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New Video Shows Baby Tinslee Still Awake and Moving Despite Cook Children’s Claims in State Supreme Court Plea

By Texas Right to Life Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth asked the Supreme Court of Texas on August 20 for permission to remove Baby Tinslee Lewis’s ventilator against her mother’s will.  The Second Court of Appeals issued a comprehensive ruling in July that argued the 10-Day Rule is likely unconstitutional, and Tinslee’s mother, …

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Medical Authoritarianism and Tinslee Lewis, Charlie Gard, and Alfie Evans

By Dave Andrusko Earlier today, we reposted a terrific story written by pro-life bioethicist Wesley J. Smith. The immediate context was the attempt by Cook Children’s Medical Center in Ft. Worth, Texas to win the right to take little Tinslee Lewis off of life support and (this is really scary) “prevent her mother from pursuing …

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President Reagan bestowing the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Mother Teresa: “Mother Teresa is a heroine of our times”

By Dave Andrusko This Sunday marks the 35th anniversary of the spell-binding speech Mother Teresa delivered at the 1985 National Right to Life Convention. I’d like to add a few words to what National Right to Life sent out earlier today about this momentous event. Prior to her remarks, Mother Teresa (now Saint Teresa of …

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June digital edition of National Right to Life News highlights politics, impact of COVID-19, Planned Parenthood, and babies saved

By Dave Andrusko Judging by the responses, the June digital edition of NRL News Today was very helpful to our audience. Thanks for writing me at daveandrusko@gmail.com with your thoughts and insights. In addition to stories about the impact of the COVID-19, the wonderful pro-life response to pregnant women during the pandemic, and the wise counsel of …

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Pro-abortion activists attack life-saving abortion pill reversal protocol; want feds to squelch pregnancy help speech

Group opposes pro-life efforts to protect women from dangerous abortion pill By Lisa Bourne A self-styled watchdog group focused on assailing pro-life organizations recently asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to seize websites involved in publicizing abortion pill reversal (APR) information. Heartbeat International’s APR website is among those targeted by Campaign for Accountability, a …

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“Roe v. Wade tragically defied that American creed”

Editor’s note. Last week pro-life Republican Members of the House devoted an entire hour to speeches commemorating next week’s 47th anniversary of the deadly Roe v. Wade decision. We will repost them all. Last Thursday we began by posting the introductory remarks delivered by Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.). On Friday we posted the speeches of …

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Why the December edition of NRL News is must reading

By Dave Andrusko By the time you finish this post I trust you will be persuaded that the December edition of the “Pro-life newspaper of record” is must reading that must be shared with all your pro-life family and friends. NRL News never under-reports life-affirming stories that warm the heart of any pro-lifer. Here are …

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Over 100 Northern Irish health care workers threaten to quit over new abortion regime

By Dorothy Cummings McLean BELFAST, Northern Ireland, December 17, 2019 ― Medical professionals, including GPs, have threatened to quit if the pro-abortion legislation forced on predominantly pro-life Northern Ireland does not make adequate provisions for conscience rights. Dr. Andrew Cupples is among the 135 medical staff, including doctors, nurses, midwives, and pharmacists, who signed a …

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Is it really compassionate to abort ‘for the sake of the baby’?

By Sarah Terzo Patricia Launneborg’s book “Abortion: a Positive Decision” may be one of the most blatantly pro-abortion books ever written. She champions abortion, describing it in glowing terms, and presents the stories of women who feel their abortion was wonderful. One thing I noticed as I read through the women’s stories was how many …

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A Modern Screwtape Letter (with apology to C.S. Lewis)

By Bonnie Finnerty, Education Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation My dear Wormwood, Your steady success tells me it is time for the next step. Having already convinced humans that offspring can and should be avoided, due to the sacrificial demands imposed upon parents, it should be easy to convince those same humans that life inadvertently created …

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Healthy Twins Survive Chemical Abortion After Planned Parenthood Failed to Disclose Second Child In Utero

By Katie Franklin Recently, a Tennessee woman gave birth to healthy twin babies who miraculously survived a chemical abortion attempt at a Knoxville, TN, Planned Parenthood. The incredible story of these miracle babies, as told by one pro-life physician, underscores just how sorely the abortion giant fails to meet the needs of women, both from …

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