Category: abortion

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…


Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Drop Abortion Case

Just weeks after the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case involving a Trump-era rule preventing federally funded health care providers in a family planning program from referring patients for abortions, the Biden administration asked the court to drop the case. All the parties in the case consented to asking that it not be heard, in…


Texas Can Remove Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Program, Judge Rules

A state district court has given the green light for Texas to remove Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program. In her ruling on Wednesday, State District Judge Lora Livingston sided with state officials, who have been seeking to oust Planned Parenthood from Medicaid since 2015. The abortion provider sued the state last month, arguing that…


Texas Legislator Introduces Bill Allowing Death Penalty for Women Who Have Abortions

A lawmaker in Texas on Tuesday introduced a bill that would enable prosecutors to seek the death penalty for women who get abortions. HB 3326 would abolish abortion in Texas, state Rep. Bryan Slaton, a Republican, wrote in a social media statement. “The bill will end the discriminatory practice of terminating the life of innocent children,…


Texas Proposal Would Allow Death Penalty for Having or Performing Abortion

A lawmaker in Texas has introduced a proposal that would enable prosecutors in the state to seek the death penalty for women who have abortions. HB 3326 would abolish abortion in Texas, state Rep. Bryan Slaton, a Republican, wrote in a social media statement. “The bill will end the discriminatory practice of terminating the life of…


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…


Teen Mom’s Journey of Canceling Abortion to Raising 8 Kids: ‘Motherhood Is Not a Drawback’

Over 20 years ago, a pregnant high-schooler, fearing that her dreams and ambitions were at stake, scheduled for aborting her unborn son after a planned parenthood counseling convinced her that she was carrying nothing more than a “clump of cells.” But a family intervention led to a change of heart, and she forged her life…


Federal Judge Blocks Tennessee Abortion Law

A federal judge on Friday blocked a Tennessee law that required abortionists to advise patients about options for reversing a chemical abortion. Judge William Campbell issued a preliminary injunction (pdf), ruling that the requirement is unconstitutional. Campbell opined that issuing the injunction would preserve the status quo and that the status quo is not harmful…


‘Let Them Live’ Is There for Pregnant Moms Who Feel Abandoned: Entrepreneur and Pro-Life Activist

Emily Berning and her husband unwittingly started their business journey when they donated the last $1,200 in their bank account to a pregnant mom who was planning to have an abortion. Berning, who is now president of a crowdfunding organization Let Them Live, told The Epoch Times’ Crossroads program on Feb. 25 that one of…


Health Secretary Nominee Declines to Name Any Abortion Restriction He Would Support

Xavier Becerra, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, declined to name any restriction on abortion that he would support, in response to questions from senators during his Wednesday confirmation hearing. Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) said that many of his constituents have written to say Becerra has taken “the…