Category: Pro-Lifers

By Kim Schwartz, Texas Right to Life According to a recent study, dad jokes, despite their potential to cause embarrassment, may have a positive impact on children’s development. Marc Hye-Knudsen, a humor researcher, published an article in the journal of the British Psychological Society, arguing that dad jokes are a complex and intriguing phenomenon that sheds …

By Nancy Flanders  Four pro-life legislators are asking members of Congress not to meet with the pro-abortion American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), after the organization prohibited pro-life doctors from participating in a conference they had attended in previous years. Reps. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), Chip Roy (R-Texas), and Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to ACOG …

By Dave Andrusko Pro-life blogger Sarah Terzo is a priceless resource for the rest of us. She has an uncanny knack for finding the most revealing quotations, not only from abortionists, but also from women who are looking back on their abortions. We are reposting one of her gems in Wednesday’s NRL News Today. Over …

By Paul Stark, Communications Associate, Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life The pro-life position isn’t just how we feel. It’s not merely a belief that we hold. It is supported by very good reasons. It is based on a fact of science and a principle of justice. A fact of science First, the unborn (the human embryo or fetus) is a human …

Protect Women Ohio (PWO), a group dedicated to defeating Ohio’s extreme amendment, announced its first wave of Ohio-based members today. The broad coalition of life and family leaders, concerned parents, health and medication professionals, and faith leaders is a testament to PWO’s unmatched grassroots and infrastructure across the state. PWO’s Ohio-based coalition is comprised of …

By Bridget Sielicki One Georgia mom has an unusual and unforgettable birth story to share with her daughter once she’s old enough — the little girl was born in a fire station, with her firefighter Grandpa’s assistance. Austell firefighter Bret Langston told 11 Alive News that he has delivered several babies, having been on the job for 28 years, …

In commemoration of Women’s History Month we spotlight Dr. Mildred Jefferson – a pro-life groundbreaker. #WomensHistoryMonth

By Dave Andrusko Editor’s note. Charles J. Chaput, who is now retired, was the Archbishop of the diocese of Philadelphia from 2011 until earlier this year. This first ran in 2013 but what he had to say resonates. It’s not a secret to anyone who reads NRL News Today that I am a huge admirer of Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. …

We celebrate Women’s History Month by focusing on pro-life heroines. Today we focus on NRLC president, Carol Tobias. #WomensHisotryMonth

I first heard this poem read by Ben Domenech on his podcast “A Year of Dying Gracefully,” as he memorialized the loss of his pre-born child through miscarriage (his wife, Meghan McCain, wrote about the experience for the New York Times.) Read the whole story.

By Laura Echevarria, Director of Communications and Press Secretary It’s never surprising to see the press latch onto the most sensational aspects of a story angle but since the Dobbs decision in June, we’ve seen stories on abortion that have been shocking in how tangential, biased, bizarre, and even unrelated they are to the abortion issue.  Many …

A Japanese doctor who changed laws and attitudes even before becoming a Christian By David Kolf If asked to name a life-related event in 1973 that sent a shock wave felt by millions, Roe v Wade would come to the mind of many MercatorNet readers, I would imagine. This year, though, also marks the 50th anniversary of another event from …