Pro-life policies under attack at federal level
WASHINGTON (BP) – Abortion-rights advocates are pressing for the rollback of pro-life policies through all three branches of the federal government. Supporters of abortion rights succeeded in the executive branch Monday (Oct. 4), when the Biden administration announced the repeal of a Trump-era rule that prohibited family planning funds for Planned Parenthood and other organizations […]
ERLC backs brief, urges court to reverse Roe v. Wade
WASHINGTON (BP)—The Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity has joined other religious organizations in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its decisions that support a right to abortion.
House panel rejects SBC-backed Hyde Amendment
WASHINGTON (BP)—The congressional effort to continue to prohibit taxpayer funds from paying for abortions suffered multiple setbacks Thursday (July 15).
Majority of Americans say abortions should be illegal after first trimester
NEW YORK (BP) -- At least 65 percent of Americans believe abortion should be illegal in most cases after the first three months of pregnancy, according to a new poll designed to be representative of the national population.
States on record pace to enact pro-life laws
NASHVILLE (BP) – State governments are on pace to enact a record number of pro-life laws during a year.
Judge strikes down Tennessee abortion waiting-period law
DETROIT (BP)—Pro-life advocates and the state expressed their disappointment with a federal court decision Wednesday (Oct. 14) that invalidated a Tennessee law requiring a 48-hour waiting period before an abortion.
ERLC, others applaud pro-life acts by Trump administration
WASHINGTON (BP) – Pro-life advocates have praised recent actions by the Trump administration to protect newly born children and to broaden the ban on funds for international abortion rights organizations.
FIRST-PERSON: Presidents come and go …
NASHVILLE (BP) – Presidents come and go, but the appointments they make can impact generations.
Court vacancy puts spotlight on abortion again
WASHINGTON (BP) – A sudden vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court has thrust abortion even further into the spotlight for a deeply divided country facing a divisive election.
Pro-lifers prepare for assault on Hyde Amendment
WASHINGTON (BP) – Pro-life advocates are bracing for an assault next year on a federal policy that has protected the consciences of many Americans and saved the lives of an estimated 2.4 million unborn children since 1976.
