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At first glance, it reads like satire – something so grotesque and absurd that it cannot possibly be real. But it is real. In Central Florida, Stand With Abortion Now (“SWAN”) is selling merchandise that turns the intentional killing of unborn children into a joke, a fashion statement, and a fundraising opportunity. We are linking to SWAN’s own website once so readers can see the organization’s words and merchandise for themselves. What follows is not parody. It is how SWAN describes – and markets – its work. SWAN is a pro-abortion clinic-escort group founded in June 2022, immediately after the...

A former University of Kentucky cheerleader who admitted ending the life of her newborn son after he was born alive was sentenced Friday to just 10 years in prison. Laken Snelling, 22, of White Pine, Tennessee, received concurrent sentences from Fayette Circuit Judge Diane Minnifield: 10 years for first-degree manslaughter and one year each for abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant. Prosecutors had recommended the concurrent terms as part of a plea agreement. She received credit for 415 days already spent under house arrest and will be eligible for parole after...

When an anti-abortion activist held a sign depicting a fetus in utero with the caption "What about her body and her rights?" to the side of a University of South Florida weekly open-air market, campus police didn't just order him into a so-called free speech zone, as did Tucson, Ariz. police when an evangelist showed up to a nonsectarian Christmas street festival. USF police arrested and jailed Tyler Newton for 14 hours on Sept. 23 at the behest of campus officials for standing with his sign and sharing his "abolitionist" views with passers-by, a new First Amendment lawsuit claims. Describing...

Belén, a single mother of three living in poverty, was scrolling through Facebook one day in 2022 when she came across an opportunity she believed could change her life. The then-31-year-old was working as a waitress and struggling to afford food for her children while living in the home of her physically abusive ex-boyfriend. So when she saw a post from a wealthy gay couple who were looking for a surrogate to carry their child, Belén says she ‘saw the way out’ of her situation and immediately contacted them to arrange a meeting. The couple promised to pay her and...

In Access Independent Health Services v. Wrigley, abortion providers and physicians challenged North Dakota’s abortion law. They argued that the North Dakota Constitution protects a right to abortion and that the law’s exceptions were too unclear for doctors to know when they could legally provide an abortion. The district court agreed with the challengers and struck down the law. The state appealed, bringing the case to the North Dakota Supreme Court. Justice Jerod Tufte played a central role in the Supreme Court’s decision. In an extensive opinion joined by Chief Justice Jon Jensen, he rejected the argument that the state...

new proposed amendment to Missouri’s constitution that would prohibit abortion and sex-rejecting procedures for minors with gender dysphoria is polling close ahead of November’s election day. According to polling posted by The New York Times, 44% of likely Missouri voters said they oppose the adoption of abortion safeguards, follow by a close 43% who support it. In contrast, 47% of likely Missouri voters said they support a ban on gender transition procedures for children while 40% oppose it. In 2024, Missouri voters passed Amendment 3, to codify “the fundamental right to reproductive freedom, including abortion,” according to Ballotpedia. November’s proposed...

How to Collect Signatures to Repeal Massachusetts’ New Abortion Law With just 8 days remaining, volunteers are working to collect signatures for the effort to repeal Massachusetts’ new late-term abortion law. All petition sheets must be delivered to town halls by Friday, October 23, at 5:00 PM. If you want to sign the petition or help someone else find where to sign, visit Repeal188.com homepage, select “Sign the petition,” and submit your town and email address to find nearby signing opportunities. Home Questions about signing, obtaining petition sheets or gathering signatures? Contact the Coalition. Please also watch 4 Things to...

On Friday, October 9, 2026, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated $1 million to the “Too Extreme for Idaho PAC,” a political action committee working to defeat Idaho’s Proposition 1. Current Idaho law generally prohibits abortion, with limited exceptions, including for rape and incest. However, Proposition 1 allows abortion up to fetal viability, which it redefines, allowing abortion for any reason into the eighth month of pregnancy. Proposition 1 eliminates Idaho’s parental consent laws. Proposition 1 also says any “health care provider” can perform abortion. The donation is notable not only for its size but also for...

Students for Life of America (SFLA) and Students for Life Action (SFLAction) will bring the Pro-Life Generation to Cobb County, GA, on Saturday, October 17, as Democrat U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff and Democrat gubernatorial nominee and pro-abortion candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms hold a joint campaign rally. Ossoff is seeking reelection to the U.S. Senate, where he faces Republican nominee and current U.S. Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), setting up a closely watched Senate race in which abortion policy remains a central campaign issue. The demonstration is also part of Students for Life Action’s ongoing “ Democrats Love Late-Term Abortion ” campaign,...

An impulse against maintaining a Christian cultural witness has caused that witness to become divided. In an open letter, Kansas Pastor Kyle Lammott called for Pastor and U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hamilton to publicly “repent of what you have taught and to withdraw from the Senate race.” The letter comes as Southern Baptist Convention President Willy Rice urged pastors to “step up” their cultural witness. “The church has to be the conscience of the culture,” insisted Family Research Council President Tony Perkins. “Without it, we’re going to continue to drift in the wrong direction.” “My reasons come from Scripture …...

