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‘War against women?’: In GOP abortion debate, women lead the way

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by Ben Johnson Wed Jun 19 11:08 EST Comments (27)

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 19, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – When it came to fighting late-term abortion, House Republicans fought a war with women.

Without the enthusiastic support of GOP congresswomen, it would have been impossible for the

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Tags: democrats, marsha blackburn, michele bachmann, republicans

Democrat goes off on late-term abortion ban: ‘This bill is an abomination!’ (Video)

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by Ben Johnson Wed Jun 19 09:25 EST Comments (57)

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 19, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Although religious rhetoric is usually associated with the pro-life movement, one Democrat sounded like a hellfire and brimstone preacher while defending late-term abortion on the floor of the…

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Tags: fetal pain, gwen moore

Video: Congresswoman chokes back tears during emotional debate on 20-wk abortion ban

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by Ben Johnson Tue Jun 18 20:01 EST Comments (22)

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 18, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The topic of abortion can elicit strong emotions. For one Congresswoman, thinking about the tragedy of a million abortions a year nearly made her break out into tears on the House floor.

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Tags: republicans, virginia foxx

House passes nationwide 20-week ban on abortion

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by Ben Johnson Tue Jun 18 17:30 EST Comments (30)

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 18, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would restrict all abortions nationwide to the first 20 weeks of pregnancy.

The “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” (H.R. 1797),…

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Tags: fetal pain, trent franks

Rapper Kanye West praises abortion on CD likening himself to Jesus

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by Ben Johnson Tue Jun 18 07:27 EST Comments (26)

LOS ANGELES, June 17, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Rapper Kanye West's new single, which glorifies aborting the babies men conceive with their mistresses, leaked out to the public just as Kim Kardashian was about to give birth to his baby girl.

The…

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Tags: kanye west, kim kardashian, rap

Obama: Banning late-term abortion shows ‘contempt’ for ‘the Constitution,’ assaults women’s rights

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by Ben Johnson Mon Jun 17 17:28 EST Comments (90)

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 17, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – President Barack Obama has announced that, if Trent Franks' bill to restrict late-term abortion nationwide passes, he will veto it.

In a Statement of Administration Policy, the president…

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Tags: barack obama, fetal pain, trent franks

Cuomo’s radical late-term abortion expansion act dies in NY State Senate

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by Ben Johnson Mon Jun 17 17:09 EST Comments (20)

Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Gov. Andrew Cuomo

ALBANY, NY, June 17, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A controversial provision that would have struck down late-term abortion restrictions in New York state has died in the state senate. The measure, which would have radically expanded…

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Tags: andrew cuomo, new york

Oldest Duggar child to head Family Research Council’s legislative arm

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by Ben Johnson Mon Jun 17 17:00 EST Comments (15)

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 17, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Josh Duggar has starred on TLC's 19 Kids and Counting for 11 years, but soon he'll have a new role: at the helm of a pro-life, pro-family legislative action group in the nation's capital.

Josh…

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Tags: american family association, duggar, family research council

GOP leadership adds rape, incest exceptions to 20-week abortion ban; House votes tomorrow

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by Ben Johnson Mon Jun 17 14:31 EST Comments (15)

Rep. Trent Franks, R-AZ.
Rep. Trent Franks, R-AZ.
House Minority Leader Eric Cantor, R-VA, bowed to media pres
House Minority Leader Eric Cantor, R-VA, bowed to media pressure.

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 17, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Republican leadership in the House of Representatives has required a late-term abortion ban include a rape and incest exception following remarks by its chief sponsor last week that the media…

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Tags: fetal pain, rape, republicans, trent franks

Chen Guangcheng: Chinese Communist influence in academia ‘far greater’ than people believe

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by Ben Johnson Mon Jun 17 10:15 EST Comments (5)

Chen and his wife arriving in New York in May 2012.
Chen and his wife arriving in New York in May 2012.

NEW YORK, June 17, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Human rights activist Chen Guangcheng has confirmed in a statement that New York University is forcing his family out of their campus home by month's end, warning that his case shows the power of a…

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Tags: academia, bob fu, chen guangcheng, china

Trent Franks: 'The taxpayer-funded abortion lobby is attacking me'

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by Ben Johnson Fri Jun 14 20:11 EST Comments (3)

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 14, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – U.S. taxpayers are underwriting the leading figures attacking Congressman Trent Franks for trying to prevent late-term abortions nationwide, said the Congressman today. 

"NARAL, Planned…

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Tags: obama administration, planned parenthood, trent franks

Baby's life saved by CPR…and a turkey baster

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by Ben Johnson Fri Jun 14 19:23 EST Comments (6)

Baby Nessa Shoup
Baby Nessa Shoup
Bill Hogeson, and son.
Bill Hogeson, and son.

LUDINGTON, MI, June 14, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A five-month-old baby is alive today because of a quick-witted Good Samaritan – and a turkey baster.

Bill Hogenson was working on the exterior of a home in Ludington, Michigan, on June 2 when he…

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Tags: culture of life

Lawyer invokes Roe v. Wade to defend man who tricked girlfriend into taking abortion pill

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by Ben Johnson Fri Jun 14 13:19 EST Comments (13)

Attorney Todd Foster
Attorney Todd Foster
John Andrew Welden
John Andrew Welden
Remee Jo Lee
Remee Jo Lee

TAMPA BAY, FL, June 14, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A defense lawyer has invoked the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion in defense of his client, who is accused of giving an abortion-inducing drug to his ex-girlfriend without her knowledge.

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Tags: forced abortion, misoprostol, roe v. wade

Fathers are not optional to children

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by Andrew T. Walker Fri Jun 14 11:46 EST Comments (6)

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 14, 2013 (Heritage Foundation) - Father’s Day is this Sunday. A time to celebrate fathers throughout America, it is also a time to bring renewed attention to the consequences of fatherless households.

President Obama has…

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Tags: family, father

Fatherlessness in America

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by Leslie Grimard Fri Jun 14 11:40 EST Comments (3)

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WASHINGTON, D.C., June 14, 2013 (Heritage Foundation) - Sixty percent of kids in Richmond, Virginia, are without a dad in the home, reports First Things First of Greater Richmond.

First Things First works to help men become actively involved…

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Tags: divorce, single mothers

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