by latest statistics on abortion are out in MI. Abortions increased by 5.2%. The percentage of abortions on black women rose to 45.4%. The number of abortions performed after 12 weeks also jumped up. One MI woman died as the result of an abortion. Also of note, 98.1% of women paid for abortion by themselves. […]

by National Review, Robert George, Patrick Lee and Maureen Condic respond to

by AP, the House of Representatives has passed a spending bill with an amendment to allow DC to pay for the abortions of poor women. Here’s the press release from the Susan B. Anthony List notes that the House voted 216-213 to prevent amendments dealing with social issues from receiving an up or down vote […]

by Charlie Savage has an interesting piece in the New York Times about the Sotomayor hearings, abortion, Gonzalez v. Carhart, settled law and precedent. Hadley Arkes discusses empathy and apathy. After discussing Laci’s and Connor’s law and court cases involving partial-birth abortion, Arkes writes (emphasis added)…

by Kelli Spotlighting important information gleaned from other pro-life blogs… NY Times parenting blog in which a 22-year-old mother chooses to abort. The mental gymnastics exemplified in the “parenting” blog are astounding. Mrozek states…

by Ramesh Ponnuru and

UPDATE, 8:45p: Fr. Frank Pavone of Gateway Pundit has information on Tiller’s murderer, Scott Roeder. [HT: moderator Carder] _______________ Dr. George Tiller, late-term abortionist, was murdered today just after 10 am in the lobby of Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, KS, where he and his wife were active members. Through his attorneys, his family National […]

by Yuval Levin has an interesting piece in the National Review pointing out how Obama‘s rhetoric at Notre Dame should at least slightly encourage pro-lifers. Levin points out how the popular self-interest arguments formerly used by leading pro-choicers have gone by the wayside: But his speech should leave pro-lifers optimistic, because it illustrates the transformation […]