Planned Parenthood’s reaction to the House passage of the Pence Amendment has been to pretend that abortions are an insignificant part of its business. For instance, in an online appeal for petition signatures, Planned Parenthood described itself as providing “birth control, cancer screenings, HIV testing, and other lifesaving care.” Moderate pro-choicers are seeing right through […]
Yesterday, we reported on the tragic story of Joseph Maraachli in Canada. The removal of Joseph’s life support, which was scheduled to happen today, has been postponed. He may be transferred to a hospital in Michigan.
Joseph, a severely disabled Canadian infant, will die in a hospital next week. A judge recently ordered that his life support be removed. The events are reminiscent of the Terri Schiavo saga both in the diagnosis– persistent vegetative state– and the intense media interest. But unlike Terri’s case, no one is trying to keep Joseph […]
I’m sure you’re all aware by now that the Pence Amendment passed! H.R. 1, the continuing resolution, also addresses a number of other pro-life topics. Jill Stanek has a summary. In addition, the House decided not to fund Title X, which provides legitimate, non-life-taking women’s health care. (My guess? It’s a bargaining chip. The Senate […]
The vote will happen very soon. The National Right to Life Committee has a convenient page for finding your representative’s phone number. The Pence Amendment would deny all federal funding to Planned Parenthood and its affiliates for the rest of the fiscal year. It would not impact the amount of funding given to family planning […]
After a two-year delay, criminal charges against Planned Parenthood of Kansas are moving forward. The charges include 23 felonies and chiefly concern illegal post-viability abortions and failure to report statutory rape. Jill Stanek has a short synopsis of the case’s convoluted history. Kansas pro-lifers are trying to be optimistic. But they know that Planned Parenthood […]
The Defense of Human Life Act has passed North Dakota’s House of Representatives. The measure is written to ban abortion, but not contraception. There is only one abortion facility in North Dakota. Pro-life Christians are disgusted with Pastor Chuck Smith. On his radio show, Smith advised a woman to abort her conjoined twins. (He later […]
The Expose Planned Parenthood coalition has a protest planned for Monday, February 14. (Which is Valentine’s Day, for any forgetful men out there.) From noon to 1pm, pro-lifers will stand outside their local Planned Parenthood facilities in solidarity with the victims of underage sex trafficking and abortion. For some, this will be a prayer vigil. […]
If SecularProLife.org proves anything, it’s that the pro-life movement is far from monolithic. I do believe that our diversity is, on the whole, beneficial. However, we have to be careful to avoid infighting. During the initial debate over Obamacare, I was disappointed by the rift that developed regarding pro-life Democrats. Republicans campaigned very successfully on […]
Live Action continues to release undercover videos of its sex trafficking sting. In my opinion, the New Jersey video (released first) captured the most egregious behavior. Still, check out what’s coming out of Richmond, Falls Church, Roanoke, and Charlottesville. The New Jersey and Richmond videos were featured in last night’s Expose Planned Parenthood webcast, which […]