Palin: ‘I choose life’ over glamorous White House Press dinner
"The pro-life cause or White House Correspondents' Dinner? I choose life," Palin said.
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Planned Parenthood prepares lawsuit against Indiana defunding law
Planned Parenthood of Indiana (PPIN) has called the defunding bill an "assault against women."
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U.S. House readies for vote on No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
The legislation, which would codify the Hyde Amendment, could have an historic impact on the future of the pro-life movement.
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NC gov. signs ‘Ethen’s law’: makes unborn child a separate victim in violent crime
The law is named for Jenna Nielsen’s unborn son, Ethen. Nielsen was eight-and-a-half-months pregnant with Ethen when she was stabbed to death.
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Pro-life Congressmen warn DC: obey the law and defund abortion
"We trust you will act immediately to respect and faithfully implement the law by ensuring that no further taxpayer funds are expended for elective abortions," the lawmakers wrote.
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Indiana gov. will sign bill defunding Planned Parenthood
I supported this bill from the outset, and the recent addition of language guarding against the spending of tax dollars to support abortions creates no reason to alter my position," said Daniels today.
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Oklahoma, Texas tighten RU-486 regulations
“For too long, abortion providers have been dispensing abortion-inducing drugs in an unsafe manner that serves only to boost their own profit margins and it must stop,” said Charmaine Yoest, president of Americans United for Life.
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Appeals Court green-lights federally funded embryonic stem-cell research
Today's decision overturns a previous decision that nullified President Barack Obama’s executive order allowing the NIH to fund up to 75 new lines of stem cells derived from human embryos.
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Study: gay teens five times more likely to attempt suicide
The study sought to determine whether living in a gay friendly social environment affected the risk of a teen identifying as homosexual committing suicide.
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Florida lawmakers pass slew of pro-life bills
Included among the battery of pro-life legislation passed is a constitutional amendment that would ban public funding for abortion.
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