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- [A Frustrating Argument About Abortion: Part 1](https://humandefense.com/a-frustrating-argument-about-abortion-part-1/) - Part 2 has been published and can be read here. Introduction Kate Greasley released a book in 2017 called Arguments About Abortion. Coming in at 267 pages, it is dense, packed with her own arguments, summaries of other authors' points, and her responses. Her belief is that abortion can only be morally justified if the
- [The People of the State of California v. Heartbeat International and RealOptions](https://humandefense.com/the-people-of-the-state-of-california-v-heartbeat-international-and-realoptions/) - Nowhere does A.G. Bonta ask for the pro-life organizations to stop offering APR; instead, he focuses on what they can say about APR.
- [NEW REGISTRY: Mama Suffered Spinal Cord Injury & Needs Help](https://humandefense.com/new-registry-mama-suffered-spinal-cord-injury-needs-help/) - We have officially launched a new baby registry for a mama of two in need after a tragic accident!
- [Abortion Laws, Definitions, and Exceptions in all 50 States](https://humandefense.com/abortion-laws-definitions-and-exceptions-in-all-50-states/) - This is unlike most articles we do at HDI. What this post shows is a few hours of research put into looking up the abortion laws in the United States, focusing on the definition of abortion and exceptions to the laws. . These laws were found using the Center for Reproductive Justice’s map and the
- [Saving Babies, One Letter at a Time: Discover Letters of Hope ](https://humandefense.com/saving-babies-one-letter-at-a-time-discover-letters-of-hope/) - Shariah was encouraged as she read through the letters. Each sentence had been crafted with care in order to soothe her heart.
- [A Planned Parenthood’s 84 Year Lease Ends After Abortion Plans](https://humandefense.com/wilkes-barre-planned-parenthoods-lease-ends-after-abortion-plans/) - A Planned Parenthood has been located in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania for 84 years but with plans to begin performing abortions, that is soon going to change.
- [Movie Review: "Instant Family" Highlights Adoption](https://humandefense.com/instant-family-highlights-adoption/) - Mark Wahlberg has starred in a variety of family-friendly movies but his latest film, Instant Family shares one of the most important messages yet as it highlights the journey of adopting children out of the foster care system.
- [From Skincare to Adoption Reform: How Prolyfe Founder Heather Mellott Is Making A Difference ](https://humandefense.com/from-skincare-to-adoption-reform-how-prolyfe-founder-heather-mellott-is-making-a-difference/) - As the founder of Prolyfe Skincare, Mellott has built her life around a single mission: helping women and families make life-affirming choices.
- [Avery Becomes 83rd Sanctuary City for the Unborn](https://humandefense.com/avery-becomes-83rd-sanctuary-city-for-the-unborn/) - The Avery City Council voted to outlaw abortion within its city limits, making Avery the 83rd city in the nation to pass such an ordinance.
- [Senator Lives Out Pro-Life Beliefs, Gives Birth To Daughter With Down Syndrome](https://humandefense.com/senator-breanne-davis-gives-birth-to-daughter-with-down-syndrome-we-are-pro-life/) - Newly-elected Arkansas State Senator Breanne Davis is showing she does not just “talk the talk” when it comes to her pro-life beliefs; she also “walks the walk.”
- [Couple Can Adopt Son With Down Syndrome Thanks To Fixer Upper Stars](https://humandefense.com/couple-can-adopt-son-with-down-syndrome-thanks-to-fixer-upper-stars/) - Thanks to Chip and Joanna Gaines’ 2018 Chipstarter contest winners Jason and Melinda Simmons will now be able to adopt a little boy from China with Down Syndrome.
- [Michigan Indefinitely Extends Telemedicine Abortion Ban](https://humandefense.com/michigan-indefinitely-extends-telemedicine-abortion-ban/) - On Thursday, December 13th, the Michigan State House voted 62-47 in a party-line vote to extend the ban on telemedicine indefinitely.
- [Why is prescribing abortion pills an exception to established medical practice? Welcome to shield laws](https://humandefense.com/why-is-prescribing-abortion-pills-an-exception-to-established-medical-practice-welcome-to-shield-laws/) - Right now, 22 states plus D.C. have shield laws for abortion providers, protecting them from “out-of-state investigations and prosecutions.”
- ["You say you are pro-life, but…"](https://humandefense.com/you-say-you-are-pro-life-but/) - A response to the Feathered Nest Blog I recently came across this post on Facebook from The Feathered Nest whose bio says it’s run by a Christian woman involved in foster care. What she writes is a common criticism often leveled at pro-life advocates. Let's break down various parts and think clearly about them. "You
- [Shuttered “later term” Colorado Abortion Facility Set to “rise” Again](https://humandefense.com/shuttered-later-term-colorado-abortion-facility-set-to-rise-again/) - This article was originally written for Pregnancy Help News on 7/8/2025 and is reprinted here with permission. Pro-life people rejoiced when Dr. Warren Hern retired in January of this year and then closed his Boulder, Colo., abortion clinic in April. Hern performed late-term abortions in his infamous Boulder clinic for over 50 years. He saw over 45,000
- [Kentucky to Remain Abortion-free For Now](https://humandefense.com/kentucky-to-remain-abortion-free-for-now/) - This article was originally published at Pregnancy Help News on 7/7/2025 and is reprinted here with permission. Abortion proponents are pausing for now in their efforts to overturn Kentucky’s abortion regulations following three failed attempts in court. When Roe v Wade was overturned in 2022, Kentucky’s abortion trigger law went into effect. This law forbids abortion except to “prevent
- [NEW REGISTRY: Little Boy Needs Essentials](https://humandefense.com/new-registry-little-boy-needs-essentials/) - Little Boy C needs clothes, shoes, and school supplies. Will you help him?
- [Update on Tasha Kann: Mom Who Chose Life Despite Cancer](https://humandefense.com/update-on-tasha-kann/) - Tasha’s battle began when she found herself unable to move or stand as she was waiting for what she thought was a migraine to pass.
- [Colorado’s new NICU paid leave policy is life-affirming, its stance on abortion and APR, not so much.](https://humandefense.com/colorados-new-nicu-paid-leave-policy-is-life-affirming-its-stance-on-abortion-and-apr-not-so-much/) - On Friday, May 30, Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) signed into law a bill expanding parental leave.
- [An Open Letter to the Pro-Lifer Who Struggles to Love Their Enemy](https://humandefense.com/an-open-letter-to-the-pro-lifer-who-struggles-to-love-their-enemy/) - What is the state of the abortionist’s heart? What lies inside it?
- [Two Additional Arrests Made in Texas Illegal Abortion Case](https://humandefense.com/two-additional-arrests-made-in-texas-illegal-abortion-case/) - Rubildo Labanino Matos was arrested on March 8 and Jose Manuel Cendan Ley was arrested on March 17.
- [Arkansas Governor Signs Pro-life Law Providing Clarity to Doctors](https://humandefense.com/arkansas-governor-signs-pro-life-law-providing-clarity-to-doctors/) - The pro-abortion lobby argue that pro-life laws jeopardize women's lives, yet Act 387 clarifies these critical medical guidelines.
- [The Inspiring Testimony Of A Small 20-Year-Old Family Resource Center](https://humandefense.com/the-inspiring-testimony-of-a-small-20-year-old-family-resource-center/) - The pro-life movement is largely made up of small, maybe unnoticed people, and it can be easy to falter and become discouraged.
- [Illinois Bill Would Punish Parents for Trying to Prevent Their Minor Child's Abortion](https://humandefense.com/illinois-bill-would-punish-parents-for-trying-to-prevent-their-minor-childs-abortion/) - Parents who wish to prevent their children from receiving abortions would be considered child abusers.
- [Why Not Abortion?](https://humandefense.com/why-not-abortion/) - The information here is perfect for when you don’t have time for a lengthy conversation but still want to have something to respond with.
- [Scotland Takes a Page From the Biden DOJ Playbook](https://humandefense.com/scotland-takes-a-page-from-the-biden-doj-playbook/) - “I’m just pointing out that coercion is against the law and that if anyone wants to come and speak to me they can, so I’m not doing anything wrong,” Rose calmly told officers.
- [Mississippi Senator Blackmon’s Absurd Bill Furthers the False Stereotypes of the Magnolia State’s Citizens as being Uneducated](https://humandefense.com/mississippi-senator-blackmons-absurd-bill-furthers-the-false-stereotypes-of-the-magnolia-states-citizens-as-being-uneducated/) - Senator Blackmon misses the point of pro-life bills and abortion bans. He seems to think that those are all about “controlling women’s bodies,” so he thinks there should be one to “control men’s bodies.”
- [Court Date Set in Murdered Newborn Cold-Case](https://humandefense.com/court-date-set-in-murdered-newborn-cold-case/) - A court date has been set for a Wyoming woman charged with the murder of her newborn daughter, who was found in 1997.
- [What Abortion Advocates Won't Tell You About Their Role in Human Trafficking](https://humandefense.com/what-abortion-advocates-wont-tell-you-about-their-role-in-human-trafficking/) - In April of this year, Idaho joined twelve other states in passing strict anti-abortion laws, but was the first to include an ordinance making it illegal for minors to leave the state to get an abortion without parental consent. This came after the passing of Texas’s State Bill 8 in 2021, referred by the pro-choice
- [A Frustrating Argument about Abortion: Part 2](https://humandefense.com/a-frustrating-argument-about-abortion-part-2/) - You can find part 1 of this article here. This article will continue looking at Kate Greasley’s critique of the book, Embryo, by Robert P. George and Christopher Tollefsen. In Part 2, I will explain certain parts of her books and offer critiques as I go. Ghosts in the Machine? Greasley explains that, "George and
- [The Hard Cases: "They are going to die anyways."](https://humandefense.com/the-hard-cases-they-are-going-to-die-anyways/) - Fetal anomalies have been in the news lately with states passing laws and restrictions around abortion.
- [Human Defense Initiative is Expanding](https://humandefense.com/human-defense-initiative-is-expanding/) - We are excited to announce a second X account, @HDIprolifepulse, dedicated to delivering breaking pro-life news in real-time.
- [EveryLife: A Diaper Company That Celebrates Life ](https://humandefense.com/everylife-a-diaper-company-that-celebrates-life/) - While Huggies, Pampers, and other diaper brands back abortion, EveryLife stands for life and supports pro-life orgs. Learn more.
- [Miscarriage Should Never be Compared to Abortion](https://humandefense.com/miscarriage-should-never-be-compared-to-abortion/) - Let me be clear: miscarriage and abortion are completely unrelated and therefore should never be compared.
- [Pro-choice, Or Pro-person?](https://humandefense.com/pro-choice-or-pro-person/) - The ability to support pre- and post-abortive women, without endorsing abortion itself, is shown by pregnancy centers and other pro-life organizations worldwide.
- [WHO Establishes Pro-abortion Guidelines](https://humandefense.com/who-establishes-pro-abortion-guidelines/) - The WHO is notorious for using its global platform to spread pro-abortion ideologies and convincing countries to except them under the guise of healthcare.
- [Canada Tries to Convince People to Choose Assisted Suicide](https://humandefense.com/canada-tries-to-convince-people-to-choose-assisted-suicide/) - Canada is unfortunately leading other countries in legalizing euthanasia with their increasing acceptance and encouragement of medical suicide.
- [A Better Conversation About Abortion](https://humandefense.com/a-better-conversation-about-abortion/) - Good dialogue will not happen unless you understand where this person is coming from.
- [Where Were You Two Years Ago? Remembering the Toppling of Roe](https://humandefense.com/where-were-you-remembering-the-toppling-of-roe/) - This event was momentous in the history of the United States. Many people remember exactly where they were or what they were doing when the ruling came down. We asked our contributors and our followers to share their stories with us.
- [Kansas Governor Vetoes Prenatal Child Support](https://humandefense.com/kansas-governor-vetoes-prenatal-child-support/) - Kansas currently lags behind every other state in the area of prenatal child support.
- [Eduardo Verastegui Runs for President of Mexico This June](https://humandefense.com/eduardo-verastegui-runs-for-president-of-mexico-this-june/) - Verastegui is a great example of standing up for what you believe in and taking action to protect the unborn.
- [Why Ectopic Pregnancy Removal is Not an Abortion](https://humandefense.com/why-ectopic-pregnancy-removal-is-not-an-abortion/) - In the United States, every single state has an exception for ectopic pregnancy treatment or separates it in medical terms.
- [Bede for Life: Jewelry With a Purpose](https://humandefense.com/bede-for-life-jewelry-with-a-purpose/) - Money talks, and where we spend our money can reflect what we value as individuals and a society.
- [Learning Through Loss and Love](https://humandefense.com/learning-through-loss-and-love/) - The pro-life movement is a movement of love
- [Michigan's Pro-Abortion Culture and How to Move Forward](https://humandefense.com/michigans-pro-abortion-culture-and-how-to-move-forward/) - As a young Michigander, I have been struggling to have hope in a future pro-life culture in my state.
- [Human Fetuses Are Not Parasites](https://humandefense.com/babies-are-not-parasites/) - Here's why babies are not parasites.
- [Ruby's Rainbow Makes Higher Education a Reality for Those with Down Syndrome](https://humandefense.com/rubys-rainbow-makes-higher-education-a-reality-for-those-with-down-syndrome/) - Liz told her husband, “I think I want to help someone with Down syndrome go to college.”
- ["I'd Rather Be Aborted"](https://humandefense.com/id-rather-be-aborted/) - "I'd rather be aborted." For someone to say they'd rather be dead speaks to something much deeper that needs our attention. Here's how to respond.
- [The Interesting History of Incubators for Premature Babies](https://humandefense.com/interesting-history-incubators-for-premature-babies/) - At the Paris Zoo, Tarnier noticed how incubators were used for and were beneficial to poultry, and he was inspired to construct similar pieces of equipment for infants.
- [An Overview of Infant Safe Haven Laws](https://humandefense.com/an-overview-of-infant-safe-haven-laws/) - Infant Safe Haven laws create frameworks for safely surrendering unharmed infants. Here's everything you need to know.
- [One Mission, One Movement: Unifying the Pro-Life Cause to Save Lives](https://humandefense.com/one-mission-one-movement-unifying-the-pro-life-cause-to-save-lives/) - Our strong belief in protecting human life can sometimes lead us to become uncompromising in our mission to end abortion.
- [Saving One Life Saves the World Entire: Lessons Learned from Let Them Live's New Book](https://humandefense.com/saving-one-life-saves-the-world-entire-lessons-learned-from-let-them-lives-new-book/) - By practically helping mothers financially, the Bernings are living examples of what it means to truly be pro-life.
- [The Turnaway Study: An Analysis](https://humandefense.com/the-turnaway-study-an-analysis/) - The Turnaway Study by Diana Greene Foster takes a look at the consequences and effects of abortion. Let's analyze the findings.
- [Debunking Late-Term Abortion Myths, Part 1](https://humandefense.com/debunking-late-term-abortion-myths-part-1/) - Are the claims about late-term abortion true? Let's dive in.
- [Why People Should (K)not Get Abortions](https://humandefense.com/why-people-should-knot-get-abortions/) - In this book, his goal to untangle the knots that surround the abortion issue so that he can expose abortion for what it truly is: murder.
- [A Pro-Life Guide to the 2024 Presidential Republican Candidates: Part 1](https://humandefense.com/pro-life-guide-to-2024-presidential-republican-candidates/) - Find out where presidential candidates Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Tim Scott, and Doug Burgum stand on the issue of abortion.
- [A Pro-Life Guide to the 2024 Presidential Republican Candidates: Part 2](https://humandefense.com/pro-life-guide-to-the-2024-presidential-republican-candidates-part-2/) - Find out where presidential candidates Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Asa Hutchinson, and Chris Christie stand on the issue of abortion.
- [The Abortion Wars Have Heated Up - That's Good](https://humandefense.com/the-abortion-wars-have-heated-up-thats-good/) - The pro-life movement is presently posing a new threat to the pro-choice movement, and the pro-choice side is pushing back hard.
- [Bodily Rights and a Better Idea: An Analysis of Bodily Rights](https://humandefense.com/bodily-rights-and-a-better-idea-an-analysis-of-bodily-rights/) - Society sometimes grants to its citizens surprisingly strong body-related rights – body-related rights that are out of proportion to what a rational fairness would seem to demand.
- [Bodily Rights and a Better Idea: An Analysis of Bodily Rights](https://humandefense.com/bodily-rights-and-a-better-idea-an-analysis-of-bodily-rights-part-ii/) - First let’s make it clear that we can’t seriously call bodily rights an absolute principle.
- ["I Love You Charlie" - The Story Of Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler](https://humandefense.com/charlie-brown-franz-stigler/) - Many of us want to believe that if it came down to it, we would willingly lay down our lives to save the people we care most deeply for. However, how many of us would willingly die to save an enemy?
- [Vox cares more about chicken embryos than babies in womb](https://humandefense.com/vox-cares-more-about-chicken-embryos-than-babies-in-womb/) - Dive into Vox's alarming hypocrisy.
- [Stop the National Abortion Hotline](https://humandefense.com/stop-the-national-abortion-hotline/) - Will you help stop the National Abortion Hotline? Learn everything you need to know and how to make a difference.
- [What's Up With Ohio Issue 1?](https://humandefense.com/whats-up-with-ohio-issue-1/) - Issue 1 is a proposed amendment to add “a right to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions” to the State constitution.
