The Pro-Life Freedom Rides began yesterday in Birmingham. The event was inspired by the non-violent protests led by Martin Luther King, Jr. to secure the rights of black Americans to use desegregated public transportation. Priests for Life, which is sponsoring the event, describes its goals: It is therefore time for Freedom Rides for the unborn. […]
Domestic News: The story of the day appears to be judges intercepting State legislation. In Oklahoma, a judge extended in injunction blocking the enactment of new legislation regarding abortions. The new law would require an ultrasound and have a detailed description of the fetus delivered to the would-be mother. What specifically is included in this […]
Georgia Right to Life approached county chapters of the Democratic and Republican parties asking them to include a vote on support for a state personhood amendment in their primary ballots. A personhood amendment is a law which recognizes the unborn as legal persons who are entitled to equal protection of the laws under the Fourteenth […]
Whenever possible, I like to share good news. Recently released statistics show that pro-life efforts in Michigan are saving lives. Despite the economic recession, which we would expect to cause an increase in abortions, Michigan’s abortion rate decreased dramatically in 2009. Local activists attribute the drop to authentic women’s support services offered by pro-life groups. […]
Live Action has just released another video showing a Planned Parenthood abortion counselor giving false information about the development of the unborn child. You may remember earlier investigations in Appleton, WI and Milwaukee, WI. Now they show the same thing happening in Indianapolis. SecularProLife.org fully supports Live Action in their fight to expose medical misinformation. […]
Students for Life of America, which for weeks has been gathering signatures in opposition to the confirmation of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, will deliver the petition to Washington today. SFLA sent out this bulletin to supporters: It has been announced that President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan, will be […]
I don’t know if the xkcd author had the abortion debate in mind when he drew this, but it certainly applies!(Hopefully I’ll have some actual pro-life news to report on tomorrow.)
The Barna Group has released the results of a poll of 1001 American adults which correlates religious adherence and position on abortion. Among evangelical Christians, 78% believe that the practice should be illegal in all or most cases. On the other hand, 72% of atheists and agnostics support keeping most or all abortions legal. . […]
Domestic News: In Missouri, without raising a finger the Governor has allowed new legislation to take effect. What legislation? Clinics in Missouri will now be required to perform ultrasounds and allow women to hear the heartbeat of their unborn child prior to performing an abortion. Missouri currently has the 4th most restrictive laws when it […]
A new show called “NICU” will premiere tonight at 10pm Eastern on Discovery Health Channel. Discovery Health describes NICU as follows: This 10-episode docu-drama series goes behind the scenes of top national neonatal intensive care (NICU) units, showing the day-to-day care required to sustain the smallest of lives. NICU follows real families as they experience […]
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