
A South Carolina Democrat lawmaker has proposed a bill that would make it more difficult for men to obtain medications that treat erectile dysfunction (ED) in retaliation for a Republican measure that would restrict abortions past the fifth month of pregnancy.
by Dr. Susan Berry2 Jan 2016, 1:27 PM PST0

Controversial GOP Rep. Renée Ellmers is sending a flyer to her constituents, touting her vote for curbs on late-term abortions, even though she led a group that persuaded the House leadership to yank a pro-life bill from the House floor in January.
by Dr. Susan Berry21 Oct 2015, 10:31 AM PST0

Rep. Renée Ellmers is calling rumors that she had an affair with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy “completely false accusations.”
by Dr. Susan Berry9 Oct 2015, 12:57 PM PST0

Republican Rep. Renée Ellmers is pushing to get a seat on the new House Select Investigative Panel that will investigate Planned Parenthood organ-selling business, even though she blocked a popular pro-life bill in early 2015.
by Dr. Susan Berry7 Oct 2015, 6:45 PM PST0

On Tuesday, Senate Democrats protected President Obama from having to veto a bill that would have made it illegal to murder an unborn child after the 20th week of fetal development.
by Ben Shapiro22 Sep 2015, 5:38 PM PST0

The blocked legislation, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act is based on scientific evidence that has shown that unborn babies at least at 20 weeks after fertilization can feel the pain associated with being destroyed during an abortion. The Senate voted 54-42 to advance the legislation, a count that fell short of the 60 votes needed.
by Dr. Susan Berry22 Sep 2015, 9:38 AM PST0

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell seems to want two things: to avoid a government shutdown and to relieve himself of pressure from pro-life conservatives who want Planned Parenthood defunded after revelations of its organ harvesting practices.
by Dr. Susan Berry22 Sep 2015, 7:06 AM PST0

U.S. abortion-giant Planned Parenthood would keep almost 90 percent of its taxpayer revenue if Congress passed a supposed “defunding” bill introduced by NC Rep. Renee Ellmers, a close ally of the GOP’s leadership.
by Dr. Susan Berry9 Sep 2015, 9:25 PM PST0

In her video, Fiorina appears with Frederick Douglass Foundation Chairman and Online for Life Outreach Director, Reverend Dean Nelson, Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser, National Black Pro-Life Coalition President Catherine Davis, Dr. Charmaine Yoest of Americans United for Life Action, and Lori Hoye and Pastor Walter Hoye of the Issues4Life Foundation, “to decry the moral depravity” shown by Planned Parenthood.
by Sarah Rumpf21 Jul 2015, 1:29 PM PST0

Rep. Rene Ellmers insists she suppoorts trade deals, even if she doesn’t understand them. “I will tell you I’m not sure exactly the process, but the fact of the matter is if we don’t have the trade promotion authority, we literally give up our ability to have that oversight and that final say,” she told a radio interviewer.
by Dr. Susan Berry15 Jun 2015, 5:11 PM PST0

The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act was introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) with 45 co-sponsors.
by Dr. Susan Berry11 Jun 2015, 10:41 AM PST0

A federal appeals court has ruled that Idaho’s law banning abortions past the fifth month of pregnancy is unconstitutional.
by Dr. Susan Berry30 May 2015, 10:35 AM PST0

The bill passed by a vote of 242-184. Four Democrats voted in favor of the bill and four Republicans voted against it. The measure now heads to the Senate.
by Dr. Susan Berry13 May 2015, 3:04 PM PST0

National pro-life leaders have issued a joint statement calling upon the House of Representatives to pass a measure that would prohibit abortions in the United States past the fifth month of pregnancy. The bill will be considered on Wednesday.
by Dr. Susan Berry12 May 2015, 2:19 PM PST0

The House of Representatives will vote on a bill next week that would ban abortions past the fifth month of pregnancy. The United States, China, North Korea and Canada are the only nations in the world that permit abortion for any reason after viability.
by Dr. Susan Berry8 May 2015, 8:22 AM PST0

With a Republican Senate in charge as of January of this year, national pro-life groups were confident of a swift passage of the Pain-Capable bill in the House once again, and likely approval by the Senate. On the eve of the March for Life in late January, however, bill was pulled from the House floor when GOP leadership caved to a group of Republicans led by Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC).
by Dr. Susan Berry6 May 2015, 5:39 PM PST0

As she gets set to announce a presidential bid, Carly Fiorina talks about her thoughts on the Democrats’ “war on women” strategy and how they had been successful, to at least some extent, in branding the Republican party and its candidates as antagonistic to women.
by Sarah Rumpf3 May 2015, 8:03 AM PST0

A group of national pro-life leaders is calling on House leadership to vote for a bill that would ban abortions past the fifth month of pregnancy in the United States. After a three-month delay since the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act was pulled from the House floor, leaders say it is time to vote on it.
by Dr. Susan Berry22 Apr 2015, 9:09 PM PST0

In 2006, attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch joined other former U.S. attorneys in an amicus brief in a case before the Supreme Court that maintained the federal law against partial-birth abortion was unconstitutional because the term “living fetus” was too vague for those whose job it was to obey and enforce the ban.
by Dr. Susan Berry22 Apr 2015, 7:30 PM PST0

Nearly three months after caving to a group of Republicans led by Rep. Renee Ellmers of North Carolina, the House GOP is trying to resurrect the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, though Ellmers has demanded another language change in the bill
by Dr. Susan Berry16 Apr 2015, 3:36 PM PST0

With the announcement that Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) is in full support of a measure that would ban abortions in the United States past 20 weeks of pregnancy, all the current likely GOP presidential contenders appear to be on board with the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The question is: Where is the U.S. House?
by Dr. Susan Berry31 Mar 2015, 11:22 AM PST0

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says he supports the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, meaning all 14 likely GOP presidential candidates now do.
by Charlie Spiering30 Mar 2015, 12:41 PM PST0

On Friday, West Virginia banned abortions past 20 weeks of pregnancy when the legislature succeeded in overriding a veto by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D) of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.
by Dr. Susan Berry6 Mar 2015, 5:44 PM PST0

By a vote of 77-16, the House of Delegates in West Virginia has overridden a veto by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D) of a bill that would ban abortion past 20 weeks of pregnancy. The decision to override now heads to the state Senate.
by Dr. Susan Berry4 Mar 2015, 12:48 PM PST0

Among participants of a 2013 study by the pro-abortion rights Guttmacher Institute, however, rape was not listed at all among the reasons why women seek late-term abortions.
by Dr. Susan Berry28 Feb 2015, 1:01 PM PST0