No surprise, the Obama administration will attempt to block Indiana from enacting a new law that defunds Planned Parenthood. From the Associated Press: The Health and Human Services Department rejected changes in INs Medicaid plan Wednesday, saying it illegally bans funding for Planned Parenthood, and sought to make clear that a similar fate awaits other […]

According to the New York Times on May 22: The Obama administration is raising serious objections to a new Indiana law that cuts off state and federal money for Planned Parenthood clinics providing health care to low-income women on Medicaid…. Federal officials have 90 days to act but may feel pressure to act sooner because […]

UPDATE, 1:40p: Shock, the judge has decided not to issue a restraining order as she mulls the case!   10:34a: Yesterday Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (pictured above) signed a new law that makes his state the 1st in the country to cut off federal funding to Planned Parenthood. The law specifies the state cannot enter […]

by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat Democratic state legislators in Florida got into a heated argument after one of them (Daphne Campbell) backed a pro-life bill: Deeply religious and opposed to abortion, Campbell clashed with her colleagues over the abortion bill. [Rep. Scott] Randolph had had enough. And the two exchanged words — possibly […]

Can’t Planned Parenthood supporters think of anything good it does without having to resort to false false claims? According to CNN: 12:12 p.m. ET – Democratic women senators spoke in the Senate gallery. Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski said the negotiations are a “radical agenda against women” and are about defunding Planned Parenthood. “They want to take […]

by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN As always, we welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page)! Email Susie@jillstanek.com. SecularProLife compares the recent SCOTUS decision to uphold the free speech of groups like the Westboro Baptist Church to the NYC Council’s same […]

by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat PA newspapers have requested that information about a court case where a minor was denied a parental consent waiver be open to the public:Last March, a pregnant teenager 3 months shy of her 18th birthday asked an Allegheny County judge if she could have an abortion without her […]

This week abortion proponent William Saletan at Slate reviewed a conference held at Princeton in October that sought to find areas of common ground on abortion. From it Saletan gleaned 6 suggestions for pro-choicers, in synopsis: 1. Admit the value of the fetus. “At the conference, several pro-choice speakers conceded truths that have been hard […]