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Pro-Life Leaders to House GOP: Vote on The Pain-Capable Bill, Now

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.

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Rand Paul Hopes for ‘Incremental Change’ for More Pro-Life Laws

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) made an appearance on Fox News Channel’s Hannity show on Tuesday evening, in a special interview filmed in Louisville, Kentucky, where he had announced he was running for president earlier in the day. During the interview, Paul reaffirmed his strong pro-life position.

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Molotov Cocktail Thrown at Pro-Life Activists Outside Austin Planned Parenthood

The Austin Police Department arrested a woman last night after a “Molotov cocktail” was thrown at pro-life activists praying outside of an Austin Planned Parenthood abortion facility. A Molotov cocktail is a type of homemade incendiary device usually incorporating gasoline, a breakable glass bottle, and a wick that is lit before the device is thrown.

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Texas GOP Divided on ‘Former Fetus’ Signs

What started as a protest by pro-life Texas legislators on abortion provider Planned Parenthood’s Day at the Capitol revealed some tensions between Republican legislators as the 84th Legislative Session hits its stride.

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Would You Trust Your Presidential Campaign to EMILY’s List?

As Hillary Clinton’s presumptive presidential campaign is imploding over her email practices, longstanding Clinton supporter and Democrat strategist Paul Begala is coming to her defense: “Voters do not give a sh-t about what email Hillary used. They don’t even give a fart.”

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Rep. Renee Ellmers Calls Pro-Lifers ‘Abhorrent’ and ‘Childish’

Republican Rep. Renee Ellmers (NC) seems to be digging herself in deeper with the pro-life base of the GOP. On Friday, Ellmers—who led a group of House Republicans in January in a maneuver that torpedoed a late-term abortion ban on the eve of the March for Life—took to her blog to defend herself as she also referred to pro-life groups as “abhorrent” and “childish.”

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Chilean President Moves to Legalize Abortion

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has submitted a bill to the Chilean Congress that would liberalize the country’s abortion laws, allowing for abortion in the case of rape or when the pregnancy threatens the mother or baby’s life.