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Guest Column

REPORT: Abilene Christian University officials say calling abortion 'murder' is 'hate speech'

Mark Lee Dickson

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Panel of men and women discuss being pressured into abortion
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Women and men discuss abortion coercion and regret 'Face to Face'

Cassy Cooke

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Analysis

California law criticized for having potential to 'facilitate child trafficking'

Sheena Rodriguez

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Grok's 'companion' chatbot refers children to Planned Parenthood

Sheena Rodriguez

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Judge will block Trump from requiring removal of gender ideology from sex ed

Kelli Keane

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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 1: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) walks out of the Senate Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on October 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. The government shut down early Wednesday after Congress failed to reach a funding deal.
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New bill would close loopholes in taxpayer funding for abortions

Cassy Cooke

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Women protests against Costa Rica's president, Carlos Alvarado, politics on abortion in San Jose, Costa Rica, on October 17, 2019. - Carlos Alvarado, President of Costa Rica, made a commitment to pass a regulation that will guarantee access to therapeutical abortion to those women whose health or life are at risk. A group of evangelical legislators and the Catholic Church of Costa Rica have been protesting against this decision and are pressing the president to not sign the regulation, as they consider it will open the door to abortion under any circumstance.
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Costa Rica expands pro-life protections for preborn babies

Bridget Bosco

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Judge: Planned Parenthood can ignore Trump's EO on gender ideology

Victoria Bergin

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Shanette Williams, the mother of Amber Nicole Thurman, who ProPublica reported died in 2022 from a treatable infection due to delays to her medical care stemming from Georgia's restrictive abortion law, holds a photo of her daughter as she meets with US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris backstage, before Harris was due to speak during a campaign rally at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas, on October 25, 2024.
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Mother of woman who died of sepsis after abortion pill endorses pro-abortion candidate

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Women gesture as senators debate a euthanasia bill at the Legislative Palace in Montevideo on October 15, 2025. The Uruguayan Senate began voting to pass a controversial euthanasia bill into law. If approved, Uruguay will join a small group of countries that allow the procedure, including Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Spain.
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Uruguay becomes the first country in Latin America to legalize euthanasia

Nancy Flanders

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Planned Parenthood-linked 'birth control' pharmacy gets $8M from abortion pill investor

Carole Novielli

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This picture taken on July 20, 2023 shows a 'No Kids Zone' sign at the entrance to a cafe in Seoul. In a country with the world's lowest birth rate, the emergence of an increasing number of facilities barring children -- such as cafes, libraries and art galleries -- is infuriating parents like South Korean lawmaker Yong Hye-in and she says, inadvertently thwarting decades of government policy.
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South Korea’s population crisis grows as elderly surpass young adults

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Washington state says its stockpiled abortion pills will expire soon

Carole Novielli

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Victim of coerced abortion suing FDA: Baby would be alive if not for mail-order abortion

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Secrecy surrounds generic abortion pill manufacturer Evita Solutions

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Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, is a medication typically used in combination with misoprostol to bring about a medical abortion during pregnancy and manage early miscarriage. A United States appeals court has ruled to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, ordering a ban on telemedicine prescriptions and shipments of the drug by mail, this issue has created uproar in the USA, according to a report. It also limited its use to up to seven weeks of pregnancy, rather than 10. Mifepristone's availability remains unchanged for now, following an emergency order from the US Supreme Court in April preserving the status quo during the appeal. A Box of Mifepristone Pills photo was taken at a pharmacy in Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 18/08/2023. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

CA pregnancy centers ask appeals court to restore their freedom of speech

Bridget Sielicki

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Louisiana sues FDA, seeking to end mail-order abortion pill

Angeline Tan

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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., accompanied by National Institutes of Health Director Jayanta Bhattacharya (L), and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary (R) speaks during a news conference at the Health and Human Services Department on April 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kennedy and Makary spoke about the intent of the FDA "to phase out the use of petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the nation's food supply."

51 senators ask the FDA to stop allowing mail-order abortions

Cassy Cooke

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CONCORD, NC - SEPTEMBER 24: Rep. Mark Harris (R-N.C.) speaks during an event with U.S. Vice President JD Vance at ConcordPadgett Regional Airport on September 24, 2025 in Concord, North Carolina.

House Republicans call for FDA firings after approval of generic abortion pill

Angeline Tan

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20 state AGs claim abortion pill is safe as FDA prepares to conduct review

Nancy Flanders

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Despite media claims, abortions likely haven't dropped in 2025. Here's why.

Nancy Flanders

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary speaks alongside US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., as they announce the sending of warning letters to companies for illegally marketing products containing 7-hydroxymitragynine, also known as 7-OH, as part of their actions combatting opioids, during a press conference at HHS headquarters in Washington, DC, on July 29, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

'Serious risk': Coalition urges HHS and FDA to pull abortion pill's approval

Kelli Keane

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Despite promising a safety review, FDA approves another generic abortion pill

Nancy Flanders

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Grok's 'companion' chatbot refers children to Planned Parenthood

Sheena Rodriguez

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Influencer says she had an abortion to avoid 'monetizing the pregnancy'

Cassy Cooke

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 15: Florence Welch Florence + the Machine performs onstage during the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Vocalist Florence Welch on pregnancy loss and music industry's failure to support mothers

Nancy Flanders

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TikTok couple Matt and Abby Howard announce tragic miscarriage at 17 weeks

Nancy Flanders

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Kieran Culkin and Jazz Charton ​attend "Waiting For Godot" opening night at the Hudson Theatre on September 28, 2025 in New York City.

