Tag Archives: Planned Parenthood

Abortion and States’ Rights

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

On May 2, the town of Danville, Illinois became what some have called a "sanctuary city for the unborn." After Planned Parenthood staff announced plans to open an abortion clinic in the town, the city council reacted by narrowly passing an ordinance (8-7), citing a section of federal law that forbids the mailing of abortion paraphernalia.

Posted in Federal, Illinois Politics, next gen, Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abortion, Abortion and States' Rights, Article VI, Constitution, Danville, Dobbs v. Jackson, Kwame Raoul, ordinance, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive Health Act, Roe v. Wade, sanctuary city, sanctuary city for the unborn, Supreme Court, U.S.C. §§ 1461–62 | Comments Off

Peter Breen Joins Our Line-Up at the IFI Forum on Religious Liberty

Posted on May 23, 2023 by David E Smith

We are pleased to announce that former state legislator Peter Breen has been added to our line-up of speakers for the IFI Special Forum on Religious Liberty. In addition to being a pro-life hero, Peter leads the Thomas More Society’s Legal Team in service of its Life, Family, and Religious Liberty missions.

Posted in Religious Liberty | Tagged Arielle Del Turco, Center for Religious Liberty, First Amendment, National Committee for Religious Freedom, Peter Breen, Planned Parenthood, Pregnancy Resource Centers, Religious Liberty, Sam Brownback, SB 1909, Thomas More Society | Comments Off

As Nearby States Protect Baby Lives, Abortion Explodes in Illinois

Posted on April 1, 2023 by David E Smith

With more and more states in the region and beyond moving to protect the lives of unborn babies or at least restrict the mass killing, abortionists in Illinois are busier than ever, according to the abortion industry in the state and news reports about the gruesome phenomenon.

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged abortion holocaust, Colleen McNicholas, concentration camps, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, Margaret Sanger, mobile abortion RV, National Socialist, Planned Parenthood, racism, Roe v. Wade, Southern Illinois, U.S. Supreme Court | Comments Off

Defund Planned Parenthood

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) recently introduced H.R. 128, also known as the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2023, to the U.S. House of Representatives. This proposal would restrict the federal funds Planned Parenthood receives for abortion (except in cases of rape or incest or danger to the woman’s life) for one year to redirect $235 million toward community health centers. Currently, 40 representatives have cosponsored the bill.

Posted in next gen, Sanctity of Life | Tagged bill, H.R. 128, Lauren Boebert, Mary Miller, Mike Bost, Planned Parenthood, The Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2023, U.S. House of Representatives | Comments Off

Illinois State Lawmakers Move to Shut Down Pregnancy Care Centers

Posted on February 27, 2023 by David E Smith

On February 9, the Illinois General Assembly introduced two bills—one in the House, one in the Senate—both entitled the “Deceptive Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers Act.” The contents of HB 2463, introduced by State Representative Terra Costa Howard (D-Lombard) and SB 1909, introduced by State Senator Celina Villanueva (D-Chicago) are identical, and both bills seek to radically curtail the operations of “limited services pregnancy centers.”

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Celina Villanueva, crisis pregnancy centers, HB 2463, Planned Parenthood, Pregnancy Care Centers, Pregnancy Resource Centers, SB 1909, Terra Costa Howard | Comments Off

FDA Rule On Chemical Abortion Drugs Challenged in Court

Posted on February 23, 2023 by David E Smith

Attorneys general of 23 states have filed two amicus briefs in support of a lawsuit seeking the withdrawal of FDA approval of the drugs mifepristone (RU-486) and misoprostol for use in chemical abortions. Unfortunately, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is not one of them. Success in this suit could make chemical abortion illegal even in states where abortion access remains legal.

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abortion, American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Charlotte Lozier Institute, Dr. Christina Francis, FDA, Guttmacher Institute, Kwame Raoul, Lynn Fitch, mifepristone, misoprostol, Planned Parenthood, RU 486, U.S. Justice Department | Comments Off

Institutional Grooming in Illinois

Posted on February 1, 2023 by David E Smith

It has been almost 20 years since it has been documented that children in our schools are in grave danger of being sexually abused by teachers. In 2004, Charol Shakeshaft completed a U.S. Department of Education sponsored study on Educator Sexual Misconduct. The seminal findings showed that 9.6% of children in our schools, public and private, are victims of educator sexual misconduct sometime between kindergarten and 12th grade.

Posted in Education | Tagged Advocates for Youth, Answer, Charol Shakeshaft, Chicago Public Schools, Educator Sexual Misconduct, Faith Colson, Faith’s Law, institutionalized grooming, Michelle Mussman, National Sex Education Standards, Office of Inspector General, Planned Parenthood, SB 818, SIECUS, teacher unions, u.s. department of education | Comments Off

Comments from Some Pro-Life Leaders on 50 years of “Roe v. Wade”

Posted on January 26, 2023 by David E Smith

“Roe v. Wade” turned 50 years old on Sunday, January 22nd. This is the infamous U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively gave us abortion on demand (when you add the impact of its companion decision of the same day, “Doe v. Bolton.”) Here are some comments from some pro-life leaders on the fallout from 50 years of “Roe.”

