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Euphemisms about abortion as a “woman’s right” and “essential healthcare” are constantly circulated, even by the likes of Melania Trump. But while the former First Lady said abortion has to do with a woman’s “power to determine what she does with her own body,” and that “a woman’s fundamental right of individual liberty, to her own life, grants her the authority to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes,” rarely does a woman’s abortion experience look like a powerful exercise of authority over her own body. Live Action News reviewed and collected Google Reviews of abortion facilities in the U.S. between...

Second Frightening Emergency after Reopening Just Three Months Ago Wichita, KS – On October 21, at 1:15 p.m., an employee of Trust Women abortion clinic called to report that a 28-year-old woman was suffering from a possible uterine perforation after a “pretty painful” procedure. She stated the patient’s vitals were stable, though the 911 service oddly redacted her blood pressure from the audio file and computer-aided dispatch transcript. The employee also stated there were “no complications” and then quickly corrected herself to include, “besides the possible perforation.” “Countless moms have died as a result of organs being perforated or punctured...

A British army veteran who served in Afghanistan was found guilty today of praying silently near an abortion clinic in England. Adam Smith-Connor breached a Public Spaces Protection Order by this action, according to the ruling at Poole Magistrates Court in the town of Poole near Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The court gave Smith-Connor a conditional discharge, meaning he will be sentenced only if convicted of future offenses within the next two years. “Today, the court has decided that certain thoughts — silent thoughts — can be illegal in the United Kingdom,” Smith-Connor said after the court ruling. “That cannot be...

CV NEWS FEED // A group of Wyoming pro-life advocates recently contended at their local city council that they are the ones who experienced harassment, not the clinic escorts and patients, when they were praying and offering pro-life alternatives outside of a local abortion facility. Eighteen or more pro-lifers shared at the Casper City Council on October 15 about the situation related to the Wellsprings Health Access Clinic, which performs abortions, according to Oil City News. According to Cowboy State Daily, Casper Council member Brandy Haskins had said at a Council meeting the week before that a Wellsprings employee and...

If you search “women’s experiences at Planned Parenthood” on Google, you will find mostly positive news articles about Planned Parenthood (with the majority on Planned Parenthood’s website), and stories about “harrowing” pregnancy experiences states that protect preborn children from abortion. However, a look at the Google reviews of individual Planned Parenthood facilities provides an interesting perspective… and tells a far different story. Though strictly anecdotal, these reviews highlight the allegations of former Planned Parenthood patients — that many women have suffered from medical negligence, coercion, and a lack of maternal health services at Planned Parenthood facilities across the country. The...

In 2023, Operation Rescue received an email from a whistleblower about illegal activity at a notorious abortion clinic in Bellevue, Nebraska. The whistleblower stated that felon abortionist Tyrone Malloy, who lost his medical license for fraud, would be illegally seeing patients the following day. The email was received days after late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart died, on April 29, 2023. Carhart previously owned and operated the facility, and his daughter, Janine Weatherby, assumed the role of administrator after his death. Operation Rescue and a local resident of Bellevue, who observed on-site clues supporting the whistleblower’s claims, filed complaints with the Nebraska...

According to the pro-life Southwest Coalition, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham — along with representatives from The University of New Mexico Health System and the Reproductive Health Care Success Project (which includes Planned Parenthood) —held a “secret ribbon-cutting ceremony” on Thursday morning at the land in Las Cruces that will be home to Doña Ana County’s fifth abortion facility under the University of New Mexico (UNM). While discussing the facility, Lujan Grisham called access to abortion “a fundamental human right.” Two years ago, she pledged $10 million to build the new abortion campus, which will offer abortion procedures, abortion...

Whole Woman’s Health, an abortion chain known for its widespread health and safety violations, has quietly opened a new facility in Virginia, hoping to be a mecca for abortion-seeking women in the South. Noting that many southern states have laws protecting preborn children, Amy Hagstrom Miller — the owner, founder, and CEO of Whole Woman’s Health — said her business is looking to attract abortion-minded women. “We didn’t open this only because of Florida,” she said in an interview with the Guardian. “We opened this clinic because we know how many people are traveling from the region.” In 2022, Roe...

Christian prayer is usually an unchallenged activity in Britain, often constructed as benign or even positive. But in some contexts, prayer can be experienced as intimidating, particularly when it is deemed “out of place” or when the motives for prayer are questioned. It is perhaps no surprise, then, that praying outside of abortion clinics is considered wrong by most of the British public. In the wake of legislation – that has been passed but not yet enacted – to stop activism in the immediate vicinity of all abortion clinics in Britain, anti-abortion campaigners have reacted strongly, arguing that legislating against...

An abortion facility that was previously denied a license to open by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) should be given one, according to a state administrative judge who sided with the facility. July Medical Services, which does business as Hope Medical Services, sued to have the AHCA’s decision overturned, and Judge Yolonda Green agreed, in her 40-page ruling. However, the decision will ultimately go back to the state agency for final action. July Medical Services once operated in Louisiana under the name “June Medical Services,” and also operated under the name “Hope Medical Group for Women.” Numerous...

