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During my research on Planned Parenthood, I stumbled across a quote from a Planned Parenthood clinic director that I’d like to share. It is from an old article (1), but the quote is so revealing of Planned Parenthood’s attitude towards abortion that I thought it deserved a mention. Irving S. Rust, director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in the South Bronx, was asked about the declining number of doctors committing abortions. He said that abortions are “boring” to perform, and that is why many doctors won’t do them. It’s an argument I have seldom encountered. A first-trimester abortion is “like...

e-mail 324 shares Ann Widdecombe was bludgeoned 21 times over the head with a hammer in a 'ferocious' two-minute attack captured on camera, a court heard today. The 78-year-old former minister was ambushed in her own kitchen by a hammer-wielding intruder while she was having her lunch, it was said. Disturbing details of her brutal murder emerged today as her alleged killer Joshua Kerry appeared in court for the first time. The 28-year-old is alleged to have walked into the former MP's kitchen through an unlocked front door asking, 'Don't suppose you have bank cards and ID?' as he held...

Recently, I used the term “Big Abortion” in an article and again during a public discussion. People laughed. Commentators scoffed. Social media critics treated the phrase as proof that pro-lifers had abandoned reason. “Big Abortion?” they sneered. How ridiculous. How dramatic. How conspiratorial. They found the term amusing because they had never bothered to consider the industry behind it. Their confidence rests on ignorance. They have never examined the money, the organizations, the training programs, the pharmaceutical companies, the donor networks, or the international agencies. Yet they felt entitled to ridicule those of us who have. In their absurdity, they...

Joshua Kerry, a 28-year-old from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, has been charged with the murder of Ann Widdecombe, the 78-year-old pro-life former Conservative MP and Reform UK spokesperson. Widdecombe’s body found with serious injuries at her home in Haytor, Dartmoor, Devon. Kerry, who is a political leftist, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, the Crown Prosecution Service announced Monday. Widdecombe, a longtime champion of the pro-life cause and devout Catholic known for her steadfast defense of unborn children and traditional values, was discovered at approximately 11:40 a.m. on July 9. Police believe the attack occurred around 12:30 p.m. the...

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, along with fellow justice Elena Kagan, testified before Congress about the ongoing threats to the court. Key Takeaways: * In 2022, a draft opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court case was leaked, which revealed that Roe v. Wade would be overturned. * Abortion groups launched a campaign of violence and hatred against the justices, which included doxxing, threats made against their children, and an assassination attempt. * The justices did not change the ruling, and Roe was overturned. * Barrett and Kagan recently testified before Congress after an increase...

An undercover investigation has exposed how easily adults can pose as 13-year-old girls to order powerful and deadly abortion drugs online, with no identity verification, no confirmation of pregnancy, and no medical oversight required. Dr. Christina Francis, a board-certified OB/GYN and CEO of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG), conducted the review of the online abortion pill seller AidAccess, accessed through the Plan C website. She completed the intake process while posing as a 13-year-old girl on blood thinners, with an intrauterine device in place, a history of three prior cesarean sections, and a previous ectopic pregnancy...

In a courageous stand for faith, conscience, and dignity of the dying, four orders of Catholic nuns and several Catholic healthcare ministries sued New York on Friday over a new law that forces them to help terminally ill patients kill themselves in violation of their faith. In Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm v. James, Becket is asking a federal court to block the law before it takes effect on August 5, when healthcare providers who refuse to take part in assisted suicide will face crippling fines, professional sanctions, and criminal penalties. For generations, Catholic healthcare ministries have been...

One could call this a week of "War and Death" in France. Tuesday's July 14th parade in Paris the annual Bastille Day event more militarized than ever 6,600 French soldiers with hundreds of soldiers from dozens of countries that support Ukraine also involved. A coalition of 36 nations dubbed the "Coalition of the Willing" involved. Leaders of those nations and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky participating in the parade. It was revealed that military maneuvers involving Ukrainian soldiers and the military forces of the coalition... Macron also proclaiming the work of rearmament done during his presidency that will end next year...

Even though the U.S. abortion industry kills roughly 1 million unborn babies each year, data reveals that the number of conceived lives lost in America through in vitro fertilization (IVF) processes is far outpacing elective abortion. According to 2022 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the scale of loss of conceived embryos from IVF that year was nearly triple the lives lost to the abortion industry at more than 2.9 million. In 2022, IVF clinics reported that patients underwent more than 435,000 IFV cycles, in which each cycle conceives about seven embryos. Researchers estimate that slightly more...

I have very bad news for everyone who opposes killing people. France’s National Assembly passed their euthanasia bill by a vote of 291 to 241 on Wednesday, July 15. We reported on June 30 that France’s National Assembly voted to pass the euthanasia bill by a vote of 295 to 232. France’s Senate has defeated the euthanasia bill three times after the previous votes. This final vote will not go to the Senate for a vote as the National Assembly can pass legislation into law even when they are not able to reach agreement with the Senate. The issue might...

