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45+ min ago (282+ words) The U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals'ordered'a preliminary injunction against a city ordinance in Clearwater, Florida that created a pedestrian "buffer zone" outside an abortion facility. The 2-1 decision reverses a lower court's denial for an injunction sought by a group of sidewalk counselors and orders the lower court to grant the injunction while the litigation continues toward a permanent decision. The appeals court stated that the counselors were "likely to succeed on the merits" since the buffer zone "stifled" their First Amendment right to convey their pro-life message in a public place. Writing for the majority, Circuit Judge Kevin Newsom cited U.S. Supreme Court precedent from the 2014'McCullen v. Coakley decision, which struck down a Massachusetts buffer zone law, that stated the government's ability to restrict speech in a public forum is "very limited" and any law doing so must be "narrowly tailored....

1+ hour, 8+ min ago (400+ words) On Friday, December 5, 2025, seventeen pro-life leaders and activists were arrested during a peaceful act of civil disobedience in front of a Planned Parenthood facility in Memphis, Tennessee. The protest was part of Rescue Resurrection, a pro-life movement organizing "rescue" actions across the country. Those arrested included well-known figures in the pro-life movement: Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue; Joan Andrews, a longtime pro-life advocate; Teresa Bukovinak, director of POW; Nathan Berning, director of Let Them Live; and Dr. Monica Miller of Citizens for Life, among others. Speaking by phone from jail, Nathan Berning emphasized the willingness of participants to bear personal cost for their convictions. "It's time we make some real sacrifices for the babies, including going to jail," said Berning. On the same call from jail, Randall Terry said that accepting arrest is a necessary extension of their public…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (121+ words) Abortionist Dave Turok, of Salt Lake City, talking about a bill that would require abortionists to tell their late-term abortion patients that their babies can feel pain: "Turok said telling those women their fetuses feel pain is heaping torment upon torment. "These women have real pain," he said. "They did not come to this decision easily. Creating another barrier for them to get the medical care they need is really unfair." Rebecca Walsh, "Fetal pain advice bill sent back for rewrite'The Salt Lake Tribune, February 4, 2006. Editor's note. This appeared atClinic Quotesand is reposted with permission. Dec 8, 2025 | Assisted Suicide Dec 5, 2025 | preemies Dec 5, 2025 | Dec 5, 2025 | Abortion, dismemberment...

1+ hour, 26+ min ago (187+ words) By Patients Rights Action Fund A federal appeals court has delivered a damaging blow to the Compassion and Choices lawsuit seeking to eliminate New Jersey's requirement that only residents have ability to request lethal drugs under its assisted suicide law. The denial of this request upholds the decision by a district court judge earlier this year to maintain New Jersey's residency requirement. "New Jersey has sound reasons to limit this grave choice to its own residents," Judge Stephanos Bibas wrote for the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. "Protecting vulnerable patients and their doctors (not to mention avoiding friction with other states) justifies the residency requirement under any applicable test." Executive Director of PRAF, Matt Valli're, said "Big win today for vulnerable people in states where they are protected from the dangers and discrimination inherent to assisted suicide…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago (402+ words) The official book description proudly states: According to this worldview, "shaping our destinies" includes ending the life of a child in the womb. The book never acknowledges that while abortion may redirect one person's plans, it violently kills another person's future. The underlying message is simple:My life is about me, and anything that stands in my way, even another human being, can be eliminated.This is not empowerment. This is a lie of Satan. The book even attempts to differentiate humans from animals by claiming that because humans can "imagine their futures," they therefore can, and should, kill a baby to achieve those imagined outcomes. That is not a superpower. That is cruelty rephrased for young minds. And despite the book's attempt to celebrate abortion as freeing and healthy, the reality for countless women is the opposite. If abortion…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago (428+ words) A federal appeals court has overturned a Clearwater, Florida ordinance that pro-life advocates said censored their efforts to counsel women outside an abortion facility, ruling Thursday that the law unconstitutionally burdened free speech on public sidewalks. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, sided with Florida Preborn Rescue and other pro-life sidewalk counselors who challenged the city's 2023 buffer zone as discriminatory and overly restrictive. The ruling allows the activists to resume leafleting and one-on-one conversations with patients in the driveway of the Bread and Roses Women's Health Center, a facility that does very early abortions. Florida currently has a heartbeat law in place that bans abortions from killing babies starting at 6 weeks when their heartbeat can be detecfed. "The Ordinance seriously burdens Florida Preborn's speech " by restricting the sidewalk counselors' ability to distribute leaflets to patients as…...

5+ hour, 29+ min ago (736+ words) New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin's office was recently forced to make a stunning admission before the U.S. Supreme Court. During oral arguments, Platkin's team conceded that although the state issued a sweeping subpoena against a pregnancy center " First Choice Women's Resource Centers " the office had no complaints against the organization.That admission stripped away any pretense that the attorney general was protecting consumers. It revealed the real motive: a fishing expedition into constitutionally protected internal records and private donor information for no reason other than First Choice's commitment to life-affirming support for women. Now the court must decide whether New Jersey's top law enforcement officer can bully pro-life charities out of helping women and families.When First Choice made its case before the Supreme Court, it stood up for every American who believes mothers deserve compassion without harassment from the…...

5+ hour, 29+ min ago (504+ words) Zero complaints. No wrongdoing. Just subpoenas, intimidation, and a state government determined to shut down pregnancy centers. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin's office was recently forced to make a stunning admission before the U.S. Supreme Court. During oral arguments, Platkin's team conceded that although the state issued a sweeping subpoena against a pregnancy center " First Choice Women's Resource Centers " the office had no complaints against the organization. What's at stake is the work of pregnancy centers and charities nationwide that help women sustain their decision for life. These organizations provide the material and emotional resources mothers need to meet their own needs and the needs of their children. Research shows that 60% of women who have had abortions would have preferred to choose life if they had more financial security or emotional support. Pregnancy centers and life-affirming organizations across the country…...

8+ hour, 59+ min ago (459+ words) Millions are on the brink of seeing the costs of their health insurance skyrocket if Congress fails to extend the ACA tax credits due to expire Dec. 31. Now, Republicans are seeking to use the debate over the tax credits to pursue what Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has warned is a "national backdoor abortion ban" by expanding the scope of the Hyde Amendment. Since 1977, the Hyde Amendment has prohibited the use of federal funds for abortion except under limited exceptions for cases where the life of the woman is in danger, or in cases of rape or incest. But opponents of abortion in Congress want to prohibit ACA marketplace plans from covering abortion even in states where abortion remains legal. This means that even if a state requires insurance plans to cover abortion, and uses its own funds to do so,…...

15+ hour, 46+ min ago (581+ words) Illinois Democrat blames Mike Johnson and conservatives for blocking progress on key Trump 2024 campaign policy President Donald Trump and the House Republican caucus have been increasingly at odds over the past few months, ever since a discharge petition over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation files threatened to spark a rebellion among the GOP with Speaker Mike Johnson helplessly caught in the middle. Now, one Democratic senator is trying to drive another wedge in between Johnson and Trump over one of the president's key campaign promises for younger families. She spoke to anchor Dana Bash about a letter she wrote to the president annotated with the Trump-style caption, "WARNING: Speaker Johnson wants YOU to become the DEADBEAT DAD of IVF." Her comments come on the heels of a Military.com report detailing the congressional discussions over the National Defense Authorization Act, better…...