Mary Szoch and Savannah Anne Carman

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  • Ex-Planned Parenthood head Cecile Richards needs our prayers

    Ex-Planned Parenthood head Cecile Richards needs our prayers

    Richards should prepare to meet our Maker. She, like the rest of us, will be judged as to how she treated the least of these.

  • 4 ways Republicans should talk about life in 2024

    4 ways Republicans should talk about life in 2024

    The logically inconsistent message of “sometimes you can kill a baby and sometimes you can’t,” just isn’t good enough. Here are four ways Republicans can chart a different course in 2024.

  • After political losses, the pro-life movement's path forward

    After political losses, the pro-life movement's path forward

    As we head into the 2024 election, we must remember who we are working for and why we are defending unborn babies and their mothers.

  • God-given rights should not be left to a vote

    God-given rights should not be left to a vote

    This election must teach us the lesson that we should have learned centuries ago — fundamental, God-given rights like the right to life and the right to liberty should not be left to a vote.

  • Dear USA Today, abortion isn’t ‘support’ for female athletes

    Dear USA Today, abortion isn’t ‘support’ for female athletes

    Instead of telling little girls — future athletes — “You can do anything!” they are sending the message, “You can do anything … as long as you don’t have children.”

  • The push to normalize infanticide

    The push to normalize infanticide

    America must turn back. There must be justice for the five babies whose remains were recovered from Cesare Santangelo’s abortion business, and the legislative efforts to legalize infanticide in California must be stopped.

  • Join Mississippi in supporting women with unplanned pregnancies

    Join Mississippi in supporting women with unplanned pregnancies

    As America awaits the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization — the case considering whether Mississippi’s law protecting the lives of unborn babies at 15-weeks is constitutional — pro-lifers in Mississippi aren’t just twiddling their thumbs.

  • A welcome defeat of assisted suicide in Virginia

    A welcome defeat of assisted suicide in Virginia

    The assisted suicide legislation proposed in Virginia disregards the value of human life and opens the door for exploitation and coercion. Pray that assisted suicide legislation would fail and for a renewed respect for the dignity of the human person — not only in Virginia but in all 50 states.

  • A prenatal test shouldn't determine a life

    A prenatal test shouldn't determine a life

    For parents facing a challenging prenatal diagnosis, you are not alone. Abortion is not the answer. Be Not Afraid is an organization that provides real assistance to families who have received a challenging prenatal diagnosis. There you will find hope, support and other families who — like mine — have been "blessed with a little angel."

  • Fact check: 5 false claims corrected in the Dobbs oral arguments

    Fact check: 5 false claims corrected in the Dobbs oral arguments

    Julie Rickelman, senior director of U.S. litigation for the Center for Reproductive Rights, argued that the Court should strike down Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act — the bipartisan legislation banning abortion after 15 weeks that was at issue in the case. Although Rickelman’s arguments occasionally aligned with the truth, the majority of what she said does not pass a fact check. Let’s examine several of those claims.