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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 – Three Democratic attorneys general today appealed a landmark March 5 ruling by federal Judge Rudolph Contreras, who held that the Equal Rights Amendment expired decades ago, and that the ERA in reality has not been “ratified” by 38 states as has been...
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...
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...
RE: Pro-life scorecard votes on Financial Services Appropriations bill (H.R. 5485) Dear Member of Congress: When the House of Representatives takes up the FY 2017 Financial Services Appropriations bill (H.R. 5485), we anticipate roll calls on several amendments that...
Mr. Chairman [Senator Richard Blumenthal, D-Ct.], Senator Grassley, and members of the Committee, thank you for giving me the opportunity to testify. I am Carol Tobias, president of the National Right to Life Committee. NRLC is a nationwide federation of 50 affiliated...
But resuscitation campaign likely to encounter cool receptions in the U.S. Senate and the federal courts WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a measure that purports to reanimate the Equal Rights Amendment approved by the 92nd Congress in 1972....
Justice Ginsburg says that Virginia acted “long after the deadline passed,” ERA supporters should “start over,” suggests only fair to allow rescissions WASHINGTON -- On the morning of Thursday, February 13, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives will take up a...