By Jennifer Popik, J.D., Director of Federal Legislation Editor’s note. Pro-life Sen. Cindy Hyde–Smith (R-Miss.) was appointed to fill out the term of pro-life Sen. Thad Cochran, who resigned for health reasons. She will compete against pro-abortion Democrat Mike Espy November 27 in a run-off. Under Mississippi law if no candidate receives 50% of the vote, the top two …
Continue reading "Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s Stellar Pro-life Record "By Dave Andrusko Editor’s note. The following two items come from the Parliamentary Network for Critical Issues. The Isle of Man is a self-governing British Crown dependency in the Irish Sea between England and Ireland. South Africa: Pro-Life MP Introduces Bill to Limit Abortions South African Member of Parliament Cheryllyn Dudley has introduced a bill …
Continue reading "Abortion legislation introduced in South Africa and Isle of Man"By Dave Andrusko Yesterday a few hours after it was issued, we attempted to place in context the quasi-hysterical report issued by the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute (“Guttmacher bemoans avalanche of pro-life legislation, misses entirely the reasons why”). You can read the report for yourself by clicking here. Since yesterday afternoon, there has been a …
Continue reading "Further reflections the day after pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute‘s gloomy report is issued"By Dave Andrusko There is an old idiom about not breaking a butterfly upon a wheel. It can mean a couple of different things but usually it’s advice not to waste massive effort on unimportant items. Or, coming from a different vantage point, don’t pulverize when a good swat will suffice. I thought of that …
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