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No, defunding Planned Parenthood did not make maternal mortality skyrocket in Texas

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In 2011, Texas redirected taxpayer funds from Planned Parenthood to federally qualified health centers and other comprehensive healthcare providers. The next year, maternal mortality in Texas allegedly skyrocketed. Pro-lifers were immediately blamed. Planned Parenthood funding had been saving lives! Post hoc, ergo propter hoc! That explanation was unsatisfying, because Planned Parenthood doesn’t offer birth care. […]

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Highlights of Roe v. Wade anniversary media coverage

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The March for Life was a whirlwind! We’ll have a recap for you soon. In the meantime, check out these articles from the last few days, starting with one that quotes Secular Pro-Life. Trump will address Friday’s March for Life via satellite. Here’s what abortion opponents want. Washington Post, Michelle Boorstein & Julie Zauzmer “I […]

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International “unsafe abortion” studies are highly flawed

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Irish advocates rally for life. Abortion remains illegal in Ireland, despite industry attacks. In my past post citing evidence of the effectiveness of pro-life laws, I mentioned a study conducted by the WHO and the Guttmacher Institute, published in the Lancet, often used by pro-choicers to claim that abortion laws don’t change the rate of […]

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Explainer: Planned Parenthood Defunding Votes

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The AHCA, which included a Planned Parenthood defunding provision, tanked. Last week, a Planned Parenthood defunding measure passed the Senate and awaits the President’s signature. Now, pro-life organizations are demanding another Planned Parenthood defunding vote. If you’re not intimately familiar with these battles, your understandable reaction must be what on earth is going on?? Today’s […]

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Lies, Damned Lies, and Planned Parenthood Polls

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Poll results are easily manipulated by the wording of the question. USA Today gives a perfect example: In the poll, 46% agreed with the statement: “Heated political rhetoric about Planned Parenthood and abortion bear some of the responsibility for what happened” in the [Colorado Springs] shooting. In contrast, 36% agreed with the statement: “The event […]

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Deluded Portland woman wins abortion advocates’ hearts in the strangest possible way

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Pop quiz: If a complete stranger came up to your family in public and asked your child about yeast infections, and then started screaming “Yeast infections!” repeatedly until everyone left the vicinity, what would you think of that person? (A) That person needs help. (B) That person is brave. The Slate clickbait headline: Brave Portland […]

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Media coverage of the Planned Parenthood protests

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On Saturday, pro-lifers across the country peacefully protested outside hundreds of Planned Parenthoods, calling for the industrial purveyor of abortion to be defunded in the wake of damning videos from the Center for Medical Progress. (Watch the videos or, if that’s too gruesome, read the transcripts at centerformedicalprogress.org.) Here’s how the media reacted: LifeNews: Thousands of […]

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Notes on the Supreme Court pregnancy discrimination case

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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Young v. UPS, which concerns the interpretation of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. The interpretation being advocated by the defendant would seriously undermine protections for pregnant mothers in the workplace—creating increased pressure to abort. As a result, the case attracted numerous amicus briefs, including one signed by 23 […]

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Important news from across the pond

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For those of us in the United States, November 4th is election day. Of particular concern to pro-lifers, the November 4th election will determine control of the Senate, which approves Supreme Court nominees. Given the age of some of our current Justices, both pro- and anti-abortion, there’s no telling what could happen between now and […]

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Precision of Language, Please, New York Times

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Above: the author’s son Noel, who died of natural causes in utero. [Today’s guest post by JoAnna Wahlund is part of our paid blogging program.] I recently saw the movie “The Giver” (and loved it, just as I’ve loved the book since childhood). It’s still fairly fresh in my mind, so perhaps that’s why I […]

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