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As estimates released by Planned Parenthood’s former research arm show that abortion in the United States continues to rise despite the passage of restrictions in many states, pro-life advocates suggest the increasing prevalence of abortions by mail is to blame. According to data released in a Guttmacher Institute report late last month, an estimated 1,126,000 abortions were […]

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Former University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling pleaded not guilty Friday to first-degree manslaughter in the death of her newborn son, whose body was found in a trash bag in her closet. Snelling, 22, appeared in a Lexington courtroom dressed in a blue floor-length dress and flanked by her attorneys. She did not speak during […]

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The U.S. birth rate reached a new record low in 2025, according to provisional Vital Statistics data released this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Last year, the U.S. recorded only 53.1 births per 1,000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44), a 1.3% decline from 2024 and a 23% decline from 2007. The […]

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SB0419 by Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald), the Senate companion to HB0005 by Representative Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood), recognizes that it is both a state and federal crime to distribute or prescribe abortion pills in Tennessee. These illegal drugs continue to flow into our state: Killing unborn children Sidestepping parental involvement in a life-or-death situation Providing cover for sexual predators Causing serious and sometimes life-threatening […]

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In a major legal victory against blatant targeting and discrimination from former President Joe Biden’s administration, pro-life volunteer Mark Houck has secured a seven-figure settlement in his lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice. The settlement follows the Biden administration’s widely criticized prosecution and bogus arrest of the Pennsylvania father under the Freedom of Access […]

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The Kansas Legislature on Thursday overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s vetoes of two pro-life bills aimed at bolstering informed consent protections for pregnant women and providing them meaningful legal recourse when those rights are violated. The bills will help pregnant women and help save babies from abortions. Both the House and Senate easily surpassed the […]

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A federal judge temporarily halted Louisiana’s lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking to limit access to the dangerous chemical abortion drug Mifepristone’s mail-order availability while the agency completes an ongoing safety review of the drug. While the pause keeps mail dispensing of chemical abortion drugs in place for now, the judge noted that Louisiana Attorney […]

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Abortion Free New Mexico (AFNM) is raising concerns following the re-opening of a Planned Parenthood facility in Northeast Albuquerque, which is now providing in-person medical abortions at 9809 Candelaria Rd NE. According to their website, the location is identified as “Northeast Heights Health Center of Albuquerque, NM” and is currently open. At the same address, mapping data and prior listings indicate […]

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Twins who were born very prematurely after their mother’s water broke at just 20 weeks gestation are now thriving one year later. Alyssa Tran’s water broke the day before she was due to undergo a 20-week ultrasound during her pregnancy with twins. She had experienced preterm pre-labour rupture of membranes, which is when a baby’s […]

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The number of babies born in the United States declined in 2025 while the number of babies killed in abortions has hit record highs. Provisional figures released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show 3,606,400 babies were born in 2025, a 1% decrease from 3,628,934 births in 2024. The general fertility […]

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On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, Idaho’s federal district court struck down a subpoena served on pro-life advocacy organization Right to Life of Idaho, Inc. (“RTLI”), in Matsumoto v. Labrador. The court found that the First Amendment shields political advocacy organizations like RTLI from being forced to release their communications to legislators when doing so could chill […]

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Planned Parenthood just released its latest annual report – and once again, the numbers tell a story the abortion giant would rather keep buried. Behind the polished slogans and glossy branding is the same ugly truth: Planned Parenthood is committing more abortions than ever, taking more taxpayer money than ever, doing less actual women’s healthcare than ever, […]

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As of today, HB 4834 has passed the House and is now in the Senate. This is a critical moment. If this bill becomes law, Illinois will remove the abortion pill from the Prescription Monitoring Program—a system designed to track high-risk drugs and protect patients from preventable harm. Let’s be clear about what this means: It becomes significantly […]

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Senate Republicans are sinking hundreds of millions of dollars into defending GOP-held seats but also eyeing unseating Democrats in battleground states. The Senate Leadership Fund (SLF) this week announced a whopping $342 million ad buy dedicated to maintaining control of the U.S. Senate. The GOP has committed $79 million to the Ohio special election to fill the […]

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The battle over efforts to block the abortion pill from crossing state lines in violation of pro-life state laws raged on Tuesday as a federal judge in Louisiana rejected a lawsuit by Bayou State Attorney General Liz Murrill (R) challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) allowance of the drug to be dispensed through the […]

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This week, JAMA Network Open published a study that analyzed the impact of recently enacted pro-life laws on maternal mortality rates. Overall, the results should please pro-lifers. The study found that maternal mortality rates are falling in both states with strong pro-life laws and states with permissive abortion policies. Since enacting its Heartbeat Law, Texas saw its […]

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Top officials with the administration of President Donald Trump are investigating the bogus prosecution of dozens of pro-life advocates for peacefully protesting abortion during the Biden years. The Trump Justice Department is preparing to release a report concluding that the Biden administration politically targeted pro-life Americans because of their religious beliefs when it prosecuted them […]

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While preparing to write today’s stories for NRL News Today, I ran across “Please Laugh About My Abortion With Me” which ran in 2022. And while Alison Leiby wasn’t kidding, I wondered what the audience’s response was to her one-woman “comedy.” Prior to the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturning Roe, Alison Leiby tells us that “When I started […]

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Using suspect insider studies to push the myth of abortion pill safety, advocates have continued to push for relaxed distribution standards for mifepristone even as evidence of the pill’s dangers mounted. Now, while the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is in the midst of a critical safety review of the drug in light of alarming […]

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Clarification for those who will not have time to read the document. Though the service and financial data from the 2024-2025 Planned Parenthood Annual Report spends a fair amount of time complaining about efforts of the Trump administration to shut them down, data from the 2024-2025 Planned Parenthood Annual Report actually covers only the last […]

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