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New Ohio Law Requires Fetal Remains After Surgical Abortion Be Treated Humanely

Ohio recently passed a bill clarifying how to dispose of fetal remains humanely. Like any legislation regarding abortion, there is a lot of misinformation and ignorance circulating concerning Ohio Senate Bill 27.

  • Petra Wallenmeyer
    Petra Wallenmeyer
7 days ago 7 min read
National

National Pro-Life Organization Helps Mom Finish School

More than one in five college students are parents, and colleges have historically been bad at both accommodating those parents who want to pursue a degree and informing students of their rights, leading to more coerced abortions and students dropping out to have their child.

  • Erin Jobes
    Erin Jobes
8 days ago 2 min read
Commentary

How Abortion Pill Reversal Works Scientifically

To understand if medical abortion...is reversible, we need to know how this type of abortion works; and to know how medical abortion works, we first need to understand a bit about how pregnancy works.

  • Petra Wallenmeyer
    Petra Wallenmeyer
11 days ago 9 min read
Commentary

Abortion: Essential Healthcare for Whom?

Those who stamp their feet and angrily insist that “abortion is healthcare” need to do better than make a mere assertion. After all, why should anyone believe that abortion is “healthcare” in the first place?

  • Nathan Apodaca
    Nathan Apodaca
17 days ago 5 min read
National

HDI Launches First Registry of 2021, Mom Due Any Day

Ana will be welcoming her second child, a baby boy, any day and is financially struggling to afford the big ticket items her baby boy needs.

  • HDI Team
    HDI Team
18 days ago 1 min read
Commentary

Should Pro-life Men Get Vasectomies?

Ironically, in a way, the tweet also presents a strawman of sorts by attacking the inconsistency of pro-lifers for not wanting to “regulate” men’s bodies by requiring sterilization.

  • Nathan Apodaca
    Nathan Apodaca
18 days ago 4 min read
Commentary

Why Bodily Autonomy Cannot be Used in Defense of Abortion

The argument of bodily autonomy is often used as an argument to advocate for the pro-choice position. The basic premise is that women have the right to do what they like with their own bodies

  • Alex Ruggles
    Alex Ruggles
19 days ago 4 min read
Commentary

So What's the Big Deal with Abortion?

Why make such an issue of the unborn when there are pressing issues faced by people outside the womb?

  • Nathan Apodaca
    Nathan Apodaca
20 days ago 8 min read
National

Biden’s Stance on Abortion - Threat to Pro-Life America

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Biden called abortion “essential health care that cannot be delayed” and includes abortion expansion and funding federally in his potential health care plan, which means American citizens and taxpayers will be required to fund it.

  • Kristin Matysek
    Kristin Matysek
21 days ago 1 min read
National

Court Approves Tennessee Abortion Ban

In late November, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed with Judge Campbell and lifted the injunction, allowing Tennessee to enforce its new abortion law.

  • Alec Brown
    Alec Brown
22 days ago 2 min read
National

Mother Meets Son 45 Years After Adoption

Brenda Van Sickle was just 16 years old when she placed her son for adoption, now they finally reunited.

  • Ghost
a month ago 2 min read
National

Trump Cuts $200M from CA after State Violates Conscience Laws

California is violating federal conscience protection laws and President Trump has had enough.

  • Kristin Matysek
    Kristin Matysek
a month ago 2 min read
National

HDI Launches Final Registry of 2020 for Mom Due Any Day

She knew she wouldn’t be able to keep the job if she kept the baby but after finding support in the pro-life community, including our organization, she decided to keep the baby despite the difficult circumstances.

  • Skyler Lee
    Skyler Lee
a month ago 2 min read
Commentary

Why the Viability Argument Cannot Support Abortion

Safeguarding the most dependent as much as possible in recognition of their increased vulnerability and need for assistance should be emphasized...

  • Alex Ruggles
    Alex Ruggles
a month ago 6 min read

Poland: Abortion and the Law

On the one hand, pro-lifers can rejoice that the judgment protects preborn babies...On the other hand, there is also the problem of judicial activism.

  • Alireza Ghazi-Torbati
    Alireza Ghazi-Torbati
a month ago 2 min read
National

Adopt a Family: HDI Launches Christmas Registries for 5 More Moms

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. We've decided to help five more families for Christmas and we need YOUR help!

  • Skyler Lee
    Skyler Lee
2 months ago 1 min read
Commentary

An Overview of SLED

The aim of this article is to outline that such arguments cannot be used in favor of abortion, as each is an utterly arbitrary measure of humanity and as such fails to capture the innate worth of each human individual.

  • Alex Ruggles
    Alex Ruggles
2 months ago 4 min read
National

HDI Launches 2nd Annual Christmas Extravaganza for Family in Need

Each year we choose one family to help with Christmas and for 2020 we have picked the Copeland family.

  • Skyler Lee
    Skyler Lee
2 months ago 1 min read
National

Mama M: HDI restored my faith in humanity and in God

I wanted to thank everyone who helped my family in our time of need. It was very hard to reach out, and admit that we needed help. - Mama M

  • HDI Testimonials
    HDI Testimonials
2 months ago 2 min read
Commentary

What About Rape?

Because so many women have experienced rape and some of them have become pregnant as a result, it is very important to begin our answer by being sensitive to the pain of others.

  • Rebekah Dyer
    Rebekah Dyer
2 months ago 4 min read
National

URGENT: HDI Launches Registry for Homeless Expecting Mom, Due Soon

Mama S grew up in the foster care system and shortly after aging out of the system, she found herself pregnant. Now she needs our help.

  • HDI Team
    HDI Team
2 months ago 1 min read
World

100th Anniversary of Legal Abortion in Russia

Today, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of legal abortion in Russia.

  • Kristin Matysek
    Kristin Matysek
2 months ago 2 min read
Commentary

Jane: Human Defense Initiative was the Biggest Blessing

Human Defense Initiative was the biggest blessing to Ashlynn and I.

  • HDI Testimonials
    HDI Testimonials
2 months ago 2 min read
Commentary

The Truth Behind Colorado's Proposed 22 Week Abortion Ban

Colorado failed to pass Proposition 115, a ban on abortions after 22 weeks, on Election Day. Here's what it would have done.

  • Petra Wallenmeyer
    Petra Wallenmeyer
2 months ago 5 min read
National

Brand New Children's Book 'When You Became You' Teaches Pro-life Science

Our friends Brooke Stanton and Christiane West at Contend Projects have co-authored a children’s book called When You Became You about the continuum of human life.

  • Petra Wallenmeyer
    Petra Wallenmeyer
2 months ago 2 min read
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