Pro-Lifers Carefully Watching Texas House Committee Assignments
One way pro-life Texans can set their expectations for the legislative session is by looking at the committee appointments in the House, which could come within the next several days.
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Exclusive: Gohmert Hits Back Against Liberal Blogger’s ‘Outright Lie’
Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) is firing back against a liberal blogger, telling Breitbart Texas in an exclusive interview that the blogger’s headline was an “outright lie” and twisted his words about the abortion bill that recently failed in Congress to make it sound like he said the complete opposite of what he actually said.
Pro-Life Throngs Take to Paris Streets for Annual March for Life
Just three days after the March for Life in Washington commemorating the Supreme Court decision that paved the way for abortion on demand in the U.S., an estimated 45,000 French pro-lifers marched in Paris Sunday in protest of their government’s
Massive Abortion March in SF
A massive anti-abortion march that met at San Francisco’s Civic Center drew thousands of people, some from as far away as Texas, in the annual West Coast March for Life on Saturday. The organizers schedule the event annually to commemorate the Roe vs. Wade decision of Jan. 22, 1973, which made abortion legal.
Thousands ‘Rally for Life’ at Capitol with Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott
Thousands of pro-life conservatives converged on the Texas Capitol with Texas’ First Lady Cecilia Abbott on Saturday to show support for the passage of more pro-life legislation. The Texas Legislature is just beginning the 84th session and pro-life supporters are expecting more from this highly conservative legislature.
Millennials at Students For Life Conference: ‘We Are the Pro-Life Generation!’
More than 2,300 high school and college students attended the Students for Life Conference in the Washington D.C. area on Friday, the day after they were among half a million people who demonstrated peacefully for the rights of unborn children on the national mall in the annual March for Life.
Pro-Life Leader: Supporting Gun Control Part of Being Pro-Life
In a preamble to January 22’s Forty-First annual March for Life in Washington DC, pro-life leader and National Clergy Council president Reverend Rob Schenck stressed that supporting gun control is part of being pro-life. According to USA Today, Schenck said:
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.
GOP Once Again Proves to Be Own Worst Enemy by Caving on Abortion Bill
It’s tough to overstate just how stupid the Republican Party is for choking itself with the abortion bill it just yanked off the House floor.
Renee Ellmers Leads GOP’s Cave on Abortion on Eve of March for Life
As hundreds of thousands of members of the pro-life community descend upon Washington D.C. for the March for Life Thursday, the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives has caved to Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) and a group of GOP
March for Life Expects 500,000
Up to 500,000 mostly young people are queued up to rally for unborn children on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, January 22, in what has become the largest ongoing civil rights march in American history.
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.
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.
Abortion Group Colludes with MD County to Close Pregnancy Center
Emails uncovered through a Freedom of Information request have shown a close collaboration between a pro-abortion group and Maryland government officials in an attempt to shut down a crisis pregnancy center.
Pro-Life Leaders Blast Rep. Renée Ellmers’ ‘Reprehensible’ Request to Delay House 20-Week Abortion Ban
Pro-life leaders are expressing their fury toward Rep. Renée Ellmers (R-NC) for seeking to delay what has been expected to be a relatively easy passage next week of a House bill that would restrict abortions to 20 weeks of pregnancy based on scientific evidence that unborn babies experience pain at 20 weeks of gestation.
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.
GOP 2014 Victory Triggers Pro-Life Legislation in States
One of the major consequences of the massive GOP victory in 2014 is the recharging of the anti-abortion movement and its pro-life legislation in state Houses across the country. The GOP won 11 legislative chambers previously held by Democrats, raising their total to 68 across the country, as opposed to 30 for Democrats.
Op-Ed: Joe Pojman, a Pro-Life Endorsement for Straus and a $50k Donation
It’s never fun to watch an ally go bad, seemingly betray their principles for a few bucks and renounce everything they once supported. But that is exactly what appears to have happened at Texas Alliance for Life (TAL) and with its executive director, Joe Pojman.
Mom of Six Refused Cancer Treatments in Pregnancy, Made It to Christmas for Kids Before Dying
Kathy Taylor, mother of six who was diagnosed with melanoma when pregnant but refused treatment, has died. Her husband, Nathan Taylor, posted his appreciation today to those who supported the family. His blog post on www.KathysMiracle.com said “Kathy’s desire was to make it past Christmas, for the kids.” He called her a “Woman of unwavering faith.”
1,500 Babies Saved from Abortion Every Day in America
The pro-life movement begins the New Year in a celebratory mood, with a remarkable drop in abortions over the past two decades.
