April 28, 2022
Fifth Circuit Instructs Texas Court to Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Texas Heartbeat Act
April 27, 2022
Idaho to Allow State Lawmakers to Defend Heartbeat Law
Doctor who Intentionally Overdosed Dying Patients Found Not Guilty of Murder
April 26, 2022
FDA Warns Against Using Inaccurate, Unapproved Prenatal Tests to Decide Abortion
“While genetic non-invasive prenatal screening tests are widely used today, these tests have not been reviewed by the FDA and may be making claims about their performance and use that are not based on sound science,” said Jeff Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. “Without proper understanding of how these tests should be used, people may make inappropriate health care decisions regarding their pregnancy. We strongly urge patients to discuss the benefits and risks of these tests with a genetic counselor or other health care provider prior to making decisions based on the results of these tests.”
The statement goes on to say, "...when screening for a very rare condition, a positive screening result may be more likely to be a false positive than a true positive, and the fetus may not actually be affected. In other cases, a positive screening result may accurately detect a chromosomal abnormality, but that abnormality is present in the placenta and not in the fetus, which may be healthy. "
The FDA expressed concern that patients are using the results of non-invasive prenatal screening to make decisions such as abortion.
In a more detailed post created by the FDA to coincide with its press release, it explained that non-invasive prenatal screening tests do not diagnose conditions such as down syndrome. Positive tests are supposed to show that a child has a greater risk of genetic abnormality compared to average. Negative tests show a lower-than-average risk.
Over 3,000 Babies Saved Through Abortion Pill Reversal
April 25, 2022
Judge Temporarily Blocks New Kentucky Pro-Life Law
April 22, 2022
Pro-Life Groups Challenge Lawsuit Against Pro-Life Michigan Law
April 21, 2022
Planned Parenthood Responds to Pro-Life Idaho Laws by Leasing a Building on the Border
photo credit: American Life League / Flickr |
Pritzker Calls 15 Week Abortion Ban "Dangerous"
April 20, 2022
Biden Admin to End Trump Conscience Protection Rule
photo credit: Gage Skidmore / Flickr |
“Finally, laws prohibiting government-funded discrimination against conscience and religious freedom will be enforced like every other civil rights law. This rule ensures that healthcare entities and professionals won’t be bullied out of the health care field because they decline to participate in actions that violate their conscience, including the taking of human life.”
If the rule were ever to be enforced, it would offer support and security to pro-life medical workers who refuse to participate in life-ending procedures such as abortion and euthanasia. By scrapping the rule, the Biden administration is working to dismantle any potential protection it could provide.
Maryland Lawmakers Override Veto of Pro-Abortion Bill
photo credit: Jimmy Emerson / Flickr |
April 19, 2022
Massachusetts City Bans Pro-Life Pregnancy Resource Centers
April 18, 2022
Kentucky Lawmakers Override Veto of Pro-Life Bill
photo credit: Matt Turner / Flickr |
April 15, 2022
Baby Tinslee Goes Home After Surviving Hospital's Attempt to Invoke Texas's "10-Day Rule"
Tinslee Lewis |
Florida Gov. Signs 15 Week Abortion Ban
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) photo credit: Gage Skidmore / Flickr |
April 14, 2022
Yelp to Pay Employees' Abortion Travel Expenses
Pro-abortion companies started adding abortion travel expenses to their employee benefits in response to legislation like Texas's Heartbeat Act. The law prohibits abortion after the child's heartbeat is detectable, and its unique enforcement method has made it resistant to legal challenges. For this reason, other pro-life states are enacting similar laws.
“We’ve long been a strong advocate for equality in the workplace, and believe that gender equality cannot be achieved if women’s healthcare rights are restricted,” said Miriam Warren, Yelp's chief diversity officer. “As a remote-first company with a distributed workforce, this new benefit allows our U.S. employees and their dependents to have equitable access to reproductive care, regardless of where they live.”
The Associated Press reported that Yelp has an estimated workforce of 4,000. Roughly 200 of those employees live in Texas.
Florida Judge Upholds 24-Hour Waiting Period Law
April 13, 2022
Oklahoma Gov Signs Law Making Committing Abortion a Felony
April 12, 2022
Two Ohio Abortion Businesses Fined for Dumping Remains and Private Patient Info
Planned Parenthood Bedford Heights photo credit: Operation Rescue |
Kentucky Gov. Vetoes Pro-Life "Omnibus"
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) |