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Michael J. New
There is significant momentum on the pro-life side right now. Continue Reading »
A new documentary film purportedly gives a thorough overview of abortion politics since the 1960s, but leaves out several major events essential to any history of the political attempt to overturn Roe. Continue Reading »
Recent Trump appointee Charmaine Yoest has stated on previous occasions that abortion increases the risk of breast cancer, a position supported by science and denied by the mainstream media. Continue Reading »
One year ago, we could not pass a twenty-week abortion ban; now we have a president who is “delivering on his promises”. Continue Reading »
This week, Pew Research Center released a poll of over 4,000 individuals who had attended a religious service within the past few months. It asked respondents how often clergy had spoken out about various social and political issues. An impressive 64 percent of respondents reported that they had . . . . Continue Reading »
Dispatches from the National Right to Life Committee's annual convention. Continue Reading »
The ACLU has never shown any interest in abortion reporting previously. For instance, ACLU has remained silent as California has refused to report any abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control since 1997. The ACLU has not complained when other states refused to release data to the CDC. Additionally, the ACLU was silent in early 2011 when the CDC delayed publishing their annual “Abortion Surveillance” report and a CDC spokesman indicated that there were “no plans” for abortion data to be released. Continue Reading »
Gallup shows that public opinion has not shifted with recent policy changes on same-sex relations or doctor-assisted suicide. Continue Reading »
On Friday afternoon, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) hosted a panel on pro-life issues. It was moderated by Julie Hocker of the American Conservative Union Foundation. Panelists included Congressional candidate Lenny McAllister, abortion survivor and pro-life activist Gianna . . . . Continue Reading »
During the past few days a number of commentators have discussed the numerous parallels between the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Obergefell v. Hodges and the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. In neither case was the majority opinion grounded in the U.S. Constitution. Additionally, social . . . . Continue Reading »
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