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…
Health Secretary Nominee Declines to Name Any Abortion Restriction He Would Support
HHS Nominee Declines to Name Any Abortion Restriction He’d 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 confirmation hearing on Feb. 24. Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) said many of his constituents have written to say Becerra has taken…
South Australian Lower House Passes Abortion Law
South Australia is on the way to decriminalising abortion and moving the issue under the general health law after the lower house of the state Parliament passed the bill, following a lengthy debate. The Termination of Pregnancy Bill (pdf) will now be taken to the Upper House for final approval before the law can take…
Girl, 8, Whose Parents Refused Abortion for Spina Bifida Says, ‘I’m Awesome, I’m Loved’
When an expecting mom went for her 17-week pregnancy checkup by herself, she thought she would surprise her husband with the gender of their baby. However, after finding out she was expecting a girl, she was blindsided by an additional reveal: Her baby had spina bifida. Nickell Thomas, whose eldest child is a boy, recently shared…
Planned Parenthood Abortion Numbers Hit 15-Year-High, Pro-Life Group Says
Data from Planned Parenthood’s annual report shows that the organization’s abortion numbers hit a 15-year-high, according to the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List. Between Oct. 1, 2018 and Sept. 30, 2019, Planned Parenthood performed 354,871 abortions among other services, such as STI testing and treatment, contraceptive services, cancer screenings and prevention, and other services, according…
Court Blocks Newly Signed South Carolina Abortion Law on Planned Parenthood’s Behest
A federal judge on Friday blocked a newly signed law in South Carolina that bans abortions after a heartbeat is detected in the unborn baby. U.S. District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis, an Obama appointee, ruled in favor of Planned Parenthood, which filed the suit around the time the bill was signed into law. South Carolina…
SC Lawmakers Pass ‘Fetal Heartbeat Bill’ 79–35, Outlawing Most Abortions
South Carolina lawmakers passed a “fetal heartbeat bill” on Wednesday that will ban most abortions in the state after the pregnancy is about six weeks in. The legislation passed 79–35 votes in favor in the Republican majority senate who have gained three seats during the elections last year. Many officials have made the “South Carolina…
Tennessee Proposes Bill That Would Let Fathers Veto Abortions
Tennessee lawmakers have proposed a bill that would allow biological fathers to prevent a woman from getting an abortion. The bill, known as Senate Bill (SB) 494, allows a person to ask a court to grant an injunction that would stop a woman who is pregnant with the person’s child from obtaining an abortion. The…
Democrat Senators Refuse to Outlaw Infanticide
With the exception of Senators Joe Manchin and Bob Casey, Jr., Senate Democrats just endorsed infanticide. OK. Perhaps that’s a tad overstated. The more charitable view is that they are just not opposed to killing some babies. Here’s the story: for the third year in a row, Senate Democrats filibustered passage of the Born-Alive Abortion…
48 Senators Vow To Oppose Any Legislation That Funds Abortion
Nearly half of the U.S. Senate on Friday vowed to block any spending bills that fund abortion. Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), founder and chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, sent a letter with 47 other senators to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), promising to oppose legislation that would fund abortion without the inclusion of…
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