By Maria Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation With all the justifiable complaints about fake news these days, it is refreshing when a newspaper reports the truth about issues involving the sanctity of innocent human life. When it comes to...
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Pro-life forces score major win in U.S. Senate with approval of bill to defund Planned Parenthood, repeal major elements of Obamacare
President Obama vows veto Editor’s note. This appears in the newest digital edition of National Right to Life News. You can read the entire issue at www.nrlc.org/uploads/NRLNews/NRLNewsDec2015.pdf. WASHINGTON (December 14, 2015) – In a major victory for the pro-life...
Lawmakers seek to protect unborn babies who can feel pain
MCCL-backed bill would prevent abortion of pain-capable unborn children ST. PAUL — Legislation to stop abortions after the point at which the unborn child can feel pain was introduced in the Minnesota House of Representatives today. The measure would prohibit...
Kansas abortion numbers continue drop, ”abortion pill” method rises
By Kathy Ostrowski, Legislative Director Kansans for Life The Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE), the state health department, has released preliminary annual data on abortions performed in Kansas, showing a 5.4 % decrease in the number of abortions...
U.S. House to Vote on No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act!
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to take up a major pro-life bill -- the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 3) -- on or about Wednesday, May 4, 2011. National Right to Life urges you to promptly contact the office of your...
Pro-life legislation update: House committee votes to protect pain-capable unborn, ban taxpayer funded abortions
MCCL-backed measures advance at State Capitol Editor’s note. This update was distributed by National Right to Life’s affiliate, the Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life. ST. PAUL — Two measures to protect unborn children were added this week to a bill moving through...
A Brief Look at State Legislative Initiatives
By Dave Andrusko As it came close to time to post National Right to Life News Today for Wednesday, it became clear that doing one of our usual point-by-point state updates wouldn’t work. Too much is in flux, including the middle of negotiations, to make many...
State Legislative Rundown: Idaho Third State to pass Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
By Dave Andrusko And Idaho makes three—Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter today signed his state’s Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, adding Idaho to Nebraska and Kansas as states that recognize they have a compelling interest in protecting the unborn child who is capable...
Bills to prohibit abortions of pain-capable unborn, ban taxpayer funded abortions advance at Minnesota Capitol
House, Senate panels approve protective legislation backed by MCCL ST. PAUL — Legislation to protect unborn children was approved in three key committee hearings this week at the State Capitol. The bills would prohibit abortions of unborn babies who can feel pain and...
Kansas Governor Brownback Holds Ceremonial Signing of Pro-Life Bills
Gov. Sam Brownback has signed two pro-life laws, one to protect the lives of unborn children who are capable of feeling pain and the other to better prevent secret abortions on pregnant minors. "Modern medical science provides substantial evidence that unborn children...