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The Weak Spots in the Texas Abortion Ban Can be Easily Fixed

Pro-lifers are excited by the Supreme Court’s decision to refuse an injunction against enforcement of Texas’s new ban on abortions after six weeks of gestation. But notably, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority also noted that the novel nature of the statute raised new constitutional questions. In short, the controversy created by Texas Heartbeat Act is not settled. […]

Only a Minority of Abortions Are for Unwanted Pregnancies, New Study

by David C. Reardon April 15, 2021. A major abortion advocacy group has recently found that only 42% of aborting women described their pregnancies as unwanted.1 Unexpectedly, 38% described their pregnancies as wanted or wanted but mistimed.  The remaining 19% were unsure how to describe the wantedness of their pregnancies, indicating ambivalence or at least some attachment to […]

Making Abortion Rare, the Chief Justice Roberts Way

Aug. 13, 2020 In 2016, Chief Justice Roberts voted to uphold a Texas law requiring abortionists to have hospital admitting privileges.  But in 2020, he voted to reject an identical statute in Louisiana. Why?  Because his 2016 opinion was overruled by the majority of the Supreme Court.  Even though he still believes the majority erred […]

JAMA Attack on Pregnancy Centers Ignores the Truth

8/28/18 The last few years have seen increased attacks on pregnancy help centers from state legislators, the abortion lobby and their allies in the media, including laws forcing pregnancy centers to refer clients to abortion businesses or even counsel them about the “benefits” of abortion. Now an article in the Journal of the America Medical […]

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