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In the past several weeks, a bevy of states have passed extensive new restrictions on abortion. Alabama has effectively banned abortion from point of conception. Georgia has banned abortion from the time a heartbeat is detected, as have Ohio, Kentucky, and Mississippi. Missouri has banned abortion after eight weeks. Other states are on the move…

The pro-life movie “Unplanned” surpassed all expectations in theaters, and is now leading abortion workers to leave the industry. In this episode, Rachel del Guidice talks to Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood worker, about the stunning trend. Plus: Alabama is set for a legal showdown after passing a law that bans abortion. Thomas Jipping…

In the history of bad bills, there are a lot of doozies. Just in the last handful of months, we’ve had a Democratic grab bag of everything from abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the Green New Deal. But nothing—not even Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s, D-N.Y., crusade against airplanes and cows—compares to the one measure that out-radicals…

It was just last month that the House failed to pass a bill protecting babies who survive an abortion attempt. Our executive editor, Rob Bluey, was able to sit down with a woman who survived just that—an abortion attempt, something few can imagine. Gianna Jessen is now a pro-life activist, and today, we bring you…

As House Republicans attempt to force a vote on protecting babies born alive after abortion, activists from around the country came to advocate for these children’s lives. Rachel del Guidice speaks to the Balek family, who came from South Carolina to attend the event put on by Heritage Action, the lobbying and advocacy arm of…

In so many ways, abortion is like other atrocities that blot the pages of history. It’s like slavery because it turns certain human beings into the property of others. It’s like the Holocaust because it writes off a whole segment of the population as being “life unworthy of life,” and so sends those human beings…

Ashley Bratcher, star of the new movie “Unplanned,” recently sat down with The Daily Signal to talk about the film, which opens Friday. It tells the true story of Abby Johnson, a Planned Parenthood clinic director who left the nation’s largest abortion provider in 2009 after a conversion experience. You can listen to the interview with Bratcher on the podcast or read a lightly…

Editor's note: The Daily Signal's audience isn't buying the left's Green New Deal, nor its opposition to protecting survivors of abortion, judging from reaction to our coverage. Don't forget to write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: The FAQ for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposal, according to the commentary by Nick Loris (“Green New Deal…

Editor’s note: The renewed public debate over late-term abortion and efforts to legalize abortion up to the point of birth has put pro-choice advocates on the defensive, our mailbag indicates. Don’t forget to write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: As a retired registered nurse in a neonatal intensive care unit who attended a…

The Senate is set to vote Monday on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, a bill that would provide desperately needed protections for babies who survive an abortion attempt. Such a policy should not be remotely controversial. Current federal policy does not do enough to protect these babies. The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act would…