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Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the House Appropriations bill, H.R. 2740, by a vote of 226-203. "Pro-abortion Democrats are using H.R. 2740 in an attempt to strike down popular pro-life policies," said National Right to Life President Carol...
WASHINGTON -- The Office of Legal Counsel of the Department of Justice, which advises all components of the Executive Branch on major legal issues, today issued a 38-page opinion holding that the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has been dead for 40 years, and that...
Commends HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary WASHINGTON — National Right to Life today commended the Trump administration, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary of the...
Today, a jury awarded a judgment to Planned Parenthood in the “Baby Body Parts” trial of David Daleiden, his co-defendants and the organization he heads, The Center for Medical Progress. The jury awarded the verdict based on whether the defendants caused harm to the...
WASHINGTON -- The nation's largest pro-life organization today said an effort by congressional Democrats to revive the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment is an unconstitutional exercise in "political theater," driven in part by pressure from pro-abortion activist groups. The...
Today, Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) and Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) introduced the Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act. The bill would place a federal ban on the performance of abortions solely based on a pre-natal diagnosis of Down...
The following statement can be attributed to Carol Tobias, president of the National Right to Life Committee, in response to immediate enforcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of the Title X rule reinstated by the Trump Administration. The...
To view or download a PDF version of this letter, click here. RE: Amendments to S. Con. Res. 5, the Senate Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2021 Dear Senator: Today, the Senate is expected to resume consideration of S. Con. Res. 5, the Senate Budget Resolution for...
WASHINGTON--Today, The Guttmacher Institute (the former special affiliate of Planned Parenthood) released its survey regarding abortions in the United States. According to the report, the number of abortions in 2017 (the most recent year numbers are available) is the...
Yesterday, the nation’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), announced the ouster of its president and CEO, Leana Wen, M.D., after only eight months. While rumors abound, it is clear that Dr. Wen’s departure signals that the...