Author: David N. O'Steen, Ph.D.

Takeaway From Republican Presidential Debate: What the Candidates Don’t Know About How to Discuss Abortion

By David N. O’Steen, Ph.D Editor’s note. This appeared Monday in the September issue of National Right to Life News, the “pro-life newspaper of record. Please share the entire 40-page edition with your family and friends. The first Republican presidential candidate debate gave a clear picture of the present state of the national political debate on abortion. The picture …

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DeSantis and Abortion…Extreme or Mainstream?

By David N. O’Steen. Ph.D. Editor’s note. This appears in the July issue of National Right to Life News. Please share this 52-page edition with your family and friends. Governor Ron DeSantis’ decision to sign the recently passed bill limiting abortion in Florida immediately drew the expected reaction from abortion supporters and the abortion friendly media. The political …

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A 15-week Phantom “Ban” is no “Ban” at all

By David N. O’Steen, Ph.D.  “Top anti-abortion leaders are continuing to lobby Donald Trump on a 15- week ban they believe should be the standard for Republican Party” began a story in the May 18 issue of Politico. A similar story ran in the same day in the Washington Post. These are not publications sympathetic to pro-lifers. How …

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A Pro-Life Consensus for 12-15 Week Abortion Bans… Why and Why Not

By David N. O’Steen, Ph.D. Editor’s note. This appears in the May digital edition of National Right to Life News. Please share this and all other content you find helpful to pro-life family and friends. Some elements of the pro-life movement not connected to National Right to Life have sought to rally support for a …

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Born at 21 weeks and one day, weighing less than a pound, baby is world’s most premature baby ever to survive

By Dave Andrusko Curtis Means, born about the size of a soccer ball, is now officially the world’s most premature baby ever to survive. “Guinness World Records and UAB Hospital announced Wednesday that Curtis Means, who weighed only 14.8 ounces (420 grams) at birth, set the new record,” the Associated Press reported. ”Born 132 days premature …

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Pro-life coalition counters pro-abortion distortions with truth about Abortion Pill Reversal

By Dave Andrusko What a way to start the week! The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG), in conjunction with Heartbeat International and Live Action, “has produced a lengthy video and an FAQ page offering detailed information about the science and success of APR [Abortion Pill Reversal]” according to National Review Online’s Alexandra …

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A National Referendum on Abortion

By David N. O’Steen, Ph.D., National Right to Life Executive Director A National Referendum on Abortion – that’s how Ernest Ohlhoff, National Right to Life’s Director of Outreach, described the 2016 election in a recent article published by Maryland Right to Life. He’s right–and post-election polling shows how the right to life side won. Abortion …

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Poll: Most Americans Familiar with Planned Parenthood, But Don’t Know that Planned Parenthood Performs Abortions

    WASHINGTON – Recent polling by the Polling Company found that a substantial majority of registered voters say that they are familiar with Planned Parenthood and a majority has a favorable impression of that organization.  However, the same poll found that a majority did not know that Planned Parenthood performs abortions, despite the fact …

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Polling Shows Support for National Right to Life Legislative Proposals

By David N. O’Steen, Ph.D., NRLC Executive Director Recent polling by the Polling Company has shown strong support for two legislative proposals strongly backed by the National Right Life Committee. These proposals include prohibiting abortion after the time at which the unborn child can feel pain and prohibiting abortions for sex selection. There is now …

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Learning from the 2012 Elections

By David N. O’Steen, Ph.D., Executive Director, National Right to Life A determined, one-sided media together with a sequence of most unfortunate statements by candidates created a  “perfect storm” that played into and greatly augmented the pro-abortion narrative in this election.  This effectively neutralized the usual pro-life advantage. The pro-life movement and pro-life candidates cannot …

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