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

The president said in a statement the bill to restrict abortion to 20 weeks is “an assault on a woman's right to choose.”

Gov. Andrew Cuomo

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

The Independent Democratic Conference introduced all other planks of his women's rights bill.

Rep. Trent Franks, R-AZ.

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

In a bipartisan accommodation that bowed to media pressure, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia added the exceptions to Trent Franks' “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” (H.R. 1797) on Friday.

USA

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

Tony Perkins announced this afternoon that Josh Duggar will become executive director of FRC Action.

Couple decides to adopt baby conceived in rape 2 weeks after giving birth to their own daughter

Two weeks after giving birth to her second child, Julia Schoch received an e-mail that would forever change her life.

International

Skyrocketing levels of fatherlessness having ‘devastating’ effects on children: UK report

The report found that 130,000 more families are headed by a single parent than in 2006, and an additional 125,000 dependent children are not living with both parents.

UK gay ‘marriage’ bill ignores children’s right to a mother and father: campaign group

Gay Marriage, No Thanks says it is aiming “to put the wellbeing of children at the centre of the same-sex marriage debate.”

Canada

Defund CBC over skit mocking Eucharist with coffee, donuts: Petition to Parliament

"I don't think that Catholics should have to pay for the privilege of being mocked,” agreed Sun New Networks' Ezra Levant.

‘Radical disaster’: Quebec pushes ahead with bill to allow doctors to kill their patients

“‘Medical aid in dying’ is an unprecedented move to make euthanasia appear as a medical act,” said Natalie Sonnen, executive director of LifeCanada.