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With Dobbs on Horizon, States Continue to Ramp up Pro-Life Legislation in 2022
Reports surfaced last week that Justice Samuel Alito’s draft majority opinion that was leaked overturning Roe v. Wade is still the only one circulated inside the Supreme Court, giving great hope to pro-life advocates around the country. The action by states to advance pro-life legislation only further shows the claim that “Roe is settled law”…Arina O. Grossu -
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What 2 Pro-Life Women Saw in Wake of Pro-Abortion Extremists’ Attacks
Following the leaked draft decision from the Supreme Court suggesting Roe v. Wade could soon be overturned, pro-abortion activists have become increasingly aggressive as they protest. In addition to demonstrating in front of the high court justices’ homes, some protesters have taken things a step further and begun to physically attack pro-life organizations at their…Douglas Blair -
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5 Pro-Life Strategies for Post-Roe America
In December, I returned home to Florida from Washington, D.C., after watching the oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The Supreme Court’s upcoming decision in that case, especially in light of the recent leaked draft opinion, is likely to significantly undermine or even completely overturn Roe v. Wade in June. Only days…John Stemberger -
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Pro-Life OB-GYNs Prepare for Post-Roe America
OB-GYNs, as do all other physicians, vow to protect and preserve life. Abortion, Dr. Christina Francis says, violates this promise. “Our medical ethics is based on the Hippocratic oath, which expressly forbids abortion because it recognized the fact that killing has no place in the practice of medicine,” said Francis, a board-certified OB-GYN and…Virginia Allen -
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Pro-Abortion Graffiti Mars Pro-Life Pregnancy Center in Virginia
A vandal or vandals painted pro-abortion graffiti on a pro-life pregnancy center over the weekend in Northern Virginia, about 32 miles from the nation’s capital. Employees of First Care Women’s Health in Manassas discovered the graffiti as they entered the building Monday morning, Becky Sheetz, CEO of the nonprofit Christian ministry Life First, which operates…Fred Lucas -
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Pro-Life Group Attacked With Molotov Cocktail, Headquarters Set Ablaze
Protesters attacked a pro-life group’s headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin, on Sunday, according to a police statement, throwing a Molotov cocktail at the building. The demonstrators reportedly targeted the pro-life nonprofit Wisconsin Family Action, The New York Times reported. Graffiti was found on the building that read “If abortions aren’t safe then you aren’t either.” A Molotov…Kendall Tietz -
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Want a Pro-Life America? Look to Family and Church, Advocate Says
If Roe v. Wade in fact is overturned, ending abortion on demand, what happens next? Is the pro-life movement ready to meet the needs of mothers and families facing unplanned pregnancies? Roland Warren, president and CEO of the pro-life organization Care Net, says that although pregnancy centers play a role in helping women who have…Virginia Allen -
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How to Defend Your Pro-Life Views, Explained
Megan Almon is a voice for those who have no voice. Since 2009, Almon has trained tens of thousands of people, many of them students, how to defend their pro-life views. Almon is a speaker with Life Training Institute, and approaches the life issue from a scientific, philosophical, and Biblical perspective. The first question that…Virginia Allen -
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Geico Cancels Event With Linda Sarsour Under Pressure From Groups Fighting Antisemitism
Insurance company Geico apologized Thursday for inviting Linda Sarsour to speak at a company event celebrating Middle Eastern and North African Heritage Month. Several groups working to combat antisemitism criticized the inclusion of Sarsour, whom many consider to be an antisemite, prompting Geico to cancel the event and publicly apologize. “We apologize to our employees,…Laurel Duggan -
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Drink Java, Save Babies: Pro-Life Coffee Company Donates to Pregnancy Centers for Every Purchase
Just months since hitting the market in November, a pro-life coffee company has donated more than $3,500 to pregnancy resource centers. Seven Weeks Coffee, founded by Anton Krecic with the help of his wife, Christa, offers ethically sourced coffee with a mission of supporting life. “At seven weeks, a baby's the size of a coffee…Maggie Hroncich -
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Amid Pro-Life Pushback, Virginia City Won’t Mark ‘National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers’
