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Glenn Youngkin Leads Pro-Life Virginians Marching for Life
RICHMOND, Virginia—Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, marched at the very head of Virginia’s first state March for Life post-Roe v. Wade, smiling broadly and chatting with pro-life Virginians around him. “I believe that we are supposed to express our views and the March for Life is a way to express my view that Virginians… -
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Pro-Life Priest Who Padlocked NY Abortion Clinic Gate to Appeal ‘Politically Motivated’ Verdict
A pro-life Catholic priest who blocked the entrance to a New York abortion clinic was convicted on Wednesday in federal court under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York tried Father Fidelis Moscinski earlier in a bench trial in connection with his July 7 pro-life… -
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House Democrats Move to Force Pro-Life Taxpayers to Fund Abortions
House Democrats continue their attack against the pro-life movement, with their latest victim being the long-standing Hyde Amendment. The House Democrats, led by Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., plan to reintroduce the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance Act, which would repeal the Hyde Amendment and force United States citizens to have their taxes… -
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Florida Supreme Court Rejects Planned Parenthood’s Bid to Block Pro-Life Law From Taking Effect
Florida's state Supreme Court on Monday denied Planned Parenthood's emergency motion to block the state's 15-week abortion ban. “As [Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis] said, we are better when everybody counts,” the governor's press secretary, Bryan Griffin, said in a statement Tuesday, adding: The Florida Supreme Court denied both of Planned Parenthood’s emergency motions asking the court… -
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Kamala Harris Omits ‘Right to Life’ Referencing Declaration of Independence, Swipes at DeSantis
Vice President Kamala Harris appears to have purposefully avoided mentioning the right to life Sunday in an abortion speech as she referenced the Declaration of Independence. Harris spoke in Tallahassee, Florida, on the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the monumental Supreme Court case overturned in June 2022. “America is a promise,” Harris said. “It… -
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Abortion ‘Fight Is Far From Over,’ Pro-Life Activist Says
Today, Jan. 20, marks the first March for Life in Washington since the Supreme Court overturned its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision last June. The Rev. Dean Nelson, executive director of Human Coalition Action, shares what he thinks is next for the pro-life movement. “I think that the key strategy moving forward is, really, for a unified national… -
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After Roe, Pro-Life Movement’s Just Struggle Shifts to States
The sanctity of life for every human being remains the No. 1 justice issue in America, and it’s the leading global human rights issue of the 21st century. In 2022, abortion was among the leading causes of death in America and the leading cause of death worldwide, with an estimated 44 million lives lost. As… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Life Group to Protest CVS, Walgreen Offering Abortion Drugs
A major pro-life group is calling on advocates across the nation to protest outside CVS and Walgreens over the corporations’ decision to turn “pharmacies into abortion facilities.” After the Food and Drug Administration changed regulations to permit women to obtain abortion drugs without first meeting with a physician in person, Walgreens and CVS announced that… -
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Over 200 Democrats Vote Against Condemning Attacks on Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers
Over 200 House Democrats voted Wednesday against condemning the slew of attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers that have occurred since the leak of the draft opinion indicating that the Supreme Court would overturn Roe v. Wade. H. Con. Res. 3 (expressing the sense of Congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches)… -
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6 Policies That Anti-Abortion Leaders Expect a Pro-Life House Majority to Prioritize
A letter signed by leaders of more than 40 pro-life organizations has been sent to every Republican member of Congress, urging action on eight related bills. “We write to urge you to exercise Congress’s constitutional authority to legislate abortion policy at the federal level and pursue a robust pro-life agenda,” reads the letter to House… -
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‘It Wasn’t My Fault’: Trump Draws Criticism For Blaming Midterm Losses on Hardcore Pro-Life Republicans
Former President Donald Trump, whose presidency arguably brought about the overturn of Roe v. Wade, is drawing criticism for blaming midterm losses on hardcore pro-life Republicans. “It wasn’t my fault that the Republicans didn’t live up to expectations in the MidTerms,” the former president said in a TruthSocial post on Sunday. “I was 233-20! It… -
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Pro-Life Activist Who Discovered Preemie-Sized Babies Jailed for Attempting to Block Abortions
Pro-life activist Lauren Handy tried to stop the abortions of unborn babies at an abortion clinic in 2019. Now she's spending 45 days in jail. A Michigan judge sentenced Handy and three other pro-life activists with the Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU) in mid November for impeding abortions from taking place at a Michigan abortion clinic… -
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Former Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Reinstated by Court After Firing Over Pro-Life Views
A federal judge has ordered Southwest Airlines to rehire a flight attendant and award her damages, back pay, and interest after she was fired in 2017 for stating her pro-life views on social media. The ruling marks a victory for the religious freedom rights of Christians in the workplace at the same time that the… -
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Major News Style Guide Tells Reporters ‘Don’t Use Pro-Life, Pro-Choice or Pro-Abortion,’ Instead Say ‘Anti-Abortion or Abortion-Rights’
Journalists are being told not to use the terms “pro-life” and “pro-choice” when writing about abortion. The Associated Press issued new guidelines for the topic of abortion Monday. The writing stylebook says to now “use the modifiers anti-abortion or abortion-rights; don't use pro-life, pro-choice or pro-abortion unless they are in quotes or proper names. Avoid… -
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Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Violence Against Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers, Survey Finds
Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to crimes against pro-life pregnancy centers and places of worship, surveys conducted by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty found. The 2022 Religious Freedom Index results show that 94% of those surveyed oppose using violence against churches or places of worship and 92% oppose using violence against the pro-life pregnancy centers…. -
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Far-Left Protesters Disrupt Pro-Life Banquet for DC Pregnancy Center Attacked by Vandals
Organized far-left protesters repeatedly disrupted a pro-life banquet on Thursday hosted by a pregnancy resource center that was vandalized with pro-abortion sentiments this summer. The incident is part of an ongoing effort by leftist protesters to pressure and intimidate pro-life advocates who offer women alternatives to abortion. Since the May leak of the draft opinion… -
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Dr. Oz Lost Pennsylvania by Putting His Head ‘in the Sand’ on Abortion: Pro-Life Leader
Mehmet Oz’s failure to capture a Pennsylvania Senate seat is due, in part, to his refusal to position on abortion in a “mature, deliberative, and principled manner,” a major pro-life leader said on Wednesday. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser applauded those candidates who aggressively defined their own stances on abortion, explained their… -
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After Being Shot, Elderly Pro-Life Woman Keeps Speaking for Unborn
LAKE ODESSA, Michigan—Joan Jacobson literally took a bullet for the pro-life cause in September. Jacobson, 83, is a retired nurse who lives in Lake Odessa, Michigan, 40 miles east of Grand Rapids. A volunteer with Right to Life, during election season she began knocking on doors in her community to educate voters on an… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Midwife Conference Bans Pro-Life OB-GYNs Amid Threats to Decertify Those Who Spread Abortion ‘Misinformation’
Medical organizations in the birthing field have vocally endorsed abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade. A prominent group of pro-life obstetricians and gynecologists found itself excluded from a national midwifery conference over its views on abortion, The Daily Signal can exclusively reveal. The pro-life group is also raising… -
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‘Extreme’ California Proposition Allows for Unlimited Abortions, Pro-Life Opponents Warn
A proposition put forward by California Democrats would allow abortions at any time and for any reason, pro-life advocates are warning, emphasizing that the media and Democrats are downplaying such concerns because Californians do not support late-term abortion. Proposition 1, titled the “Constitutional Right To Reproductive Freedom,” is a legislative constitutional amendment that would change…