- ['I'm Not Giving Up' - The True Story of a Brave Mom who Refused Abortion After a Cancer Diagnosis](https://humandefense.com/true-story-of-brave-mom-who-refused-abortion-after-cancer-diagnosis/) - Tasha discovered she had a brain tumor at 20 weeks pregnant. She had a choice: get an abortion and start treatment right away, or wait until after birth.
- [The Mental Effects of Abortion](https://humandefense.com/mental-affects-of-abortion/) - Emptiness. Isn’t emptiness the opposite of empowerment? Isn’t abortion supposed to be empowering?
- [Why The Pro-life Movement Should Switch Parties](https://humandefense.com/why-the-pro-life-movement-should-switch-parties/) - The pro-life movement’s alliance with the Republican Party, however, has always been a peculiar one. Here's another option.
- [New Texas Ordinances Seek to Ban Abortion Trafficking](https://humandefense.com/new-texas-ordinances-seek-to-ban-abortion-trafficking/) - In a novel strategy, Texas cities and counties are enacting measures to protect preborn children from being aborted out of state.
- [Mexico Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion, Pro-lifers Remain Dedicated](https://humandefense.com/mexico-supreme-court-decriminalizes-abortion-pro-lifers-remain-dedicated/) - Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalized abortion Wednesday, September 6, 2023.
- [A Young Woman’s Bodily Autonomy Gets Violated: How Pro-Choice Feminists Should React to the story of Alexis Avila](https://humandefense.com/a-young-womans-bodily-autonomy-gets-violated-how-pro-choice-feminists-should-react-to-the-story-of-alexis-avila/) - The case of Alexis Avila is shocking and it shows the blatant hypocrisy of the American court system when it comes to abortion.
- [How you can Celebrate Babies Survive Abortion Awareness Month this September](https://humandefense.com/how-you-can-celebrate-babies-survive-abortion-awareness-month-this-september/) - This September, the Abortion Survivors Network is celebrating their first month of raising awareness of abortion survivors.
- [Dear Silent Pro-lifer](https://humandefense.com/dear-silent-pro-lifer/) - Dear silent pro-lifer, Let’s fight together.
- [South Carolina Supreme Court upholds decision to let the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection From Abortion Act take effect](https://humandefense.com/south-carolina-supreme-court-upholds-decision-to-let-the-fetal-heartbeat-and-protection-from-abortion-act-take-effect/) - The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection From Abortion Act on August 29, 2023.
- [Indiana Abortion Ban Expected to Save Thousands of Lives Takes Effect](https://humandefense.com/indiana-abortion-ban-expected-to-save-thousands-of-lives-takes-effect/) - A new abortion ban in the state of Indiana has recently taken effect after a long battle.
- [A Misunderstood Argument: A Defense and Critique of David Boonin](https://humandefense.com/misunderstood-argument-defense-and-critique-of-david-boonin/) - I write a lot of articles responding to David Boonin for HDI. Most of them are critiques. I want to do something different with this one. I am actually going to defend Boonin because I believe that an argument that he makes gets misunderstood in pro-life literature. As a result, we might be misrepresenting him.
- [Human Fetuses are Not Parasites, Part 2](https://humandefense.com/babies-are-not-parasites-part-2/) - Being in conversation with people who use a term like “parasite” to refer to another human being presents an opportunity to extend grace and kindness. Let’s take this as an opportunity to show people what a different kind of conversation can look like.
- [What Really Drives Maternal Mortality Rates and What Can Pro-life People Do to Save Pregnant Moms’ Lives?](https://humandefense.com/maternal-mortality-rates-what-can-prolife-people-do/) - The MMR is a good indicator of how well a country is doing economically and how well they value women.
- [The Local Effort to Stop Abortion Trafficking In Cities And Counties Throughout Texas](https://humandefense.com/the-local-effort-to-stop-abortion-trafficking-in-cities-and-counties-throughout-texas/) - This summer the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn Initiative has traveled throughout Texas to educate residents on the dangers of these groups and to promote ordinances seeking to put an end to abortion trafficking in cities and counties across the state.
- [Why Abortion is Never Medically Necessary](https://humandefense.com/why-abortion-is-never-medically-necessary/) - By taking careful inventory of the scientific, logical, and medical facts, an abortion never has to be done for the sake of the mother’s life.
- [Fortune and Glory: A Life-Affirming Message from Indiana Jones](https://humandefense.com/fortune-and-glory-life-affirming-indiana-jones/) - Indy chose to rescue something that was much more important: the lives of the innocent children.
- [BREAKING: SCOTUS Overturns Roe and Casey in Dobbs Ruling](https://humandefense.com/breaking-scotus-overturns-roe-and-casey-in-dobbs-ruling/) - Roe has stood like a mountain over us for nearly 50 years casting its dark shadow of death.
- [No NARAL, Pro-Lifers Do Not Want to Punish Women For Abortions](https://humandefense.com/naral-billboard-sends-inaccurate-message/) - Not only is NARAL's latest billboard campaign untrue, it misses the point entirely.
- [Abortion Is Not Health Care. Full Stop.](https://humandefense.com/abortion-is-not-health-care-full-stop/) - Abortion is not healthcare because killing is not healing. Despite the abortion industry's attempt to frame abortion as healthcare, this idea is being rejected en masse.
- [What to Do After Seeing the Unplanned Movie](https://humandefense.com/what-to-do-after-seeing-the-unplanned-movie/) - As Abby Johnson’s story is told through the release of the movie Unplanned, many viewers might leave the theater feeling inspired at the change of heart Abby experienced and want to contribute to continuing that change. Here are 7 actions you can take after leaving the movie!
- [Human Defense Initiative Launches New Website](https://humandefense.com/human-defense-initiative-launches-new-website/) - After over a year of strategic planning and fundraising, the Human Defense Initiative (HDI) team is excited to announce the unveiling of our redesigned and revamped website, humandefense.com.
- [NEW PROJECT: Help Make a Pro-life Billboard Possible and Save Lives](https://humandefense.com/help-make-a-billboard-possible-and-save-lives/) - Human Defense Initiative is so incredibly honored to announce that one of our supporters, Kyle Perry, is hosting a fundraiser to raise funds for a Human Defense Initiative “love both” billboard which will serve as a beacon of hope for abortion-minded women.
- [Informed Consent "not happening" When Abortion Offered Following Prenatal Diagnosis](https://humandefense.com/informed-consent-not-happening-with-prenatal-diagnosis/) - Doctors are engaging in discrimination against people with special needs by encouraging abortion in these circumstances.
- [Debunking the “fake clinic” Claim](https://humandefense.com/debunking-fake-clinic-claim/) - How can you tell pregnancy help centers actually care about women and aren’t just about tricking women out of getting abortions? Well, there are a few indicators, actually, and the pro-choice presenters of this event list them for us.
- [What “The Mandalorian” Season 3 Finale can Teach us about Abortion Ethics](https://humandefense.com/the-mandalorian-season-three-finale-and-abortion-ethics/) - Check out this thought-provoking analysis of what "The Mandalorian" season 3 finale can teach us about abortion ethics.
- [A Response to Katy Perry Mom-Shaming American Idol Contestant](https://humandefense.com/a-response-to-katy-perry-mom-shaming-american-idol-contestant/) - Katy Perry mom-shamed a contestant on American Idol. Here's my response about why what she said fuels a culture of abortion.
- [Florida Governor signs the Heartbeat Protection Act](https://humandefense.com/florida-heartbeat-protection-act-signed/) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Heartbeat Protection Act. Here's everything you need to know.
- [Abortion Lobby Targets Ohio for Extreme Constitutional Amendment](https://humandefense.com/abortion-lobby-targets-ohio-for-extreme-constitutional-amendment/) - Ohio has an extremely pro-abortion proposal for a ballot initiative that is currently in the signature-gathering phase.
- [Where Chris Rock's 'Selective Outrage' Missed the Mark on Abortion](https://humandefense.com/where-chris-rocks-selective-outrage-missed-the-mark-on-abortion/) - I’ll explore his various punchlines throughout the skit, the myths about abortion that were explicitly or implicitly addressed, where he got it wrong, and where he dropped a major truth bomb.
- [Utah Governor Signs Pro-Life Law: How H.B. 467 Changes Abortion There](https://humandefense.com/utah-governor-signs-pro-life-law-hb-467/) - Under H.B. 467, abortion facilities will either close by the end of the year or whenever their license expires, whichever comes first after May 2, 202.
- [West Virginia’s ‘Support for Mothers and Babies Act’ becomes law](https://humandefense.com/wv-support-for-mothers-and-babies-act-becomes-law/) - Last week, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signed House Bill 2002 into law.
- [Wyoming Becomes First State to Take a Stand and Ban Abortion Pills ](https://humandefense.com/wyoming-becomes-first-state-to-ban-abortion-pills/) - Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed a law, making Wyoming the first state to ban abortion pills.
- [Why it is Imperative to Reject Prenatal Screening for Down Syndrome](https://humandefense.com/the-pro-life-response-to-non-invasive-prenatal-testing/) - As a first-time mother, I was excited and nervous about pregnancy. I downloaded a pregnancy app and checked it nearly every day, I googled my first-trimester...
- [World Down Syndrome Day: How to Truly Defend People Like Me](https://humandefense.com/world-down-syndrome-day-how-to-truly-defend-people-like-me/) - Mismatched socks are funny, but true support of my community, real Down syndrome awareness must end the extermination of my future community.
- [The Objective Morality of Transcendent Experience Part 2](https://humandefense.com/objective-morality-of-transcendent-experience-part-2/) - Do we have inborn moral intuitions identifying and supporting altruistic (self-sacrificing) moral principles?
- [The Objective Morality of Transcendent Experience Part 1](https://humandefense.com/objective-morality-of-transcendent-experience-part-1/) - Do objectively-correct moral principles exist? Let's explore this question and concept.
- [FDA response to abortion pill lawsuit ignores safety, defends abortion status quo](https://humandefense.com/fda-lawsuit-abortionpill-ignores-safety/) - At issue is the FDA’s defining pregnancy as an illness to justify the abortion pill’s approval. Proper legal channels were not followed with the approval, and politics came before science.
- [Clinton-era FDA action still keeps women in danger from abortion pills](https://humandefense.com/clinton-era-fda-action-still-keeps-women-in-danger-from-abortion-pills/) - The only way the FDA could have approved these pills was to characterize pregnancy as an “illness” and argue that these deadly drugs provide a “meaningful therapeutic benefit.”
- [A glimpse into the other side of that call for help: The “very human response” of pregnancy help](https://humandefense.com/a-glimpse-into-the-other-side-of-that-call-for-help-the-very-human-response-of-pregnancy-help/) - The situations and pressures that lead women to get abortions are not ever going to be completely eradicated, but that doesn’t mean we stop our progress toward that goal.
- [What was new, and not, at the 2023 March for Life; celebration, preparation.](https://humandefense.com/what-was-new-and-not-at-the-2023-march-for-life-celebration-preparation/) - As long as pregnancy is happening, there are going to be women who, no matter the law or the social safety nets in place, are going to consider abortion for a multitude of reasons.
- [First baby surrendered at Florida’s only Safe Haven Baby Box](https://humandefense.com/first-baby-surrendered-at-floridas-only-safe-haven-baby-box/) - The Ocala Baby Box became the 66th in the nation at the time, and today, there are now 134 Safe Haven Baby Boxes throughout the United States.
- [House Passes Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, condemns attacks on pregnancy centers](https://humandefense.com/house-passes-born-alive-abortion-survivors-protection-act-condemns-attacks-on-pregnancy-centers/) - Republicans in the U.S. House of representatives passed two pieces of pro-life legislation Wednesday evening. Learn more.
- [Idaho Supreme Court upholds 3 pro-life laws, affirms no right to abortion](https://humandefense.com/idaho-supreme-court-upholds-3-pro-life-laws-affirms-no-right-to-abortion/) - On Thursday, January 5, 2022, the Idaho Supreme Court's 3-2 vote upheld the laws, ruled that the Idaho Constitution does not hold a right to abortion, and dismissed challenges against the three pro-life laws.
- [College students’ response to Roe reversal a gloomy glimpse of abortion propaganda’s effects](https://humandefense.com/college-students-response-to-roe-reversal-a-gloomy-glimpse-of-abortion-propagandas-effects/) - The prevailing view is that abortion is needed for women to be successful. This is, in an ironic turn of events, internalized misogyny on the part of pro-choice women.
- [Planned Parenthood drops lawsuit challenging five North Carolina pro-life laws](https://humandefense.com/planned-parenthood-drops-lawsuit-challenging-five-north-carolina-pro-life-laws/) - While the initial complaint argued the laws threaten bodily autonomy, endanger the health and well-being of patients and their families, discriminate against patients seeking abortions, and restrict health providers from pursuing “their livelihoods,” here are what the statutes in question actually do.
- [Abortionist’s activism results in exploitation of 10-year-old rape victim](https://humandefense.com/abortionists-activism-results-in-exploitation-of-10-year-old-rape-victim/) - The story continues to play out with questions as to how many ways adults could fail a young girl in their care.
- ["Nothing empowering" about cheap knockoff abortion drugs](https://humandefense.com/nothing-empowering-about-cheap-knockoff-abortion-drugs/) - Now eBay has become an outlet for illegal abortion pills, and for much cheaper than you can get them from an abortion provider.
- [How to Make the David Shimp and Robert McFall Story Work for Pro-lifers](https://humandefense.com/how-to-make-the-david-shimp-and-robert-mcfall-story-work-for-pro-lifers/) - It’s conceivable that you could choose to save fewer people in a given circumstance, even if you consider them all equally valuable.
- [Sanctuary Cities: 2022 End-of-Year Review](https://humandefense.com/sanctuary-cities-2022-end-of-year-review/) - In 2023, the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn Initiative is planning on continuing efforts to pass ordinances outlawing abortion in cities and counties throughout the United States.
- [A Response to “Conscious Abortion” Journal Article](https://humandefense.com/a-response-to-conscious-abortion-2/) - easonable people can come to very different conclusions on a specific topic based on experience and evidence. I just want to be clear in saying I do not think Nantel is crazy, even if she says some very weird statements.
- [Going All the Way (To Infanticide): A Response to Peter Singer, Part 2](https://humandefense.com/going-all-the-way-to-infanticide-part-2/) - Proponents are not basing the baby's right to life on abilities she will have in the future. We are basing it on the nature that all humans have from the moment they come into being.
- [Going All the Way (To Infanticide), Part 1: A Response to Peter Singer](https://humandefense.com/going-all-the-way-to-infanticide-part-1-a-response-to-peter-singer/) - After all, if a newborn can be a person with a right to life despite lacking self-awareness and rationality, then there’s no obvious reason why an unborn baby can’t be.
- [The Moment A Human Life Begins](https://humandefense.com/the-moment-a-human-life-begins/) - To understand the moral implications of abortion, we must first know what abortion does. But the truth of what abortion does is often intentionally obfuscated by pro-choice proponents who use dehumanizing and scientifically incorrect language to refer to the victims of abortion, preborn humans.
- [Abortion Enables Sex Traffickers](https://humandefense.com/abortion-enables-sex-traffickers/) - The disturbing reality of abortion is often covered up with words like “healthcare” or “women’s rights.” When we are willing to look at the facts, we see an organization which does not look out for the best interests of women.
- [How The Grinch Teaches Us About Human Dignity](https://humandefense.com/how-the-grinch-teaches-us-about-human-dignity/) - How should a civil society treat human beings who do not measure up to our culture’s standard of who is valuable?
- [Jane: Human Defense Initiative was the Biggest Blessing](https://humandefense.com/jane-and-ashlynn/) - Human Defense Initiative was the biggest blessing to Ashlynn and I.
- [The Situation Is Brutal](https://humandefense.com/the-situation-is-brutal/) - It is the situation that is brutal – the situation of thousands of children making their debut every day in this country inside the bodies of women who do not want them – and not the examining.
- [Do Pro-Life Laws Endanger Women's Lives?](https://humandefense.com/do-pro-life-laws-endanger-womens-lives/) - Nowhere in the entire United States is it illegal to perform triage on a pregnant woman, whether or not such treatment results in the death of the unborn child.
- [Clearing Up Confusion About Ectopic Pregnancy and Abortion](https://humandefense.com/clearing-up-confusion-about-ectopic-pregnancy-and-abortion/) - There have been viral posts on social media telling horrific worst-case scenario stories that are extremely hard to believe.
- [Anonymous Mailer Against Local Abortion Bans in Nebraska Rebutted - Point By Point](https://humandefense.com/mailer-against-local-abortion-bans-rebutted/) - Why a black, red, and white mailer being sent to voters across western Nebraska is wrong on all accounts about the issue of abortion.
- [Why Residents of Curtis, Nebraska Should Vote to Outlaw Abortion on November 8: A Public Response to Attorney Stephen P. Herman](https://humandefense.com/why-residents-of-curtis-nebraska-should-vote-to-outlaw-abortion-on-november-8-a-public-response-to-attorney-stephen-p-herman/) - The Curtis “sanctuary city for the unborn” ordinance was written with a heart to respect all local, state, and federal laws.
