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Lila Rose, founder and president of Live Action, debated a panel of pro-abortion women on the Dr. Daf Show, addressing topics such as miscarriage, later abortions, and the value of embryos in emergency scenarios.
Read →Pro-life shareholders at the FedEx annual meeting introduced a resolution urging the company to evaluate and potentially prohibit the shipping of abortion drugs like mifepristone due to legal and reputational risks, though the FedEx board opposed the resolution. Similar shareholder actions have been taken with UPS and Costco, highlighting concerns about the shipment of abortion pills into states with laws protecting unborn children, despite federal laws like the Comstock Act that restrict mailing abortion-related items.
Read →California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of pro-abortion bills into law, including measures that allow non-physicians to perform abortions past the first trimester and require chemical abortions on community college campuses. Despite previously vetoing a bill related to extradition of abortionists, Newsom supports expanding abortion access and protections for abortion providers, while critics highlight the increased health risks and lack of adequate medical infrastructure for these policies.
Read →Pro-life advocates in Vilnius, Lithuania, held the annual March for Life to affirm the value of human life, oppose abortion, and call for greater support for mothers, fathers, and children amid national debates on abortion and assisted reproduction. Speakers from Latvia and Poland highlighted that declining birth rates in Eastern Europe are linked to cultural attitudes toward marriage, parenthood, and family life, emphasizing that financial incentives alone cannot solve the demographic crisis.
Read →Former President Joe Biden received the Sonia Schorr Sloan Service Award at the Planned Parenthood of Delaware gala on September 24, where he expressed being 'outraged and appalled' by the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Read →Abortion industry workers have long reported feelings of stigma, isolation, moral conflict, and emotional distress related to their work, including dealing with fetal remains and repeat abortions. Studies and reports from various countries, including the U.S.
Read →Amanda Jablonski and Brandon Chancey, a Tennessee couple, traveled to Chicago to obtain a late abortion after learning their unborn daughter Daisy had anencephaly at 22 weeks because Tennessee law did not allow it without immediate risk to the mother's health. Tennessee law permits abortion only under specific health risk criteria, which the couple's doctors did not find met, and many women with anencephalic pregnancies carry to term with perinatal hospice support.
Read →Taiwan officials arrested a Chinese national and two Taiwanese individuals for operating an illegal surrogacy ring that sold 25 children to 22 men, all of whom were either single or involved in same-sex partnerships, using Thai surrogates who traveled from Malaysia to Taiwan to give birth. The surrogacy network allowed clients to pay extra to choose the sex of their baby, resulting in 84% of the newborns being boys, and the ring leaders have been charged with violating Taiwan's Assisted Reproductive Technology Act, which outlaws surrogacy.
Read →Raquel Rose initially scheduled an abortion after discovering her unplanned pregnancy but canceled it following a profound experience at a Catholic Mass that gave her hope and a sense of Jesus' love. Supported by her family, friends, and professors, she embraced motherhood, graduated college on time, and later founded The Little Rose Shop, a successful Catholic lifestyle brand inspired by her faith journey.
Read →An Ohio judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging Issue 1, the 2023 amendment that established a right to abortion in the state's constitution, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue. The judge did not address the merits of the case, noting that the plaintiffs could not demonstrate personal harm from the amendment, including a claim regarding parental consent for minors seeking abortions.
Read →The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a block on a provision of a Tennessee law that made it a felony to recruit a minor for an out-of-state abortion without parental permission, ruling that it violated the plaintiffs' First Amendment right to free speech. The court's 2-1 decision maintained the ruling that the law criminalized speech encouraging abortion but did not regulate speech encouraging carrying a pregnancy to term, while other provisions of the law prohibiting transporting a minor out of state for an abortion remained in effect.
Read →Spain's Ministry of Health launched an ad campaign promoting the right to have an abortion within public healthcare centers, emphasizing that women should feel it is acceptable to choose abortion and that regional governments are legally required to provide these services. The campaign, led by Minister Mónica García, aims to increase abortion access in public facilities, noting that currently 78% of abortions occur in private clinics under government contracts, highlighting a need for expanded public provision.
Read →Anastasia Rogers, a pro-life activist, was arrested outside a San Francisco Planned Parenthood facility and charged with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act due to a social media video she filmed, but all charges against her have now been dropped and a protective order lifted. Her first trial ended in a mistrial with most jurors voting not guilty, and although the San Francisco District Attorney's Office initially sought a retrial, prosecutors ultimately abandoned the case.
Read →Nearly $2 million, primarily from out-of-state billionaires and dark money groups such as Government That Works PAC, has been donated to support Idaho's Proposition 1, a ballot initiative to establish a right to abortion in the state. The initiative, backed by Idahoans United for Women & Families, would allow abortion before fetal viability for any reason and after viability in cases of medical emergency, reversing Idaho's current pro-life laws if passed.
Read →U.S. Army veteran Haotian Bai runs Patriot Conceptions, a surrogacy agency that facilitates wealthy Chinese couples having American-born babies, which has raised national security concerns due to the potential for these children to later access sensitive U.S.
