Congresswoman Pelosi [Today’s guest post is by JoAnna Wahlund.] Maybe someone out there can explain this, because I am really confused. Nancy Pelosi held a weekly briefing on October 1. You can watch the video here. At one point, a CNS news reporter asked, “In reference to funding for Planned Parenthood: Is an unborn baby […]
You probably read the about the woman who received her fifteen minutes of fame last week for her decision to blind herself, with the assistance of a psychologist: A North Carolina woman says she is happier than ever after fulfilling her lifelong wish of becoming blind. Jewel Shuping, 30, has Body Integrity Identity Disorder, which is […]
Today is the 39th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment. First enacted on September 30, 1976, the Hyde Amendment prohibits the use of federal Medicaid dollars for medically unnecessary abortions, except in cases of rape and incest. The result? There are over a million young Americans alive today who would have died in the absence of […]
Planned Parenthood is asking its supporters to “turn the internet pink” today, using the hashtags #PinkOut and #StandWithPP. This, of course, is in response to the #PPsellsbabyparts scandal and subsequent efforts to redirect Planned Parenthood’s government funding to more deserving women’s health providers. I can’t think of a better illustration of the shallowness of the […]
A Chinese mother recovers from surgery with her forcibly aborted baby by her side. Today marks the 35th anniversary of China’s infamous one-child policy. It is difficult for me, as an American, to wrap my head around the scale of this human rights disaster. Indeed, it’s sometimes painful for me to look the abortion crisis […]
[Today’s guest post is by Sean Cahill, a recent graduate of the University of Arizona College of Law. She says: “Because it changes the way my voice is heard when it comes to life issues, I feel compelled to state that I’m a woman, despite what my name suggests.”] When a man steals to satisfy […]
The Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, commonly referred to as the “20-week ban” because supporters rely on evidence that children can feel pain 20 weeks after conception, is coming up for a vote in the Senate today. The House has already passed it. I’ve noticed some confusion about whether this is related to the […]
“Safe haven” is a catchall term for laws that allow mothers to surrender newborns to hospitals, police stations, and similar facilities without facing any liability or interrogation. Every state in the U.S. has a safe haven law. Slate published an article on the subject last week. At first, author Christina Cauterucci talks sense: From a harm […]
Historically, January has been the most expensive month of the year for Secular Pro-Life. January is when we have the best opportunity to share our secular message and equip pro-lifers to reach people of any faith and no faith. January is the March for Life in Washington, D.C., the Walk for Life West Coast in […]
The Center for Medical Progress, the organization behind the undercover investigation of Planned Parenthood, is having a webcast tonight at 9:00 p.m. Eastern (6:00 p.m. Pacific). The webcast will feature David Daleiden of CMP along with the lawyers who are defending him against lawsuits from NARAL and other abortion lobby actors. So far, Planned Parenthood […]