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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 -
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What We Saw at ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ Pro-Abortion March
In the heart of the nation’s capital on Saturday, thousands of pro-abortion protesters gathered to continue ongoing demonstrations against a likely Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The “Bans Off Our Bodies” protest was co-sponsored by abortion-friendly groups, including the Women’s March, Emily’s List, and Planned Parenthood. The protest comes on the heels…Douglas Blair -
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Media Outlets Show Their Bias on Abortion
With the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito overturning Roe v. Wade, the media has gone into hyperdrive trying to obscure the real contours of the debate. One of the most obvious ways they do it is by highlighting politically motivated surveys and conducting push polling. Take Politico’s recent Morning…David Harsanyi -
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COVID-19 Conditions Deteriorating Rapidly in North Korea
After two years of denial, North Korea admitted its first COVID-19 case on May 12 and imposed a nationwide lockdown in response. The regime’s public admission and draconian response suggests the situation was too severe to remain concealed. Within a day, Pyongyang revealed the epidemic had been raging for weeks and already affected hundreds of…Bruce Klingner -
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Another COVID-19 Spending Bill Would Fuel More Inflationary Fire
With the annualized inflation tax now around $8,500 per American household, the last thing we need is more fuel dumped on the inflationary fires. Yet, that is exactly what President Joe Biden has asked Congress to do. Congress is now considering a $48 billion corporate bailout disguised as COVID-19 spending that takes more of your…Richard Stern -
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The Effect of China’s Authoritarian COVID-19 Lockdowns
The political costs are not clear. Nothing political in China is. But China’s recent trade figures show China is already paying a real price for Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping’s authoritarian approach to managing the latest COVID-19 outbreak. How he deals with it going forward will have a major economic impact, not only…Min-Hua Chiang -
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It’s Illegal, but Pro-Abortion Protesters Still Target Justices’ Homes
It’s against the law to intimidate a Supreme Court justice in an effort to persuade him or her to rule a certain way. But that hasn’t stopped some abortion activists from marching to the homes of the high court’s conservative justices to demand that Roe v. Wade stand. Saturday evening, protesters visited the houses of…Virginia Allen -
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49 Senate Democrats Vote for Extreme Abortion Bill
If it was a “show vote,” then it did its job. When Democrats decided to put the most extreme abortion bill ever drafted on the Senate floor, it showed people plenty. If anyone was under the illusion that President Joe Biden’s party was remotely reasonable on the issue of life, they learned pretty quickly that…Suzanne Bowdey -
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Pro-Abortion, Anti-Women Politicians Target Pregnancy Centers
We could be living in a post–Roe America by the time you go on summer vacation, based on the (egregiously) leaked Supreme Court draft opinion, with the official decision scheduled to be announced within the next two months. While many Americans are preparing to better serve women facing unplanned pregnancies, radical pro-abortion politicians are focusing…Jeanneane Maxon -
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Democrats’ National Abortion Bill Replaces Word ‘Woman’ With ‘Person’
Democrats’ latest abortion bill does not include the words “woman,” “women,” or “female.” Instead, the bill uses the word “person” to refer to those who bear and give birth to children. The Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday on legislation called the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is…Virginia Allen -
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Democrats Seek to Pass What Could Be World’s Most Permissive Abortion Bill
Senate Democrats are seeking to pass legislation to remove all restrictions on abortion in every state. If they’re successful, America would be one of the world’s most liberal nations in access to abortion, surpassing China. The Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a bill that Democrats say would codify the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe…Virginia Allen -
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We Hear You: A Leaked Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion’s Future
Editor's note: The Daily Signal's audience expressed joy that the Supreme Court appears posed to reverse Roe v. Wade and dismay at the leak of a draft majority opinion. Here's a sampling of what's in the mailbag at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: I read with interest Douglas Blair's report on the protests Saturday evening…Ken McIntyre