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According to the Guttmacher Institute’s Monthly Abortion Provision Study (2025), New Mexico had the highest estimated abortion rate among the 50 states, with 16,150 abortions and a rate of 39.4 abortions per 1,000 women ages 15–44. Guttmacher also estimates that approximately 10,200 patients traveled to New Mexico from other states to obtain abortions. Source: Guttmacher Institute, Monthly Abortion Provision Study (2025)⁠. ​New Mexico: 16,150 abortions […]

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July 4th is observed as our nation’s birthday precisely because that was the day in 1776 that Congress voted to approve the wording in the Declaration of Independence, after having adopted two days earlier the declaration “That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States…” And what a celebration […]

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Vice President J.D. Vance released his book Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith last month, where he raised issues regarding the case of my sister, Terri Schiavo. The Vice President expressed frustration with the enormous amount of attention one woman received from evangelical leaders, arguing that broader ethical issues involving “a world filled with […]

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A one-year prohibition on federal Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood expired Saturday, restoring taxpayer dollars to the nation’s largest abortion business on America’s 250th birthday. The expiration prompted strong condemnation from pro-life advocates who called on Congress and President Trump to immediately restore the defunding. The ban, part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act […]

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The Netherlands Times reported on March 26, 2026 that there were 10,341 reported euthanasia deaths in 2025 representing 6% of all deaths, an increase of 3.8% from 9,958 in 2024. Last week, the Netherlands Minister of Public Health, Sophie Hermans, confirmed that at least one child has now died by euthanasia in the Netherlands. The Netherlands Times published an article […]

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I predict that Canada had 17,700 reported euthanasia deaths in 2025 representing about 5.6% of all deaths and a 7.3% increase from 2024. I am researching the 2025 Canadian euthanasia data since Health Canada is slow to release data and Canadians have the right to know. Health Canada’s Sixth Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying was […]

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The 250th Anniversary of our nation overwhelms me with gratitude. I’m struck by the big and seemingly small blessings that surround us. Faith, family and freedom. These words are filled with meaning. The picture they paint is distinctly American. America is far from perfect but continues to be the great hope for the cause of […]

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U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-Louisiana), U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-New Jersey) and 90 additional Republican lawmakers in filing an amicus brief supporting Louisiana’s lawsuit to protect women and their unborn children from dangerous chemical abortion drugs. “The FDA has the responsibility to ensure every drug meets rigorous safety standards, […]

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Supporters of a radically pro-abortion ballot initiative turned in nearly 110,000 signatures Thursday outside the Idaho State Capitol This is their effort to place on the November ballot a measure that pro-life advocates warn would support the killing of unborn babies in abortions, potentially even up to birth. The so-called Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act, […]

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American taxpayers will once again be forced to fund Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion business, starting tomorrow as a one-year ban on Medicaid reimbursements expires. The one-year prohibition, included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025, blocked federal Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood and similar organizations […]

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A British woman is defending killing her baby in an abortion, in part because her family wanted to take its first vacation. A 28-year-old mother of two has publicly defended her decision to abort her unborn baby, saying she is happy she did so because her family would not have to “suffer.” Leah Allington’s decision […]

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Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on conception rates in 2023 have shown that while there has been an increase in pregnancies, a higher increase in abortions has led to fewer babies being born overall. The ONS data reported that the number of babies aborted in 2023 was 279,970. This is an increase […]

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When our founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence they signed their own death warrants. Each man pledged his life, his fortune, and his sacred honor to the creation of this nation. If you look at a copy of the Declaration you will notice the signature of Stephen Hopkins appearing shaky. When Hopkins signed, he […]

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Yesterday, New Hampshire Gov Ayotte (R) vetoed HB232, a bill that would have simply given healthcare workers a place to complain to if they were forced to perform abortions against their conscience; it contained no penalties after an amendment by the NH Senate. By not having penalties, the bill was to the left of California, Massachusetts, […]

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When traveling on an Amtrak train out of New York City, I saw a line of graffiti which stopped me cold. The colorful message read, “Save the Children.” The urban graphic display was a grim reminder to me of the more than one million babies who die annually because of a policy that treats the […]

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The first time I met Jeanne Head was in Atlanta in 1991, at the National Right to Life Convention and board meeting. It was my first board meeting ever, and it was also the meeting when she was first elected to the Executive Committee of the National Right to Life Board. I did not know […]

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A recent Ohio Capital Journal article reported on a new Urban Institute study claiming that “30% of surveyed Ohio residents reported they needed but didn’t get one or more types of care between 2024 and 2025.” That should concern anyone who cares about women’s health. Women should not have to wait months for an appointment, […]

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A woman whose identical twin sister died shortly after they were born prematurely has become a neonatal intensive care nurse, helping babies and families facing circumstances similar to those experienced by her own family. Megan Green now works in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). She said that caring for premature and seriously ill babies […]

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As the one-year prohibition on certain federal Medicaid payments to abortion providers expires on July 4, National Right to Life expressed deep concern that taxpayer dollars will once again be available to subsidize organizations whose business depends on abortion, including Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider. “The resumption of taxpayer funding for the abortion […]

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Lorne Gunter, who is a columnist and an editorial board member with the National Post wrote an excellent article that was published in the Edmonton Journal on June 24, 2026 titled: When death comes casually, MAiD out of control. Gunter begins his article by stating that Canada legalized euthanasia 10 years ago and since parliament legalized […]

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