WASHINGTON — A special House panel that was formed two years ago to investigate the practices of the abortion industry, specifically its business partnerships in transferring the remains of baby body parts, has called for federal defunding of the organization. The Select Panel on Infant Lives issued its 471-page final report on Wednesday, concluding that there indeed […]
A New York mother is celebrating the life of her miracle baby a year after she refused her doctors’ advice to abort because of the child’s serious congenital heart defects and the subsequent chances that she wouldn’t be born alive. Johanna Morton recently shared her story on social media, recounting how an ultrasound on Dec. 23, 2015 “did […]
ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has released a formal position statement expressing opposition to assisted suicide in cases where the patient is not terminally ill. According to reports, the statement was approved this month by the APA’s board of trustees after being passed last month by the general assembly. “The American Psychiatric […]
(The Christian Institute) — Marie Stopes treats women like they are on a conveyor belt, a woman who decided to keep her baby has said. Jade Stevens, who visited a Marie Stopes clinic in 2015, said she was pressured into an abortion by nurses and was accused of “wasting their time” when she changed her […]
AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge appointed to the bench by Republican President George H.W. Bush has halted a Texas rule banning the disposal of aborted babies with medical waste, following legal criteria for an emergency injunction that requires judges to rule based on the “likelihood” that the complainant will succeed on the merits of […]
A pro-life group released a report this week detailing health and safety violations at over 200 U.S. abortion facilities from 2008 to 2016. “Unsafe: How The Public Health Crisis in America’s Abortion Clinics Endangers Women” was released on Wednesday by Americans United for Life (AUL), outlining 227 abortion facilities throughout 32 states that were cited for a […]
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration finalized a rule on Wednesday that bans states from defunding family planning organizations such as Planned Parenthood because they abort unborn children. “This rule will strengthen access to essential services like cancer screenings and contraception for some of the most vulnerable patients in this country,” Chief Medical Officer Karen Scott of […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma Supreme Court has struck down a state law requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges at a local hospital, stating that the requirement places an “undue burden” on mothers’ access to abortion. “Under the guise of the protection of women’s health, [the law] creates an undue burden on a woman’s […]
NETHERLANDS — A Dutch man who struggled with depression and became addicted to alcohol in trying to deal with the condition has died by assisted suicide. Mark Langedijk, 41, received a lethal injection at his parents’ house this past summer, as recently recounted by his brother in the publication Linda. “My brother suffered from depression […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lawmakers in Ohio have passed a bill banning abortions when a heartbeat is detected, sending the legislation to the desk of Gov. John Kasich for signing. The Unborn Heartbeat Protection Act was approved by the Senate 21-10 on Tuesday, being attached as an amendment to a child abuse bill. It then passed […]