Research finds that women seeking abortion believe providers should offer them the option to view the ultrasound. But providers don’t always do so, and abortion advocacy groups (PP Action, NARAL, ACOG) oppose measures requiring providers to do so. Read the whole story.
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By Maria Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation It happened when I was scrolling through my Facebook feed one day. In between posts about the latest football games, I saw it—and it melted my heart. There was an Ultrasound of not one, but two babies—the latest additions to my Facebook friend’s family. I have seen …
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By Jonathon Van Maren If the pre-born are not human, pro-life apologist Scott Klusendorf is fond of saying, then no defence of abortion is necessary. But if they are human, no defence of abortion is adequate. The entire abortion debate hinges on whether or not the person being aborted is, in fact, a person. Human beings have …
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By Monica Snyder, Executive Director Editor’s note. This is reposted with permission from Secular Pro-Life. Research finds that women seeking abortion believe providers should offer them the option to view the ultrasound. But providers don’t always do so, and abortion advocacy groups (Planned Parenthood Action, NARAL, ACOG) oppose measures requiring providers to do so. Please …
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By Dave Andrusko Very good and very bad news, on the same day. On Friday, the full 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to hear an appeal for a rehearing of a decision made in April in which a split three-judge panel upheld H.B. 2, Kentucky’s ultrasound law. As we reported at the time, …
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By Dave Andrusko More than most, pro-lifers are keenly aware of the power of words. We operate in the specific and the humane. Our opposite numbers retreat to the vague and the inhumane. The classic example of the hazy and the uncustomary—“fetus”—is no accident. When accepted, it allows pro-abortionists to evade the power of the …
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By Kelli The Times of Israel reports that a new “handheld ultrasound device” is in its finishing stages. It will “allow pregnant women to check on the health of their baby” by connecting to a smartphone. Created by PulseNmore LTD, this device is really designed to provide peace of mind to expectant mothers, as it …
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Rhode Island Right to Life’s 2019 Ancora Ultrasound Fundraising Banquet is less than two weeks away. Please visit the event registration page if you can attend or donate. Please also spread the word, invite friends, or even be a table captain. With your help, we can get Rhode Island’s only Mobile Ultrasound Pregnancy Center back …
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By Katie Franklin After New York shocked the country with its egregious law expanding late-term abortion this January, Focus on the Family decided to act, bringing the value and dignity of human life back to the forefront of the discussion. To do so, the pro-life, conservative group organized a 12-week campaign, called “See Life Clearly,” …
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Providing ultrasound images and making fetal heartbeat audible is Constitutional By Arthur Goldberg Share on Twitter forward by email Print Subscribe Editor’s note. This is adapted from a post that originally appeared at Mercatornet. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, in EMW Women’s Surgical Ctr. vs. Beshear et. al, recently decided that a statute is …
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By Dave Andrusko Our last post of the day was made possible because a friend passed along a story that appears in the May edition of Christianity Today. Written by Kimi Harris, her lovely musings run under the headlined “When Our Ultrasound Revealed a Birth Defect, My Doctor Offered an Abortion: We’ve never regretted saying …
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By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation It happened once when I was scrolling through my Facebook feed one day. In between posts about the latest sporting events and political rants, I saw it—and it melted my heart. There was an Ultrasound of not one, but two babies—the latest additions to my Facebook …
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