On May 25, the Pennsylvania House Health Committee passed three pro-life bills: the Heartbeat Act (HB904), the Dignity for the Unborn Act (HB118), and the Down Syndrome Protection Act (HB1500). “I was very pleased to be able to move these bills out of committee and onto the House floor,” Pennsylvania House Health Committee Majority Chair…
Texas Governor Expected to Sign Bill Banning Abortions When Fetal Heartbeat Is Detected
Texas Gov. Greg Abbot is expected to sign into law a bill that bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which can occur as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. Texas Senate Bill 8, also known as the Texas Heartbeat Act or “heartbeat bill” was passed in the state Senate 18-12 on…
Young Mom Who Refused to Abort Baby With Down Syndrome Says, ‘Look Past the Label’
A mother who refused to abort her baby with Down syndrome two years ago hopes society would soon stop shrinking these children into the shadows of “negative stigma and outdated opinions.” Shannon Wemyss and her husband, Mikey, both 24, from Inverness, Scotland, take pride and joy in raising their baby girl, Gracey. Shannon wishes people would…
Abortion or Adoption: 2 Moms’ Mission to Help Heal Pregnant Teens and Women (Video)
Two women who became pregnant at 16 chose radically different paths: one had an abortion, one chose open adoption. Years later, their experiences aligned in a shared mission: to use their stories to enable other women to navigate their own unplanned pregnancies, and ultimately, choose life. Speaking to The Epoch Times, Tori Shaw and Leah…
Biden Begins to Undo Trump-Era Ban on Abortion Referrals
The Biden administration on Wednesday began to undo a Trump-era ban on clinics referring women for abortions. The proposed rule from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) follows through on President Joe Biden’s campaign promise to reverse his predecessor’s family planning policy. But the Biden administration stopped short of immediately suspending the Trump…
Pro-Life Influence Growing in the Conservative Party
The pro-life movement has gained unprecedented influence within the Conservative Party of Canada and seeks even more. Ten allied groups rallied their supporters to buy Conservative Party memberships and become delegates at the party’s recent online policy convention. This resulted in more than 100 pro-life delegates, five times the amount at the 2018 convention. The…
Congress Hopeful Kathy Barnette Shares About Being Born After Her Mom Was Raped at Age 11
Kathy was clearly old enough to do the math. She just never really thought about how young her mother was, until as an adult, she came face to face with her own birth certificate, and read between the lines. The ink on the page told the story of how Kathy Barnette was conceived. The now-Republican…
Arkansas Governor Signs Pro-Life Bill Into Law That Bans Most Abortions
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday signed a pro-life bill that bans most abortions in the state. While pro-life supporters hope the measure will encourage the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit its landmark Roe v. Wade decision, opponents of the law are seeking to block it before it’s enacted. The pro-life bill, now called the “Arkansas Unborn Child…
Pro-Life Evangelicals for Biden ‘Feel Used and Betrayed:’ Open Letter
On Sunday, Pro-Life Evangelicals for Biden wrote an open letter to President Joe Biden, calling on him to “honor his commitment,” telling him they “feel used and betrayed,” pointing at the exclusion of the Hyde Amendment in the Democrat’s $1.9 trillion CCP virus relief package. The Hyde Amendment is legislation that took effect in 1980 to…
Priests for Life National Director Says Pro-Life Gains Can’t Be Undone by Policy
In 1994, a young woman went to get an abortion, but when she looked out the window of the facility, she saw a priest. She decided to go outside to talk to the praying man. “And she changed her mind. I ended up helping her baptize her baby, and now, all these years later she’s…
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