Read →Belfast City Council initially approved lighting City Hall green on September 28 to honor International Safe Abortion Day, despite a petition with over 20,000 signatures opposing the move. However, the Democratic Unionist Party used a call-in procedure to halt the lighting, making it unlikely to take place as planned, and a pro-life group announced plans to protest outside City Hall.
Read →Alicia Duncan and her sister Christie fought to stop their mother Donna's Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) procedure in Canada after she was approved despite showing signs of psychiatric distress and a recent suicide attempt. Despite securing a court injunction and psychiatric assessment, Donna was euthanized just hours after being discharged from involuntary psychiatric detention, highlighting failures in the safeguards and oversight of the MAiD process, especially concerning mental illness eligibility.
Read →Liberty Counsel and a coalition of 50 pro-life leaders sent a letter to FDA Commissioner nominee Dr. Heidi Overton urging her to restore abortion pill safeguards that existed before the Biden administration while the FDA completes its safety review of mifepristone.
Read →Elspeth McKellar, an Australian classical painter, became pregnant after a traumatic nonconsensual encounter and chose to keep her child despite pressure from the father and others to have an abortion. She now uses her artistic talents to create pro-life content and advocate against abortion through the organization Bird Flip, aiming to educate the public and support the pro-life movement in Australia.
Read →Carmello Brooks, a University of Houston football player, was arrested for allegedly assaulting his pregnant girlfriend, Nariah Harley, after she refused to take the abortion pill, though Harley later retracted statements implicating him. Brooks is also facing charges for a separate August incident involving the alleged assault of another pregnant woman, and the University of Houston Athletics is investigating the matter.
Read →Claire Brennan, a 54-year-old Roman Catholic mother from Ballymena, Northern Ireland, was convicted in December 2024 for praying outside an abortion clinic within a designated buffer zone under the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act 2023, but the charges were dropped in May 2026 due to insufficient evidence and absent witnesses. Brennan continues to pray and provide support outside clinics within legal restrictions while pursuing a broader legal challenge against the buffer zone law, attributing her activism to her family background and religious convictions.
Read →Marc Burmich left his successful consultancy business to lead and transform Choices Pregnancy Centers in the Phoenix area into a thriving, well-funded organization by restructuring roles, increasing revenue, and expanding services including launching a mobile medical unit. Under his leadership, the organization has seen increased client load and funding, enabling it to serve more than 6,000 clients annually and expand medical services statewide while maintaining a focus on compassionate care.
Read →Apoorva Tadepalli wrote in the New Yorker that early pregnancy is ambiguous and suggested that if a preborn baby is not likely to survive, it may not count as pregnancy, a view influenced by her experience with multiple pregnancy losses. Medical experts and scientific sources cited in the article affirm that pregnancy begins at fertilization when a new human life starts, and early pregnancy, regardless of outcome, is a real and definable condition.
Read →The pro-abortion group Plan C commented "Abortion" on DiGiorno's social media post featuring its tagline "It's not delivery. It's DiGiorno," and the comment was subsequently removed by DiGiorno.
Read →Participants gathered in both Berlin and Cologne, marking the fourth time the annual march took place in two cities at the same time.
Read →A wrongful death lawsuit in New Mexico resulted in a $200,000 settlement awarded to the estate of a 26-week aborted baby, recognized as a person under the state's Wrongful Death Act, due to the mother's inability to provide informed consent while under the influence of methamphetamine. The lawsuit also accused the abortion providers of unfair trade practices, including failing to inform the mother of substance abuse treatment programs and improperly handling the baby's remains by placing them in medical waste instead of releasing them for funeral services.
Read →Haile McAnally, a Nebraska woman who was previously pro-abortion, experienced a severe hemorrhage in her bathtub after taking abortion pills and required a blood transfusion. She now identifies as pro-life and warns that women are not adequately informed about the risks of chemical abortions, which have higher rates of emergency room visits compared to other medications and surgical abortions.
Read →Government reports from the United Kingdom indicate a rising gender imbalance among Indian parents, with a higher number of boys born in third or later births, attributed to sex-selective abortion or IVF. Instances of baby girls being abandoned at maternity wards have also been reported, despite sex-selective abortion being illegal in the UK.
Read →California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 2164, which would have codified and strengthened protections for abortion providers against extradition to pro-life states, despite having previously signed an executive order with similar protections in 2022. Newsom explained his veto by stating that extradition is an executive function and expressed concern about setting a precedent that would limit the authority of future governors, a decision that drew criticism from abortion rights advocates.
Read →On Season 35 of "Dancing with the Stars," co-host Julianne Hough referred to dancer Witney Carson's preborn baby as part of a dance "trio" during an interview with contestant Guillermo Rodriguez. Rodriguez praised Carson's ability to dance while pregnant, emphasizing that motherhood and career are not mutually exclusive and highlighting the importance of supporting women to balance both roles.
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