Kieran Culkin and wife expecting third baby months after his famous Oscars speech

Nancy Flanders

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NFL's Shaun Alexander announces he and wife are expecting 14th child

Cassy Cooke

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HOUSTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 23: Cardi B at the "Am I The Drama" meet and greet at Walmart on September 23, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Thaddaeus McAdams/Getty Images)

Rapper Cardi B chooses life for her fourth baby: 'I do not regret my kids'

Cassy Cooke

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 01: (L-R) Jake Bongiovi, Millie Bobby Brown, Dorothea Hurley and Jon Bon Jovi attend Netflix's "Damsel" New York Premiere at Paris Theater on March 01, 2024 in New York City.

Jon Bon Jovi adores new, adopted granddaughter: 'Immediately becomes your grandchild'

Nancy Flanders

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(Original Caption) Las Vegas, Nev..Entertainer, Elvis Presley sits cheek to cheek wit his bride, the former Priscilla Ann Beaulieu, following their wedding May 1, 1967.

Priscilla Presley: Elvis asked if I wanted to abort Lisa Marie

Nancy Flanders

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 29: J.K. Rowling arrives at the "Fantastic Beasts: The Secret of Dumbledore" world premiere at The Royal Festival Hall on March 29, 2022 in London, England.

J.K. Rowling: 'I used to believe in assisted dying. I no longer do.'

Nancy Flanders

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Country star Drake White and his wife, Alex, hold their daughter Della in the hospital.

'Heartbroken': Country star's 29-week preemie died in her parents' arms

Cassy Cooke

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PHOENIX, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 10: Arizonans mourn Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk outside of the Turning Point USA headquarters on September 10, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Charlie Kirk believed 'every human being... is sacred'

Nancy Flanders

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California law criticized for having potential to 'facilitate child trafficking'

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Judge will block Trump from requiring removal of gender ideology from sex ed

Kelli Keane

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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 1: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) walks out of the Senate Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on October 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. The government shut down early Wednesday after Congress failed to reach a funding deal.

New bill would close loopholes in taxpayer funding for abortions

Cassy Cooke

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Shanette Williams, the mother of Amber Nicole Thurman, who ProPublica reported died in 2022 from a treatable infection due to delays to her medical care stemming from Georgia's restrictive abortion law, holds a photo of her daughter as she meets with US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris backstage, before Harris was due to speak during a campaign rally at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas, on October 25, 2024.

Mother of woman who died of sepsis after abortion pill endorses pro-abortion candidate

Nancy Flanders

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US Catholic bishops 'strongly reject' Trump's IVF initiatives

Nancy Flanders

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Appeals court upholds block on safety standards for Missouri abortion businesses

Bridget Sielicki

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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 10: U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy delivers remarks before administering the judicial oath to Judge Neil Gorsuch during a ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House April 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. Earlier in the day Gorsuch, 49, was sworn in as the 113th Associate Justice in a private ceremony at the Supreme Court.

Retired Supreme Court Justice Kennedy, a Catholic, tries to justify upholding abortion

Cassy Cooke

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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 16: U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on October 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump outlined plans to expand vitro fertilization (IVF) access by encouraging workplace benefits to include access to IVF and infertility coverage.

Trump promises expansion of IVF through cost-saving measures

Bridget Sielicki

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A protest sign is held in the air outside of the Supreme Court during the 52nd annual March For Life in Washington, D.C. on January 24, 2025.

Supreme Court will hear case involving pregnancy resource center

Angeline Tan

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US Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, attends a US Senate Finance Committee business meeting to consider the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 4, 2025. US President Donald Trump's embattled health secretary pick, vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr, passed a crucial test in his confirmation bid on Tuesday as senators voted to advance his nomination to the floor. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Senator launches investigation into Virginia students' coerced abortions

Nancy Flanders

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh arrive for the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th President of the United States.

Man who plotted to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh sentenced to just eight years in prison

Cassy Cooke

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MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - 2021/10/03: A demonstrator holds a placard reading "You cannot force a doctor to abort" during the pro-life demonstration march. Thousands march in Mexico City at a pro-life and pro-women demonstration march. Demonstrators came in from all over the country, with different states or organizations written on their t-shirts. The march comes after the Mexican Supreme Court ruled that abortion is no longer a crime since September 2021.

Spain's Prime Minister calls for draconian 'blacklist' of doctors who refuse to commit abortions

Cassy Cooke

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Pregnant woman stabbed to death after refusing abortion

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'The doctors had tried everything': Preemie born at 22 weeks called 'miracle'

Melissa Manion

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Facing an unplanned pregnancy, Gabby turned to her faith

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Husband charged with murdering wife over her pregnancy weight gain

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KENT, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 3: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT - ' NEIL TURNER FOR LAMBETH PALACE / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) The Archbishop of Canterbury-designate, The Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally gives a speech at the Canterbury Cathedral before the official announcement of her new role on October 3, 2025 in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom.

First female Archbishop of Canterbury criticized for being pro-abortion

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Canada's Jennifer Jones curls the stone during the women's round robin session 10 game of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games curling competition between Canada and USA at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing on February 16, 2022.

Canadian Olympic champion rejected abortion

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A family's two tragic abortions expose the need for holistic, life-affirming support

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Volunteer 'baby cuddlers' support preemie twins born at 23 weeks

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Garden of Remembrance: Honoring the preborn on the grounds of a former abortion clinic

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Woman pregnant with twins jumps from second-story to escape fire

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Shanette Williams, the mother of Amber Nicole Thurman, who ProPublica reported died in 2022 from a treatable infection due to delays to her medical care stemming from Georgia's restrictive abortion law, holds a photo of her daughter as she meets with US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris backstage, before Harris was due to speak during a campaign rally at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas, on October 25, 2024.

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US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies before a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Health and Human Services, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 14, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

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