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Pro-Life Groups Fight Obama Administration’s ‘Parting Gift’ to Planned Parenthood
Pro-life groups are taking action against what they call the Obama administration’s “parting gift” to Planned Parenthood. “This is a political judgment, a parting gift,” Chuck Donovan, president of the Charlotte Lozier Institute, said of the new rule that could make it more difficult for states to defund Planned Parenthood clinics. “It’s part of the…Kelsey Bolar -
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‘Voiceless’ Speaks for the Compassion Driving the Pro-Life Movement
The creator of the independent film "Voiceless" hopes to shift the national conversation about unplanned pregnancies by showing the impact one church can make through local outreach and pro-life advocacy. “My struggle has always been with the church, as it has been having confrontation with the world,” says Pat Necerato, a street preacher turned filmmaker who…Josh Shepherd -
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What Lawmakers Can Do to Protect Rights of Pro-Life Medical Professionals
James Madison once wrote that “Conscience is the most sacred of all property.” Sadly, over the course of the Obama administration, there has been an effort to strip away this most precious right when it is pitted against preferred liberal causes, such as abortion. Whatever you think about abortion, no one should be forced to…Jana Minich -
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Planned Parenthood’s Virtual Reality Exhibit on Abortion Isn’t ‘Real,’ Pro-Life Groups Say
Planned Parenthood’s virtual reality exhibit promoting access to abortion at the Democratic National Convention doesn’t depict reality, pro-life groups tell The Daily Signal. The nation’s largest abortion provider “is using technology and computer-generated imagery to perpetuate lies about the pro-life movement as a whole, and to advance its abortion brand,” pro-life advocate Arina Grossu said. Planned…Leah Jessen -
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‘No American Should Be Forced to Participate in Abortion,’ Says Pastor Following Pro-Life Vote
Seated in the House gallery, one man watched the vote on the Conscience Protection Act with all the intensity of a general going into war. On July 13, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill, which intended to protect the rights of health care providers, churches, and other groups that object to participating in abortion….Josh Shepherd -
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‘Clueless’ Star Stacey Dash Talks About Being Pro-Life and Pro-Gun in Hollywood
Hollywood is not friendly territory for conservatives, something actress Stacey Dash found out in 2012 when she tweeted out her support for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The “Clueless” star sat down with The Daily Signal to talk about her experience stepping into the political fray. Dash also speaks about her new book, “There Goes…Genevieve Wood -
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Persecution of Pro-Life Doctors Isn’t Limited to Cuba. It Happens Here.
Want to know a good way to get yourself expelled from your life’s work and jailed in Cuba? Be pro-life. Dr. Oscar Elías Biscet, who is an Afro-Cuban physician and human rights activist in Cuba, is living proof. He, and a few others, went out in public and held up a piece of cardboard which read: “Aborto Asesinato de Niños” (“Abortion,…Chuck Donovan -
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How a Pro-Life Video Changes Minds on Abortion
A pro-life advocacy group published a series of man-on-the-street interviews to make the case that some pro-choice Americans shift to a pro-life position when encountered with the reality of abortion. On Tuesday, Live Action, a nonprofit organization based in Arlington, Virginia, released a video that showcases a series of self-proclaimed pro-choice Americans watching a four-minute video…Faith Vander Voort -
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A Palm Sunday Convergence of Pro-Life Runners From Across America
When you turn to God after experiencing the raw side of life and run more than 3,700 miles across the entire country, it’s fair to say you’re someone who can endure intense physical, psychological, and emotional trauma. But if you’re Jeff Grabosky, and in you’re in the midst of another long run, you’re not convinced…Kevin Mooney -
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Why Millennials Lean Pro-Life
Millennials lean more pro-life than the generation preceding them because of advances in medical technology and science, leaders in conservative media said Friday. Dana Perino, co-host of Fox News Channel’s “The Five,” moderated the panel on the relevance of conservative principles to the millennial generation. Perino noted that a survey by the Associated Press found a…Natalie Johnson -
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Marching for Life 2016: The Pro-Life Movement’s Many Advances
Despite forecasts of historic snowfalls, large crowds are participating in today’s annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. Americans from across the country have come to the National Mall on the 43rd anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, which invented a right to abortion on demand across…Sarah Torre -
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Meet 4 Pro-Life Lawmakers Who Chose to Adopt
In college, Tim and Angela would counsel women facing an unplanned and unwanted pregnancy. And they always suggested adoption as an option. Some took their advice. Many didn’t. Tim praises those who did, the mothers who gave up their children and “made one of the toughest and most loving choices there is.” When Tim and Angela…Philip Wegmann -
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Pro-Life Group Says It Educates College Students About Planned Parenthood’s ‘True Nature’
Big, pink Planned Parenthood displays are popping up at college campuses across the nation. But it’s not what you think. The pro-life group Students for Life of America has organized a college tour where it puts up the displays to educate students about what it calls the “true nature” of the nation’s largest abortion provider. Students…Kate Scanlon -
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This Pro-Life Group Targets Planned Parenthood’s Corporate Funding
A pro-life group say it has convinced more than 300 companies to stop donating to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider. The organization, Life Decisions International, tracks corporate sponsors of Planned Parenthood in an effort to encourage them to stop donating. In an interview with The Daily Signal, Doug Scott, president of Life Decisions International, said his…Kate Scanlon -
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Will Pro-Life Coalition Close Ranks for Second Effort to Defund Planned Parenthood?
If a House plan fails in the Senate, lawmakers seeking to defund Planned Parenthood see another opportunity in the upcoming budget battle. But it’s not clear whether a pro-life coalition would regroup to back such a second effort. A total of 33 state and national pro-life groups pledged their support for halting taxpayer funding of…Philip Wegmann -
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Why This Judge’s Ruling Against Pro-Life Protests Riles Free-Speech Advocates
Forbidding free speech on a public sidewalk may sound to many Americans like the mandate of some foreign despot in a faraway country. Such a law exists, however, in Pittsburgh. Oral arguments concluded Friday in the case of Bruni v. City of Pittsburgh, where attorneys with Alliance Defending Freedom appealed a federal judge’s decision to deny the pleas…Joshua Gill -
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Pro-Life Nonprofit Says They Have Saved 3,500 Babies in America
Every day, 3,500 abortions take place in America. That’s approximately one abortion per every 25 seconds. The pro-life nonprofit Online for Life wants that statistic to change, and just celebrated a milestone of their own: 3,500 babies saved. It didn’t come easily. Brian Fisher, co-founder and president of Online for Life (OFL), has spent the past…Leah Jessen -
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After Principal Censors Pro-Life Posters, Student Seeks Legal Action
A Kentucky high school pro-life student organization has been denied the right to hang posters. Patrick Edwards, president of the club “Students for Life,” is ready to take legal action against his principal at Larry A. Ryle High School in Northern Kentucky. Edwards, 18, and his fellow Students for Life club displayed posters during…Leah Jessen -
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Over 140 Pro-Life Leaders Pledge to Oppose Any Bill That Funds Planned Parenthood
A group of pro-life leaders have pledged to oppose any bill that funds Planned Parenthood. The Conservative Action Project has released a “Memo for the Movement” on its opposition to any bill that grants taxpayer funds to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider. The project was founded by former Attorney General Edwin Meese and…Kate Scanlon -
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Appeals Court Rules in Favor of National Abortion Federation Over Pro-Life Group That Created Planned Parenthood Videos
This week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) in a discovery dispute with the National Abortion Federation. CMP is the group of citizen journalists responsible for producing the undercover videos exposing Planned Parenthood’s practice of selling baby parts. This decision may end up being a costly one…Hans von Spakovsky