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As Tuesday's Supreme Court confirmation hearing dragged into the evening hours, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) raised a simple question about when constitutional protections for life — or even just life itself — begins. "When does life begin, in your opinion," Senator Kennedy asked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for starters. "Senator... um... I don't... know," Judge Jackson replied, followed by an uneasy, awkward laugh. "Do you have a belief?" Kennedy pressed. "I have, um, personal religious and otherwise beliefs that have nothing to do with the law in terms of when life begins," Jackson responded. "Do you have a personal belief...

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In a so-called 'Statement of Principles', 55 House Democrats have exposed themselves as being pro-abortion. The self-proclaimed 'historic' statement issued Monday, contains the basic message that the proponents support all the politically correct teachings of the Catholic Church such as reducing poverty and increasing access to education and health care but stop short on the Church's teaching on abortion. The letter also conveniently skips over the issue of homosexuality which has serious bearing in public life today. On abortion, the Democrats make a lame attempt to feign agreement with the Church saying that they,...

Feb. 6, 2006 - Aspen Baker does something most women don't do: she talks about her abortion. When she got pregnant at 23 she wasn't ready to be a mother and her relationship was already dissolving. Pro-choice, Baker unexpectedly found herself facing a moral quandary about her decision. I really struggled, she says. After the abortion, she figured she'd be given a list of support groups or even just a number to call. But the California hospital that performed the surgery sent her home with only a prescription. The procedure left Baker relieved, but sad enough to seek out counseling....

Press Conference Focuses on Senate's Refusal to Consider PBA Ban Washington, DC -- Pro-life senators Rick Santorum (R-PA) and Wayne Allard (R-CO) along with pro-life member of Congress Melissa hart (R-PA) and a host of pro-life groups held a press conference Wednesday morning to challenge Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to bring up the ban on partial-birth abortion (H.R. 4965). The House of Representatives passed the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act in July. The Senate has not considered the bill, in large part because of the reluctance of Daschle to bring up the bill for debate or to encourage a...