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A crowd is growing outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, as news spreads of an alleged draft ruling that shows the court overturning Roe v. Wade.

“Lets Be Very Clear, Planned Parenthood is Not a Small Business” Dr. Paul Holds SBA Accountable Rumble...

The House's proposed health national health plan would establish "school-based health clinics" on campuses, and one group is warning it could give Planned Parenthood direct access to American schoolchildren at taxpayer expense. The American Family Association, or AFA, is warning that Section 399Z-1 of H.R. 3200, or the House plan, titled "School-Based Health Clinics," allows a "non-profit health agency" to serve as a "sponsoring facility" for health clinics that operate during school hours. AFA has provided a document with actual language from H.R. 3200 that outlines requirements for the program. AFA notes that under this provision Planned Parenthood would be...

Were Views of Pro-Life Notre Dame Officials, Professors Suppressed on Obama? by Brian Simboli May 26, 2009 LifeNews.com Note: Brian Simboli has a Ph.D. in philosophy from Notre Dame and an undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College. It is not hard to learn about visible aspect of the recent protests at Notre Dame. A Google search informs us of a significant number of arrests, including the arrest of an elderly priest. We learn of an alternative commencement. There is an account of discriminatory treatment of a pro-lifer by police that, if true, certainly merits investigation. But easy to miss, tucked away...

In our youth, some of us may have been awarded honor roll car stickers that gave us great pride. Others might have marched in a St. Patrick’s Day parade proudly displaying our Irish heritage. One bioethicist, Jacob Appel, wants to take prideful behavior to a new level with his call for an “Abortion Pride Movement.” Appel, an Ivy League-educated lawyer and medical historian, recently wrote that “the moment is ripe—more than ripe—for an Abortion Pride Movement.” He believes such a movement is necessary because women should “feel comfortable expressing public pride in their brave and wise choices.” Along with glorifying...

MEDIA ADVISORY, Mar. 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- Some of you may have seen the major news story of the private plane that crashed into a Montana cemetery, killing 7 children and 7 adults. But what the news sources fail to mention is that the Catholic Holy Cross Cemetery owned by Resurrection Cemetery Association in Butte - contains a memorial for local residents to pray the rosary, at the 'Tomb of the Unborn'. This memorial, located a short distance west of the church, was erected as a dedication to all babies who have died because of abortion. What else is the...

An Orange County supervisor is asking his colleagues on the board to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, saying the county should not be giving money to an organization that provides abortions. In a meeting of the board of supervisors scheduled to begin today at 9:30 a.m., Supervisor John Moorlach will ask the board to end two county contracts with Planned Parenthood approved last year that total $341,788.

The most profound impact the next president will have on the direction of the country, aside from prosecuting the war on terror, pertains to the nomination of judges. Absent retirements before the November election, the next president will likely nominate between two and four justices to the Supreme Court, as well as scores of judges to the federal district and appeals courts. The question accordingly arises: How would a President Kerry select nominees for the judiciary? Justice Scalia has noted that the tendency of judges to make, rather than interpret, the law necessarily causes the Senate's advise-and-consent function to devolve...