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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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    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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    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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    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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    A Last Line of Defense Before Abortion

    The reasons why women seek abortion have not changed–but society and culture have, according to Emily Berning, president and co-founder of Let Them Live. Pro-abortion groups like Planned Parenthood use flashy, professional, and sometimes seductive social graphics and short-form videos to target young women across social media with a pro-abortion messages. If the pro-life movement…
    Virginia Allen
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    The Early, Ideological Diversity of the Pro-Life Movement

    The massive crowd gathered in Washington for Friday’s March for Life. But what was the pro-life movement like in the early days after Roe v. Wade? Pro-life activist and former President of the Charlotte Lozier Institute Chuck Donovan joined Jack Fowler to discuss the surprising “diverse” coalition of the early post-Roe, pro-life movement, as well…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    It Might Surprise You, But Here’s How Harry Reid Helped End Roe

    Roe v. Wade would have turned 53 years old on Jan. 22 had the Supreme Court not overturned the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The Supreme Court justices, and the presidents who nominated them, deserve many thanks. But perhaps another unlikely figure deserves some thanks, too: the late Senate Majority Leader Harry…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Vance Tells Pro-Lifers to Be ‘Prudential’

    Vice President JD Vance acknowledged “the elephant in the room” at the March for Life on Friday—that the second Trump administration has not acted fast enough on pro-life policy. “I want you to know I hear you, and I understand there will inevitably be debates within this movement,” he told the crowd. “We love each…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Pro-Life Movement Gains Traction With Young Adults, Polls Show

    Recent polling suggests a notable shift in how younger Americans view abortion, with signs that the pro-life movement is gaining ground among adults ages 18 to 29. Multiple surveys show an increase in the share of young adults identifying as “pro-life,” while support for unrestricted abortion access has declined in recent years. According to data…
    Katherine Matt
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    On the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Celebrate Its Demise

    Fifty-three years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down one of its most consequential and controversial decisions: Roe v. Wade. That Jan. 22, 1973, decision would not make it to its 50th birthday. Its victims, an estimated 63 million of them, however, would never reach the age of 1. As a result of the decision…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Will Republicans Allow Taxpayer-Funded Abortion?

    Most House Republicans appear to uphold the party’s longstanding principle against allocating taxpayer funds for abortion, despite President Trump’s call for them to be “flexible” on it. “We’re not going to authorize taxpayer funding for abortion. I mean, It’s been a consistent policy,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who spoke at the March For Life…
    George Caldwell
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    I Was Coerced Into Abortion Training. We Need Conscience Protections for Medical Providers.    

    “Do no harm.”   It’s one of the first principles of ethical medical care, dating back to the ancient Greeks. But political pressure and a false understanding of patient autonomy have instead forced physicians to violate their patients’ dignity and their own conscience. It’s a troubling paradigm shift in modern medicine, especially in the OB-GYN field. Physicians are reduced…
    Dr. Ashley Womack
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    Abortion Pill Tragedy in Toledo Once More Making Headlines

    An Ohio woman has filed a lawsuit against her doctor boyfriend after he allegedly forced her to take crushed-up abortion pills. As The Daily Signal previously reported, Dr. Hassan Abbas, a Toledo surgical resident, is facing felony charges after allegedly forcing his girlfriend to ingest crushed-up pills after she informed him that she was pregnant….
    Rebecca Downs
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    EXCLUSIVE: Makary Responds to Report Saying He Slow-Walked Abortion Pill Safety Review 

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary said the review of the abortion drug mifepristone is in the “data acquisition phase” following a report saying he is delaying the process. “We do an ongoing review, but we’re also engaging in a robust study that can serve to validate or not…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Judge Blocks Planned Parenthood Defunding…Again

    As part of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which was signed on July 4, Medicaid funding previously funneled into Planned Parenthood and its affiliates was put on hold for one year. This measure, aimed at redirecting taxpayer dollars away from organizations that carry out elective abortions, was hailed by pro-life advocates as a…
    Sarah Holliday
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    EXCLUSIVE: Cornyn Urges Senate GOP to Keep Tax Dollars Out of Big Abortion Pockets

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is urging his colleagues in the Senate GOP to hold the line on preventing federal funds from going to abortions. In a letter sent to his Republican colleagues on the Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday, the Texas senator urged his fellow appropriators to protect the Hyde Amendment…
    Jacob Adams
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    EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmakers Move to Help Trump Walk Back Rule Forcing Taxpayers to Fund Illegal Alien Kids’ Abortions

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Two lawmakers are working with the Trump administration to roll back a Biden-era regulation forcing taxpayers to pay for unaccompanied illegal alien children in the U.S. to travel to get abortions. Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., and Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., are leading a group of lawmakers in introducing a bill to…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Dangerous Abortion Method Thrust Back Into News After Toledo Tragedy

    A Toledo surgical resident has had his medical license suspended after he allegedly forced a woman he impregnated to take abortion-inducing drugs. In pro-life circles around the state and around the country, this “horrific case” has reignited calls to end Biden-era policies that they claim lead to the proliferation and abuse of these drugs. Dr….
    Rebecca Downs
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