The city of Alexandria, Virginia, has canceled its planned commemoration of “National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers” on March 10, after city leaders received considerable objections from pro-life activists. “This proclamation has now been pulled from the agenda on Tuesday at my request,” Mayor Justin Wilson, a Democrat, said in a March 4 email,…Nicole Russell -
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Pro-Life Group Poised to Help Moms, Babies Born If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned
The pro-life Susan B. Anthony List is preparing to provide care for all the additional babies that will be born if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion nationwide. “When the Supreme Court releases its hold on abortion policymaking, we will show the world that we are ready…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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What You Say as a Representative Matters: Rep. David Kustoff on Antisemitism in America, Congress
Antisemitism is a problem, not only in the Middle East, but also in the United States. It’s also a problem that some members of Congress are willing to engage in and/or are willing to ignore in their own ranks. In 2019, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., made a series of remarks many considered to be antisemitic….Douglas Blair -
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South Dakota’s Noem Indignant After State Lawmakers, Pro-Life Group Stop Her Heartbeat Bill
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem sharply criticized state lawmakers for denying the introduction of her pro-life bill—a bill lawmakers fear could affect the outcome of the state’s major legal battle against Planned Parenthood. South Dakota’s House State Affairs Committee declined Wednesday to allow the governor’s draft bill, modeled after widely discussed Texas legislation banning abortions…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Mary’s Shelter and the ‘Angel’: A Story of Pregnant Women in Crisis and the Pro-Life Maternity Home That Shelters Them
Eighteen-year-old Mikaela had nowhere to go. Her father had turned her out of the house in a rage, insisting that she abort her baby. Her boyfriend also urged her to abort his unborn child, refusing to let her move in with him. The teenager was nine weeks pregnant when she arrived at a maternity shelter…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Pro-Life Leaders React to High Court’s Procedural Ruling on Texas’ Heartbeat Law
Pro-life leaders anxiously awaiting decisions in major abortion cases reacted Friday to news that the Supreme Court had dismissed one challenge to Texas’ ban on abortions after an unborn baby has a heartbeat. “Today, the Supreme Court refused to strike down the lifesaving and democratically popular Texas heartbeat law,” said Live Action founder and President…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmakers Demand Google Stop Censoring Pro-Life Ads
Republican lawmakers are again demanding that Google cease censoring abortion pill reversal ads from the pro-life organization Live Action. “We are deeply disappointed that you have not reversed Google’s unjust decision to censor life-saving information on abortion pill reversal,” wrote Sen. Steve Daines of Montana, Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado, and Rep. Jim Banks of…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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‘History Is Clearly on the Pro-Life Side’: ADF Counsel Erin Hawley Breaks Down Upcoming Supreme Court Abortion Case
The upcoming Supreme Court abortion case could be “the most important” case of “our lifetimes,” predicts Alliance Defending Freedom senior counsel Erin Hawley. Hawley, mother to three and wife to Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican, discussed Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization during a podcast interview with The Daily Signal. The Supreme Court will…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Supreme Court Will Determine If Customers Can Sue Businesses for ‘Emotional Distress.’ This Has Serious Implications for Religious Freedom.
In Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, the Supreme Court will decide whether Congress meant to create a private right of action to sue for compensatory damages for emotional distress under existing federal civil rights laws. While this case has flown largely under the radar, it will have colossal implications for the ongoing legal battle to protect religious freedom,…Sarah Parshall Perry -
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Woke Culture Provides Safe Haven for Antisemitism on Campus
George Washington University’s Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity was vandalized, including the desecration of a Torah scroll, on Halloween weekend. While there was outrage and condemnation, the presence of antisemitism at my school has become all-too-routine for that to be a sufficient response. The desecration of a Torah scroll needs to be a wake-up call for…Ezra Meyer