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House GOP Says It Will Continue Push For 20-Week Abortion Ban

House Republicans say they will continue to work on passing legislation to ban abortion after 20-weeks, after a bill aimed at doing so was scuttled at the eleventh hour when some members raised concerns about language within the initial text. “There is a word of honor that it will,” come up again, Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), one of the bill’s sponsors, told reporters Thursday.

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Republicans Abort Their Moral Authority

On Tuesday, Republican Senator Joni Ernst, a Tea Party favorite, used her State of the Union response to completely ignore President Obama’s executive amnesty. On Wednesday, Republican Renee Ellmers, a Tea Party favorite, undercut legislation that would have effectively banned late-term abortion after 20 weeks – five months.

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Texas Ranked Tenth Most Pro-Life State

AUSTIN, Texas — As Texas’ new elected officials are sworn into office this month, they will be leading a state ranked among the top ten most pro-life states in the nation, according to a ranking released by Americans United for Life (AUL), a pro-life legal organization.

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Wendy Davis Attacks Konni Burton’s Boots as ‘Kitschy’

AUSTIN, Texas — State Senator Konni Burton (R-Colleyville) made headlines last week for wearing custom-made boots with a “Stand for Life” logo when she was sworn into office, and her Democrat predecessor, Wendy Davis, was unable to resist firing some parting shots at her, calling the boots “a kitschy statement” and attacking Burton’s commitment to protecting Texans’ constitutional rights.

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Konni Burton Takes Wendy Davis’ Seat in Pro-Life Boots

AUSTIN, Texas — Wendy Davis launched her national political career when she filibustered an abortion bill wearing pink Mizuno running shoes, and now the woman who will replace her in the Texas State Senate will be sworn into office on Tuesday in her own statement footwear with a proudly pro-life message.

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Kid Rock Defies LGBT Speech Police: ‘You Tell Them to Go F*** Themselves’

“I played Barack Obama’s inauguration even though I didn’t vote for him,” said Kid Rock, whose legal name is Robert Ritchie. “I didn’t agree with his policies, but there was an exciting sense of change in the air.” However, he said, “that promise hasn’t been fulfilled, the country is more divided than ever.”

People hold up signs during a women's pro-choice rally on Capitol Hill, July 11, 2013 in Washington, DC. The rally was hosted by Planned Parenthood Federation of America to urge Congress against passing any legislation to limit access to safe and legal abortion. (Photo by

Planned Parenthood Performs Nearly One Million Abortions in Three Years

Planned Parenthood has taken the lives of nearly one million unborn human beings in a three-year period, according to the organization’s own annual reports. The organization performed 333,964 abortions in 2011, 327,166 abortions in 2012, and 327,653 abortions in 2013 — totaling 988,783 unborn babies who were aborted.