That’s a rhetorical question, right? Unfortunately, no. Many would debate whether newborns have a right to life – and just such a debate will ensue in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday when the body votes on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (S. 311). Make your voice heard today by asking your senators to vote
The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. I’m sure you’ve probably heard about this bill by now through various media outlets. This national bill would ban abortions after 20 weeks, with a few limitations. Similar measures have already passed in many states (including here in North Dakota) and in virtually every country that currently allows abortions.
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate defeated a bill that would have outlawed abortions after 20 weeks, the point by which preborn children can feel horrific pain. A majority of senators (51) supported the bill, but 60 votes were required to overcome a Democrat filibuster. As a result, the United States remains one of just seven countries,
Part 2 in a 4-part series called “Protecting Life & Ending Abortion” In the bleak of winter, on January 22, 1973, it looked like the issue of abortion had been decided. The Supreme Court had ruled in Roe v. Wade, so what more was there to say? And, what’s worse, Christians remained largely silent—at first.
Dear Friends, It’s not often we get to celebrate the news coming out of Washington, D.C., but this week, there were two big wins for supporters of life, family and religious freedom. First, the House of Representatives took an important step towards protecting life when it passed H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.
Pro-life members of the House offered clear, medically sound insights into why elective abortions should be ended after a pre-born baby reaches 20 weeks. Jim Banks is a U.S. Representative and an alumnus of Family Policy Foundation’s Statesmen Academy. He has advocated for such protections his entire career, voting for it as a state lawmaker
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin recently signed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. It effectively bans abortions after five months. Kent Ostrander, president of our ally, The Family Foundation of Kentucky, said the General Assembly accomplished more for the pro-life cause in five days than it had in the past decade. Marjorie Dennenfelser, president of the
South Dakota passed its Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act to take a stand on this important life issue. South Dakota passed its Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, becoming the 16th state in the nation to take a stand on this important life issue. South Dakota joins 15 other states including Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and
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