Trump, pro-life leaders at odds in recent developments
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission released a letter today (Jan. 16) calling for President Trump’s action on recent issues that have brought friction between the pro-life movement and an administration historically supportive of it.
Ultrasound helps NC couple choose life before dedication ceremony
BURLINGTON, N.C. — Even before its formal dedication, a newly installed ultrasound machine at a local pregnancy resource center was already fulfilling its purpose.
FIRST-PERSON: Underground abortion networks reveal spiritual crisis, not policy problem
Underground abortion networks are emerging out of the shadows, and it is every bit as alarming as it sounds.
ERLC podcast features March for Life president
NASHVILLE (BP) – The latest episode of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission podcast features a conversation with the president of the March for Life in anticipation of the upcoming national rally in late January.
Puerto Rico sets personhood at conception but keeps abortion; Wyo. high court upholds abortion
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (BP) – Abortion remains legal in Puerto Rico despite a new law there establishing personhood at conception; while among the states, the Wyoming Supreme Court struck down legislation Jan. 6 that outlawed the abortion pill and other limitations.
Appeals court says defunding of Planned Parenthood can continue
BOSTON (BP) – The First Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with the Trump Administration in allowing the defunding of abortion providers to continue while a lawsuit is ongoing.
Southern Baptists Across State Lines join New England Baptists to save pre-born lives
Williston, VT (BP) -- After leaving Vermont, returning again feels like entering spiritual darkness. That’s how one volunteer at Aspire Now Pregnancy Care Center in Williston, Vermont, described her experience serving mothers in a state that is leading the nation in abortion access.
Supreme Court hears New Jersey pregnancy center’s First Amendment case
WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Dec. 2 in a case involving a group of New Jersey pregnancy resource centers challenging a state subpoena asking them to hand over information about their fundraising practices.
State conventions, Send Relief partner for Psalm 139 ultrasound placement in Vermont
WILLISTON, Vt. (BP) – The Psalm 139 Project, a pro-life ministry of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), has donated an ultrasound machine to a pregnancy resource center in Williston, Vt., in a partnership with multiple Baptist state conventions and Send Relief.
South Carolina looks at most restrictive abortion bill in the U.S.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sending women who get abortions to prison. Outlawing IUDs. Sharply restricting in-vitro fertilization. These are the strictest abortion prohibitions and punishments in the nation being considered by South Carolina lawmakers.