- [Issues of Life This Election Day](https://humandefense.com/issues-of-life-this-election-day/) - California Proposition 1 California Proposition 1 is a proposed amendment to the state’s Constitution. It includes both the right to abortion and the right to birth control in the amendment. In a surprisingly honest NPR article, the author noted that the “proposed constitutional amendment doesn't address the issue of timing, raising the possibility that abortions
- [Six Nebraska Communities Consider Local Abortion Bans on November Ballot](https://humandefense.com/six-nebraska-communities-consider-local-abortion-bans-on-november-ballot/) - While none of the cities voting on abortion bans in Nebraska this November have abortion facilities, residents throughout Nebraska are concerned about the expansion of abortion access into their community.
- [Tilting the Scales: California Proposition 1](https://humandefense.com/tilting-the-scales-california-proposition-1/) - California has stacked the deck against lower-income pregnant women.
- [Answering An Accusation of "Forced-Birth Extremism"](https://humandefense.com/answering-an-accusation-of-forced-birth-extremism/) - The “Forced Birth” label is a prime example. If you can paint your opponent as a moral monster, it becomes much easier to dismiss anything they have to say.
- [Abilene’s Proposed Sanctuary City Ordinance and the Prohibition of Abortion Coverage in Insurance Plans](https://humandefense.com/abilene-proposed-sanctuary-city-for-the-unborn/) - A deep dive into Abilene’s proposed sanctuary city for the unborn ordinance and the prohibition of abortion coverage.
- [Pregnancy and Infant Loss Resources](https://humandefense.com/child-loss-resources/) - Losing a child is tragic. Whether you’re facing miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss, these resources are here so you don’t have to face it alone.
- [When Your Back is Against the Wall - Engaging Bad-Faith Actors](https://humandefense.com/when-your-back-is-against-the-wall-engaging-bad-faith-actors/) - In light of this, pro-life advocates need to be of a tactically sound mind in how they engage people who aren’t interested in honest conversation, but in shaming pro-life advocates into silence.
- [Persons Of Interest: A Response To David Boonin’s Beyond Roe, Part 5](https://humandefense.com/persons-of-interest-a-response-to-david-boonins-beyond-roe-part-5/) - Well if they’ve read this far, they deserve an interesting last article.
- [Persons of Interest: A Response to David Boonin’s Beyond Roe, Part 4](https://humandefense.com/persons-of-interest-a-response-to-david-boonins-beyond-roe-part-4/) - Boonin attacks the idea that a woman should allow the baby to use her body because she is responsible for him needing to use it.
- [Persons of Interest: A Response to David Boonin’s Beyond Roe, Part 3](https://humandefense.com/persons-of-interest-a-response-to-david-boonins-beyond-roe-part-3/) - I feel like this article could have the tagline: “Oh, good. Chris is defending infanticide again.”
- [Persons of Interest: A Review of David Boonin’s Beyond Roe, Part 1](https://humandefense.com/persons-of-interest-a-review-of-david-boonins-beyond-roe-part-1/) - Both Thomson’s violinist argument and the case of McFall vs. Shimp show there are times that being a person with the right to life does not give you the right to use someone else’s body against their will.
- [Persons Of Interest: A Review of David Boonin’s Beyond Roe, Part 2](https://humandefense.com/persons-of-interest-part-2-a-review-of-david-boonins-beyond-roe/) - Introduction In this article, I will summarize chapters 2-3 of David Boonin’s Beyond Roe. I will then offer an analysis of what I see as the logical conclusions of his argument. My thesis is his arguments leave the door wide open for abandoning or neglecting newborn children as well as the unborn. Chapter 2: The
- [Chilean Women Amplify Babies' Heartbeats with Megaphones During Protest](https://humandefense.com/chilean-heartbeats/) - Life speaks, and mothers in Chile gave their preborn babies an opportunity to have the last word in a town square abortion debate.
- [Debunking the 5 Most Common "Pro-Choice" Arguments](https://humandefense.com/debunking-the-5-most-common-pro-choice-arguments/) - Here are five of the most common "pro-choice" arguments and how to refute them so you can get out there and save the baby humans
- [Gilmore Girls Revival and Rory's Pregnancy: What Can We Learn?](https://humandefense.com/gilmore-girls-revival-and-rorys-pregnancy-what-can-we-learn/) - There has been a question on some Gilmore Girls fans’ minds after the ending of the last episode of the Netflix revival, which is if she will have an abortion or not.
- [The Embryo Adoption Process – Everything You Need to Know](https://humandefense.com/the-embryo-adoption-process-everything-you-need-to-know/) - Have you ever heard of Embryo Adoption? Here's all you need to know!
- [New Plan, Same Fight](https://humandefense.com/new-plan-same-fight/) - Inspired by a Supreme Court that is marginally conservative for the first time since the 1930s, governors of conservative states are seizing the chance to push through pro-life legislation limiting Roe v. Wade’s influence.
- [Film Exposes the Truth about Roe v. Wade](https://humandefense.com/new-film-exposes-the-truth-about-roe-v-wade/) - Written, produced, directed by, and starring Nick Loeb, the new film Roe v. Wade exposes the true history behind the landmark 1973 case that legalized abortion across America.
- [Medical Professionals Review 'Unplanned'](https://humandefense.com/medical-professionals-review-unplanned/) - After the movie ended, I began to wonder just how accurate these depictions of abortions were so I wanted to confirm what medical professionals had to say about its accuracy after watching the film.
- [A Letter To My Aborted Siblings](https://humandefense.com/a-letter-to-my-aborted-siblings/) - A young woman’s powerful message of love to the big brother and sister she missed out on because of abortion.
- [Simone Biles' Journey from Foster Care, Adoption to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics](https://humandefense.com/simone-biles-journey-foster-care-adoption-2020-tokyo-olympics/) - While Biles’ incredible accomplishments are often discussed, what it took for her to get there and her past is not.
- [Heading Off the Wrong Kind of Compromise](https://humandefense.com/heading-off-the-wrong-kind-of-compromise/) - Should we compromise based on gestational-age?
- [Pro-Choice Women Are Not the Enemy](https://humandefense.com/pro-choice-women-are-not-the-enemy/) - The pro-life cause is not just an argument which needs to be won. The truth is on our side, but we still have to work to change hearts.
- [Equal Rights and Unborn Children](https://humandefense.com/equal-rights-and-unborn-children/) - The requirement that unborn human beings are not equal to us and specific criteria are chosen to ensure that desired result is achieved, then we have run into the problem of ad hoc reasoning.
- [To Christians Upset About Roe's Reversal](https://humandefense.com/to-christians-upset-about-roes-reversal/) - To my fellow believers who are saddened and upset by Roe’s reversal, I encourage you to reconsider what abortion actually is.
- [Better Dead Than Adopted By White Evangelicals](https://humandefense.com/better-dead-than-adopted-by-white-evangelicals/) - First, while I do think she is promoting her own special brand of racism and bigotry here, Luehmann does bring to light a problem within Evangelicalism.
- [Why Parental Consent Laws Are Necessary](https://humandefense.com/why-parental-consent-laws-are-necessary/) - Parents have a right to know when their children are going in for an invasive and life-threatening procedure, which abortion can be.
- [Mississippi’s Trigger Law goes into Effect, Last Abortion Center Shuts its Doors](https://humandefense.com/mississippis-trigger-law-goes-into-effect-last-abortion-center-shuts-its-doors/) - The state at the center of the Dobbs v. Jackson case celebrates another win as its last abortion facility closes its doors.
- [Indiana Law Banning Dismemberment Abortion Allowed to go into Effect](https://humandefense.com/indiana-law-banning-dismemberment-abortion-allowed-to-go-into-effect/) - A ban on dismemberment abortion is now in effect in Indiana.
- [Texas Supreme Court Allows Pre-Roe Law to Stand](https://humandefense.com/texas-supreme-court-allows-pre-roe-law-to-stand/) - On July 1, 2022, the Texas Supreme Court allowed a pre-Roe law to go into effect in the Lone Star state.
- [With Multiple Planned Parenthood Locations set to close, Pregnancy Help Centers remain Poised to Serve Women](https://humandefense.com/multiple-planned-parenthood-locations-set-to-close/) - Planned Parenthood is closing down locations across the nation, a plan that could inadvertently push more women to pregnancy help centers.
- [Pro-life Legislative Wins Continue Across the U.S.: A Rundown](https://humandefense.com/pro-life-legislative-wins-continue-across-the-u-s-a-rundown/) - Here’s a roundup of some of the latest and greatest pro-life news.
- [Baby Registry for Viral Teen Mom from Washington Post Article](https://humandefense.com/brooke-registry/) - A baby registry for Brooke Alexander, a Texas teen who chose life 48 hours before the Texas Heartbeat Act.
- [What will happen if Roe v. Wade is overturned?](https://humandefense.com/what-will-happen-if-roe-v-wade-is-overturned/) - Will abortion automatically become illegal if Roe v. Wade is overturned? The answer is not quite.
- [Malta Abortion Case: The Facts ](https://humandefense.com/malta-abortion-case-the-facts/) - An American woman in Malta was allegedly being denied an abortion when she started having symptoms of miscarriage.
- [Dear Michelle Obama](https://humandefense.com/dear-michelle-obama/) - Finally, there is a step in the right direction instead of another one that takes us further into a culture of death and hopelessness.
- [Life After Roe: SCOTUS Restores People’s Rights, But “Feminists” Push Dangerous Abortions as the Only “Choice”](https://humandefense.com/feminist-reaction-to-roes-overturn/) - Such ongoing violence proves abortion advocates are not pro-choice, but actually violently oppose women having any choice other than abortion.
- [OK Bans All Abortions After Fertilization](https://humandefense.com/ok-bans-all-abortions-after-fertilization/) - Our job in the Right to Life movement is not just about overturning Roe, but it is also about helping mothers and babies
- [The Future is Anti-Abortion. So is the Present](https://humandefense.com/the-future-is-anti-abortion-so-is-the-present/) - Most Americans shy away from blanket permissions and bans, preferring a policy that only allows abortion “under certain circumstances.”
- [WaPo Article Reinforces Pro-life Views](https://humandefense.com/wapo-article-reinforces-pro-life-views/) - I hear all the time from pro-choice advocates that places providing abortions do other things, too.
- [A Legal History of Induced Abortion in the United States](https://humandefense.com/a-legal-history-of-induced-abortion-in-the-united-states/) - Historical evidence shows that from the founding of the United States, the intent was always to protect the lives of unborn children from the moment their existences became known.
- [A Strong Attempt at Defending Abortion: A Review of David Boonin’s "A Defense of Abortion"](https://humandefense.com/a-strong-attempt-at-defending-abortion-a-review-of-david-boonins-a-defense-of-abortion/) - Boonin is unique among pro-choice writers because he’s willing to meet pro-lifers where they are at and grant that the unborn are human persons.
- [Today HDI Celebrates Two Years of Changing Minds and Saving Lives](https://humandefense.com/human-defense-initiative-celebrates-two-years-of-changing-minds-and-saving-lives/) - A special report for our supporters.
- [Speaking to People About Roe's Possible Demise](https://humandefense.com/speaking-to-people-about-roes-possible-demise/) - The reality that Roe could very well be overturned is scary to many people.
- [Why We Must Stand Against Gendercide, Sex-Selective Abortion](https://humandefense.com/why-we-must-stand-against-gendercide-sex-selective-abortion/) - It is estimated 200 million girls are missing from the world due to their gender. We must put an end to gendercide.
- [BREAKING: Unprecedented Leak Appears to Show SCOTUS Intention of Overturning Roe and Casey](https://humandefense.com/unprecedented-leak-appears-to-show-scotus-intention-of-overturning-roe-and-casey/) - A Supreme Court draft opinion appears to show SCOTUS may overturn Roe and Casey.
- ["Pro-Lifers Don’t Really Believe That Zygotes Are Persons"](https://humandefense.com/pro-lifers-dont-really-believe-that-zygotes-are-persons/) - I don’t think that moral truth is always determined democratically. What I will aim to do here is to represent the views of very thoughtful pro-lifers, as I understand them.
- [Sacrificing Children to Unite the Church: A Second Response to Tim Keller](https://humandefense.com/sacrificing-children-to-unite-the-church-a-second-response-to-tim-keller/) - In a recent series of tweets, Pastor Keller talked about Christian unity and how churches should strive not to divide over petty issues that distract from the Gospel. Here's a response.
- [President Trump Vows to Fully Defund Planned Parenthood if Reelected](https://humandefense.com/president-trump-vows-to-fully-defund-planned-parenthood/) - President Trump issued a letter to pro-life leaders and activists making big promises if he is reelected in November. Here's what it said.
- [South Dakota Gov. Signs Four New Pro-life Laws, Down Syndrome Protections](https://humandefense.com/breaking-south-dakota-gov-signs-four-new-pro-life-laws-down-syndrome-protections/) - On Friday March 26, 2021, she made headlines again for signing House Bill 1110 which effectively bans abortions on children that have been diagnosed with Down syndrome in the womb if the abortion is done solely based on their diagnosis, along with three other pro-life bills.
- [Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to Roe v. Wade](https://humandefense.com/breaking-supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-challenge-to-roe-v-wade/) - The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to hear a major abortion case from Mississippi challenging the validity of the Roe v. Wade standard that states cannot pass a law that restricts abortion before “fetal viability.”
- [FDA Removes Abortion By Mail Safety Precautions](https://humandefense.com/fda-removes-abortion-by-mail-safety-precautions/) - The FDA permanently removed the limitations on mail-order abortion pills Thursday, December 16, 2021, increasing abortion access and dangers.
- [Oklahoma Governor Signs Near-total Abortion Ban](https://humandefense.com/oklahoma-governor-signs-near-total-abortion-ban/) - On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, signed one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation.
- [Kentucky and Florida Pass New Pro-life Laws](https://humandefense.com/kentucky-and-florida-pass-new-pro-life-laws/) - Both Kentucky and Florida passed pro-life laws. Here is a run-down on how the laws will help save babies.
- [How to Defeat a Crusader](https://humandefense.com/how-to-defeat-a-crusader/) - With a culture that has learned how to argue from memes, Twitter, and TikTok, it’s important to know how to maneuver in an encounter with someone who isn’t interested in seeking honest answers to your questions.
- [Should Pro-life Men Get Vasectomies? A Response by a Pro-life Man](https://humandefense.com/should-pro-life-men-get-vasectomies-a-response-by-a-pro-life-man/) - It’s dishonest to claim pro-lifers are in favor of state-mandated pregnancies. No pro-life advocate wants any woman to become pregnant against their will.
- [Being A Voice For Life By the Threads We Wear: How One Clothing Company is Empowering Others to be a Voice for Life in Their Community](https://humandefense.com/being-a-voice-for-life-by-the-threads-we-wear/) - Empower Life Co.'s trendy pro-life apparel spreads the pro-life message even when you’re not talking.
- [Adoptive Twin Boy Mom Opens Up About the Privilege of Adoption](https://humandefense.com/adoptive-twin-boy-mom-opens-up-about-the-privilege-of-adoption/) - Jennifer McQuillan opens up about the twin adoption her and her husband undertook, giving insight on the hardships and joys.
- [A Week of Pro-life Wins: Multiple Governors Sign Pro-life Laws](https://humandefense.com/a-week-of-pro-life-wins-multiple-governors-sign-pro-life-laws/) - States are rushing to curb abortion access.
- [Three more cities become Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn](https://humandefense.com/three-more-cities-become-sanctuary-cities-for-the-unborn/) - Shallowater, Texas; Pollock, Louisiana; and Lindale, Texas became the latest to declare themselves Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn.
- [Texas Heartbeat Act to Continue Saving Lives Thanks to State Supreme Court Ruling](https://humandefense.com/texas-heartbeat-act-to-continue-saving-lives-thanks-to-state-supreme-court-ruling/) - The Texas Heartbeat Act has been saving babies from abortion for six months and thanks to a ruling by the Texas Supreme Court on Friday, it looks like the law won’t be overturned any time soon.
- [West Virginia Legislature Sends Bill Banning Discriminatory Abortions to Governor’s Desk](https://humandefense.com/west-virginia-legislature-sends-bill-banning-discriminatory-abortions-to-governors-desk/) - SB 468 is known as the “Unborn Child with Down Syndrome Protection and Education Act,” but the bill would protect babies with other disabilities as well.
- [Ren Brabenec's Solution for Abortion](https://humandefense.com/ren-brabenecs-solution-for-abortion-2/) - Yes, it's yet another boring and regurgitated vasectomy argument. Let's dive in.
- [Response to Kathryn Kolbert's TED Talk](https://humandefense.com/response-to-kathryn-kolberts-ted-talk/) - Kathryn Kolbert, attorney and abortion rights advocate, explained Roe will die and discussed how to ensure women keep access to abortion.
- [A Substantive Argument: A Response to David Boonin’s Critique of the Species Essence Argument](https://humandefense.com/a-substantive-argument-a-response-to-david-boonins-critique-of-the-species-essence-argument/) - Boonin has some of the strongest pro-choice arguments and critiques strong pro-life arguments. Here we analyze one of his objections.
- [Six Unexpectedly Pro-life Songs](https://humandefense.com/six-unexpectedly-pro-life-songs/) - Here are 6 pro-life songs that tell stories of forgoing an abortion and the aftermath of abortion.