The head of one the country’s top medical schools sparked outrage during a tense House hearing after refusing to say that only women can get pregnant. Dr. Sam Hawgood, chancellor of the University of California San Francisco, was pressed by Washington lawmakers Tuesday over the school’s guidelines against using the term “pregnant women,” while testifying about the impact of DEI initiatives in medical schools. “Doctor Hawgood, you see UCSF’s Classroom Guide, titled ‘Framework for Gender and Sex Concepts in Teaching,’ advises against using the term ‘pregnant women,'” Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois said. “Instead, it says to use ‘pregnant people.’...

Suicide is Canonized, Another Latin Mass is Banned, and an Openly “Gay” Priest Gives Lectures on “Living Queer.” Meanwhile the SSPX is in “Schism.”A suicide memorial, Lutheran worship in a Catholic sanctuary, a suppressed Latin Mass, and the boundaries of Leo XIV’s open-door ChurchChicago’s Pastoral CanonizationOn June 26, the Archdiocese of Chicago dedicated a memorial called At Peace near the main entrance of Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois. The memorial offers families affected by suicide a place for prayer, remembrance, and mourning. Bishop Lawrence Sullivan described it as a visible sign that grieving families remain within God’s loving...

WOODLANDS, Texas (Gray News) – A newborn was safely and anonymously surrendered Monday using a Safe Haven Baby Box at a fire station in Texas. This was the third baby given up to the program in a week. The Woodlands Fire Department followed all established Safe Haven Baby Box protocols, and the baby was taken to a hospital for medical evaluation. “This Safe Haven Baby Box exists for moments exactly like this,” Fire Chief Palmer Buck said. “Today, a baby is safe because someone chose a secure and legal option during what was undoubtedly a difficult situation. We are grateful...

A Catholic history teacher was summarily dismissed from her position after honestly answering students’ questions about her opposition to abortion during a lesson on the rise of Adolf Hitler. Sarah Morse, 66, an American-born teacher at Arbroath High School in Angus, Scotland, was fired on November 19, 2025, after pupils asked about life in the United States, including her views on abortion. Morse, a faithful Catholic, responded according to her religious beliefs. “I am a faithful Roman Catholic and I am against it,” she told the class. When questioned about abortion in cases of rape, she explained her belief that...

A same-sex couple in Ontario has sued their surrogate mother after she refused to abort their baby diagnosed with a cleft lip, a relatively minor and easily correctable condition with surgery. The lawsuit, filed in Ontario Superior Court in May, seeks approximately $600,000 in damages. It alleges the surrogate failed to keep the couple informed about the baby’s health, put the child at risk, failed to follow their directions on medical care, violated confidentiality and caused one parent serious emotional distress. The conflict began in late June 2024 when an ultrasound at about 22 weeks showed the baby had a...

The Idaho abortion voter initiative qualifies for the ballot this November. The ballot initiative would allow abortions for the full nine months of pregnancy if passed this November and nullify the “Defense of Life Act.” Since the “Defense of Life Act” legislation began being enforced on August 25, 2022, it is estimated nearly 6,000 innocent children have been saved from abortion in Idaho. Also, not one woman has been arrested for having a miscarriage, no doctor has been prosecuted under the “Defense of Life Act” and not a single woman has died seeking an “illegal abortion” as pro-choice activists claimed...

This horrifying discovery will shock you. It's 1982. Hank was sent to the property of Malvin Weisberg to pick up a shipping container that Malvin stopped making payments on. Malvin told the company that the reason he bought the container was so he could store [music] pool equipment for his backyard pool. Took a box up. It was so heavy as you saw it broke broke my winch. The container was way too heavy to just [music] have pool equipment inside.

Due to a key vote by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the one-year ban on federal funding for Planned Parenthood expired on July 4, meaning the abortion giant can resume consuming hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars through Medicaid reimbursements for non-abortion-related services. Without this funding, the entity has struggled to keep its nationwide network of abortion clinics operational. While Murkowski continues to identify as a Republican, she has long supported federal funding for Planned Parenthood and regularly joins Democrats in efforts to ensure the abortion business benefits from taxpayer dollars. Last year, pro-life advocates celebrated when the Republican-controlled Congress narrowly...

Ann Widdecombe, the former Conservative minister and outspoken pro-life advocate, was found dead with serious injuries at her home on Dartmoor on Thursday. The suspicious death is leading Devon and Cornwall Police to launch a murder investigation. Officers were called to the address in Haytor near Newton Abbot at around 11:40 a.m. Thursday after the ambulance service responded. The 78-year-old Widdecombe was pronounced dead at the scene. Detective Chief Inspector Ilona Rosson said: “This is an extremely tragic incident and our thoughts are very much with the family and friends of Ann Widdecombe at this difficult time. Our murder enquiry...

Ann Widdecombe, a British former MP and television star, has been murdered. British police are investigating the death of Ann Widdecombe, 78, who was found wounded and deceased in her Devon, England, home on July 9. According to the Daily Telegraph, the Devon and Cornwall Police are now looking for “a white male” as a suspect in her death. Widdecombe’s death was announced in the British newspapers this morning without reference to foul play. A Catholic convert and pro-life politician, Widdecombe endeared herself to Britons with her surprisingly popular appearances on television shows Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Big Brother....