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Since When Does Freedom From Discrimination Require Destroying Religious Freedom?
An op-ed Wednesday in The Washington Post laid out how the left is attempting to dismantle what Congress once unanimously recognized as “undergird[ing] the very origin and existence of the United States”: religious freedom. Specifically, Louise Melling, deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, argues in the op-ed that the constitutional right to…Thomas Jipping -
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Pro-Life ‘Trigger’ Laws Take Effect in Idaho, Tennessee, Texas
Life is now officially protected in three more states. Idaho, Tennessee, and Texas have anti-abortion “trigger” laws—pro-life laws restricting abortion—that went into effect Thursday. The three states are among more than a dozen states to pass trigger laws protecting the unborn that would take effect following the Supreme Court’s June 24 ruling in…Virginia Allen -
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Abortion Fight Must Be ‘Solved Politically,’ Pro-Life Organization Says
A national conservative organization’s leader says a major takeaway from Indiana’s recent abortion ban is that the only way to win the abortion fight is for pro-life Americans to get involved politically “I think the big lesson for the abortion fight is that this has to get solved politically,” Terry Schilling, the president of the…Samantha Aschieris -
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Is Kansas a Pro-Life or Pro-Choice State? Voters Will Decide
Kansans are headed to the polls Tuesday to decide how their state will address the issue of abortion. Voters are asked to vote yes or no on an amendment to the Kansas Constitution, known as Value Them Both, that says no “right to abortion” exists in the state. “The Value Them Both amendment has…Virginia Allen -
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Litigation in State Courts Puts Pro-Life Laws on Hold
Long before American independence, legislatures were enacting laws to restrict the killing of human beings before birth. In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court put a stop to those pro-life efforts by manufacturing a constitutional right to abortion in Roe v. Wade and taking away the legislative power to protect life in this way. But on…Thomas Jipping -
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‘We’ll Raise That Baby’: Pro-Life Courage From NCAA Coach
“The right choice is to have the courage to let the unborn be born.” A devout Catholic college football coach made headlines last week for publicly taking a firm pro-life stance. Coach Jim Harbaugh of the University of Michigan Wolverines spoke at a pro-life fundraiser, along with his wife, Sarah. The Detroit Catholic covered the couple’s individual…Marjorie Jackson -
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Chemical Abortion Is Next Pro-Life Battlefield
The Supreme Court’s June 24 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that “the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion” returned “the authority to regulate abortion … to the people and their elected representatives.” That effort will be more complicated than when the court took that authority away 49 years ago in…Thomas Jipping -
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Biden Calls Pro-Life Agenda ‘Extremist’ While Rolling Out Executive Order on Abortion
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday promoting abortion. “This is a moment, the moment, a moment to restore the rights that have been taken away from us and the moment to protect our nation from an extremist agenda,” Biden said, repeating himself as he spoke to the nation from the White House. …Virginia Allen -
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How Pro-Abortion District Attorneys Aim to Derail Pro-Life Laws
In the wake of the Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade and returning the issue of abortion to the American people and their local elected representatives, a gaggle of leftist district attorneys said they won’t enforce laws enacted to protect the unborn. Some of those rogue district attorneys are from pro-life states and might…Douglas Blair -
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90 Democrat Prosecutors Refuse to Enforce Pro-Life Laws
With the fall of Roe v. Wade, 90 left-leaning attorneys general and district attorneys across the country have pledged to not enforce criminal charges related to laws protecting the unborn. In a joint statement, the prosecutors emphasized that although they have varying personal and moral beliefs on abortion, they are united in the “firm belief that…Deborah Laker -
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Mississippi’s Governor Is Building Pro-Life Culture. Will Rest of America Follow?
The Supreme Court decision Friday that overruled Roe v. Wade and did away with the premise that there’s a constitutional right to an abortion was in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The case originated in Mississippi and was the linchpin in the greatest victory for the pro-life cause in the past…Douglas Blair -
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Her Pro-Life Center Was Attacked by Pro-Abortion Thugs. She Fears It’s ‘Going to Get Worse.’
Across the nation, pregnancy resource centers are under fire. Pro-abortion radicals are increasingly vandalizing these safe havens for women experiencing unplanned pregnancies, smashing their windows, spray-painting vulgarities on their walls, and even firebombing them. The most recent target of this senseless violence and vandalism by pro-abortion extremists was the Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center in Lynchburg,…Douglas Blair -
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Welcome to Post-Roe World. Now, Real Work Begins for Pro-Life Activists.
Roe v. Wade is history. After nearly 50 years and 63 million lives lost, the Supreme Court has ruled that there’s no constitutional right to abortion. But now, the true work of the pro-life movement is beginning. It’s now up to the American people and their elected state leaders whether or not they will be…Virginia Allen -
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‘Culture of Death Has Been Lifted Off Our Nation’: Pro-Life Women Celebrate Overturning of Roe v. Wade
For nearly 50 years, pro-life advocates have worked tirelessly to overturn the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade. Now, with its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court has overturned Roe and its related 1992 ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. This is one of the most significant advances…Lauren Evans -
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‘Life After Roe Symposium’ Outlines Next Steps for Pro-Life Community After Court’s Dobbs Ruling
Pro-life advocates have called for the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide, for nearly five decades and are looking forward optimistically to the imminent Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case that could finally overrule Roe. Between now and the court’s ruling, expected by the…Evalyn Homoelle -
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Enforcing Anti-Abortion Laws Is Neither Pro-Life Nor Pro-Choice. It’s Rule of Law.
Even before a leaked draft opinion indicated that the Supreme Court might overrule its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision creating a right to abortion, a growing number of liberal prosecutors throughout the country appeared determined to protect abortion anyway. Their strategy? Refusing to do their job. Attorneys general in nearly a dozen states and the…Thomas Jipping -
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Churches, Pro-Life Organizations Attacked 41 Times in Past 6 Weeks
The Washington Stand has found that there have been at least 41 separate incidents of violent attacks against churches, pro-life organizations, and pro-life property across the country since the May 2 leak of a draft Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that indicated the overturning of Roe v. Wade. These attacks include arson,…Dan Hart -
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Blue Cities Shamefully Vow Not to Enforce Red State Pro-Life Laws If Roe Is Reversed
When states are red, but cities are blue, abortion battles begin anew. Fearful that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade and send abortion policy back to the states, some pro-abortion officials in some progressive cities are preparing to draw it down to the local level. For instance, Austin, Texas, City Council member Chito…Joshua Arnold -
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Pelosi Should Convert to the Pro-Life Cause
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has developed a habit of invoking her Catholic faith—and often describing herself as a devout Catholic—whenever she is called upon to discuss her support for the deliberate killing of unborn children. On Jan. 22, 2015, a reporter for CNSNews.com, where I am the editor, asked Pelosi about the humanity of a…Terence Jeffrey -
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One Woman’s Journey to Pro-Life: Surviving Abortion Attempt, Having 2 Abortions Herself
Priscilla Hurley was first exposed to abortion while she was still in her mother's womb. She survived an abortion when her mother was four months pregnant. As a young woman, Hurley had two abortions herself before she began working at an abortion clinic. “[I]n a really twisted way, I was trying to help women,” Hurley…Virginia Allen