Abortion

“…if you’re pro-life, the encouraging reality is those things that matter most—your relationships and your local political community—are the things over which you have the most influence. The things that matter the least—the presidency and national politics—are those things most removed from your daily life.” - David French

“The reasons for the omission are perhaps understandable. For one thing, the report’s introduction notes that the commissioners ‘are not of one mind on many issues where there are conflicting interpretations of human rights claims,’ including abortion.

“Lawmakers in Nebraska broke a filibuster on Wednesday to move forward a bill protecting babies from dismemberment abortions. Most abortions after the first trimester use ‘dilation and evacuation,’ or pulling babies from the womb limb by limb.” - WORLD

“The letter was sent barely two weeks after a federal judge halted during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic the FDA’s requirement the pill may only be dispensed in a medical setting, such as a hospital or clinic.” - BPNews

“Judges last week blocked two state laws protecting babies with detectable heartbeats.” - WORLD

“Americans currently consider race relations, the coronavirus, the government and the economy to be the most important problems facing the U.S. Abortion is not near the top of that list; still, a core one-quarter of U.S. adults consider it to be a threshold vote issue.” - Gallup

“We are simply saying all these rights that have been won over the years in the area of racism or sexism should be applied to the unborn in Mississippi,” said Republican state Sen. Joey Fillingane. - W.Examiner

“On the last day of the Tennessee General Assembly legislative session, a sweeping pro-life bill went from near extinction to becoming law.” - BPNews

“The Illinois Baptist State Association (IBSA) … is among three plaintiffs in a lawsuit the nonprofit Thomas More Society filed Wednesday (June 10) in Sangamon County Circuit Court challenging the Illinois Reproductive Health Act’s abortion coverage mandate.” - BPNews

“The last abortion center in Missouri won a lengthy courtroom brawl to keep its license even though only a handful of women ended their pregnancies at the facility in the last year. On May 30, the day after the Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission ruled in Planned Parenthood’s favor.” - WORLD