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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 -
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Viral #ShoutYourAbortion Hashtag Met With Pro-Life Response
A pro-abortion hashtag was met with a pro-life response when it trended on Twitter Monday. The hashtag #shoutyourabortion was created by writers Lindy West and Amelia Bonow. The campaign to defund PP “relies on the assumption that abortion is to be whispered about.” #ShoutYourAbortion pic.twitter.com/r1ilpCVr30 — Lindy West (@thelindywest) September 19, 2015 Bonow told Buzzfeed…Kate Scanlon -
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This Pro-Life Group Wants You to Try to Schedule a Mammogram at Planned Parenthood
A pro-life organization has planned “Schedule Your Mammogram Day” on Sept. 21, a national campaign to have participants call Planned Parenthood to schedule a mammogram, a service it does not provide. FactCheck.org has verified that “Planned Parenthood health centers do not offer mammography,” but supporters of the organization often claim that women will lose access…Kate Scanlon -
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Over 70 Pro-Life Leaders Oppose Any Bill Funding Planned Parenthood
More than 70 pro-life leaders signed a memo by the Conservative Action Project to oppose any government spending bill that provides taxpayer funding to abortion provider Planned Parenthood. “The American culture respects human life,” states the memo, whose signatories include conservative leaders such as Eagle Forum founder Phyllis Schlafly and Focus on the Family founder James…Leah Jessen -
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Pro-Life Groups Launch Website to Help Patients Find Alternatives to Planned Parenthood
A group of pro-life organizations have launched a website to help patients seeking health care find alternatives to Planned Parenthood. The Daily Signal previously reported that Alliance Defending Freedom and Charlotte Lozier Institute, the research arm of the Susan B. Anthony List, compiled a map of alternative health centers across the United States. Now, that…Kate Scanlon -
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Office Depot CEO Apologizes for Store’s Refusal to Print Pro-Life Flier
The CEO of Office Depot has apologized for a store’s refusal to print a pro-life flier. The office supply store received complaints of religious discrimination from customers after its rejection of the flier. Maria Goldstein, a Roman Catholic, ordered 500 copies of a pro-life flier to be handed out at her parish from an Office…Kate Scanlon -
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Pro-Life Leaders Demand Removal of ‘Racist’ Margaret Sanger Bust From National Portrait Gallery
A group of pro-life leaders will hold a press conference Thursday in Washington, D.C., to demand that a bust of Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, be removed from the National Portrait Gallery. The bust of Sanger is currently displayed in the National Portrait Gallery’s “Struggle for Justice” exhibit. In an interview, ForAmerica Chairman Brent Bozell,…Kate Scanlon -
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Teacher Protests Union’s Planned Parenthood Donations, Fights for Ability to Donate to Pro-Life Charity
A Pennsylvania teacher is suing the state’s largest teachers union, the Pennsylvania State Education Association, for preventing her from donating her nonmember fees to a pro-life charity. In an interview with The Daily Signal, Linda Misja, a teacher at Apollo-Ridge High School, said she has never paid for representation by the union, which she does…Kate Scanlon -
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Chris Christie: Conservatives Should Be ‘Unapologetic’ on Pro-Life Position
ATLANTA, Ga.—New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said today that conservatives should be “unapologetic” about their pro-life position. Christie, a Republican candidate for president, spoke at the RedState Gathering in Atlanta. In his speech, Christie referenced videos recently released by the Center for Medical Progress depicting Planned Parenthood executives discussing the sale of aborted fetal organs….Kate Scanlon -
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Speaking Out: The Voices of the Growing Pro-Life Movement at the #WomenBetrayed Rally
According to Planned Parenthood’s website, most women “ultimately feel relief” after having an abortion. In fact, the website asserts that sustained “emotional problems” after an abortion are not typical—just like when a woman has a baby. “I’m here to refute those words,” said Andrea Pearson, regional coordinator from the pro-life organization Silent No More. Carrying…Diana Stancy -
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What These Pro-Life Groups Have to Say to Companies Donating to Planned Parenthood
On Tuesday, The Daily Signal published a list of companies that donate or have donated directly to Planned Parenthood, either through grants or through matching employee gifts. We used data from 2nd Vote, a website and app that tracks causes that corporations donate to. We asked each company about its donations to the nation’s largest…Kate Scanlon -
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Lafayette Shooting Victim Mayci Breaux Remembered for Pro-Life Views, Family Aspirations
Mayci Breaux will be remembered as much more than a slain victim of Thursday evening’s tragic shooting in Lafayette, Louisiana. Breaux, 21, was an honor student at Louisiana State University at Eunice, studying to become a radiology technician. We are in shock and mourning over the loss of one of our own, Mayci Breaux. Our…Chelsea Scism -
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Pro-Life Leaders Say Planned Parenthood Openly ‘Targets’ Black Community
Following allegations that Planned Parenthood is selling aborted fetal body parts for profit, black pro-life leaders are calling to defund the organization and address what they call “targeting” of their community. “It’s an open secret that they are targeting the black community, that they have located their facilities within a two-mile walking radius of a…Kelsey Bolar