Category: abortion

Supreme Court Justice Alito: ‘Constitution Makes No Reference to Abortion’

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, in issuing an order Friday striking down Roe v. Wade, said that abortion presents a “profound moral question” and notes that the “Constitution makes no reference to abortion.” “We end this opinion where we began. Abortion presents a profound moral question,” he wrote, in part, for the majority (pdf). “The Constitution…


Supreme Court Strikes Down Roe v. Wade Abortion Precedent

After a leaked draft majority opinion caused a national uproar, by a vote of 6–3 on Friday morning, the Supreme Court formally overturned Roe v. Wade, the seminal 1973 precedent that federalized abortion policy and overrode the states, making the procedure lawful throughout the entire United States. The June 24 ruling came in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health…


GOP Introduces Legislation to Criminalize Leaks of Confidential Information From SCOTUS

In light of a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that drew protesters to justices’ homes, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Thursday introduced a bill that would make it a crime to leak confidential information from the nation’s highest court. The bill (pdf), titled Stop Supreme Court Leakers Act, aims to protect a range of…


Capitol Report (June 20): Are Vaccines Safe for Children Under 5?; Biden Considers Federal Gas Tax Holiday

The vaccination campaign is expanding to American children. This week, locations around the country are opening up for children under 5 to get the shot. The chief White House COVID-19 doctor is appealing to parents around the country to have their children under 5 years of age vaccinated. However, many questions remain as to whether…


Gov. Kristi Noem Celebrates Stoppage of Abortions in South Dakota

The governor of South Dakota celebrated the last abortion clinic in the state putting a pause on performing abortions, saying on social media that she “prayed” for it to happen. “Abortions have stopped in South Dakota. We have prayed for this day, and now it is here,” Gov. Kristi Noem wrote on Twitter on June 16….


Reversing 2018 Ruling, Iowa Supreme Court Finds State Constitution Does Not Protect Abortion Rights

The Supreme Court of Iowa on June 17 overturned a four-year-old decision it made holding that the Iowa Constitution guarantees the right to abortion, and determined the state constitution does not in fact provide any such guarantee. The move allows the Republican-controlled Iowa General Assembly to move forward with plans to restrict, or possibly prohibit,…


FBI Probing Attacks Against Pregnancy Clinics, Faith-Based Organizations

The FBI says it is investigating the over two dozen attacks against pregnancy clinics and groups linked to the pro-life movement. “The FBI is investigating a series of attacks and threats targeting pregnancy resource centers and faith-based organizations across the country,” a bureau spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email. “The FBI takes all…


Multiple Abortion Survivor Says God Helped Her Forgive Birth Parents Who Did Everything to Abort Her

Calling her birth mother’s womb “the scariest place in the world,” a woman who survived multiple abortion attempts has chosen forgiveness, with the help of her adoptive parents who taught her how to offer mercy through surrender to God. Dawn Milberger, 55, lives in the Central Texas Hill Country with her husband of 21 years….


Pro-Abortion Group Threatens More Attacks Against Pregnancy Centers, Pro-life Groups

A pro-abortion group that has taken credit for some of the approximately two dozen attacks against pregnancy centers and other prolife institutions in recent weeks has issued a fresh threat as the Supreme Court weighs whether to strike down Roe v. Wade. Jane’s Revenge’s threat, published by a revolutionary website, says that any centers and…


Pro-Abortion Radicals Threaten More Attacks Against Pregnancy Centers, Pro-life Groups

Pro-abortion radicals that have taken credit for some of the approximately two dozen attacks against pregnancy centers and other pro-life institutions in recent weeks have issued a fresh threat as the Supreme Court weighs whether to strike down Roe v. Wade. Jane’s Revenge’s threat, published by a revolutionary website, says that any centers and clinics…