use their brain, and look and see what is in that mother’s womb,” Carson, a renowned…Virginia Allen -
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See What Happens to Abortion State by State If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, an unborn baby in Alaska still could be aborted up to the moment of birth. But in Tennessee, the life of an unborn child would be protected from the moment of conception in almost all circumstances. How could two states in the U.S. treat their unborn…Virginia Allen -
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San Diego City Council Passes Resolution to Become First ‘Safe Haven’ for Abortion
The San Diego City Council passed a resolution Tuesday declaring itself a “safe city” for abortion after a leaked draft opinion indicated the Supreme Court may be overturning Roe v. Wade. The resolution passed 8-0 in the San Diego City Council, with members arguing the city has a responsibility to show it is a safe place for reproductive freedom, according to…Bryan Babb -
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‘Pools of Blood’: Authorities Shut Down Abortion Clinic for Endangering Patients
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration shut down an abortion clinic Friday with an emergency order for allegedly failing to follow safety protocols after two women were hospitalized following their second-trimester abortions. The Agency for Health Care Administration shut down the American Family Planning Abortion Clinic following an investigation triggered by complaints from anti-abortion…Laurel Duggan -
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Why Are Nominally Christian Politicians Supporting Abortion?
The archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore Cordileone, has announced he will no longer allow House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to receive Communion because of her refusal to adhere to Catholic doctrine on unborn human life. This continues a battle between Catholic politicians who claim fealty to their church—but not to one of its central tenets—and some…Cal Thomas -
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Is Monkeypox Next COVID-19? What One Physician Thinks
Americans should be aware and vigilant about monkeypox, but shouldn’t anticipate another deadly pandemic, a former federal health official says. “This is completely unlike COVID. Now, what we ought to be doing clearly is not ignore it,” Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, a former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told The Daily Signal…Fred Lucas -
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Pro-Abortion Activists Pledge ‘Summer of Rage’
Missing the days of 2020, when angry mobs were fixtures on America’s streets? If you’re nostalgic for the arson, destruction, and looting, abortion activists are promising more of it. Back by unpopular demand, the left’s riots are set to return once the final Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade is handed down. “This will be a…Suzanne Bowdey -
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Why China Still Hasn’t Ended COVID-19 Lockdowns
Chinese President Xi Jinping is sticking with COVID-19 lockdowns while the West returns to normality because China’s national vaccine is relatively ineffective at protecting against the virus, a medical expert told The Daily Caller News Foundation. China’s lockdowns, missing vaccine drug trial data, and the failure of its “vaccine diplomacy” program are evidence that Sinopharm, China’s…Philip Lenczycki -
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Senate Democrats’ Letters Show FDA Knew About Baby Formula Issues, but Did Nothing
As the nation grapples with a shortage of infant formula, a pair of letters from three Democratic senators indicate that they were aware of the bacterial infections connected to the Abbott Laboratories formula plant in Sturgis, Michigan, as far back as February. Yet the three senators, along with the Food and Drug Administration, apparently did nothing to prepare for a…Douglas Blair -
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Abortion Doctor Accuses Rep. Chip Roy of ‘Inflammatory Language’ About What Happens to Aborted Babies
An abortion doctor accused Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, of using inflammatory language when he asked her Wednesday during a House Judiciary Committee hearing about late-term abortions she had performed. Dr. Yashica Robinson, an Alabama-based OB-GYN and pro-abortion advocate, said she has performed abortions as late as 20 weeks. But Robinson refused to give a direct answer about how she…Laurel Duggan -
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8 Things New COVID-19 Corporate Bailout Bill Gets Wrong
The Senate is considering yet another corporate bailout disguised as COVID-19 relief. Roughly 96% of the $48 billion in the bill would go to the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, a 160% increase above previous funding. The program was created by President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act to redistribute wealth from American families to cherry-picked companies….Richard Stern -
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71 Signs From Pro-Abortion March in DC
Pro-abortion activists gathered on the National Mall Saturday in support of Roe v. Wade. “Abortion is freedom,” Sonja Spoo, director of the pro-abortion group UltraViolet, shouted from stage to the crowd of thousands preparing to march to the Supreme Court. The protest, organized in part by the Women's March, comes in response to a leaked…Virginia Allen