Healthcare & Policy News
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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 -
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Democrats Push Radical Abortion Bill Far More Expansive Than Roe
The Senate on Wednesday is expected to vote on whether to end debate on S 4132, the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022. Even though a similar vote on the virtually identical HR 3755 failed on Feb. 28, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., quickly set up this repeat in the wake of the leaked…Thomas Jipping -
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Parishioners Thwart Abortion Activists’ Attempt to Derail Mass at Los Angeles Cathedral
Parishioners at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles ushered pro-abortion protesters out of their church Sunday, thwarting their attempt to disrupt the service, according to footage posted by the Catholic News Agency. During the church service, pro-abortion demonstrators walked between pews toward the front of the church in an apparent…Laurel Duggan -
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Bittersweet Victory for Doctor After Practice Unlawfully Suspended for Refusing Vaccine
After six months of suspension, Rhode Island, in its munificence, has permitted the “defiant” maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Stephen Skoly to reopen his medical practice. Of course, in the mind of the state, the suspension was always Skoly’s own fault. If only he had submitted. When the vaccine mandate for health care workers was promulgated to…Brian Rosner -
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COVID-19 School Closures Were Absolute Disaster for Poor and Minority Students, Study Shows
Students that were forced into remote learning due to school closures experienced significant learning loss, which hurt poor and minority students the most, according to a study conducted by researchers at Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research. The study looked at the consequences of K-12 hybrid and remote learning over a period of two years,…Kendall Tietz -
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Time to Highlight Democrats’ Abortion Extremism
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will hold a vote on a bill codifying abortion’s legality so that voters, he contends, can “see where every senator stands.” Though Schumer believes this is a political slam dunk for Democrats, it presents a magnificent opportunity for Republicans to make their case. Though many conservatives have rightly avoided prematurely…David Harsanyi -
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Left’s Reaction to Leaked Supreme Court Abortion Decision Exposes Its Misanthropy
News of the potential downfall of Roe v. Wade has prompted wailing and gnashing of teeth from the pro-abortion left. Though it might appear strange to deem a political party that proclaims empathy and equality as its highest virtues “misanthropic,” there is nothing that suggests a hatred of mankind quite like the practice and promotion…Julia Dandoy -
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Democrats Quietly Scrub Abortion Bill Language Saying Men Can Get Pregnant
The latest version of the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would effectively make abortion a statutory right, scrubbed references to transgender and nonbinary people’s pregnancies as well as language related to “reproductive justice.” Earlier versions of the bill used language tying race and transgenderism to the issue of abortion in its nonbinding “Findings” section. Sen. Richard Blumenthal,…Laurel Duggan -
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Woman Who Survived 2 Abortion Attempts Shares Her Message to Pro-Choice Activists
Denisha Workizer was in her 40s when she learned her mother had tried to abort her not once, but twice. With the Supreme Court apparently set to overturn its 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, Workizer says, she wants pro-abortion activists to consider that we “empower women by empowering life.” “It’s not empowering for a…Virginia Allen -
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Adoption Provides Actual ‘Choice’ in Abortion Debate, Advocate Says
If you visited the Supreme Court in the days following the leak Monday night of a draft majority opinion in the abortion case known as Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, you would have seen many signs saying, “My body, my choice.” Choice means options, and it implies empowerment. But that isn’t the message of…Virginia Allen