- [We Must Love Them Both](https://humandefense.com/love-them-both-2/) - Women are very often faced with situations they view as impossible. They're scared. They're confused. They feel trapped. They need to be loved and supported.
- [How Planned Parenthood Bypasses The Hyde Amendment](https://humandefense.com/details-matter-2/) - In the 2017 spending bill, the Hyde Amendment reads, “This bill makes permanent the prohibition on the use of federal funds, including funds in the budget of the District of Columbia, for abortion or health coverage that includes abortion.” In a legal document, wordage means everything...
- [From America, with Love: An Appeal to Save Ireland’s 8th Amendment](https://humandefense.com/an-appeal-to-save-the-8th-2/) - Ireland is the one of the final remaining strongholds that defend the right to life of prenatal human beings. That could all end on May 25th when section 40.3.3 in Ireland’s constitution is up for repeal by referendum...
- [20,000 Walk Against Abortion in Croatia as Timeline for New Laws Loom](https://humandefense.com/20000-walk-against-abortion-croatia-2/) - Croatia's march is crucial as lawmakers mull over new legislation which could push the line where abortion is legal in either direction
- [Riverside County Judge Overturns California’s Assisted Suicide Law](https://humandefense.com/judge-overturns-californias-assisted-suicide-law-2/) - A judge in California’s Riverside County put a halt to the state's assisted suicide law, claiming it is potentially unconstitutional.
- [Minnesota Rep. Tim Miller Sponsors Life-Affirming Heartbeat Legislation](https://humandefense.com/minnesota-rep-tim-miller-sponsors-pro-life-legislation-2/) - Minnesota State Rep. Tim Miller is now sponsoring a pro-life bill which essentially accomplishes the same as Iowa’s protective “fetal heartbeat” legislation
- [Delaware Introduces The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act](https://humandefense.com/delaware-pain-capable-bill-2/) - Pro-life legislators Senator Bryant Richardson and State Representative Tim Dukes introduced a bill in Delaware proposing a 20-week abortion ban asserting babies can feel pain at that point in pregnancy.
- [President Trump Expected To Restrict Title X Funds From Abortion Providers](https://humandefense.com/president-trump-expected-to-restrict-title-x-funds-from-abortion-providers-2/) - The restrictions will prevent any organization from promoting abortion, or even referring a patient to have an abortion, if they wish to keep their funding.
- [Abortion Was Sold To America Through Deceit And Manipulation](https://humandefense.com/abortion-rights-were-sold-to-america-based-on-lies-and-manipulation-2/) - The abortion rights movement was founded on a campaign of lies, deceit and manipulation on a grand scale.
- [ACLU Sues Maine Over Denying State Abortion Coverage](https://humandefense.com/aclu-sues-maine-over-denying-state-abortion-coverage-2/) - The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine is now suing their state for denying taxpayer-funded abortions for women.
- [Irish Psychiatrists: Abortion Does Not Advance Mental Health, But Tarnishes It](https://humandefense.com/abortion-tarnishes-mental-health-2/) - If the 8th is repealed, not only will it take the lives of many innocent Irish babies, but the trauma women could face afterward would be devastating.
- [Oklahoma Governor Candidates Vow To Nominate Pro-lifers To SCOTUS](https://humandefense.com/oklahoma-governor-candidates-vouch-to-nominate-pro-lifers-to-supreme-court-2/) - Thankfully, all nine Republican candidates for Governor have taken strong stances in opposition to abortion.
- [Days From Irish Referendum, #Savethe8th Gains Immense Ground](https://humandefense.com/savethe8th-campaign-gains-ground-2/) - The two sides are now closer than they have been during the entire campaign. This last week will be a whirlwind as both sides make their last push before the vote.
- [President Trump Signs Bill Allowing Terminally Ill Patients to Access Experimental Drugs](https://humandefense.com/president-trump-right-to-try-2/) - Moments ago, President Trump signed the Right To Try bill into law, ensuring greater access to potentially lifesaving measures for terminally ill Americans.
- [Pennsylvania Heartbeat Bill: A Proposition On Shaky Ground, But Worth Pursuing](https://humandefense.com/pa-heartbeat-bill-proposition-on-shaky-ground-but-worth-pushing-2/) - The rejoicing continues with Pennsylvania state representative Rick Saccone’s patterning of Iowa Gov. Reynolds’s bill — criminalizing abortion after a heartbeat.
- [4 Things Pro-Lifers Often Do, And How We Can Do Them Better](https://humandefense.com/things-pro-lifers-do-2/) - Perhaps for the most passionately pro-life generation to come along since our grandparents were spinning rotary telephones, our greatest improvement of understanding can be our understanding of ourselves.
- [Pro-life Dems In Louisiana Pass 15-week Protections For The Preborn](https://humandefense.com/pro-life-dems-abortion-ban-2/) - Louisiana may soon be one-upping its current protections for babies in the womb by passing a 15-week abortion ban — surprisingly, the pro-life fight is led by Democrats.
- [Healing after Abortion: Spotlight on Ministries for Women Post-Abortion](https://humandefense.com/spotlight-on-ministries-for-women-post-abortion-2/) - Often times the Church seeks to hide the issue of abortion away in an attempt to be relevant and avoid controversy. This must change, and thankfully there are a growing number of churches and programs that are seeking to do just that.
- [Trouble Within University of Minnesota Following Abortion Fellowship Announcement](https://humandefense.com/trouble-within-u-of-minnesota-2/) - The school recently put in a request for $10 million to freeze tuition. The requested funds were not advanced and a Board of Regents opening was filled by a pro-life conservative.
- [Universities Win Lawsuit Against Obama-era Policy Mandating Free Abortifacients](https://humandefense.com/universities-win-lawsuit-against-2/) - Four Universities won a lawsuit to regain their right to practice their beliefs regarding drugs that could cause early abortions.
- [How to Begin a Response to "What about back-alley abortions?"](https://humandefense.com/how-to-begin-a-response-to-what-about-back-alley-abortions/) - ere is good reason to believe that illegal abortions will happen at the rate pro-choice advocates claim, but I think it’s reasonable to believe that at least some women will still attempt to get abortions.
- [Oklahoma Senate Passes List of Pro-life Measures Including Texas-style Abortion Bill](https://humandefense.com/oklahoma-senate-passes-list-of-pro-life-measures/) - After hours of debate, the Oklahoma State Senate approved several pro-life bills and two resolutions in a bid to protect the unborn on Thursday, March 10, 2022.
- [Idaho Legislature Sends Texas-style Abortion Bill to Governor’s Desk](https://humandefense.com/idaho-legislature-sends-texas-style-abortion-bill-to-governors-desk/) - Idaho is officially the first state to pass a bill modeled after the Texas Heartbeat Act.
- [Premature Babies Born at 22 weeks in the UK; A Time When They Could Still Be Aborted](https://humandefense.com/premature-babies-born-at-22-weeks-in-the-uk/) - The youngest twins to survive birth in the UK, brother (Harry) and sister (Harley) came into the world at just 22 weeks old.
- [Pregnant Mother Amputates Leg to Save Unborn Child](https://humandefense.com/pregnant-mother-amputates-leg-to-save-unborn-child/) - In 2020, Kathleen Osborne was just 28 years old when she found out her bone cancer had returned for a third time.
- [My Preborn Daughter — Though Conceived in Rape— Has Healed My Soul In Ways That Only She Could.](https://humandefense.com/my-pre-born-daughter-though-conceived-in-rape-has-healed-my-soul-in-ways-that-only-she-could/) - Feeling her move everyday and watching as she grows fills me with so much joy. My daughter, though conceived in a violent situation, was my saving Grace.
- [Like in Kintsugi Bowl Art, My Son — Conceived in Rape — Was My Repairing Gold](https://humandefense.com/like-in-kintsugi-bowl-art-my-son-conceived-in-rape-was-my-repairing-gold/) - How could i [sic] keep a baby that was from a man that raped me? So many ask this. This child inside me didn't choose to be conceived in this way, so I wasn’t about to give my son the death sentence for the crimes of his father.
- [My Crisis Pregnancies Seemed Bleak — One Even Fatal — But In Life, There’s Hope](https://humandefense.com/my-crisis-pregnancies-seemed-bleak-one-even-fatal-but-in-life-theres-hope/) - I was so distraught. I had a life inside me that I always wanted, but the family I pictured my daughter having, she wasn’t going to have.
- [Iowa Supreme Court Rejects Abortion Waiting Period —  The Constitutional Interpretive Error](https://humandefense.com/iowa-supreme-court-rejects-abortion-waiting-period/) - The same rationale provided by Chief Justice Cady in striking down the abortion waiting period law last week can also be applied in support of the law.
- [Planned Parenthood Campaign: "Protect Our Freedom to F—"](https://humandefense.com/planned-parenthood-campaign-protect-our-freedom-to-f/) - This week, Planned Parenthood launched a campaign in attempts to boost donations. The campaign included a folded handout featuring a cheap condom and an even cheaper message.
- [Indiana Abortions Increase for First Time In Nine Years — Pro-Life Hoosiers Are Ready to Fight](https://humandefense.com/indiana-abortions-increase-for-first-time-in-nine-years-how-to/) - The Indiana Department of Health released that for the first time in nine years, the abortion rate has increased. Pro-Life Hoosiers are ready to fight!
- [Abortionist Robert Rho Receives Prison Time for Killing Woman in Botched Abortion — He's Not Alone](https://humandefense.com/abortionist-robert-rho-gets-jail-time-for-killing-woman-in-botched-abortion-hes-not-alone/) - Abortionist Robert Rho was arrested on charges of 2nd-degree manslaughter for the death of a 30-year-old woman — this is a widespread, systemic problem that must be recognized and addressed.
- [Portugal Rejects ‘Right to Die’](https://humandefense.com/portugal-rejects-right-to-die/) - After a landmark debate in the nation’s parliament on Tuesday May 29th, Portugal’s lawmakers rejected the legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.
- [The Trump Administration Is A Champion Of Women — Born And Preborn](https://humandefense.com/the-trump-administration-is-a-champion-of-women/) - True champions of women’s rights support both mother and preborn daughter. The Trump Administration recognizes this — and in turn has facilitated a pro-woman, pro-child resurrection of culture.
- [Shout Your Abortion Campaign Steals Pro-Life Woman's Photo — She Fires Back](https://humandefense.com/shout-your-abortion/) - Last month, "Shout Your Abortion," published a story titled “I am 23 and I have had 3 abortions. YES I HAVE!,” it has since been discovered the woman's photo was stolen.
- [Supreme Court Rejects Arkansas Planned Parenthood Appeal — Closing All But One Abortion Facility](https://humandefense.com/supreme-court-rejects-appeal-by-planned-parenthood/) - The Supreme Court allowed an Arkansas medication abortion restriction to stand yesterday after rejecting an appeal by Planned Parenthood. Two-thirds of state's abortion facilities are expected to close.
- [Good News…For Now](https://humandefense.com/good-news-for-now/) - Misoprostol does not have the in-person requirement that mifepristone has. While the physician consult may be conducted virtually, the prescription for mifepristone must be picked up at a hospital, clinic, or medical office.
- [Pregnancy Is Not A Person — But There Are Two Persons in Every Pregnancy](https://humandefense.com/pregnancy-is-not-a-person-but-there-are-two-persons-in-every-pregnancy/) - Dr. Jocelyn Fitzgerald recently made the claim that ectopic pregnancies are not persons. Does she have a point?
- [First of its Kind Study to Gauge Impact of Maternity Homes in the U.S.](https://humandefense.com/first-of-its-kind-study-to-gauge-impact-of-maternity-homes-in-the-u-s/) - Heather Reynolds explained how the study’s intent is to address poverty, assess the impact of maternity homes, and to employ the results for the betterment of lives.
- [Victory: Legal Challenge Against Largest Sanctuary City for the Unborn Ends](https://humandefense.com/victory-legal-challenge-against-largest-sanctuary-city-for-the-unborn-ends/) - Since 2019, the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn Initiative has been fighting to create just that - sanctuary and protection for the unborn in cities where abortion is outlawed by local ordinance.
- [Appeals Court Rules Tennessee Can Protect Babies from Discriminatory Abortions](https://humandefense.com/appeals-court-rules-tennessee-can-protect-babies-from-discriminatory-abortions/) - On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit announced the Tennessee Heartbeat law could go partially back into effect.
- [The Body, the Uterus, and the Question of Ownership](https://humandefense.com/the-body-the-uterus-and-the-question-of-ownership/) - Ownership of any kind has no foundation in science, and a strong principle of individual body ownership would be very debatable philosophically.
- [Response to Rep. Forrest Bennett’s Prenatal Child Support Bill](https://humandefense.com/response-to-rep-forrest-bennetts-prenatal-child-support-bill/) - Oklahoma State Representative Forrest Bennett proposed a prenatal child support law that he quickly backtracked once he saw the traction pro-life people gave it.
- [National Human Trafficking Awareness Day: Know the Signs](https://humandefense.com/human-trafficking-awareness-day/) - January 11th is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day and in order to create awareness we must first know the signs.
- [Does the Canaanite Conquest Justify Abortion?](https://humandefense.com/does-the-canaanite-conquest-justify-abortion/) - Can the Bible also be used to justify the pro-choice side of the abortion debate? Many of my atheist friends would say yes. One example they point to is the Canaanite conquest.
- [But What About Human Rights?](https://humandefense.com/but-what-about-human-rights/) - Previously, we discussed that the abortion debate boils down to a question of, “Who gets rights?” The pro-life side asserts the fundamental right to life for all; the pro-abortion side claims that a woman’s (person’s) right to bodily autonomy is greater than a fetus’s (“non-person’s”) right to life. We noted that the issue of personhood
- [But What About Personhood?](https://humandefense.com/but-what-about-personhood/) - Should the unborn be considered "persons" and if so, which rights take precedence - that of the mother or the baby?
- [The Supreme Court Rules on Texas Abortion Cases](https://humandefense.com/the-supreme-court-rules-on-texas-abortion-cases/) - Today, December 10, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) finally released its long-awaited opinions in the cases of Whole Women’s Health v. Jackson (not to be confused with the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health which tackles the Mississippi law and could overturn Roe v. Wade) and United States v. Texas. Neither of
- [SCOTUS Reviewing States’ Pro-life Laws: “Viability” is ANTI-equality](https://humandefense.com/scotus-reviewing-states-pro-life-laws-viability-is-anti-equality/) - If SCOTUS decides correctly in the cases of the States’ laws under review, it will rectify Roe’s ruling based on flawed “viability” standards, and instead uphold equality.
- [Life Everlasting: How to Talk to Abortion-Minded Women](https://humandefense.com/life-everlasting-how-to-talk-to-abortion-minded-women/) - They are calling us to have empathy for the choice this woman is making, rather than belittling her.
- [Abortion: Lessons from Whale and Caribou](https://humandefense.com/abortion-lessons-from-whale-and-caribou/) - Dr. Valerie Tarico thinks there is a lot we can learn from animals, especially when it comes to reproduction.
- ["Divided Hearts of America" Review: A Very Pro-life Documentary](https://humandefense.com/divided-hearts-of-america-review-a-very-pro-life-documentary/) - Why you should watch Superbowl Champion Benjamin Watson's pro-life documentary, "Divided Hearts of America."
- [Dobbs v. Jackson — Washington, D.C. Rally Overview](https://humandefense.com/dobbs-v-jackson-washington-dc-rally-overview/) - The pro-life movement was out in full force outside the Supreme Court as oral arguments in the Dobbs v. Jackson case were heard on December 1, 2021.
- [National Adoption Month 2021](https://humandefense.com/national-adoption-month-2021/) - This year, the theme “Every Conversation Matters” focuses on the teens and young adults who are eligible for adoption.
- [Abortion: Essential Healthcare for Whom?](https://humandefense.com/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?
- [San Angelo Citizens Begin Process to Force a Public Vote on Outlawing Abortion](https://humandefense.com/san-angelo-citizens-begin-process-to-force-a-public-vote-on-outlawing-abortion/) - An initiative and referendum process to outlaw abortion has begun in San Angelo, Texas. The ordinance and the necessary paperwork were filed with the City of San Angelo (population 101,612) on Thursday, November 25, 2021. If the initiating committee is able to obtain 1,512 signatures from registered voters in the City of San Angelo and
- [CA Court Decision Allows Pro-life Sidewalk Counseling to Continue](https://humandefense.com/ca-court-decision-allows-pro-life-sidewalk-counseling-to-continue/) - This law prevented sidewalk counseling since it could criminalize anyone who attempted to interact with women as they approached the abortion center.⁣⁣
- [No, Serene, Pro-lifers are Not Just Conservative Republicans Warping Religion](https://humandefense.com/no-serene-pro-lifers-are-not-just-conservative-republicans-warping-religion/) - Which is it, Serene? Do we not know when life begins or do we know that women are pregnant with children?
- [Pro-Life For Me But Not For Thee?](https://humandefense.com/pro-life-for-me-but-not-for-thee/) - Pro-life advocates need to be respectful in their interactions with pro-choice people, but we should also be realistic.
- [Why It's Not Murder](https://humandefense.com/why-its-not-murder/) - How can one explain this? Do many pro-lifers not really believe that the unborn is an innocent human being?
