Category: abortion

Arkansas Asks Supreme Court to Review Appeals Court Ruling Against Law Banning Down Syndrome Abortions

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge asked the Supreme Court late April 13 to review a decision by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals that held the U.S. Constitution guarantees a right to selectively abort unborn children with Down syndrome and in the process struck down an Arkansas law. The filing came the same day as…


Appeals Court Upholds Ohio Law Prohibiting Down Syndrome Abortions

A divided Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday gave the green light for an Ohio law that seeks to protect unborn children with Down syndrome from being subjected to selective abortions. The full court of the 6th Circuit ruled in a 9-7 en banc decision (pdf) to reverse a lower court ruling that blocked H.B….


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…


Supreme Court Takes up Kentucky Abortion Case, Its First Since 6-3 Conservative Majority Arrives

The Supreme Court decided this morning to take up an abortion case from Kentucky, its first since Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s addition to the court gave its conservative wing a 6-3 majority. The case is Cameron v. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, court file 20-601. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, in Louisville, is Kentucky’s only licensed abortion…


Supreme Court Takes Up Kentucky Abortion Case, With 6-3 Conservative Majority

The Supreme Court decided March 29 to take up an abortion case from Kentucky, its first since Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s addition to the court gave its conservative wing a 6-3 majority. The case is Cameron v. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, court file 20-601. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, in Louisville, is Kentucky’s only licensed abortion…


Persecuted Teacher Loses Unborn Child, Dies After Enduring Years of Torture

An exemplary school teacher narrowly escaped an attempted forced abortion after she was arrested in China for her faith. To avoid persecution and protect her unborn child, she was forced to go homeless, which led to the death of her unborn baby in her womb. Sadly, her courage to honor her faith and exercise her…


Arkansas Governor Says State’s Near-Total Abortion Ban Designed to Challenge Roe v. Wade

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said on Sunday that his state’s near-total abortion ban, which he signed into law earlier this month, is designed to set the stage for the Supreme Court to review the legality of abortion under Roe v. Wade. “That was the whole design of the law. It is not constitutional under Supreme Court…


Conservatives, Liberals to Debate Mix of Policies in Upcoming Party Conventions

News Analysis The Conservative and Liberal parties will soon debate policy resolutions at their national conventions, with the Conservatives staying clear of items pushed by social conservatives and Liberals focused overwhelmingly on progressive items. The Liberals’ policies set for fast-track approval and others slated for discussion mainly involve items on lowering carbon emissions and expanding the…


Mom-to-Be Was Told to Have an Abortion but Pins Hopes on ‘Miracle’ Instead–and Her ‘Miracle’ Is Now 11

While pregnant with her daughter, Nataliia Martyniuki was shattered when doctors recommended she have an abortion. Amidst complications, her baby was not expected to survive, but Nataliia chose to place her faith in a miracle instead, and declined. Eleven years later, that miracle became a beautiful, thriving artist named Anna. “I have learned to believe in…


Hyde Amendment, Yes. Shalanda Young, No.

Commentary The Office of Management and Budget is the largest office in the executive branch of the federal government. First and foremost, the OMB prepares the federal budget proposal that the president sends up to Congress. Given we’re talking about the allocation of spending for almost $5 trillion of taxpayer funds, this is no small…