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28+ min ago (434+ words) Imagine fighting a case all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States'only to admit during oral arguments that the entire premise was based on a lie. In my decades of experience working as an OBGYN and medical director of four separate pregnancy centers in North Carolina, nothing could be further from the truth. The nation's nearly 3,000 pregnancy centers are not only credible and professional, but they also provide vital services that American women and children desperately rely on. Anyone asserting otherwise is either uninformed or anti-woman. In a nation that endlessly debates women's "choice," pregnancy centers are some of the only organizations making sure women truly have one. In 2024 alone, pregnancy centers offered over one million women and children more than$452 millionin medical care, educational programs, and material goods. These organizations strive daily to provide women with…...

41+ min ago (516+ words) A screenshot from the study 'Abortion Onscreen' by UC San Francisco's Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health; UC San Francisco Too few TV shows in 2025 depicted Christian characters as being ok with aborting unborn babies, according to a University of California at San Francisco researcher and self-described abortion "activist." Steph Herold told NPR that she observed this and other "concerning tropes" this year as part of her annual research into how abortions are portrayed on TV. She works for the public university's research group Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health. Of abortion in general, "I think there still is a lot of stigma, even in allegedly liberal Hollywood," Herold said." Her study, "Abortion Onscreen," published last week, found "a return to concerning tropes" in 2025. Herold tracked 65 abortion plotlines in shows such as "The Pitt, "Call the Midwife," "Chicago Med," "W.A.G.s…...

57+ min ago (929+ words) As birth rates among Emiratis have declined over the past decade, several families have shared the reasons behind their decisions to limit the number of children and refrain from expanding their families. According to statistics published by Emarat Al Youm, based on official data from the Ministry of Health and Prevention, the number of Emirati births in the country declined by 13.55 per cent over 10 years, between 2014 and 2023. The number of Emirati newborns dropped from 34,618 births in 2014 to 29,926 births in 2023. The reasons vary, ranging from life pressures and rising living costs to the desire to maintain a certain quality of life among many couples who have three children or fewer. Maryam Hamad, an Emirati from Dubai, became a mother six months after her 2014 marriage. Over ten years of marriage, she has had three children, with a gap of 4 years or less…...

2+ hour, 42+ min ago (480+ words) Makary and Health and Human Services Secretary'Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'have told lawmakers and state attorneys general for months that they are actively conducting a review of mifepristone. But behind the scenes, Makary has told agency officials to delay the safety review, people familiar with the discussions said. "Assertions that the FDA is slow walking this review for political purposes are baseless," HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon said. "FDA's comprehensive scientific reviews take the time necessary to get the science right." The FDA isn't the only object of regulatory lobbying to restrict abortion pills, however. There is also, believe it or not, the Environmental Protection Agency, as Politico reports: An influential anti-abortion group is rallying its supporters around the country to flood EPA with requests to add mifepristone " a drug used in more than two-thirds of all abortions " to a list of…...

3+ hour, 27+ min ago (470+ words) As a general rule, writers " especially those of us trying to exist in the modern internet age " tend to employ hyperbole. With that disclaimer out of the way, please allow me to engage in what may sound like a bit of hyperbole, but isn't. Nevertheless, laws with euphemistic names like "death with dignity" and "medical aid in dying" are advancing like a shroud over the West. Most recently, they're trying to make their way to England. This summer afforded so many things to talk about in English politics (especially among Americans who tend to ignore the existence of their patrimonial island unless absolutely necessary) that, when the British House of Commons passed a vague bill that would make assisted suicide a "right" over the course of the next four years, we ignored it. As in American politics, that didn't make…...

7+ hour, 26+ min ago (573+ words) The State of Louisiana, led by Attorney General Liz Murrill, and abortion drug coercion survivor Rosalie Markezich, are asking a federal district court to'block the Biden administration's mail-order abortion drug rule'in a'new filing this week. They'sued'the U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this year, citing the Biden-era rule for harming women, ending the lives of [] The post Abortion Drug Survivor Asks Court to Block Biden's Mail-Order Abortion Drug Rule appeared first on LifeNews.com. The State of Louisiana, led by Attorney General Liz Murrill, and abortion drug coercion survivor Rosalie Markezich, are asking a federal district court to block the Biden administration's mail-order abortion drug rule in a new filing this week. They sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this year, citing the Biden-era rule for harming women, ending the lives of countless unborn children, and undermining efforts by states…...

9+ hour, 34+ min ago (273+ words) As abortion continues to wane as a top issue of concern for American voters, some pro-life groups are resorting to "peaceful civil disobedience" by organizing abortion clinic blockades and using their arrests to bring greater awareness to the fight to save babies in the womb. Earlier this... As abortion continues to wane as a top issue of concern for American voters, some pro-life groups are resorting to "peaceful civil disobedience" by organizing abortion clinic blockades and using their arrests to bring greater awareness to the fight to save babies in the womb. Earlier this month, over a dozen pro-lifers were arrested and jailed for one to three days after blocking the entrance to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Memphis, Tennessee. As abortion continues to wane as a top issue of concern for American voters, some pro-life groups are resorting to…...

10+ hour, 52+ min ago (229+ words) In response to GOP Reps. Fitzpatrick, Lawler, Bresnahan and Mackenzie partnering with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries" push to force a vote on extending Obamacare subsidies without Hyde protections, SBA Pro-Life America issued the following statement: "The GOP cannot afford to take its pro-life base for granted heading into 2026," said'SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser. "Base turnout determines midterm elections. Without it " especially without President Trump on the ballot " Republicans cannot win. "The House vote on the Jeffries plan to extend COVID-era Obamacare subsidies without Hyde protections will be a decisive factor in SBA Pro-Life America"s'political engagement'in both primaries and the general election in 2026. "If this Obamacare extension passes the House, we are confident Leader John Thune will meet it in the Senate with the same unwavering commitment to the Hyde Amendment that Speaker Johnson has demonstrated. It is…...

11+ hour, 13+ min ago (475+ words) As Republicans in Congress'debate whether to extend COVID-19-era health care premium tax credits,'a prominent conservative organization is warning lawmakers not to abandon pro-life priorities. The Advancing American Freedom Foundation memorandum, titled "How Obamacare Subsidies Pay for Abortions," lays out a loophole in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, which allows for taxpayer dollars to subsidize abortions. "While the legislative text of [Obamacare] says that an insurance plan "shall not use any amount attributable" to the federal tax credit to pay for'abortion services,'the legislation allows subsidies to fund plans that cover abortions," it reads. "As written today, D.C. and 25 states allow ACA plans to cover abortions " This state loophole makes the existing abortion funding restrictions toothless," it adds. Advancing American Freedom was founded by'former Vice President Mike Pence. At the end of the year,…...

11+ hour, 17+ min ago (648+ words) Catholic leaders in Illinois are backing a coalition of pro-life pregnancy centers and doctors suing the state government over a law that requires them to refer women to abortion providers even if they object to the procedure on religious grounds." The lawsuit, National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Treto, challenges a 2016 Illinois rule that requires health care providers who refuse to perform abortions to nevertheless tout the "benefits" of the procedure and refer women to abortion clinics." In April the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois partly blocked the law, ruling that it violates freedom of speech in forcing providers to relay the alleged benefits of abortion. The court, however, held that the abortion referral requirement is legal." The case is currently at appeal from both sides in the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. On Dec. 16, the Catholic…...