- [How Common Ground Can Change Your Conversations](https://humandefense.com/how-common-ground-can-change-your-conversations/) - Instead of shouldering the responsibility of changing someone’s mind, our attitude in conversations can shift to being thankful for the part we can play in this person’s life in the time we have to speak with them.
- [Mason, Ohio Passes Ordinance Outlawing Abortion, More Cities Likely to Follow](https://humandefense.com/mason-ohio-passes-ordinance-outlawing-abortion/) - On Monday, the city of Mason, Ohio (population 34,792) became the second city in Ohio, and the 41st city in the nation, to pass an enforceable ordinance outlawing abortion within their city limits. The city of Mason follows the city of Lebanon (population 20,841) which outlawed abortion in late May. Other cities in Ohio which have considered passing
- [A Different Kind of Conversation](https://humandefense.com/a-different-kind-of-conversation/) - There is a way to have meaningful, productive, and civil conversations about the most difficult issues. In order for that to happen though, we must check our own heart and prevent ourselves from assuming what others think, feel, or intend.
- [Review: 'Gosnell' Is A Story That Must Be Told](https://humandefense.com/review-gosnell/) - Gosnell is an important film because it draws attention to the little-talked about and misunderstood aspects of abortion, abortionists, and legislation.
- [The Gosnell Movie: A Call to Action](https://humandefense.com/the-gosnell-movie-a-call-to-action/) - If the media will not report the truth, it is up to everyday people like us to educate others on the atrocities being committed in the name of “choice” not only in our country, but around the world.
- [Pro-lifers Are Not Responsible For Gosnell](https://humandefense.com/not-responsible-for-gosnell/) - Hey, Robin Marty. The pro-life movement is one of compassion and care—we didn’t take part in Gosnell’s horrific actions.
- [S.D. governor signs executive order to protect women from telemed chemical abortion](https://humandefense.com/s-d-governor-signs-executive-order-to-protect-women-from-telemed-chemical-abortion/) - Tuesday, Sept. 7, Noem signed Executive Order 2021-12 to prevent doctors from prescribing the abortion pill regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol remotely.
- [It's Our Baby Too](https://humandefense.com/its-our-baby-too/) - The narrative surrounding men today is laced with a tinge of suspicion. We are viewed as power hungry males who want to continue to control society because we are not given the benefit of the doubt. As a man, it feels like we are constantly misinterpreted as being emotionless rather than understanding that we emote
- [25 Ways To Create An Engaging And Active Pro-Life Group On Campus](https://humandefense.com/college-group/) - Here are 25 projects guaranteed to get your club members excited about being involved in the pro-life movement.
- [The Texas Heartbeat Act: Answers to 11 Frequently-Asked Questions](https://humandefense.com/the-texas-heartbeat-act-answers-to-11-frequently-asked-questions/) - After passage of the Texas Heartbeat Act (Senate Bill 8), numerous misinformation campaigns have led to confusion among the general public as to what the legislation covers and how violations are handled.
- [Federal Court Allows Indiana to Protect Mothers and Babies](https://humandefense.com/federal-court-allows-indiana-to-protect-mothers-and-babies/) - The circuit court decided that the lower court’s decision was inconsistent with Supreme Court precedent.
- [Stepping Up: A Pro-life Story](https://humandefense.com/stepping-up-a-pro-life-story/) - Redemptive suffering, what a concept so foreign to our culture. Our culture's response to suffering is to get rid of it by whatever means possible. Our culture says that even killing and death is better than suffering. How can that be though? When life is full of opportunity? What opportunity does death offer? An end
- [First March for Life in Pennsylvania Happening This Year](https://humandefense.com/first-march-for-life-in-pennsylvania-happening-this-year/) - March for Life has partnered with the Pennsylvania Family Institute to organize the first official March for Life in Harrisburg, PA on September 27, 2021!
- [A Fetus is a Child is a Baby is a Patient - 5 Reasons to Use the Terms Interchangeably](https://humandefense.com/a-fetus-is-a-child-is-a-baby-is-a-patient-5-reasons-to-use-the-terms-interchangeably/) - A fetus is a child is a baby is a patient, and the objection is strange if it’s meant to clarify medical terminology. But it’s not. It’s meant to rattle opponents and justify abortion, or at least obscure it.
- [Texas Abortion Clinics Raced to Kill](https://humandefense.com/texas-abortion-clinics-raced-to-kill/) - TEXAS- Abortion clinics in Texas had one of their most prolific days last Tuesday, as they raced to kill as many unborn babies as they could, before one of the most restrictive abortion bans took effect Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 at midnight.
- [The Cocktail that Defeats Bodily-Rights Arguments](https://humandefense.com/the-cocktail-that-defeats-bodily-rights-arguments/) - My moral intuitions say that the cumulative force of the following set of disanalogies/arguments does clearly defeat such bodily-rights arguments.
- [Texas Heartbeat Act Allowed, More States Vow to Draft Similar Legislation](https://humandefense.com/texas-heartbeat-act-allowed-more-states-vow-to-draft-similar-legislation/) - Not only is the Heartbeat Act estimated to prevent 85% of abortions in Texas, but states across the nation are moving fast to draft similar legislation to Texas and save the unborn.
- [Review of Children's Book "I Can Hear Music"](https://humandefense.com/review-i-can-hear-music/) - In a gentle way, this simple story helps introduce kids to the humanity of babies still in the womb and can instill a sense of appreciation or wonder for all the cool things we can do before ever being born.
- [Virginia Enacts New Policy Surrounding Disability and Organ Transplant](https://humandefense.com/virginia-enacts-new-policy-surrounding-disability-and-organ-transplant/) - All people, regardless of disability, should have equal access to health care coverage opportunities. Nonetheless, discrimination still occurs.
- [The Dark Side of Virginia’s New Reproductive Health Protection Act](https://humandefense.com/the-dark-side-of-virginias-new-reproductive-health-protection-act/) - Governor Northam of Virginia recently signed the Reproductive Health Protection Act, rolling back pro-life protections. Here's what this means for women.
- [Why Every Life Matters-A Defense of the Preborn](https://humandefense.com/why-every-life-matters-a-defense-of-the-preborn/) - It is time we fight for the lives of all....This is not a partisan issue or a religious issue, but a human rights issue that we, as fellow human beings, should all care about.
- [Baby Olivia Project Gives Animation to Earliest Stages of Human Development](https://humandefense.com/baby-olivia-gives-animation-to-earleist-stages-of-human-dev/) - This video is perhaps the most accurate and realistic animation of a human life, from fertilization to just before birth.
- [Leah Torres Medical License Suspended, Abortion Clinic in Public Eye](https://humandefense.com/leah-torres-medical-license-suspended/) - Infamous abortion provider Leah Torres has had her medical license temporarily suspended in Alabama as of August 26, 2020 until at least December 2020.
- [That They Would Be One: An Open Letter to the American Church](https://humandefense.com/that-they-would-be-one/) - What would a unified church look like in America?
- [The New Pro-Life Flag](https://humandefense.com/the-new-pro-life-flag/) - Pro-life Brazilian artist Nanda Gasperini created the winning flag design.
- [Pennsylvania Family Adopts Biological Son's Friend](https://humandefense.com/pennsylvania-family-adopts-biological-sons-friend/) - Fifty-two people entered the courtroom to celebrate while more than 100 others were waiting outside
- [We Are All Helping Commit Abortions – Should We Be?](https://humandefense.com/we-are-all-helping-commit-abortions-should-we-be/) - But what if the government of the land we live in falls into hands that do in fact order us to violate our consciences?
- [Refusing Tax Participation in Abortions – a Legal Basis?](https://humandefense.com/refusing-tax-participation-in-abortions-a-legal-basis/) - Michael Bowman’s conscience recoils at the idea of paying federal income tax, because some of it would go to Planned Parenthood. He has not paid federal income tax s
- [Tax Funding of Abortion, and the Philosophy of Taxation](https://humandefense.com/tax-funding-of-abortion-and-the-philosophy-of-taxation/) - It seems to me that compunctions about killing human beings are in a class by themselves in terms of most deserving accommodation.
- [How Our Tax Dollars and Our Spending and Other Habits Support Abortions, and What We Can Do About It](https://humandefense.com/how-our-tax-dollars-and-our-spending-and-other-habits-support-abortions-and-what-we-can-do-about-it/) - Federal Planned Parenthood funding aside, tax funding of abortion goes on more unabashedly (or even proudly) in fifteen states.
- [Should Pro-life Men Get Vasectomies?](https://humandefense.com/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.
- [Hillsdale, Michigan To Consider Outlawing Abortion Within Their City Limits](https://humandefense.com/hillsdale-michigan-to-consider-outlawing-abortion-within-their-city-limits/) - On Monday, August 2nd the City of Hillsdale, Michigan will be considering an ordinance to outlaw abortion within their cit
- [The Order of Rights: A Review](https://humandefense.com/the-order-of-rights-a-review/) - The Order of Rights centers around Emma and Ethan, two teenagers who end up in the midst of a legal battle over the life of their baby.
- [Iowa Latest State to Defund Planned Parenthood's "Sex Ed" Curriculum](https://humandefense.com/iowa-latest-state-to-defund-planned-parenthoods-sex-ed-curriculum/) - Iowa is just the latest in a string of several states pushing back against Planned Parenthood's inappropriate sex ed curriculum in public schools.
- [State’s First Female Chief Law Officer Calls on SCOTUS to Break “National Fever on Abortion”](https://humandefense.com/states-first-female-ag-asks-scotus-break-national-fever-on-abortion/) - Attorney General Fitch contends that the Court should find that pre-viability abortion bans are completely constitutional as long there is a rational basis for the ban.
- [Democrats Push to Destroy Life-Saving Hyde Amendment](https://humandefense.com/democrats-push-to-destroy-life-saving-hyde-amendment/) - Destroying the life-saving Hyde Amendment also fails to represent the will of overwhelming majorities of Americans, including approximately 40% of Democrats and nearly 90% of Republicans, who support Hyde.
- [India Relaxes Abortion Laws](https://humandefense.com/india-relaxes-abortion-laws/) - In late January of 2020, the Union Cabinet of India amended the MTP Act. Here's what that means for women.
- [Tennessee Bill to Allow Fathers to Petition Against an Abortion](https://humandefense.com/proposed-tennessee-bill-to-allow-fathers-to-petition/) - SB494 and HB1079 are bills which aim to give fathers the right to petition the abortion of their unborn children, which current laws do not allow.
- [Overview of the MA ROE Act](https://humandefense.com/overview-of-the-ma-roe-act/) - In order to circumnavigate judicial bypass, the bill foregoes the need for parental consent for minors, specifically for girls at least 16 years old.
- [Abortion’s Anti-feminist Discrimination Against Working Mothers](https://humandefense.com/abortions-anti-feminist-discrimination-against-working-mothers/) - Actual feminism does not pit women’s careers against their motherhood but supports both.
- [Shame and Shaming, Stigma and Stigmatizing](https://humandefense.com/shame-shaming-stigma-stigmatizing/) - The basic issue for us is whether we want to state in no uncertain terms what most of us feel — that abortion is very wrong — and when we want to state it.
- [Lessons From a Pro-choice Friend](https://humandefense.com/lessons-from-a-pro-choice-friend/) - The events, circumstances, and personal experiences that influence people’s views on abortion are deep, complex, sometimes rooted in trauma and other very painful experiences, and are held onto because changing their view means relinquishing some aspect of control over something intensely personal: their body. Understanding that should lead us to be careful with how we communicate about abortion in general.
- [Democrat Louisiana Governor Signs Abortion Pill Reversal Law](https://humandefense.com/democrat-louisiana-governor-signs-abortion-pill-reversal-law/) - On June 29, 2021, Louisiana’s Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards signed the Abortion Pill Reversal Disclosure Act into law. Here's how it protects mothers and babies.
- [Ohio Governor Signs Budget with Pro-life Provisions and $6M for Pregnancy Centers](https://humandefense.com/ohio-governor-signs-budget-with-pro-life-provisions/) - Wednesday, June 30, 2021, Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio’s biennial State operating budget into law, including numerous pro-life provisions.
- [Her body, her choice? The Case of Britney Spears](https://humandefense.com/the-case-of-britney-spears/) - Everyone deserves to live a life free from coercion and abuse, including Britney Spears.
- ["Feminist" Support For Abortion Endangers Women; Pro-life Laws Protect Women](https://humandefense.com/feminist-support-for-abortion-endangers/) - Despite the abortion industry's deceptive propaganda, abortion is, in fact, not safe healthcare and is anti-choice.
- [Texas Governor Signs Unique Pro-life Heartbeat Bill into Law](https://humandefense.com/texas-governor-signs-unique-pro-life-heartbeat-bill-into-law/) - Texas heartbeat law isn't the first but its approach is unique, placing enforcement entirely in the hands of private citizens.
- [Bodily Rights – A Better Pro-Life Response](https://humandefense.com/bodily-rights-a-better-pro-life-response/) - How should pro-lifers respond to bodily autonomy arguments? Here's a deep dive into how to tackle the "violinist" analogy.
- [New Ohio Law Requires Fetal Remains After Surgical Abortion Be Treated Humanely](https://humandefense.com/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.
- [The Pitfalls of Pornography](https://humandefense.com/the-pitfalls-of-pornography/) - Whilst often seen as a trivial and harmless pleasure, pornography needs to be perceived as the danger it is.
- [Assisted Death and the Illusion of Control](https://humandefense.com/assisted-death-illusion-of-control/) - Men and women are running into the arms of death. We must firmly reject assisted suicide, euthanasia and abortion.
- [Missouri Halts Medicaid Payments to Planned Parenthood](https://humandefense.com/missouri-halts-medicaid-payments-to-planned-parenthood/) - On Friday, June 8th, Missouri enacted a rule which prevents Planned Parenthood from receiving any Medicaid reimbursement payments by suspending the abortion giant’s Medicaid provider number...
- [Ohio Closes State's Oldest Abortion Clinic](https://humandefense.com/ohio-closes-oldest-abortion-clinic-in-the-state/) - Founder’s Women’s Health Clinic was the oldest abortion clinic in the state of Ohio, and it is now closing its doors.
- [New Alabama State Amendment Recognizes Rights of Preborn Children](https://humandefense.com/alabama-recognizes-preborn-rights/) - On election night citizens of the state of Alabama chose life by voting in favor of Amendment 2 by a 60-40 margin.
- [Abortion Pills Are Available Online: Why We and the FDA Are Concerned](https://humandefense.com/abortion-pills-are-available-online-why-we-and-the-fda-are-concerned/) - It certainly sounds like Aid Access is into providing abortions even if means bypassing laws and putting vulnerable women at risk to do so.
- [Study Shows At-Home Abortions Increase Risk of Complications](https://humandefense.com/new-study-shows-at-home-abortions-increase-complications/) - In a recently published study, Swedish researchers have found at-home abortions have more complications than in-hospital abortions.
- [Airports to Now Have Breast-Feeding Rooms](https://humandefense.com/trump-signs-bill-to-require-breast-feeding-places-in-airports/) - Mothers will soon have access to breast-feeding rooms in airports after President Trump signed the Friendly Airports for Mothers Act!
- [Life Dress Shop: Beautifully and Fashionably Expressing Pro-Life Values](https://humandefense.com/life-dress-shop-beautifully-and-fashionably-expressing-pro-life-values/) - Clark courageously and beautifully creates a wide variety of pro-life clothing and provides her customers with the option of creating custom pro-life wear.
- [Poll Shows Most Jamaicans Support Equal Rights Of Fathers On Abortion](https://humandefense.com/jamaicans-supports-equal-rights-of-the-father-on-abortion/) - “No uterus, no opinion?” Try telling that to Jamaicans! According to a new island-wide poll, there is overwhelming support for men’s equal rights.
- [Upper House of New South Wales Passes Bill Taking Aim At Pro-Life Advocates](https://humandefense.com/upper-house-of-new-south-wales-passes-bill-taking-aim-at-pro-life-advocates/) - With abortions increasing under physical and mental health risk loopholes, legislators in Australia are pushing for a bill to ban pro-life advocates from gathering within 150 meters of abortion clinics.
- [Irish Pro-Life Group On Referendum: “Most Tragic Day In Irish History”](https://humandefense.com/referendum-tragic-day/) - Northern Ireland’s pro-life group Precious Life calls the results of the recent abortion referendum "heartbreaking" and tells us the path forward for Ireland's pro-life movement.
- [Irish Pro-Life Voices Were Strong At The 'All Ireland Rally For Life'](https://humandefense.com/irish-pro-life-voices-were-loud-and-strong-at-the-all-ireland-rally-for-life-2018/) - Thousands gathered to voice their commitment to defending the pro-life laws of Northern Ireland last Saturday at the All Ireland Rally For Life 2018.
- [Life Advocates Make Their Voices Heard Amid Efforts To Decriminalize Abortion In Queensland](https://humandefense.com/pro-life-advocates-make-their-voices-heard-amid-efforts-to-decriminalize-abortion-in-queensland-australia/) - Australia could become the next pro-life battleground as the government decides whether or not abortion should be decriminalized.
- [UK Avoids Outrage, Allows Child To Have Life Saving Treatment In US](https://humandefense.com/uk-avoids-controversy-allows-child-to-have-medical-treatment-in-another-country/) - With the added pressure following the Charlie Gard case, the NHS’ hand was forced, allowing Oliver Cameron to receive treatment in the US.
