DEACON FOR LIFE

But perhaps most damning to the pro-abortion campaign against the bill was the revelation that the vast majority of abortion facilities already perform the “invasive” transvaginal ultrasound as a matter of course.

Judge defends forced abortion, sterilization ruling against mentally ill woman

Wed Feb 22 08:51 EST

Judge Christina Harms said the decision to sterilize the 32-year-old flowed from her “substituted judgment” in favor of the abortion.

Obama admin ‘stonewalling’ freedom of information request on Planned Parenthood funding

Wed Feb 22 08:08 EST

A request for information about the Obama admin's decision to fund the New Hampshire Planned Parenthood over the state's head has dragged on for 130 days, even though it is only supposed to take 20 working days.

14-year-old homeschooled girl receives death threats for defending marriage

Wed Feb 22 18:41 EST

Family

"If I ever see this girl, I will kill her. That’s a promise," wrote one commenter.

BREAKING: Federal court: forcing pharmacists to distribute abortifacient drugs ‘unconstitutional’

Wed Feb 22 18:06 EST

The court's decision highlights how "radical" the Obama administration's birth control mandate is, Dr. Charmaine Yoest of Americans United for Life told LifeSiteNews.com.

Mysterious budget cuts end investigations into program that supplied Planned Parenthood volunteers

Wed Feb 22 09:29 EST

The Americorps program illegally placed three volunteers at Planned Parenthood last year; this year, its inspectors general will all but end its oversight.

Alberta readies to impose ‘diversity’ education on homeschoolers

Patrick B. Craine

Wed Feb 22 17:56 EST

Faith

Despite the criticism, Education Minister Thomas Lukaszuk has so far defended the inclusion of homeschoolers in the definition of ‘school’.

Ultrasounds before abortions are standard care, so why are pro-aborts getting so worked up?

Mailee Smith

Wed Feb 22 15:58 EST

Opinion

Without merit, abortion proponents are claiming that a Virginia ultrasound law requires a transvaginal ultrasound in the first trimester, comparing the technique to rape.

Urgent prayer request: Devoted pro-life student dying of Leukemia

Victor Bermudez

Wed Feb 22 13:37 EST

Opinion

This is one of the most important prayer requests I have ever sent out. A young, dedicated and fearless pro-life student from Franciscan University is dying of Leukemia.

The UN’s made-up up figures: now claims 200,000 die from illegal abortions in Brazil

Julio Severo

Wed Feb 22 13:15 EST

Opinion

Where did CEDAW get the extravagant figure of 200,000 deaths? From Brazilian feminist NGOs funded largely by U.S. pro-abortion institutions.

Hilary White, Rome Correspondent

No case where abortion was ‘necessary to save mom’: Eminent Irish oncologist

Wed Feb 22 12:04 EST

Irish pro-life groups welcomed the comment, saying that Dr. Crown had simply bolstered other medical opinion that abortion can never be called a “life-saving treatment.”