Major banks closed accounts and refused credit to MAGA merchants, pro-life causes, religious groups, conservative organizations and sectors disfavored by the Biden administration, such as firearms, oil and gas, and private prisons, a bombshell report from the federal banking regulator has found. The Debanking Review by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) investigated 100,000 complaints and scrutinized 50,000 internal bank records to reveal how customers were “debanked” based purely on their political, social, or religious beliefs. JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, Capital One, PNC, TD Bank, and BMO Bank were found to...

Virginians are being asked to write abortion into the Bill of Rights of their state constitution. The amendment's mild-sounding language hides a sweeping legal standard that would put existing protections for preborn children and their mothers at risk. The so-called Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment will appear as Ballot Question 1 on the November 3 ballot. The General Assembly approved it twice, in 2025 and again in January 2026, and Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed the legislation sending it to voters in February. If it passes, it takes effect January 1, 2027. Key Takeaways: * The Virginia ballot amendment would group...

One of the latest narratives disseminated widely by abortion advocates is the claim that induced abortion (intentionally killing human beings in the womb) is central to the idea of reproductive and economic 'justice' for women. But killing humans should never be offered as a sort of 'solution' to financial hardship. Key Takeaways: * The Center for Reproductive Rights recently released a flawed, non-peer-reviewed study promoting the message that women need abortion because having children is too expensive. * Abortion advocate Jessica Valenti appeared on Vox Media's "America, Actually" podcast to discuss abortion, which she claims is an "affordability" issue. *...

Former Planned Parenthood director, Abby Johnson, joins Nicholas Bowling to explain why she left the abortion industry after witnessing an ultrasound-guided abortion. Abby and Nicholas discuss abortion procedures, the dark realities of the abortion industry, and how to respond to the issue to help END abortion. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:24 From Planned Parenthood to Pro-Life 8:50 The Abortion That Changed Everything 16:49 Surgical Abortion vs. Chemical Abortion 20:23 Is it Just a “Clump of Cells”? 24:58 What Really Happens Inside an Abortion Clinic? 29:59 Why People Work in the Abortion Industry 33:38 LGBT in the Industry & Abortion Funding 37:59...

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed described a pregnant mother as “simply a carrying vehicle for a fetus that has not ever breathed air.” The comment came when a pro-life student asked him, at a Western Michigan University town hall, why she should vote for him. The exchange came at a “Students vs. Billionaires” event on the Kalamazoo campus. El-Sayed did not use the word “woman.” He called the pregnant mom “an adult, or sometimes even a juvenile human.” “I respect your position insofar as it’s founded in the idea that you want to protect and empower life,” El-Sayed told...

Harvey Weinstein, the Hollywood heavyweight who was a longtime supporter of the abortion industry, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sex crimes. Key Takeaways: * Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has faced numerous charges of rape and sexual assault in multiple states, giving rise to the #MeToo movement. * He was convicted of committing a first-degree criminal sexual act in New York against production assistant Miriam Haley, though this conviction was later overturned. * Weinstein was again found guilty, and sentenced to 15 years in prison in New York, though there are other legal battles continuing in...

Gov. Kathy Hochul was one of a handful of Democratic governors to stockpile pills used in medication abortion amid fears the U.S. Supreme Court could restrict access three years ago. But a feared shortage of the drug never materialized. Now, 150,000 pills in the state’s possession have all expired — and not a single one was distributed. The state Department of Health says it will soon destroy its reserve of misoprostol pills, which is enough for 12,500 doses. That’s in contrast to California, which took steps to distribute its supply to providers, and Oregon, which reupped its stock at no...

Female Rage Hot Sauce’s second “Hot Dogs for Abortions” fundraiser of the summer brought hundreds of supporters together to raise money for the D.C. Abortion Fund, channeling their anger over reproductive rights into advocacy. The fundraiser, held at Dew Drop Inn on Sept. 17, is the latest iteration of an event that began as a backyard party following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. What started with friends grilling hot dogs and donating at the door has since grown into a recurring fundraiser for abortion funds, raising thousands of dollars along the way. “After the Dobbs case...

MILWAUKEE - Abortion hasn't been a major focus in the race for Wisconsin governor, but with just four weeks to go, Democrat David Crowley is making a new push. Constitutional amendment? What they're saying: Crowley announced he backs a push to amend the Wisconsin Constitution to make abortion a constitutional right. "I'm also a girl dad times three, and so this isn't just a policy debate for me. It's personal. You know, when I look at my three daughters, I think about the Wisconsin I want them to grow up in, a Wisconsin where they have the same rights to...

Archbishop George Leo Thomas is urging Catholics to vote no on Nevada Question 6, warning that the measure would allow abortion into the ninth month and take parents out of a minor’s decision. From the pulpit Sunday, the Archdiocese of Las Vegas asked Catholics across five counties to reject the ballot question, which would write abortion into the state constitution. Abortion is already legal in Nevada but this would expand it in the extreme. Thomas’ pastoral letter was read at Mass in the archdiocese’s 34 parishes. “This question is not whether abortion is legal in Nevada; it already is under...