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Pro-Life Advocates Celebrate Huge Idaho Victory, Defeating Abortion

Idaho voters on Tuesday rejected Proposition 1 by a wide margin, handing pro-life advocates a clear victory and preserving the state’s existing pro-life laws that save babies. With more than 96% of votes counted and only about 28,000 ballots remaining, the “No” side led 56% to 44%—a 12-point margin that will not be overcome.

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Steven Ertelt|LifeNews.com|

Pro-Life Groups Will Fight Hard to Stop Democrats’ Abortion Agenda

Leading pro-life groups are prepared to fight hard to stop the radical abortion agenda Democrats will bring to Congress next year. Democrats’ new control of both chambers of Congress has set the stage for renewed efforts to expand abortion and dismantle longstanding protections for unborn children, pro-life groups said Wednesday.

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Steven Ertelt|LifeNews.com|

Virginia Judge Will Hear Case in 9 Days to Overturn Abortions Up to Birth

The battle to stop abortions up to birth in Virginia is not over. A Virginia judge will hear arguments in 9 days on a lawsuit seeking to block certification of a newly approved constitutional amendment that writes elective abortion through all nine months of pregnancy into the state Constitution.

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Steven Ertelt|LifeNews.com|

Virginia Votes for Abortions Up to Birth With No Limits

Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday that embeds expansive abortion rights in the state Constitution, including a broad health exception that pro-life advocates say undermines meaningful protections for unborn children in the final months of pregnancy. With 88.37% of precincts reporting, the abortions up to birth amendment won with “Yes” leading 62.37% to 37.63% […] The post Virginia Votes for Abortions Up to Birth With No Limits appeared first on LifeNews.com .

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Steven Ertelt|LifeNews.com|

Idaho Defeats Radical Measure for Abortions Up to Birth

Idaho voters defeated a ballot measure that pro-life advocates said would have legalized abortions up to birth, eliminated parental consent requirements and opened the door to taxpayer funding of abortions. With 77% of precincts reporting, Proposition 1 was trailing 53.8% to 46.2%, according to unofficial results.

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Steven Ertelt|LifeNews.com|

Virginia Passes Amendment for Right to Kill Babies in Abortions Up to Birth

Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday that embeds a fundamental right to kill babies in abortions up to birth in the state constitution. With 52.83 percent of precincts reporting, the Associated Press showed “Yes” leading 60.09 percent to 39.91 percent on Question 1.

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Steven Ertelt|LifeNews.com|

Appeals Court Rules Idaho Can Enforce Abortion Ban, Save Babies

A divided federal appeals court ruled Friday that Idaho can fully enforce its near-total abortion ban. The ruled paused a lower-court order that had allowed one abortionist to kill babies in additional health-related circumstances and restoring the state’s ability to protect unborn children.

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Steven Ertelt|LifeNews.com|

Cardinal Ignores Catholic Pro-Life Teachings, Gives Award to Abortion Activist

The highest official in the Catholic Church in Illinois gave an award to a radical abortion activist who has literally funded the deaths of unborn babies. Meanwhile, outside the swanky fundraising dinner where the award was given, pro-life advocates protested and called the Catholic leader to follow the Catholic Church’s pro-life teachings and Biblical values […] The post Cardinal Ignores Catholic Pro-Life Teachings, Gives Award to Abortion Activist appeared first on LifeNews.com .

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Steven Ertelt|LifeNews.com|

Chrissy Teigen Promotes Killing Babies in Abortions Up to Birth

Celebrity model Chrissy Teigen is promoting killing babies in abortions up[ to birth and wants voters in Idaho to do just that. Teigen joined Idaho feminists Wednesday to campaign for Proposition 1, a ballot initiative that pro-life groups say would allow the intentional killing of unborn babies up to birth and strip away parental consent […] The post Chrissy Teigen Promotes Killing Babies in Abortions Up to Birth appeared first on LifeNews.com .

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Steven Ertelt|LifeNews.com|

Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer Wants Judge to Dismiss Murder Charges

The lawyer for Lindsay Clancy, charged with murdering her three young children, is urging a judge to dismiss the first-degree murder counts so she cannot face another trial for their deaths. Clancy, 36, is accused of strangling Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, with exercise bands in the basement of their Duxbury, Massachusetts […] The post Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer Wants Judge to Dismiss Murder Charges appeared first on LifeNews.com .

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Steven Ertelt|LifeNews.com|

100,000 Signatures Gathered to Repeal Abortions Up to Birth in Massachusetts

A citizen-led coalition said Wednesday it has collected nearly 100,000 signatures to suspend and potentially repeal a new Massachusetts law permitting abortions through all nine months of pregnancy. The Compassionate Care Coalition announced at the Massachusetts Citizens for Life Truth About Choice memorial on the State House grounds that it submitted 99,962 signatures to city […] The post 100,000 Signatures Gathered to Repeal Abortions Up to Birth in Massachusetts appeared first on LifeNews.com .

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Steven Ertelt|LifeNews.com|

Colorado Wants to Put Her in Prison for Saving Babies From Abortion

A Colorado pro-life sidewalk counselor who saves babies from abortions may find herself in prison for exercising her free speech. Wendy Faustin offers women information about alternatives to abortion outside abortion businesses faces potential fines or short jail time under the state’s long-standing “bubble law.” But she is appealing a federal ruling that upheld the […] The post Colorado Wants to Put Her in Prison for Saving Babies From Abortion appeared first on LifeNews.com .

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Steven Ertelt|LifeNews.com|

Pro-Life Group Will Protest Cardinal Cupich Giving Award to Abortion Activist

Pro-life groups plan a peaceful protest Thursday outside an Archdiocese of Chicago fundraiser where Cardinal Blase Cupich is scheduled to honor a major donor to Planned Parenthood and abortion. The Pro-Life Action League will join Illinois Right to Life outside the Seminary Salutes Rerum Novarum dinner at IBEW Local 134.

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Steven Ertelt|LifeNews.com|

1,000 People Sign Petition Telling Cardinal Cupich to Rescind Pro-Abortion Award

More than 1,000 people signed a petition in less than 24 hours calling on Cardinal Blase Cupich to reverse his decision to honor a major donor to abortion causes. Mary Kate Zander, president and CEO of Illinois Right to Life, said the response has been extraordinary and urged more people to join so the message […] The post 1,000 People Sign Petition Telling Cardinal Cupich to Rescind Pro-Abortion Award appeared first on LifeNews.com .

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Steven Ertelt|LifeNews.com|

Cardinal Cupich Defends Giving Award to Huge Planned Parenthood Donor

Catholic Cardinal Blase Cupich is defending a decision to give an award to a huge Planned Parenthood donor. Cardinal Blase Cupich defended the Archdiocese of Chicago’s decision to present its Nostra Aetate Award to billionaire businessman Michael Sacks, a major donor to abortion causes and the Planned Parenthood abortion business.

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