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Trump Administration Celebrates New Resource to Create ‘Culture of Life’
After the Biden administration discouraged women from visiting pro-life pregnancy centers, President Donald Trump introduced a resource Monday that directs expecting mothers to their doors. “This administration is really focused on how we support families, and one of those ways is advocating for and championing the many support services and clinical services that support pregnant…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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‘VERY THORNY’: Trump Responds to Impending Influx of Cash to Planned Parenthood
President Donald Trump said the question of defunding Planned Parenthood again for another year is a “very thorny issue.” The Daily Signal asked Trump on Monday if he wants Congress to extend the one-year defunding of Planned Parenthood that was passed in the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” and is set to expire July 4, America’s…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Mifepristone: Another Reason to Assert the Sanctity of Life
The abortion issue won’t go away, as so many politicians wish it would. It persists because the discussion and debate are about our very existence. What is life? The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in 2022 overturned Roe v. Wade, which has defined the abortion landscape in the United States…Star Parker -
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Johnson Doing ‘Everything He Can’ to Extend Planned Parenthood Defund: Pro-Life Rep
Speaker Mike Johnson has assured some members of Congress and pro-life leaders that he will try to stop the resumption of Planned Parenthood funding, but he faces opposition from Democrats and even members of his own party. Johnson told Pro-Life Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and other members of Congress that he is working…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Pro-Choicers Recognize That Abortion Is Too Evil to Even Describe
A recent clip of Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, questioning a pro-abortion law professor in a congressional hearing over the FACE Act has gone viral over the last week. In the clip, Rep. Gill—who gained notoriety last year by confronting the CEO of NPR, Katherine Maher, with a variety of her prior radical statements about race—asked American University Washington College of Law professor Jessica Waters if…John Gerardi -
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Prosecuting Women Won’t End Abortion
I remember sitting in the waiting room at Planned Parenthood, hands folded in my lap, telling myself I had no other choice. I was afraid and alone. It was the kind of fear that makes you feel lonely even in a crowded room. I had walked in that day fully intending to go through with…Nelly Roach -
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Lasting Pro-Life Solutions Require Federal Action
The widespread availability of abortion pills in the years since the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision is one reason the total number of abortions has gone up since Roe v. Wade was overturned. Not only have 12 states enshrined unlimited abortion into their state constitutions, but blue states are undermining…Melanie Israel -
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Will Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Abortion and ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ in 2026?
On July 4, American taxpayers are set to resume funding one of the nation’s largest providers of so-called “gender-affirming care” for children, which also just happens to be the nation’s largest provider of abortion. If that’s not a killjoy for America’s 250th birthday, I don’t know what is. Last year, President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) defunded…Hannah Lape -
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Pro-Life Leaders React to Louisiana Abortion Pill Ruling
A federal judge in Louisiana ruled that the Food and Drug Administration must provide a status report on its safety review of the abortion pill within six months. The judge also found that a challenge to the policy of allowing abortion pills to be shipped through the mail has standing and is likely to succeed…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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I Went Undercover as a 13-Year-Old Anemic Looking for Abortion Pills
Champions for abortion pill access claim that abortion drugs are medical care, that it is a “simple healthcare intervention,” and that we do not need to worry about the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rolling back safety protocols. But the truth is, it’s become nothing more than online commerce—not telemedicine. An April 7 ruling granted the…Dr. Christina Francis -
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Trump Admin Takes Big Step Toward Axing Federal Abortion Funding
The Department of Health and Human Services has issued new guidelines that set the stage for defunding Planned Parenthood and reshaping a federal family planning program. The agency issued a notice of funding opportunity Friday with new guidelines for grant recipients under the Title X family planning program. The notice prohibits awardees from spending the…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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How Radical Is the Virginia Abortion Amendment?
Gov. Abigail Spanberger is currently considering whether to sign a bill to codify contraceptive access in Virginia, but for progressive policymakers in the state, the real battle for “reproductive rights” will take place this November. This is when voters in the commonwealth will decide whether to enshrine abortion on demand into the state constitution with House Joint Resolution No. 1. Similar ballot measures in other states have struck down pro-life laws, such as Ohio’s law for the proper disposal of fetal remains. But HJ1 is the most extreme of…Melanie Israel -
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Abortion Is the Worst Way to Celebrate America 250
Planned Parenthood just can’t wait until July 4, 2026. That’s the day taxpayers will have to start subsidizing the abortion industry all over again. How did this happen? Answer: The defunding of abortion providers has an expiration date. The reason? Weak negotiating by Senate Republicans. The One Big Beautiful Bill, signed into law by President…Joshua Mercer -
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‘You Guys Need to Close Down’: Abortion Pill Survivor Has a Message for Planned Parenthood
A team of doctors entered Shanyce Thomas’ hospital room to explain what had happened and why she could no longer have children. She never imagined her trip to Planned Parenthood would lead to multiple surgeries and a medically induced coma. Looking back nearly six years later, Thomas says her “message to Planned Parenthood is that…Virginia Allen -
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16 Blue States Sue HUD to Prevent Defunding of Gender Ideology, Abortion
A group of 16 Democrat state attorneys general sued to block the Trump administration’s policy on fair housing. The coalition, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, filed the lawsuit against the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California,…Fred Lucas -
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‘REFUSE’: Top Trump Official Advises Medical Students Pressured to Perform Abortions
Assistant Secretary of Health Dr. Brian Christine urged medical students to “refuse” to perform procedures that violate their consciences. “If your deeply held religious convictions say that you can’t engage in some activity, for instance, abortion, or a sex-rejecting procedure, stand strong in that,” he told The Daily Signal in an exclusive interview. “Refuse to…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Adverse Events Skyrocketed After Biden Loosened Abortion Guardrails, New Report Shows
The rate of adverse events from the abortion pill grew significantly higher after the Biden administration removed the in-person dispensing requirement for the drug. The rate of serious adverse events was 10.15% when a requirement was in effect that women visit health clinics in person to obtain the pill. However, it jumped to 11.50% when…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Ohio’s Abortion Amendment Used to Block Fetal Remains Law
Ohio’s pro-abortion Reproductive Freedom Amendment, passed in 2023, has now been used to block a state law requiring the humane burial or cremation of aborted children. Last week, Ohio’s 1st District Court of Appeals upheld a ruling against Ohio’s SB 27, which mandated fetal remains be buried or cremated. The appeals court concluded “that the…Rebecca Downs -
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The Trump Admin’s Refusal to Act on Mail-Order Abortion Drugs Is Personal for Me
I never thought in a million years I would be telling my own abortion story. I’m an ER nurse. I’ve built my career on saving lives—running codes, stopping hemorrhages, stabilizing patients when seconds matter. Abortion was never something I imagined intersecting with my life. It was something that happened somewhere else, to someone else. Until it was me….Jessica Williams -
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How a Nonprofit That Helps 15-Year-Old Girls Obtain Abortion Pills Found Itself in the Crosshairs of South Dakota
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, a Republican, received over 650 consumer complaints in December about advertisements across the state that read, “Pregnant? Don’t want to be?” directing consumers to Mayday Health. Jackley filed a cease and desist order in state court against Mayday Health, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides education about the abortion pill. The attorney general claimed that the advertisement was in violation of…Virginia Grace McKinnon