- [Australia Forwards Culture Of Death With Euthanasia Bill](https://humandefense.com/a-push-for-euthanasia/) - The state of Queensland, Australia, is currently considering a bill which would legalize euthanasia also known as “voluntary assisted suicide.”
- [The World Health Organization Supports Abortion, Trump Halts Funding](https://humandefense.com/the-world-health-organization-supports-abortion-trump-halts-funding/) - This administration has once again shown that the U.S. will not be bullied into using taxpayers’ money to support abortion.
- [Do Legally-Induced Abortions Save or Kill More Women Per Year?](https://humandefense.com/do-legally-induced-abortions-save-or-kill-more-women-per-year/) - Based on the overwhelming evidence from numerous medical professionals, the number of women’s lives saved by legally-induced abortions is statistically negligible, if not outright zero.
- [Paxton Smith's Abortion Valedictorian Speech Shows How Society is Failing Women](https://humandefense.com/paxton-smiths-abortion-valedictorian-speech-shows-how-society-is-failing-women/) - Going viral right now on social media is the valedictorian speech of Paxton Smith from Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, TX.
- [Special Needs Church Program Truly "Loves Them Both"](https://humandefense.com/we-need-to-truly-love-them-both/) - After birth, many families of children with special needs, whether physical or mental, struggle to fit in. Yet, some churches such as CrossPoint Community have worked hard to provide a safe place for special needs children and their families.
- [Make Abortion Proponents Prove Their Premises](https://humandefense.com/no-that-is-not-self-evident/) - With kindness and love, ask abortion proponents questions which force them to uphold their own premise. Don’t seek to answer their claims within their framework.
- [The Tiny Elephant in the Room: Birth Control & Sexual Morality](https://humandefense.com/birthcontrol-sexualmorality/) - We must create a culture in which abortion is unthinkable — and we cannot do it without addressing the matter of those cute little pills.
- [Pro-Abortion Advocate to Write Children’s Book Praising Abortion](https://humandefense.com/pro-abortion-advocate-to-write-childrens-book-praising-abortion/) - Amelia Bonow of the Shout Your Abortion Movement recently made headlines talking to kids about abortion and now she's releasing a children's book in 2020 regarding the same topic.
- [Utah Legislature Passes Down Syndrome Abortion Ban](https://humandefense.com/utah-legislature-passes-down-syndrome-abortion-ban/) - Thursday, Utah passed the Down Syndrome Non-Discrimination Abortion Act and the bill is headed to the governor’s desk for signature. Here's why it's important.
- [POLL: Irish Doctors Say No to Abortion](https://humandefense.com/poll-irish-doctors-say-no-to-abortion/) - Even in the midst of sweeping abortion legislation, the professionals with the skill set required to perform this barbarity are refusing to do so in very hopeful numbers.
- [Fact: Birth Control Does Not Prevent Abortion](https://humandefense.com/fact-birth-control-does-not-prevent-abortion/) - Planned Parenthood argues making contraception more affordable and readily available reduces unwanted pregnancies — but in reality, contraception leads to a culture dependent on abortion.
- [Michigan Bill Requires Abortion-Derived Vaccines to Be Clearly Identified](https://humandefense.com/michigan-bill-requires-abortion-derived-vaccines-be-clearly-identified/) - Michigan Bill SB-1055 would require healthcare officials to obtain informed consent before administering vaccines with “aborted fetal tissues.”
- [No, Rape and Incest Do Not Justify Abortion](https://humandefense.com/rape-and-incest/) - This question plagues virtually every conversation about abortion, what about cases of rape and incest?
- [No, Abortion Is Not an Issue of "Trusting Women"](https://humandefense.com/no-abortion-is-not-about-trusting-women/) - Many abortion proponents claim abortion is about "trusting women," but that could not be further from the truth.
- [States Sue to Block Trump’s Rule Diverting Abortion Clinic Funding](https://humandefense.com/states-sue-to-block-trump-admins-rule-diverting-abortion-clinic-funding/) - Nearly two dozen states are suing in an effort to block the Trump Admin's new Title X rule.
- [U.S. Withdraws from U.N. Pro-Abortion "Human Rights Council"](https://humandefense.com/u-s-withdraws-from-u-n-pro-abortion-human-rights-council/) - Nikki Haley, the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., called the pro-abortion council “an organization that is not worthy of its name... a protector of human rights abusers, and a cesspool of political bias.”
- [What Justice Kennedy's Retirement Means for the Pro-Life Movement](https://humandefense.com/what-justice-kennedys-retirement-means-for-the-pro-life-movement/) - Early Thursday morning, after handing conservatives some hard-fought victories, Justice Anthony Kennedy sent further shock waves through our political landscape by formally announcing his plans to retire from service as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.
- [Why It Is Important to Vote Pro-life First](https://humandefense.com/why-it-is-important-to-vote-pro-life-first/) - With Midterm elections approaching, we must not forget to vote to protect the most fundamental of all human rights - the right to life. Here is why everyone needs to vote, and vote pro-life first.
- [Gosnell Movie Phenomenon Continues ahead of DVD Release](https://humandefense.com/gosnell-movie-phenomenon-continues-ahead-of-dvd-release/) - The Gosnell movie is definitely a phenomenon viewers do not want to miss.
- [Roe v. Wade Movie Releases First Trailer](https://humandefense.com/roe-v-wade-movie-releases-first-trailer/) - Forty-six years ago, today, on January 22, 1973 the SCOTUS ruled on Roe v. Wade. This Spring the Roe v. Wade movie will finally show the truth behind the most controversial case of all time.
- [Thirteen States Recognize the Preborn as Children](https://humandefense.com/thirteen-states-recognize-the-preborn-as-children/) - Thirteen states view the preborn as children, which entitles them to human rights.
- [Part 2: Rhetoric and the Power It Holds on the Abortion Debate](https://humandefense.com/part-2-rhetoric-and-the-power-it-holds-on-the-abortion-debate/) - In this second article of the series on rhetoric, we will continue to bring to light hidden agendas within pro-abortion arguments that most tend to miss.
- [Stop Allowing the World to Determine the Value of Human Life](https://humandefense.com/stop-allowing-the-world-to-determine-the-value-of-human-life/) - We are not cosmic accidents. Every human ever conceived has a priceless value set upon them the second they exist.
- [Part 1: Rhetoric, And The Power It Holds on the Abortion Debate](https://humandefense.com/rhetoric-and-the-power-it-holds-on-the-abortion-debate/) - The power of language has never been as evident as it is in the case of abortion. Changing one idea, one concept, one word, or even one prefix can manipulate an entire movement – without anyone even recognizing it.
- [New Ohio Governor Says He Will Sign Heartbeat Bill](https://humandefense.com/new-ohio-governor-says-he-will-sign-heartbeat-bill/) - Governor DeWine has officially said he will sign the Heartbeat bill Kasich vetoed if it makes it to his desk.
- [Senate Fails to Protect Abortion Survivors from Infanticide](https://humandefense.com/senate-fails-to-protect-abortion-survivors-from-infanticide/) - Today, in a 53-44 vote, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection act failed to break filibuster and pass through the United States Senate.
- [Norway Supreme Court Sides with Pro-Life Doctor, Sets Precedent for Conscience Rights](https://humandefense.com/norwayprolifedoc/) - Dr. Jachimowicz was fired for her pro-life beliefs, but the Norway Supreme Court ruled in her favor.
- [Marsha Blackburn: The Perfect Pro-Life Candidate](https://humandefense.com/marsha-blackburn-the-perfect-pro-life-candidate/) - It is a relief, to know that the champions of life have an ally in Marsha Blackburn.
- [White House Screens a Showing of the Gosnell Movie](https://humandefense.com/breaking-white-house-screens-a-showing-of-the-gosnell-movie/) - Today, on Friday, April 12, 2019, the White House will screen the impactful film, Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer.
- [The Pro-Life Movement Surges](https://humandefense.com/the-pro-life-movement-surges/) - The modern pro-life movement continues its impressive wave of influence throughout the country, ushering in the most promising generation of pro-life advocacy the United States has ever seen.
- [The Secular Case Against Abortion](https://humandefense.com/secular-arguments-against-abortion/) - Citing the Bible to back your argument does little, if anything, to establish meaningful debate with those who may not agree with the Bible's authority.
- [Bodily Autonomy: The Brave Story of Fiona Simpson](https://humandefense.com/bodily-autonomy-the-story-of-fiona-simpson/) - Parental obligations are not automatically removed with appeals to bodily autonomy, as the praiseworthy acts of this mother illustrate.
- [Healing after Abortion: Spotlight on Ministries for Women Post-Abortion](https://humandefense.com/spotlight-on-ministries-for-women-post-abortion/) - Often times the Church seeks to hide the issue of abortion away in an attempt to be relevant and avoid controversy. This must change, and thankfully there are a growing number of churches and programs that are seeking to do just that.
- [The Pro-Life Belief and the Death Penalty: Two Perspectives](https://humandefense.com/death-penalty-two-perspectives/) - The death penalty is often a contentious issue among those in the pro-life movement. This piece seeks to articulate both sides of the complex issue, to grow the unity in our movement.
- [Opening the Casket on Abortion: Why Graphic Photos Are Crucial](https://humandefense.com/opening-the-casket-on-abortion-why-graphic-photos-are-crucial/) - Throughout history, many whose aim was to expose the truth and fight injustice utilized graphic pictures after years of using words proved ineffective. Each time - the picture was the catalyst for the movement’s eventual success.
- [China to End One-Child Policy and Forced Abortion](https://humandefense.com/china-to-end-forced-abortion/) - China’s health ministry recently reported over 330 million children had been aborted in China because of the One-Child Policy. However, victory for personal freedom and the culture of life may be on the horizon.
- [New "Adoption Option Act" to Ease Adoption Process in Louisiana](https://humandefense.com/new-adoption-option-act-to-ease-adoption-process-in-louisiana/) - On August 1st, two new laws will go into effect to make the adoption process easier in Louisiana.
- [Google Could Cave to Pro-Abortionists... Again](https://humandefense.com/google-could-cave-to-pro-abortionists-again/) - Google is again being bullied into thinking it must remove pro-life pregnancy clinics from its search results in order to appeal to the louder and more disrespectful pro-choice organizations.
- [Connecticut Pro-Abortion Advocates Rally Against SCOTUS Ruling Blocking Compelled Speech Law](https://humandefense.com/abortion-advocates-rally-against-scotus-decision-blocking-california-law-forcing-pregnancy-centers-to-advertise-abortion/) - Last week, pro-abortion advocates rallied at the Connecticut state capitol in reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision to stop a California law demanding pro-life crisis pregnancy centers notify women of their abortion options.
- [Human Defense Initiative to Launch Auction Extravaganza](https://humandefense.com/human-defense-initiative-to-launch-auction-extravaganza/) - We are so beyond excited to announce we are officially hosting our HDI Auction Extravaganza from Wednesday, November 20 to Tuesday, November 26, 2019!
- [Human Defense Initiative Launches Auction Extravaganza: Bidding NOW OPEN](https://humandefense.com/human-defense-initiative-launches-auction-extravaganza-bid-now/) - We are so beyond excited to announce we are officially hosting our HDI Auction Extravaganza starting today, Wednesday, November 20 to Tuesday, November 26, 2019! Place your bid NOW!
- [Catholic Priest Commends Trump's Pro-life Work in Office](https://humandefense.com/catholic-priest-commends-trumps-pro-life-work-in-office/) - President Trump has sworn to defend life at all stages and put his reputation on the line to stand up for his pro-life beliefs. This dedication to the pro-life movement has not gone unnoticed among pro-life advocates.
- [Students for Life to Host 2020 National Pro-life Summit](https://humandefense.com/the-2020-national-pro-life-summit/) - SFLA is functionally an advocacy-based organization, but more than focusing on laws and policy, it is changing the hearts of people.
- [Elizabeth Warren Does Not Support Pro-life Democrats](https://humandefense.com/elizabeth-warren-does-not-support-pro-life-democrats/) - The Democrats first made support for abortion part of their party platform for the general election in 1980, and have become more radical in their advocacy ever since.
- [Petition: Sign Now to Help Stop Third-trimester Abortion](https://humandefense.com/third-trimester-abortion-petition/) - Our federal government needs to be confronted with the fact that we the people, the majority of Americans, are against third-trimester abortions. In a 2018 Gallup poll, only 13% of Americans believed third-trimester abortions should be legal.
- [Trump Proclaims January 22 “National Sanctity of Life Day”](https://humandefense.com/trump-proclaims-january-22-national-sanctity-of-life-day/) - As the anniversary of the landmark case Roe v. Wade draws near, President Donald Trump took a stand for life once again, and proclaimed the case's anniversary, January 22nd, “National Sanctity of Life Day.”
- [COL1972 Releases Masks with a Pro-life Message](https://humandefense.com/culture-of-life-1972-releases-masks-with-a-pro-life-message/) - On April 15 2020, an organization called “We Are Pro-Abortion” (WAPA) announced new masks with the same phrase “Pro-Abortion” slapped across the fabric. Fortunately, the pro-life movement has not been silent.
- [Pro-Life Group Helps Fund Trump Re-Election](https://humandefense.com/pro-life-group-helps-fund-trump-re-election/) - The Susan B. Anthony List and Women Speak Out PAC, its partner super PAC, announced they would budget over $52 million dollars in funds and resources to help Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign for reelection.
- [HDI Launches New Registry Project in Response to Pandemic](https://humandefense.com/pandemic-baby-box-project/) - Human Defense Initiative is so excited to announce we are launching a new fundraiser called the Baby Box Project in response to the COVID-19 pandemic!
- [Rehumanize International 2020 Conference](https://humandefense.com/rehumanize-international-2020-conference/) - If you are looking for a way to learn more about the pro-life movement and the Consistent Life Ethic or to feel more equipped to engage others on various human rights issues and to change the culture to one of life and peace, this is the conference for you!
- [See Life 2020: Online Pro-Life Event This Saturday](https://humandefense.com/see-life-2020-online-pro-life-event-this-saturday/) - Focus on the Family is hosting an online documentary-style event this Saturday, September 26, 2020 to expose the misinformation, lies, and pain associated with the abortion industry. See Life 2020 celebrates the beauty and power of pregnancy and the miracle of life.
- [Catholic Leaders Endorse Trump](https://humandefense.com/catholic-leaders-endorse-trump/) - For many Catholics, deciding who to vote for this election is more difficult than normal.
- [You Might Say You're 'Pro-Choice,' But All I Hear Is 'Redistribution Of Oppression'](https://humandefense.com/you-might-say-youre-pro-choice-but-all-i-hear-is-redistribution-of-oppression/) - The pro-life opinion is not against women — it is against the systemic redistribution of the oppression of women.
- [President Trump Recognizes The Preborn Have A Right To Life In New Statement](https://humandefense.com/president-trump-recognizes-the-preborn-have-a-right-to-life/) - Since assuming office, President Trump has done everything in his power to protect the preborn, and recently released a statement that has solidified his stance.
- [Abortion Pill Reversal Exists, Is Safe And Effective](https://humandefense.com/abortion-pill-reversal/) - A young woman calls me late at night. She sounds quiet, subdued. She tells me she took her first pill for a chemical abortion. In this piece I answer what a chemical abortion is, how it works, and how can it be reversed.
- [Guam Is Abortion Free After Final Abortionist Retires](https://humandefense.com/guam-is-abortion-free/) - After the last abortionist retired, Guam is officially the first inhabited land that is controlled by the United States to become abortion free.
- [New Brunswick Pregnancy Center Destroyed In Fire, Rebuilds Next To Abortion Mill](https://humandefense.com/new-brunswick-pregnancy-center-desroyed-in-fire-rebuilds-next-to-abortion-facility-after-fire/) - Two years after a devastating fire, the New Brunswick Right to Life’s Women Care Centre will be opening their new location next to an abortion facility.
- [South Carolina Governor McMaster Fulfills Promise To Defund Abortion Providers](https://humandefense.com/south-carolina-governor-mcmaster-fulfills-promise-to-defunds-planned-parenthood/) - On Friday, Gov. Henry McMaster issued an executive order demanding the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services remove abortion clinics as Medicaid providers.
- [Human Value Is Not Conditional](https://humandefense.com/human-value-is-not-conditional/) - When human value is conditional, it does not take long for our human rights to become conditional.
- [NBC's Significantly Overstated Claim "Abortion Does Not Cause Depression"](https://humandefense.com/nbcs-study-claims-abortion-does-not-cause-depression-significantly-overstated/) - According to NBC, a new study found, "abortion does not cause depression," but these results were significantly overstated.
- [America’s Abortion Industry Is Barbaric, Inhumane And Embarrassing](https://humandefense.com/americas-abortion-industry-is-barbaric-inhumane-and-embarrassing/) - Abortion is a disgrace to the morality of the American public and should be repudiated at every level. Something has gone terribly awry when the laws of Western civilization are similar to those of tyrannical despots.
- [America's Got Talent Contestant Spreads Adoption Awareness, Earns Golden Buzzer](https://humandefense.com/americas-got-talent/) - Many America’s Got Talent contestants have heartfelt, touching stories — but Michael Ketterer’s story takes the cake, and any pro-life or adoption advocate would agree.