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abby Johnson, Alveda King, Doe v. Bolton, Eric Scheidler, Father Frank Pavone, Joe Scheidler, Jr., Martin Luther King, Planned Parenthood, Priests for Life, Pro-Life Action League, Roe v. Wade, Speak for Life, U.S. Supreme Court | Comments Off

Planned Parenthood’s Abortion RV Seeking to Devour

Posted on October 19, 2022 by David E Smith

Due to the reversal of Roe V. Wade, Planned Parenthood has been forced to close many clinics in states whose lawmakers and governors are upholding the sanctity of life. But sadly, the culture of death has so pervaded our society that many women in more pro-life states have been traveling to pro-abortion states (like Illinois) to kill their babies.

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged abortion pill, Christian Post, Planned Parenthood, Recreational Vehicles, Roe v. Wade, The Washington Stand, Washington Post | Comments Off

The Exterminators’ Enemy Number One

Posted on August 20, 2022 by David E Smith

What would it be like to be considered “Public Enemy Number One”? The term, first used in connection with Chicago’s notorious Al Capone, is a label most of us would prefer to avoid. However, when the organization slapping on this damaging label is Planned Parenthood, the label becomes a badge of honor. Such is the case for Judie Brown! According to her son, Hugh Brown of American Life League, in the early 2000s Planned Parenthood published a list of enemies to abortion rights and Mrs. Judie Brown topped the list.

Born in the mid 1940s, Judie has spent a …

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged abortion pill, American Life League, Hugh Brown, Judie Brown, National Right to Life, Planned Parenthood, Roe v. Wade | Comments Off

Battle for Life Intensifies in Illinois After Dobbs Ruling

Posted on June 28, 2022 by David E Smith

On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court of the United States overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision which fabricated the “right to privacy,” making abortion legal throughout the nation.

The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, centered around a Mississippi law that banned abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and has now put the battle to save pre-born human lives at the state level. It is no longer a protected “right” at the federal level. The case was decided by a 6 to 3 decision and means that the only abortion clinic in Mississippi will have to …

Posted in Media Watch, Sanctity of Life | Tagged ABC Nightly News, Casey v. Planned Parenthood, Colleen McNicholas, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Center, Fairview Heights, Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act, J.B. Pritzker, Planned Parenthood, Rachel Scott, Roe v. Wade, Samuel Alito | Comments Off

The Almighty and Abortion

Posted on June 17, 2022 by David E Smith

As the debate over abortion rages, with the U.S. Supreme Court poised to possibly overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 pro-abortion ruling, I find myself wondering: How can anybody claim that God is in favor of abortion? But some do. Or how can they claim that the issue is important, but not really that important?

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abby Johnson, Abortion, Abraham Lincoln, Black Southern Women’s Collective, Cindy Lambert, Francis X. Rocca, Kendra Cotton, Lila Rose, Live Action, Michael Barber, Nancy Pelosi, Planned Parenthood, Robert McElroy, Roe v. Wade, Salvatore Cordileone, Second Inaugural Address, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. Supreme Court | Comments Off

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and Abortion

Posted on April 2, 2022 by David E Smith

With a bang of a gavel in 1973, 63 million fellow Americans were condemned to die. And the number keeps growing.

Now if the U.S. Senate confirms Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, another pro-abortion justice will be added to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abortion, Bill Maher, Casey v. Planned Parenthood, Clarence Gamble, D. James Kennedy, John Kennedy, Jon Shweppe, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Ku Klux Klan, Lindsey Graham, Margaret Sanger, Micaiah Bilger, NARAL, Planned Parenthood, President Biden, Roe v. Wade, U.S. Supreme Court | Comments Off

Effect of Abortion in the Black Community

Posted on March 11, 2022 by David E Smith

In just a few short months, the U.S. Supreme Court will be handing down their decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, determining the constitutionality of a 2018 Mississippi law prohibiting women from accessing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. This case is expected to determine the fate of Roe v. Wade, the infamous 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling preventing states from unduly restricting abortions before the point of viability.

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abortion, Barack Obama, Charlotte Lozier Institute, CURE, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Kamala Harris, Margaret Sanger, Negro Project, Nelson Mandela, Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Roe v. Wade, sterilization, U.S. Supreme Court, White Supremacist | Comments Off

Quashing States’ Rights Gets Quashed!

Posted on March 3, 2022 by David E Smith

Have you heard? Abortion cheerleaders were at it again! Earlier this week they attempted to overturn state legislative abortion restrictions. Their weapon? The so-called "Women’s Health Protection Act" (H.R. 3755) - led by U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Representative Judy Chu (D-CA). The proposal passed the U.S. House by a vote of 218-211 on September 24, 2021. It was taken up by the U.S. Senate on Monday, February 28, 2022 where cloture was opposed by all Republicans and one Democrat: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV). The motion failed by a vote of 46-48.

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abortion, Adrienne Mansanares, Chuck Schumer, Dick Durbin, Guttmacher Institute, H.R. 3755, Joe Manchin, Judy Chu, Las Vegas Sun, Planned Parenthood, Roe v. Wade, Tammy Duckworth, Women’s Health Protection Act | Comments Off