One of the pro-lifers on scene called 911 to leave a record of what had happened to the minor. According to his eyewitness testimony, the couple in question arrived in a rental car. Therefore, it remains uncertain where the crime took place. Statutory Rape in Illinois What is statutory rape? Simply put, it is non-forced sexual activity with an underaged person. In many jurisdictions, this type of sexual activity is legally defined as “statutory rape” because the victim is not old enough to lawfully consent to sexual contact. According to the Illinois statute , “A person commits criminal sexual abuse...

Granite City, IL — On Saturday, August 24, John Ryan, a pro-lifer who reaches out to abortion vulnerable women from the sidewalk at Hope Clinic (nicknamed “Hopeless Clinic”) in Granite City, Illinois, was arrested for battery. But Ryan was not the perpetrator of violence. Rather, he was the victim. While Ryan reached out to a mother with verbal pleas and offers of help, one of the escorts working for the notoriously dangerous late-term abortion facility shoved her umbrella into him multiple times. As many as 10 witnesses who were in the immediate vicinity collaborated with Ryan’s video footage and statements...

Wichita, KS — Did a staff member of Trust Women Abortion Clinic in Wichita, Kansas, recently call 911 and pretend to be a random citizen who felt it was her duty to report other citizens standing peacefully on a sidewalk (i.e. pro-lifers)? On July 17, Trust Women abortion clinic experienced some trouble with its fire alarms. Operation Rescue secured the 911 records, revealing that the alarms went off four times in about 20 minutes despite no fire or smoke being present in the building. The fire department was dispatched after the first fire alarm just to make sure. As the...

Pregnancy help medical clinics protect women and babies It’s their actions that reveal the ruse. Their language has been powerful in creating a pro-woman narrative, insisting abortion is “essential healthcare.” Abortion advocates are unequivocal in their talking points: the health and safety of women rely on the availability of abortion on demand. And with that language, they make abortion providers the heroes of women's health. Spice it up with “fake clinic” language to mark (and target) pregnancy medical centers (PMCs) as the ones creating a medical ruse and you have a great story. The language is effective (though deceitful) in...

UPDATE, May 24: This story has been updated to include more information and an interview with Trust Women’s board president. Abortion services have been halted for at least a week at the Trust Women clinic in Wichita, Kansas, after doctors began withholding their labor over an unexpected leadership shakeup and the appointment of a new medical director they believe is unqualified. Ten out of 16 physicians working at the clinic have resigned, a source said. “The clinic has been operating without medical oversight for the last month,” one source said. Rewire News Group confirmed the details of the situation with...

Doors of Late-Term Abortion Business Shuttered for Foreseeable Future Amid ‘Compliance Issues’ The infamous late-term abortion mill, Trust Women, in Wichita, Kansas, has halted abortions this week after a series of scandalous events. The high-volume abortion business is no stranger to sordid, illegal activity and the gruesome murder of late-term babies. Inside sources have reported that the co-executive directors and the medical director were all fired in April. The medical director was reportedly replaced with an unqualified candidate – an emergency medicine doctor of osteopathy who founded a wellness clinic specializing in erectile dysfunction treatment, weight loss, and services such...

The National Institute of Family & Life Advocates (NIFLA) has sent a letter to Vice President Harris and President Biden inviting them to any number of pregnancy centers across the country to see what these centers do to help women facing unplanned or difficult pregnancies – all at little or no cost. “Vice President Kamala Harris made history when she publicly visited an abortion clinic earlier this year and we’d like to show her what the other side of choice looks like by inviting her to one of our 1,700 member pregnancy centers,” said Thomas Glessner, president and founder of...

Iranian authorities shut down a clinic Sunday, after they said a “volunteer force” has been established to identify doctors and clinics who carry out abortions. Public Relations of Tabriz Medical Sciences University said in a statement Monday that various organizations including the university, Basij Physicians Militia of the Revolutionary Guards’ (IRGC), the justice department of East Azarbaijan Province, and police identified and sealed the clinic. At the same time, Saber Jabbari-Farouji, head of the health ministry’s Center for Rejuvenation of Population, that a volunteer group called Nafas (life) has been formed to help prevent abortions. Iranian media have dubbed the...

Opponents of the amendment question the wisdom of allowing medically unqualified groups access to women considering an abortion but the government counters the move is designed so prospective patients can be better informed. Italy’s Senate has passed legislation which allows regions to permit groups “with a qualified experience supporting motherhood” to have access to women considering abortions at public clinics. For the right-wing government, the amendment fulfils the original intent of the 1978 law legalising abortion, known as Law 194, which includes provisions to prevent the procedure and support motherhood. But some in the medical profession have questioned the wisdom...

Following the draconian precedents of Canada and the UK, which have passed legislation prohibiting expressing any sort of protest or demonstration around abortion clinics (In Canada, first-time offenses can land you one year in jail), Germany’s Federal Family Minister Lisa Paus has introduced a draft bill that follows suit, creating a massive buffer zone around these murder mills. Thought Crimes! Woman Fined For Silently Praying Outside Abortion Clinic +Video 72 y/o Pastor Found ‘Guilty’ of Breaking Law by Holding Sign that ‘Disapproves’ of Abortion Priest Charged in Britain For Having THIS Bumper Sticker Near An Abortion Clinic According to a...