Category: abortion

Doctor Reprimanded, Fined for Talking Publicly About Minor’s Abortion

A doctor was reprimanded and fined by Indiana officials on May 25 for disclosing details about an abortion she performed on a 10-year-old. Dr. Caitlin Bernard didn’t abide by privacy laws when she told a newspaper reporter about the abortion, according to Indiana’s Medical Licensing Board. The board, however, rejected accusations from Indiana Attorney General Todd…


Christian Students Sue Professor, Claim She Forced Them to Pay $99 to Fund Left-Wing Activism

Two Christian students at Michigan State University are suing a former professor, alleging that she forced them and hundreds of other students to pay a $99 membership fee to her own left-wing activist group as part of the course requirements. In a complaint (pdf) filed last week in a federal court in Grand Rapids, Michigan,…


Pregnancy Centers Ask California Lawmaker to Apologize for Calling Them ‘Fake’

California pregnancy centers are fighting back against accusations made by a Democratic lawmaker who depicted the clinics as “fake health care centers.” The Santa Clarita Valley Pregnancy Center in Santa Clarita, California, held a press conference on May 24 to call out pro-abortion Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo (D-Chatsworth), who said the state’s pregnancy centers were unlicensed…


NY College Professor Fired After Trashing Pro-Life Student Display, Chasing New York Post Reporters With Machete

An art professor at Hunter College in New York City has been “relieved of her duties” after accosting students hosting a pro-life booth on the school campus, before waving a machete at New York Post reporters who approached her for a subsequent interview. Until recently, Shellyne Rodriguez had been an adjunct assistant professor in Hunter…


South Carolina Approves 6 Week Abortion Ban

The Republican-led South Carolina Senate on Tuesday gave final approval to one of the country’s strictest abortion bans after a fetal heartbeat is detected at six weeks. The House-amended bill, which reduces the current 22-week abortion ban, is now awaiting the signature of Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican. The House passed the bill last week. McMaster…


Trump Says He Gave Pro-Life Movement Power to Negotiate Abortion Policy; Says Abortion Exceptions Are Important for Winning Elections

Former President Donald Trump has touted his U.S. Supreme Court picks for helping overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion precedent last year and said his actions gave pro-life advocates greater power to negotiate and set abortion policy. In an interview with Just The News on Tuesday, Trump claimed particular credit for the end of Roe…


Nebraska Woman Pleads Guilty to Burning Fetus After Abortion

OMAHA, Neb.—A Nebraska woman pleaded guilty Monday to burning and concealing a fetus after she took medication to end her pregnancy, while prosecutors move forward with a criminal case accusing her mother of illegally helping with the abortion. Prosecutors said Celeste Burgess gave birth to the stillborn fetus about 29 weeks and five days into…


Interview With Pro-Life Activist Whose Mother Was Visited by FBI

The Epoch Times’ “Crossroads” channel recently spoke to a pro-life activist whose mother was visited by two FBI agents. According to a doorbell video that went viral online, on April 18, two FBI agents showed up at the Virginia home of Tracy Ketch, the mother of Elise Ketch. The agents told Tracy: “We just need to speak with…


Nebraska Passes Bill to Ban Abortions and ‘Gender-Altering Procedures’ for Minors

Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill on Friday that prohibits both abortions beyond the 12-week mark of pregnancy while also imposing limitations on “gender-altering procedures” for minors. The legislation, which is believed to be the first of its kind to combine restrictions on both abortion and “gender-affirming care,” was approved with a vote of 33–15 and…


IN-DEPTH: Abortion Emerges as a Defining Issue for 2024 Presidential Hopefuls

The 2024 presidential election marks the first since the U.S. Supreme Court decided to return abortion authority to the states last year. Since then, it has been a free-for-all. A patchwork of laws restricting or protecting abortion dots the nation, spawning legal challenges in many cases. Thus, America’s next president will be thrust into refereeing…