- [Confirm Kavanaugh For Common Sense Protections For The Preborn](https://humandefense.com/teen-vogue-rebuttal-confirm-kavanaugh/) - Teen Vogue recently published a letter from abortionist Dr. Willie Parker addressed to our U.S. Senators stating why he opposes Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
- [Frozen Embryos: Human Life Or Property?](https://humandefense.com/frozen-embryos-human-life-or-property/) - Gloria Karungi wants to use stem cells from frozen embryos to attempt to cure her daughter’s disease. Thought this may seem to be an apparent good, the morality of the action is dependent upon whether an embryo is a human or not.
- [New Life-Affirming Organization Shows Teens Can Make A Difference](https://humandefense.com/new-life-affirming-organization-shows-teens-can-make-a-difference/) - We often hear how this is the generation that will make abortion unthinkable and obsolete — unsurprisingly a brand new teen-led pro-life organization is helping prove just that.
- [Virginia's Democrat Attorney General Defends Pro-Life Laws](https://humandefense.com/virginias-democrat-attorney-general-defends-pro-life-laws/) - Earlier this month, pro-abortion Democrat Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring’s office filed for a lawsuit — backed by a coalition of pro-abortionists — to be dismissed.
- [HHS Funds Planned Parenthood, Fails The Pro-Life Movement](https://humandefense.com/hhslies/) - We saw HHS claim pro-life values on paper over and over. But HHS has just reaffirmed their commitment to Obama's pro-abortion status-quo.
- [Legal Arguments Close In Texas Fetal Remains Burial Case](https://humandefense.com/legal-arguments-close-in-texas-fetal-remains-burial-case/) - Legal arguments in a Texas court case have come to a close regarding the dignity and humanity of those aborted or miscarried.
- [Teen Whose Dying Wish Is To Abolish Abortion Responds To Hate With Love](https://humandefense.com/teen-whose-dying-wish-is-to-abolish-abortion-responds-to-hate-with-love/) - While Jeremiah Thomas has gained much support from the pro-life community after he used his last wish to discuss the abolition of abortion with Texas Governor Abbott, pro-choice activists have bombarded him with hate. However, Thomas responds with nothing but love.
- [Sales Of Sterilization Device Essure To Cease Following Complications](https://humandefense.com/essure-sales-to-cease/) - After multiple complications, a lawsuit, and a documentary exposing the controversial sterilization device, Bayer has officially announced ending the sale of the device.
- [Vagisil's Deceptive New Marketing Ploy To Sell Emergency Contraception](https://humandefense.com/vagisils-deceptive-new-marketing-ploy-to-sell-emergency-contraception/) - Women deserve better than scientifically incorrect ad campaigns couched in pretty words to make them feel good.
- [FDA Purchases 'Fresh' Aborted Babies From Criminal Organization To Create 'Humanized Mice'](https://humandefense.com/fda-mice/) - The FDA intends to use fetal tissue purchased from Advanced Bioscience Resources, a shady organization known for illegally selling fetal body parts, on mice research.
- [Smoothie King Rolls Out Life-Affirming Pregnancy Smoothie](https://humandefense.com/smoothie-king-rolls-out-life-affirming-pregnancy-smoothie/) - Society is shifting to not only allow both women and babies to coexist, but also are finding ways to love them both; even as simple as making a healthy smoothie.
- [Disgraced Abortion Clinic Reopens Under New Name In Ohio](https://humandefense.com/disgraced-abortion-clinic-reopens/) - Founder’s Women’s Clinic owed fines to the state of Ohio’s Department of Health upwards of $40,000, as well as local, state, and federal taxes of almost $1,000,000.
- [Chelsea Clinton, Stop Putting Price Tags On The Lives Of Children](https://humandefense.com/chelsea-clinton-stop-putting-price-tags-on-the-lives-of-children/) - It has been common practice for parents to teach their children life is priceless, sadly it looks like Chelsea Clinton did not get that message from her parents.
- [NARAL's Abortion Themed Ice Cream Flavor Leaves A Bad Taste In My Mouth](https://humandefense.com/narals-abortion-themed-ice-cream-flavor-leaves-a-bad-taste-in-my-mouth/) - NARAL's recent decision is just a small part of a growing trend of pro-abortion activists attempting to make abortion cute or funny.
- [Texas Right To Life Awards Scholarships To College Pro-Life Leaders](https://humandefense.com/tx-right-to-life-awards-scholarships-to-college-pro-life-leaders/) - You could earn up to $8,000 in scholarships throughout your college career by joining Texas Right to Life’s Dr. Joseph Graham Fellowship program and helping lead an on-campus pro-life group!
- [Katie Davis Majors Became An Adoptive Mother To 13 Daughters At 23](https://humandefense.com/katie-davis-majors-became-an-adoptive-mother-to-13-daughters-at-23/) - At 23 years old, most people are just starting to think about settling down— if that’s on their minds at all— but by 23 years old Katie Davis had already adopted not one but thirteen daughters.
- [Debunking The Top 4 Adoption Myths](https://humandefense.com/debunking-the-top-4-adoption-myths/) - There are quite a few misconceptions about adoption. Therefore, here is the truth about the top 4 adoption myths.
- [The Facts Behind Ohio's Push For A Complete Abortion Ban](https://humandefense.com/the-facts-behind-ohios-push-for-a-complete-abortion-ban/) - H.B. 565 calls for a complete abortion ban in the state of Ohio. Here's what you need to know and no, they aren't looking at the death penalty.
- [Trump Plans To Cancel Contract Buying Aborted Babies For Research](https://humandefense.com/trump-plans-to-cancel-contract-buying-aborted-babies-for-research/) - The Trump administration stands poised to make sure human life is not cheapened in the pursuit of scientific discovery.
- [The Truth About Late-Term Abortions](https://humandefense.com/the-truth-about-late-term-abortions/) - Are late-term abortions ever necessary? Can they save live lives? How rare are they? Here's everything you need to know about the claims surrounding late-term abortions.
- [Louisiana Breaks Foster Care Adoption Record](https://humandefense.com/louisiana-breaks-foster-care-adoption-record/) - According to the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services, Louisiana once again has had a record-breaking year for adoptions from foster care.
- [Obianuju Ekeocha's New Book "Target Africa" Tackles Abortion](https://humandefense.com/obianuju-ekeochas-new-book-target-africa-tackles-abortion/) - Target Africa illustrates how harmful ideas can spread with the help of ample funding and an almost religious dedication to the spreading of abortion.
- [Notorious Late-Term Abortionist Loses Medical License](https://humandefense.com/notorious-late-term-abortionist-loses-medical-license/) - The Florida Board of Medicine officially revoked the license of infamous late-term abortionist James Scott Pendergraft, IV on December 7th, 2018.
- [How Check My Clinic Saves Lives With Facts](https://humandefense.com/how-check-my-clinic-saves-lives-with-facts/) - A website called Check My Clinic is dishing out facts about abortion clinics and their failure to meet the state regulations concerning safety, privacy, and documentation and saving lives.
- [Pro-Choice Speech: The Deception Of Dehumanizing The Preborn](https://humandefense.com/pro-choice-speech-the-deception-of-dehumanizing-the-preborn/) - Pro-choice advocates will go to any lengths to dehumanize the preborn even using scientifically inaccurate language to further their agenda.
- [Mississippi Governor Mourns Black Lives Lost To Abortion](https://humandefense.com/mississippi-governor-mourns-black-lives-lost-to-abortion/) - At a November press conference, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant expressed great concern over the number of black children being killed from abortion.
- [CDC Data Reveals Babies Are Surviving Abortions, Need Protection](https://humandefense.com/cdc-data-reveals-babies-are-surviving-abortions-need-protection/) - CDC data reveals babies are surviving abortions. This calls for government intervention to ensure protection for these little fighters.
- [Planned Parenthood Mistreats Pregnant Employees](https://humandefense.com/breaking-planned-parenthood-mistreats-pregnant-employees/) - According to the New York Times, Planned Parenthood has been mistreating pregnant employees. Why should we be surprised?
- [Abortion Clinic Kicks Out Hemorrhaging Patient](https://humandefense.com/abortion-clinic-kicks-out-hemorrhaging-patient/) - Last month, an abortion clinic kicked a woman out while she was hemorrhaging from a botched abortion. They didn’t even call an ambulance.
- [Ohio Bans Late-Term Dismemberment Abortions](https://humandefense.com/ohio-bans-late-term-dismemberment-abortions/) - Senate Bill 145 was signed into law by Governor Kasich on Dec 21st, outlawing dismemberment abortions.
- [How Tiny Art Is Honoring Tiny Humans](https://humandefense.com/how-tiny-art-is-honoring-tiny-humans/) - A new trend is sweeping the nation as nail technicians use their art to depict ultrasounds on manicures to honor the lives of preborn babies.
- [No, You Can’t Be “Pro-Choice” And Personally Against Abortion](https://humandefense.com/no-you-cant-be-pro-choice-and-personally-against-abortion/) - Why the "personally pro-life but not against abortion" mindset is deadly.
- [Through Their Eyes: Post-Abortive Siblings Speak Out](https://humandefense.com/through-their-eyes-post-abortive-siblings-speak-out/) - An estimated 50% of Americans have lost a sibling to abortion. Here are the powerful personal testimonies of four post-abortive siblings.
- [3D Printed Ultrasounds: Helping Blind Parents "See Their Babies](https://humandefense.com/3d-printed-ultrasounds-are-helping-blind-parents-see-their-babies/) - 3D printing ultrasound images are allowing parents with vision impairment to enjoy the moments other parents cherish of seeing their babies via ultrasound.
- [New ACA Rules Further Expand Birth Control Exemptions](https://humandefense.com/new-aca-rules-further-expand-birth-control-exemptions/) - The Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor put forth two final rules on November 7th 2018, concerning coverage of certain types of birth control under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
- [The Effect Of Pornography On Families](https://humandefense.com/the-effect-of-pornography-on-families/) - Pornography is a phenomenon not many people are talking about, despite the epidemic running wild within the lives of our young men and women.
- [Douglas Karpen: The Texas Gosnell Is Finally Being Investigated](https://humandefense.com/douglas-karpen-the-texas-gosnell-is-finally-being-investigated/) - Douglas Karpen, an abortionist with a history of abuses against people and the law, is finally being investigated seriously.
- [Bristol Palin Voices Pro-life Views In New Instagram Posts](https://humandefense.com/bristol-palin-voices-prolife-views-in-new-instagram-posts/) - Last night, Bristol Palin voiced her pro-life views during a question and answer with fans and many were shocked by her responses.
- [Debunking Common Biological Myths](https://humandefense.com/debunking-common-biological-myths/) - Were you once a sperm or an egg? Here's the truth.
- [Planned Parenthood President Admits Abortion Is Their 'Core Mission'](https://humandefense.com/planned-parenthood-president-admits-abortion-is-their-core-mission/) - Wen’s admittance of what the core mission of Planned Parenthood truly is directly contradicts their own calculations of the percentages of services they provide.
- [New AZ Law Asks Why Women Are Seeking Abortions, Aims To Help](https://humandefense.com/new-arizona-law-asks-why-women-are-seeking-abortions-aims-to-help/) - A new law took effect in Arizona on January 1, 2019 which will require women to answer additional questions when seeking an abortion.
- [A Month In Human Rights](https://humandefense.com/a-month-in-human-rights/) - This month is full of human rights remembrances. What do they have in common?
- [Looking Back On New York](https://humandefense.com/looking-back-on-new-york/) - A reflection on the passing of New York's "Reproductive Health Act."
- [New York Legalizes Abortion Up Until Birth](https://humandefense.com/new-york-legalizes-abortion-up-until-birth-nixes-protections-for-abortion-survivors/) - On Tuesday, New York passed a pro-abortion bill nixing all protection for the preborn.
- [The Original Feminists Were Pro-Life](https://humandefense.com/the-original-feminists-were-pro-life/) - Today’s feminists have created feminism to be a movement entirely dedicated to their so-called “right” to abortion. However, the original feminists were pro-life.
- [Gosnell Actor Dean Condemns NY Abortion Law](https://humandefense.com/gosnell-actor-dean-condemns-ny-abortion-law/) - Last Tuesday, New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill expanding abortion in the state and now Gosnell star Dean Cain is speaking out.
- [Analysis Of Birth Control From The Pro-Life Worldview](https://humandefense.com/birth-control-part-1/) - From a pro-life perspective, it is imperative we understand birth control completely, especially as it pertains to the abortion battle.
- [6 'Pro-Choice' Arguments On A Collision Course With Themselves](https://humandefense.com/pro-choice-arguments-on-a-collision-course/) - Several arguments used to justify abortion cannot coexist with each other. Some pro-choice claims entirely negate others and collide with themselves.
- [Senate Democrats Block Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://humandefense.com/senate-democrats-block-born-alive-abortion-survivors-protection-act/) - Monday night Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska introduced a bill to the United States Senate requesting a unanimous vote to condemn infanticide and make it illegal. What should have been a cut and dry unanimous decision ended up being blocked by Senate Democrats.
- [Oregonians To Vote On Stripping Taxpayer Funds From Abortion Mills](https://humandefense.com/oregonians-funding/) - Oregon voters will officially have the chance to vote on whether to bar state funding from abortion mills in the midterm election on November 6th.
- [Abortion: The Leading Cause Of Death In 2018](https://humandefense.com/abortion-the-leading-cause-of-death-in-2018/) - Forty-one million abortions were performed worldwide in 2018 which is astronomical in comparison to other causes of death.
- [Father Sues Alabama Abortion Clinic In Wrongful Death Lawsuit](https://humandefense.com/father-sues-alabama-abortion-clinic-in-wrongful-death-lawsuit/) - On Wednesday, Personhood Alabama and a post-abortive father brought a lawsuit against Alabama Women’s Center in Huntsville.
- [8 Songs About The Horror Of Abortion From Various Perspectives](https://humandefense.com/8-songs-about-the-horror-of-abortion-from-various-perspectives/) - This music reveals the horror of abortion through various perspectives from that of the preborn baby, to grieving parents who are regretting their abortion.
- [Puerto Rico House Approves Bill Declaring Day To Celebrate Preborn Life](https://humandefense.com/puerto-rico-house-approves-bill-declaring-day-of-the-unborn-child/) - This week, the Puerto Rico House approved a bill that would celebrate and declare March 25th as the "Day Of The Unborn Child."
- [Couple Sues Planned Parenthood For Child Support After Son Survives Abortion](https://humandefense.com/couple-sues-planned-parenthood-for-child-support-after-son-survives-abortion/) - A couple has officially filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood, seeking child support for their son after he survived an early abortion attempt.
- [Trump Cuts $200M from CA after State Violates Federal Conscience Laws](https://humandefense.com/trump-cuts-200-million-from-ca-after-state-violates-conscience-laws/) - California and Vermont are getting cuts to their Medicaid funds for violating federal conscience protection laws.
- [We Must Also Make Abortion Unthinkable, Address Underlying Issues](https://humandefense.com/we-must-also-make-abortion-unthinkable-address-underlying-issues/) - It should never be easy to decide to give up your child for any reason. However, every reason stems from a deeper issue to which we need to focus on finding an answer.
- [Texas Governor To Teen Whose Dying Wish Is To Abolish Abortion: 'Your Wish Has Been Granted'](https://humandefense.com/dying-teen-asks-texas-governor-to-abolish-abortion-with-last-wish/) - Sixteen-year-old Jeremiah Thomas who was diagnosed with a radiation-resistant bone cancer was granted his final wish by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and today left a letter to his generation.
- [VICTORY: Supreme Court Rules Pregnancy Centers Can't Be Forced To Advertise Abortion](https://humandefense.com/victory-supreme-court-rules-pregnancy-centers/) - Today in a huge win for the pro-life movement, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates in NILFA v. Becerra.
- [Ohio Takes Steps To Ensure Taxpayers Are Not Funding Abortions](https://humandefense.com/ohio-takes-steps-to-ensure-tax-payers-are-not-funding-abortions/) - Last week, the majority of 16-judge panel in Ohio agreed to reconsider a case which could bar $1.3 million from going to Planned Parenthood.
- [Equal Rights Amendment: Why It Could Devastate The Pro-Life Movement](https://humandefense.com/equal-rights-amendment/) - A 36 year old Constitutional Amendment has the potential of rolling back all abortion restrictions.
- [Christian Health Food Store Under Fire For Wanting Preborn Protection](https://humandefense.com/christian-health-food-store-under-fire-for-wanting-preborn-protection/) - Mr. Dodson, the owner of Dodson's Health Foods and Vitamins store, asked the Norman City Council to consider making Norman a sanctuary city for the preborn.
- [Why Do Abortion Providers Resist Hospital Transfer Agreements?](https://humandefense.com/why-do-abortion-providers-resist-hospital-transfer-agreements/) - The Supreme Court upheld an Arkansas law requiring providers of chemical abortions to have a transfer agreement with a hospital last week. Why does Planned Parenthood keep resisting these common sense regulations?
- [Pro-choice Senator Criticized For Confirming Pro-life Nominees](https://humandefense.com/pro-choice-senator-criticized-for-confirming-pro-life-nominees/) - Senator Sinema’s support of these pro-life politicians did not change her opinion of abortion, as she later voted against the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, leaving many to wonder if Sinema will hurt or help the pro-life community.
