Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D. , NRL Director of Education and Research Every time abortion pills are back in the news, you can count on some hot shot reporter taking the bait offered by the abortion industry and repeating carefully crafted but factually suspect claims...
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Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel Confirms: 1972 ERA is Dead and Congress Can’t Revive It
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...
Statement of National Right to Life Regarding the Judgment Against the Center for Medical Progress and its Co-defendants
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...
National Right to Life Says Effort to Revive 1972 E.R.A. Driven by Pro-abortion Agenda, but is Unconstitutional
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...
National Right to Life Praises Introduction of Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act
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...
National Right to Life Pleased with Drop in U.S. Abortion Rate
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...
National Right to Life on the Ouster of Planned Parenthood President and CEO
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...
National Right to Life Praises Trump Administration and Health and Human Services for Immediate Action on Title X
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...
Ninth Circuit, in 7-4 Decision, Lets Stand President Trump’s Reinstatement of Title X Funding Rule
WASHINGTON -- In a 7-4 decision, the 9th Circuit Court today let stand its June 20th decision to lift injunctions that would bar enforcement of the Trump Administration's reinstatement of Title X funding rules. The rules would prevent federal grants from being used by...
Ninth Circuit Panel Upholds President Trump’s Reinstatement of Title X Funding Rule
Today, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court ruled in favor of the Trump Administration’s reinstatement of Title X funding rules that prevent federal grants from being used by facilities promoting or performing abortions. “We applaud the 9th Circuit for...