Category: abortion

‘Jesus Is the Author of Life’: Parents Refuse to Abort Son With One-in-a-Million Disorder, Celebrate His 9th Birthday

Overjoyed by their first pregnancy, newlyweds from North Carolina hadn’t made it very far into their pregnancy when they learned their unborn baby son had a severe genetic disorder and a form of dwarfism affecting roughly one in 100,000. Led by faith, the couple refused an abortion, embracing whatever the future may hold. Native Floridian…


Kansas Republicans Vow to Override Governor’s ‘Inhumane’ Veto of Pro-Life Bill

Kansas House Republicans on Friday promised to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill that would have required doctors to provide care for babies born alive after a failed abortion or face criminal prosecution. House Speaker Dan Hawkins, a Wichita Republican, said in a statement that he was saddened by the governor’s decision to…


Capitol Report: Are Americans ‘Misled’ About Ukraine War?; SCOTUS Lifts Restriction on Abortion Pill for Now

The man arrested for allegedly leaking top-secret military documents appeared in court for the first time Friday. A former FBI whistleblower joins us to weigh in. The Supreme Court acts on abortion. How does the Biden administration ask the high court to intervene, as lower courts curb access to an abortion pill in question? The…


Supreme Court Puts on Hold Ruling That Restricts Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone

The U.S. Supreme Court has put on hold a lower court’s order that suspends the federal approval of mifepristone, the nation’s most widely used abortion drug. In a brief order (pdf) issued Friday by Justice Samuel Alito, the high court halted the enforcement of a decision issued earlier this month by U.S. District Court Judge…


EXCLUSIVE: Footage of Firebombing of Pregnancy Center Released by Pro-Life Group

The Epoch Times has obtained exclusive video of the firebombing of the pregnancy resource center that was attacked last June by suspected pro-abortion militants in Buffalo, New York. The video has been at the center of a controversy between CompassCare, the Christian pregnancy center, and the police who refused to return the video to the…


Federal Judge Rules to Keep Access to Abortion Drug Mifepristone in 17 States, DC

A federal Obama-appointed judge ruled to maintain access to abortion pills in 17 states and Washington, D.C., on Thursday. The ruling would not be impacted by other orders issued in other federal courts, said the judge, Thomas Rice of the U.S. Eastern District of Washington. His ruling is a clarification and reiteration of a ruling he issued…


Capitol Report: FBI Arrests Airman in Leaked Documents Probe; Trump Testifies in $250 Million NY Lawsuit

The FBI has arrested a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman suspected of leaking classified documents on the internet. What do we know so far about his motives, and what’s next in the criminal investigation? The Biden administration seeks to expand federal health care coverage for DACA recipients—illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children….


Florida Legislature Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban

The Republican-led Florida House approved a bill to ban most abortions after six weeks’ gestation on April 13, sending the bill to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk. HB 7, which passed the Senate on April 4, would reduce the state’s current gestational limit on abortion—15 weeks—by more than half. However, the bill does allow for certain…


Wisconsin Man Pleads Not Guilty to Firebombing Pro-Life Group’s Office

The Wisconsin man charged with firebombing the office of a Madison-based pro-life advocacy group pleaded not guilty on April 13. Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury, 29, was arrested on March 28 in Boston on suspicion of hurling two Molotov cocktails into the Wisconsin Family Action office with the intent to “cause damage by means of fire or…


Appeals Court Upholds Some Restrictions on Abortion Pill Mifepristone

A U.S. appeals court has intervened to partially overturn a Texas court’s order that halted the use of the abortion drug mifepristone while a legal battle unfolds. The pill will remain available nationwide while the case plays out but with more stringent restrictions, including requirements for multiple in-person doctors visits to obtain the drug. In a…