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  • Gallup: Pro-lifers at lowest number since 2008
    by Staff, posted Friday, June 05, 2015 (9 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- Abortion pro-choicers significantly outnumber pro-lifers in the U.S. for the first time in seven years, according to the Gallup 2015 Values and Beliefs poll. Read More

  • Pro-lifer's NAACP parody wins court appeal
    by Courtney Crandell/WORLD News Service, posted Wednesday, June 03, 2015 (9 years ago)

    In a ruling issued May 26, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided unanimously with the pro-life Radiance Foundation in its trademark infringement fight with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Read More

  • Pro-life groups work to keep millennials involved
    by Courtney Crandell/WORLD News Service, posted Tuesday, May 19, 2015 (9 years ago)

    ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BP) -- Polls and surveys indicate millennials hold stronger pro-life stances than previous generations at their age. But as these young adults graduate from college, many drift away from pro-life action. It's a trend pro-life groups are attempting to reverse. Read More

  • House OKs ban on late abortions
    by Tom Strode, posted Friday, May 15, 2015 (9 years ago)

    "[T]his is a step in the right direction."-- Russell Moore
    WASHINGTON (BP) -- The U.S. House of Representatives approved a ban on late abortions Wednesday (May 13) in a vote that was postponed nearly four months to the dismay of pro-life Americans.

    The House voted 242-184 for the Pain-capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which will prohibit abortions on babies 20 weeks or more after fertilization based on scientific evidence that a child in the womb experiences pain by that point in gestation. The House leadership canceled a Jan. 22 roll call on the proposal after about two dozen Republicans, led by female members, expressed concerns about the legislation. Read More

  • Researchers develop pacemaker for unborn babies
    by Courtney Crandell/WORLD News Service , posted Friday, April 10, 2015 (9 years ago)

    ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BP) -- A team of researchers has developed the first pacemaker small enough to implant in an unborn baby's heart, potentially offering an effective treatment for congenital heart blocks. Read More

  • Ariz. abortionists face new consent requirement
    by Courtney Crandell/WORLD News Service, posted Wednesday, April 08, 2015 (9 years ago)

    ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BP) -- Arizona's governor has signed into law a bill that prohibits abortion insurance from being purchased through Obamacare's taxpayer-subsidized insurance program. The bill also requires abortionists to inform women that two-step chemical abortions can be reversed. Read More

  • 'Moral cowardice,' Moore says of GOP dropping abortion vote
    by Tom Strode, posted Friday, January 23, 2015 (9 years ago)

    WASHINGTON (BP) -- Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives were guilty of "moral cowardice" when they canceled a scheduled vote on a bill to ban late-term abortions, the Southern Baptist Convention's lead ethicist said. Read More

  • Pro-choice advocates challenge Amendment 1 win
    by Staff, posted Friday, November 14, 2014 (9 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- "Absurd" is how state election officials are describing a legal challenge to the success of Amendment 1 in Tennessee, a constitutional provision that allows lawmakers to regulate how and where abortions are performed in the state. Read More

  • Pro-lifers win in Tenn., gain ground in Colo.
    by Diana Chandler, posted Wednesday, November 05, 2014 (9 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- Tennesseans approved Nov. 4 a constitutional amendment to allow legislative regulations on abortions there, while measures in North Dakota and Colorado to affirm the beginning of life at conception failed at the polls.

    Still, Southern Baptists in Colorado view the election of pro-life U.S. Senate candidate Cory Gardner as a victory for unborn children, and North Dakotans will continue to proclaim the value of life from conception, leaders told Baptist Press. Read More

  • Pro-life measures on ballots in TN, ND
    by Staff, posted Friday, October 31, 2014 (9 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- Evangelical Christians and others are urging voters to approve constitutional amendments Nov. 4 in Tennessee and North Dakota aimed at protecting the lives of expectant mothers and their unborn children. Read More