9+ hour, 59+ min ago   (633+ words) NASHVILLE (BP) " The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission released a letter today (Jan. 16) calling for President Trump's action on recent issues that have brought friction between the pro-life movement and an administration historically supportive of it. The letter is signed by…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (635+ words) Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford speaks at a press conference Jan. 14 urging federal authorities to block interstate abortion pill subscriptions. Screen capture WASHINGTON (BP) " U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) and Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, both Southern Baptists, joined others at…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (505+ words) La Fortaleza, which includes the governor's residence, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. iStock SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (BP) " Abortion remains legal in Puerto Rico despite a new law there establishing personhood at conception; while among the states, the Wyoming Supreme…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1082+ words) NASHVILLE (BP) " The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission's 2025 was highlighted by impactful Supreme Court amicus briefs, a new emphasis of the Psalm 139 Project, and a variety of new church resources, events and advocacy work." ERLC Interim President Gary Hollingsworth expressed his…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (577+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska " The'Psalm 139 Project, a pro-life ministry of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), has donated an ultrasound machine to a pregnancy resource center in Anchorage, in partnership with the Alaska Baptist Resource Network and the Alabama Baptist State Board…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (341+ words) WASHINGTON (BP) " The Department of Veterans Affairs appears likely to rescind a Biden-era rule promoting abortion services at VA facilities. In an email to Baptist Press, a VA spokesperson called the Biden Administration's 2022 rule change "politically motivated" and a violation…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (808+ words) Screen capture from Fox News WASHINGTON (BP) " A budget reconciliation bill defunding Planned Parenthood and enacting several other Southern Baptist priorities was signed into law Friday (July 4) by President Trump. The bill's passage ends a months-long reconciliation period in which…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (360+ words) NASHVILLE (BP) " Thousands took part in more than 200 demonstrations nationwide Saturday, June 28, calling on Congress to defund Planned Parenthood. Defund Day gathered pro-life advocates to protest the nearly $800 million in federal money given annually to Planned Parenthood, an organization that…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (559+ words) Approved by the FDA in 2000, mifepristone (also known as RU-486) accounted for 53 percent of all abortions in the U.S. by 2020. It became available for mail delivery the next year as the FDA sought to lift restrictions deemed unnecessary, and by 2023 the…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (680+ words) The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention has initiated a strategic effort to leverage the current Republican majorities in Congress and the executive branch to defund Planned Parenthood by eliminating the organization's federal funding. The ERLC is…...