“Those funds come through Medicaid and are specified for non-abortive services. Pro-life leaders, though, argue that they nonetheless bolster Planned Parenthood’s finances and thereby its capability to provide abortions.” - Baptist Press
The Pro-Life Movement at a Crossroads
“Today, the pro-life movement is engaged in several internal debates—over politics, strategy, funding, and even the definition of victory itself. The movement remains substantial and influential, but it is no longer speaking with one voice.” - MinistryWatch
What Political Issues Do Americans Hear About in Church?
“More regular attenders say they hear messages from their clergy against abortion than in support of abortion rights” - Pew
James Talarico doubles down on pro-abortion stance: 'The Bible is silent'
“Noting abortion is ‘an issue that a lot of Christians struggle with, and that there’s a lot of fierce and passionate debate within our faith communities,’ Talarico said he believes that “people of good faith can arrive at different moral conclusions” - CPost
Trump admin seeks stay, dismissal of two more pro-life lawsuits against abortion pill
“In the Trump administration’s filings, the Justice Department asked a Texas federal district court on March 13 to either stay or dismiss Florida and Texas challenges to mifepristone, arguing that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing the drug’s safety.
Trump DOJ pushes to dismiss lawsuit challenging abortion pill, upsets pro-life leader
“The Justice Department filed a motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit filed by Missouri, Idaho, and Kansas against the FDA and abortion pill manufacturer Danco Laboratories on Friday over the loosening of requirements for obtaining mifepristone, the first drug in the abortion pill regimen.” - CPost
SBC President Clint Pressley Endorses Tennessee Bill Allowing Death Penalty for Abortion
“I am glad to support HB 570 and SB 738, two bills in the Tennessee legislature that would protect every preborn child in Tennessee from abortion by providing preborn children with equal protection of the laws” - C.Leaders
March for Life Airs Tensions With Trump’s ‘Flexibility’ on Hyde Amendment
“Trump’s comments about Hyde have brought the greatest backlash on op-ed pages, but there is also a feeling in the pro-life movement that the administration has taken insufficient action on issue …primarily restricting access to mifepristone, a drug largely used for abortions.” - MinistryWatch
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No place for flexibility: The Hyde Amendment must be non-negotiable for GOP lawmakers
“The amount of political capital invested in preserving the Hyde Amendment until now is part of what makes President Trump’s suggestion to become ‘a little flexible’ peculiar. Republicans control everything in Washington, D.C. Why abandon hard won territory when you’re still in charge?” - World
A Case for Abortion Incrementalism
“The debate over how to end abortion is taking place among brothers and sisters in Christ, all of whom affirm that Scripture is unequivocally pro-life and that the only faithful Christian position is one that opposes abortion in all its forms. Yet in a post-Roe context, strategies matter more than ever” - Christ Over All