Abortion

“What women may refuse to disclose to researchers at a clinic, they’re confessing in Bible studies decades later.” - Christianity Today

“In Colorado, thousands attended the ‘Celebrate Life’ march to rally against late-term abortions… .approximately 9,000 people appeared in Chicago to protest their beliefs in the ‘March for Life Chicago.’ In 2014, only 1,000 showed to the event. This year’s theme was “Life empowers: Pro-life is Pro-Woman.’” - Christian Headlines

The Jan. 2 brief asks the Supreme Court to uphold a 2014 Louisiana law that requires abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the clinic. The court will hear oral arguments March 2. - Christian Headlines

“A law requiring an abortion doctor to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital should be upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court as the ‘legitimate interest’ of a state in protecting the lives and health of women, the Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity told the justices.” - BPNews

“Currently, in Massachusetts, abortion is legal until the age of fetal viability…. This new legislation, known as the “Roe Act,” would extend abortion access past 24 weeks gestation. The bill defines “health” very broadly” - Faithwire

“One result: The New York Times just last month (Dec. 13) could blandly assert the fake history consensus that ‘in the 17th and 18th centuries, abortion was legal under common law’ through the first 16 weeks and ‘not considered immoral or murderous.’ …We need to challenge such falsehoods” - Marvin Olasky

“Government coercion is a scary term until you realize that in this case, it’s just talking about showing a woman what’s going on inside her body.” - Washington Examiner

“Pro-life supporters in Kentucky were pleased with a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that left in place a Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before abortions.” - BPNews

“Early, the document acknowledges the signatories as “Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical Christians.” The disparities of belief among these groups display a wide divergence on crucial doctrines, but nonetheless the signatories willingly joined hands in identifying themselves as Christians.” - Don Johnson

“The number of abortions fell in one year by more than 13,000 to 623,471 in 2016, the latest year for which data is available, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a Nov. 29 report.” - BPNews