Trump steps to forefront of anti-abortion movement
He once called himself "pro-choice." But a year into his presidency, Donald Trump is stepping to the forefront of his administration's efforts to roll back abortion rights.
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Trump steps to forefront of anti-abortion movement Source: AP
He once called himself "pro-choice." But a year into his presidency, Donald Trump is stepping to the forefront of his administration's efforts to roll back abortion rights.
For rival camps in abortion debate, a weekend to mobilize Source: AP
Activists on both sides of the abortion debate will be rallying and marching over the next few days in their annual show of force, while looking ahead to the coming year with a mix of combativeness and trepidation. The events kick off Friday with the March for Life in Washington, the biggest yearly event for opponents of abortion.
In Advance of Trump’s March for Life Speech, NARAL Releases…
Today, the day before Donald Trump's March for Life appearance, NARAL Pro-Choice America is releasing a new, comprehensive, opposition research report , The Insidious Power of the Anti-Choice Movement . In the report, NARAL Pro-Choice America details how the anti-choice movement infiltrated the Trump administration and our government to erode access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion access, and deceive women along the way.
Speaker Ryan to Address March for Life Rally
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., will speak at the March for Life, an annual anti-abortion rally, planned for Washington next week, The Hill is reporting . "Speaker Ryan has been an unwavering champion for the pro-life cause since taking office, and continues to utilize his post to promote the inherent dignity of the human person at all stages of life," March for Life President Jeanne Mancini said.
Judge dismisses public-pay abortion challenge, appeal next
AP photo Illinois Assistant Attorney General John Wolfsmith argues in Sangamon County Circuit Court in Springfield, Ill., Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, against a lawsuit challenging a law allowing publicly financed abortions set to take effect Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. Wolfsmith said the plaintiffs in the case, 11 Christian and conservative groups and a dozen state legislators, were trying to stall for time by delaying implementation of the law to June 1. A judge dismissed the lawsuit, saying the plaintiffs' arguments are "political questions" best left to the General Assembly.
The left in extremis?
We may be watching the death throes of the American left as it spirals into the black hole of excess. The left has pushed its issues so hard and far that leftists have lost all credibility.
Planned Parenthood: Arkansas faces having 1 abortion clinic
A Planned Parenthood subsidiary told the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday that Arkansas' restrictions on how abortion pills are administered could effectively end medication abortions in the state and leave Arkansas with only one clinic where women can end their pregnancies. Under an Arkansas law passed in 2015, doctors who provide abortion pills must hold a contract with another physician who has admitting privileges at a hospital and who would agree to handle complications.
Planned Parenthood asks Supreme Court to restore injunction on medical abortion
Planned Parenthood Great Plains today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review and correct the 8th Circuit Court of Appeal's July ruling that would allow the state to effectively ban the safest abortion procedure - the administration of drugs that would trigger miscarriage in the early stages of pregnancy. At issue is Arkansas's Act 557 of 2015, which requires physicians who provide medical abortion - including Arkansas's two Planned Parenthood Clinics and Little Rock Family Planning Services - to contract with a second physician with hospital privileges.
3 faith-related lessons to draw from Roy Moore’s shocking defeat
Alabama's gun toting, judicial-robe-wearing, horseback riding politician Roy Moore lost his controversial bid for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. All eyes were on white evangelicals in the weeks leading up to Alabama's Dec. 12 special election.
Ben Sasse Calls Out Jeff Flake’s Donation to Doug Jones: ‘Bad Idea’
Par for the course in our modern Trumpian era of politics, the Alabama Senate race continues to divide Republicans, and naturally this played out on social media today between two Senators: Arizona's Jeff Flake and Nebraska's Ben Sasse. It all started when Flake tweeted a photo of a check he had written, showing a $100 donation to the campaign of Democrat Doug Jones, with "Country over Party" in the memo line.
Of women’s rights in the Pa. legislature
John Baer has written about politics and government for the Daily News since 1987. Neither subject ever fails to provide him with stories of policies and politicians walking on or skirting by paths to perdition.
Nancy Pelosi: Sham ‘Shero’
The Democratic "shero" is, and always has been, a sham. But after Pelosi's incoherent babblefest on "Meet the Press" defending accused groper John Conyers and clown-cad Al Franken, the progressive left can no longer mask her partisan perv apologism.
We hold these truths to be irrelevant | Opinion
They used to say that a lie could make it halfway around the world before the truth could get its pants on. In the internet age, the truth shouldn't even bother getting out of bed.
After year of talking with liberal California voters, Alabama women weigh Senate race options
Women voters in Alabama weigh their options in the wake of accusations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate romantic behavior against Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore. was a fabulous idea.
Moore seeks to steer Alabama Senate race to social issues
Republican Roy Moore, his Senate bid stung by allegations of sexual misconduct, is seeking to steer the Alabama race to hot-button social issues highlighted by his opposition to abortion. Newly back on the campaign trail since the uproar the accusations caused, Moore has used campaign stops to rally his evangelical base on social issues, including abortion, juxtaposing his desire to one day outlaw abortion altogether against Democratic rival Doug Jones' support of abortion rights.
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The Democratic "shero" is, and always has been, a sham. But after Pelosi's incoherent babblefest on "Meet the Press" defending accused groper John Conyers and clown-cad Al Franken, the progressive left can no longer mask her partisan perv apologism.
Abortion procedure ban struck down
A federal district judge handed a victory to abortion rights groups Wednesday when he struck down part of a Texas law curbing access to the most common second-trimester abortion procedure, called dilation and evacuation. In a decision that will be appealed before the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Lee Yeakel said the provision imposes an "undue burden" on women seeking second-trimester abortions in the state.
MI anti-gerrymandering group defies odds 27 mins ago
An all-volunteer group of activists has defied the odds by collecting hundreds of thousands of voter signatures for a 2018 initiative to overhaul redistricting in Michigan - without having to pay a dime for a signature. It's a rarity in state politics outside of anti-abortion ballot drives, which have had a large base of support within churches and crucial organizational backing from Right to Life and other organizations.
Dozens of Christian, Conservative and Pro-Family Leaders Sign Letter…
Dozens of Christian, Conservative and Pro-Family Leaders Sign Letter in Support of Judge Roy Moore - Will Attend Rally Tomorrow At the Press Conference, hosted by Faith2Action President Janet Porter and Dr. Steven Hotze, CEO of Restore Our Godly Heritage PAC, media will be presented with a letter signed by pro-family leaders and pastors from across the nation which states: "We stand with Judge Roy Moore, a man of integrity who has never wavered from his valiant defense of the unborn, the Ten Commandments, and the Constitution. We are confident the voters of Alabama will not be fooled by suspiciously timed accusations without evidence, and will reject the politics of personal destruction led by the Washington Post.