- [Despite Downward Abortion Trend, Planned Parenthood Props Up Numbers](https://humandefense.com/despite-downard-abortion-trend-planned-parenthood-props-up-numbers/) - Despite the declining number of total abortions in the United States, Planned Parenthood’s numbers continue to rise, propping up abortion numbers in the U.S.
- [They Are Real: Meet Born-Alive Abortion Survivors](https://humandefense.com/meet-born-alive-abortion-survivors/) - Do babies sometimes survive abortion attempts? Yes! Read the miraculous testimonies of five such abortion survivors.
- [Alabama Rules Aborted Baby Is Person, Allows Father To Sue Clinic](https://humandefense.com/update-alabama-allows-post-abortive-father-to-sue-abortion-clinic/) - An update on the wrongful death abortion case lawsuit filed by a post-abortive father in Alabama.
- [How A Miscarriage Changed My Stance On Abortion](https://humandefense.com/how-a-miscarriage-changed-my-stance-on-abortion/) - Now that I’ve seen a baby in the first trimester, I can no longer believe in ignorant bliss that abortion only kills a “clump of cells.”
- [A Pulse With A Purpose: The Pro-Life Movement's Fight](https://humandefense.com/is-pro-life-social-justice/) - Social justice and its supporters are all about enhancing the quality of life, and the equality of all human beings.
- [Why Planned Parenthood Must Be Stripped of Taxpayer Funds](https://humandefense.com/why-planned-parenthood-must-be-stripped-of-tax-payer-funds/) - The time has come to stop allowing Planned Parenthood to hide behind its lies and left-leaning politicians who allow them to go unchecked. Defunding Planned Parenthood is long overdue.
- [Human Coalition Saves 10,000th Baby from Abortion](https://humandefense.com/human-coalition-10k/) - Human Coalition, has successfully rescued 10,000 lives from abortion.
- [The Reality of Front-Alley Abortions](https://humandefense.com/the-reality-of-front-alley-abortions/) - It is high time these front-alley abortions were exposed for what they really are. It is time for the lies to stop.
- [We Welcome Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court](https://humandefense.com/we-applaud-the-confirmation-of-judge-brett-kavanaugh/) - The Human Defense Initiative applauds the historic vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court
- [The Irony of Planned Parenthood's New #WeAreUNSTOPPABLE Campaign](https://humandefense.com/the-irony-of-planned-parenthoods-new-weareunstoppable-campaign/) - Planned Parenthood's latest campaign makes you wonder if the abortion giant is trying to be edgy or if they are really just that out of touch with reality.
- [The Abortion Industry's Biggest Lie](https://humandefense.com/the-abortion-industrys-biggest-lie/) - The one factor pro-abortion enthusiasts truly rely on is fear. They garner this fear with one of their biggest lies: abortion is safer for women than birth.
- [The Pro-life Case for Border Security](https://humandefense.com/the-pro-life-case-for-border-security/) - It's time we take a strong stand to protect life at every turn in every way possible.
- [Why the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Is Necessary](https://humandefense.com/why-the-born-alive-act-is-necessary/) - Why the 2019 Born-Alive Abortion Suvivors Protection Act is necessary despite the passing of the 2002 Born-Alive Infants Protection Act.
- [Why I'm Willing to Set Aside Federalism for the Pro-Life Movement](https://humandefense.com/why-im-willing-to-set-aside-federalism-for-the-pro-life-movement/) - I am a federalist through and through, but there is one issue where I am willing to set these ideals aside: abortion.
- [I'm Pro-Life Because Your Abortion Doesn't Just Impact You](https://humandefense.com/im-pro-life-because-your-abortion-doesnt-just-impact-you/) - There was a recent piece in the Odyssey, titled “I’m Pro-Choice Because Your Abortion Is None Of My Business," we break apart how this is absolute lunacy.
- [Why Libertarians Should Be Pro-Life](https://humandefense.com/why-libertarians-should-be-pro-life/) - While pro-choice libertarians typically argue they do not want government involved in the decisions a woman makes, I would argue this position is antithetical to a pro-liberty outlook.
- [Abortion Is Not Self-Care, It Is Self-Abuse](https://humandefense.com/abortion-is-not-self-care-it-is-self-abuse/) - The abortion industry is fond of using vague euphemisms to mask the reality of what abortion actually is, and “self-care” is the flavor of the week.
- [The Pope Could Do More For The Pro-Life Movement](https://humandefense.com/the-pope-could-do-more-for-the-pro-life-movement-2/) - Together, the Catholic Church and President Trump can implement tremendous positive change in the pro-life movement.
- [Abortion Regret Is Real: My Firsthand Experience](https://humandefense.com/abortion-regret-is-real-my-firsthand-experience/) - Lisa Chambers TD (Member of the Irish parliament) recently proclaimed that abortion regret does not exist. Here's the truth.
- [What Trump’s New Title X Rules Mean For Abortion Clinics](https://humandefense.com/what-trumps-new-title-x-rules-mean-for-abortion-clinics/) - Everything you need to know about how President Trump's new Title X rules could affect abortion clinics.
- [Court Rules Ohio Can Withhold State Funds From Abortion Clinics](https://humandefense.com/court-rules-ohio-can-withhold-state-funds-from-abortion-clinics/) - The United States’ Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled 11-6 yesterday that the State of Ohio is within its constitutional rights to withhold state funding from abortion clinics and providers.
- [Pro-life Kentucky Bills Pass But Face Opposition](https://humandefense.com/pro-life-kentucky-bills-pass-but-face-opposition/) - This past week has been one of ups and downs for the pro-life movement in Kentucky.
- [My Experience With Abortion And Its Effects](https://humandefense.com/my-experience-with-abortion-and-its-effects/) - There is not a day that goes by that I do not grieve for my lost son.
- [Eradication Of People With Down Syndrome Is Modern Day Eugenics](https://humandefense.com/eradication-of-people-with-down-syndrome-is-modern-day-eugenics/) - The ideology of killing off those with Down Syndrome is a direct result of the application of Social Darwinism and Eugenics.
- [Why Abortion Is Not Feminism](https://humandefense.com/why-abortion-is-not-feminism/) - The new abortion movement, under the guise of feminism, has told us that women cannot be equal to men unless they have the choice to act destructively against their bodies and the growing life they carry.
- [NARAL's "Feminist" Onesie Misses the Mark](https://humandefense.com/naral-feminist-onesie-misses-the-mark/) - NARAL recently put out a purple “feminist” onesie on their online store. Feminism is about equal rights for ALL women, but what about the rights of preborn women, the tiniest, and the most innocent of us all?
- [Yes, Abortion Can Cause Infertility](https://humandefense.com/yes-abortion-can-cause-infertility/) - One of the main ways abortion negatively affects the mother is by leaving her infertile. Many people say that this is a “myth,” however, there are multiple medical studies and journals which prove this to be a fact.
- [The Importance Of Teaching Teens About Fetal Development](https://humandefense.com/the-importance-of-teaching-teens-about-fetal/) - March 25, 2019, the "Day of the Unborn Child" is encouraging people to study fetal development and the pregnancy journey through prayer, outreach and education to equip people with life-affirming knowledge.
- [Mississippi Governor Signs Heartbeat Bill Into Law](https://humandefense.com/mississippi-governor-signs-heartbeat-bill-into-law/) - Thursday, March 21, 2019, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signed SB 2116, also known as the Heartbeat Bill, outlawing abortion after a heartbeat can be detected.
- [GALLUP: 53% Of Americans Want All Or Most Abortions Outlawed](https://humandefense.com/gallup-2018/) - In the first of a series released this week, Gallup released a poll showing public opinion on abortion is as split as ever in the United States.
- [Kellyanne Conway At YWLS: Defense Of The Preborn Is My Number One Issue](https://humandefense.com/kellyanne-conway-discusses-her-number-one-issue-at-ywls/) - Kellyanne Conway has been very vocal about her stance on abortion and used her platform at the Young Women’s Leadership Summit last night in Dallas, to praise Donald Trump’s pro-life presidency and position on Planned Parenthood.
- [Save The Storks Father’s Day Campaign Illuminates Experiences of Post-Abortive Fathers](https://humandefense.com/save-the-storks-launches-fathers-day-campaign-illimuminating-experiences-of-post-abortive-fathers/) - This Father’s Day, 55+ million post-abortive men are encouraged to share their stories as part of Save the Storks’ #ChooseFatherhood campaign.
- [Abortion Is Not Pro-Woman](https://humandefense.com/abortion-is-not-pro-woman/) - In 1973, abortion was legalized on the crest of a new wave of feminism — one that endangers the physical and emotional health of women.
- [Pennsylvania Lawmakers Fight To Protect Children With Down Syndrome From Abortion](https://humandefense.com/pennsylvania-lawmakers-vote-to-protect-children-with-down-syndrome-from-abortion/) - A Pennsylvania bill could soon protect Down syndrome children from abortion after passing the Senate Judiciary Committee in a party line 10-5 vote
- [The Abortion Industry Thrives On Eugenic Slaughter Of Children With Disabilities](https://humandefense.com/abortion-eugenics/) - The abortion industry was founded on and fosters a culture of discrimination.
- [YouTube Tries to Delete, Censor Live Action Video](https://humandefense.com/live-action-video-deleted-by-youtube-later-reinstated/) - On January 14, 2019, YouTube removed an 8-year-old video exposing Planned Parenthood aiding and abetting sex traffickers from pro-life channel Live Action.
- [Ohio Defunds Planned Parenthood](https://humandefense.com/ohio-defunds-planned-parenthood/) - The state of Ohio recently withdrew all funding from abortion facilities, specifically Planned Parenthood.
- [REVIEW: Why Everyone Needs To See The 'Unplanned' Movie](https://humandefense.com/review-why-everyone-needs-to-see-the-unplanned-movie/) - No one will be able to say “I didn’t know” when it comes to the reality of abortion after seeing Unplanned. This is why everyone needs to see it.
- [Democrats Block Protections For Abortion Survivors Yet Again](https://humandefense.com/why-do-democrat-politicians-support-infanticide/) - Ever since the first defeat of the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, I have been asking myself “Why are Democrats so obsessed with infanticide?” I understand (but don’t agree with) why Democrats support abortion, but this is something entirely different.
- [Ohio Makes Heartbeat Bill Law](https://humandefense.com/ohio-passes-heartbeat-bill/) - Governor Mike DeWine of Ohio signed into law S.B. 23, commonly referred to as the Heartbeat Bill, on April 22, 2019, making Ohio the fifth state to pass such a law
- [New Jersey Legalizes Physician-assisted Suicide](https://humandefense.com/new-jersey-legalizes-physician-assisted-suicide/) - On Monday, March 25, 2019, the New Jersey legislature passed a bill legalizing physician-assisted suicide. We must fight against a culture of death.
- [Archbishop: Catholic Voters Share Blame For Radical Abortion Laws](https://humandefense.com/archbishop-catholic-voters-share-blame-for-radical-abortion-laws/) - It is easy to blame pro-choice politicians, even pro-choice Catholic politicians like Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York, but it is time for pro-life supporters and pro-life Catholics to look in the mirror.
- [Even The "Safest" Abortion Is Deadly](https://humandefense.com/even-the-safest-abortion-is-deadly/) - Planned Parenthood presents the chemical abortion pill regimen as “safe and simple,” but one look at the forms women have to sign reveals the truth—risks include incomplete abortion, infection, allergic reaction to the drugs, blood clots and death.
- [Over 2 Million Stand For The Preborn During Argentina's March For Life](https://humandefense.com/over-2-million-stand-for-the-preborn-during-argentinas-march-for-life/) - Two-million members of the Argentina pro-life in over 200 locations marched to show their support for the “Defense of the Two Lives.”
- [Mercy Killing Is A Rejection Of Devotion](https://humandefense.com/mercy-killing-is-a-rejection-of-devotion/) - In a society where euthanasia is legal and physician-assisted suicide is praised, mercy killing is shrugged off. Here's why we need to stand for life.
- [Choices4Life: Real Stories Of Hope, Healing, And Forgiveness](https://humandefense.com/choices4life-real-stories-of-hope-healing-and-forgiveness/) - Mothers want their babies conceived after rape. They really do. They just need help, and that is what we do.
- [Remembering Terri Schiavo 14 Years After She Was Euthanized](https://humandefense.com/remembering-terri-schiavo-14-years-after-she-was-euthanized/) - Honoring Terri's life each year, Terri's family hopes spreading the truth will help combat the deadly disinformation agenda and save vulnerable lives.
- [Live Action Hosts Inaugural Life Awards Gala](https://humandefense.com/inaugural-life-awards-gala/) - More than 500 pro-life warriors from every walk of life and all over the nation converged on Los Angeles at the Inaugural Life Awards Gala on November 16, 2019.
- [Doctor Sets Abortion Appointment Without Mother's Consent](https://humandefense.com/doctor-sets-abortion-appointment-without-mothers-consent/) - It is appalling that abortion is so quickly assumed to be the chosen option. It is not in the best interest of the mother's physical or mental health, and it is bigoted and insensitive to suggest abortion for babies with disabilities, when many thrive with medical care, like Evelyn.
- [Punishing Post-Abortive Women Is Not Pro-life](https://humandefense.com/punishing-post-abortive-women-is-not-pro-life/) - A proposed Texas “anti-abortion” bill made international headlines a few weeks ago. Here is why the bill does not adhere to the pro-life worldview.
- [A Personal Update On Ireland After The Referendum](https://humandefense.com/a-personal-update-on-ireland-after-the-referendum/) - Last May, the Irish people voted to legalize abortion. Here’s an update on Ireland.
- [South Dakota Just Became One Of The Most Pro-life States](https://humandefense.com/south-dakota-may-have-just-become-one-of-the-most-pro-life-states-in-our-nation/) - On March 21, 2019, Governor Kristi Noem signed bills into law that put major restrictions on when women can have abortions. Here;s what those laws entail.
- [Abortion Pill Reversal, Ultrasound Laws Give Women Real Choices](https://humandefense.com/abortion-pill-reversal-ultrasound-laws-give-women-real-choices/) - Recently, several states including North Dakota, Nebraska, Arkansas, Kansas and Kentucky have specifically introduced laws to protect women's health and their right to be more fully informed of their babies’ development, the health risks associated with abortion, and available alternatives.
- [Nathaniel's Journey: Hope After A Diagnosis](https://humandefense.com/nathaniels-journey-hope-after-a-diagnosis/) - The story of my son. When you are faced with a life changing diagnosis remember there is still hope.
- [Margaret Sanger: The Untold Story Of Abortion, Eugenics, And Racism](https://humandefense.com/margaret-sanger-the-untold-story-of-abortion-eugenics-and-racism/) - According to abortion activists, Margaret Sanger was a champion for women's rights, a leader for women's reproductive health, and a saint for women who felt they had no other choice but to have an abortion. Here's the truth.
- [Dear Post-Abortive Parents, You Can Be Healed And Forgiven](https://humandefense.com/dear-post-abortive-parents-you-can-be-healed-and-forgiven/) - I am here to tell you that healing after an abortion is possible for everyone and how you can do it.
- ["After The Abortion" Photography Series Depicts Post-Abortive Pain](https://humandefense.com/after-the-abortion-photography-series-depicts-real-post-abortive-emotions/) - Post-abortive regret is real and photographer Angela Forker has set out to highlight the pain parents feel after the procedure in her new and ongoing series, "After the Abortion."
- [No, Christine Quinn, Babies Are Not Body Parts](https://humandefense.com/no-christine-quinn-preborn-babies-arent-body-parts/) - Christine Quinn falsely claimed that when a woman is pregnant, “that is not a human being inside of her—it’s a part of her body.” This couldn’t be further from the truth.
- [Georgia Signs Heartbeat Bill Into Law](https://humandefense.com/georgia-signs-heartbeat-bill-into-law/) - On May 7, 2019, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed HB 481, also known as the LIFE Act, into law, prohibiting abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected.
- [Alabama Becomes One Step Closer to Being Abortion Free](https://humandefense.com/alabama-is-one-step-closer-to-being-abortion-free/) - On Tuesday, May 14, the Alabama Senate passed HB314, known as The Alabama Human Life Protection Act, making it perhaps the most abortion restricted state in the U.S.
- [REVIEW: JLo's New Movie, "Second Act" Has A Strong Pro-life Message](https://humandefense.com/review-jlos-new-movie-second-act-has-a-strong-pro-life-message/) - With groundbreaking films exposing abortion clinics and doctors, films with less obvious, more underlying pro-life messages can often go unnoticed and unappreciated. This is the reality of Jennifer Lopez’s new movie, Second Act.
- [Fighting For My Preborn Son Helped Me Grieve In Peace](https://humandefense.com/fighting-for-my-preborn-son-helped-me-grieve-in-peace/) - I can live and grieve in peace knowing that he didn’t have to receive healing in Heaven from something intentionally done to him on Earth. That while my body failed us, I did not.
- [My “Unplanned” Story Almost Cost Me My Life But I Fought For Us Both](https://humandefense.com/my-unplanned-story-almost-cost-me-my-life-but-i-fought-for-us-both/) - This is my testimony and I feel this is one of the reasons God spared us so that we may be able to share our story with the world.
- [Abortion Extremists Are Peddling Illegal Abortion Pills At The Expense Of Women's Health](https://humandefense.com/abortion-extremists-are-peddling/) - As reported earlier this year, the FDA has finally begun to crack down on organizations that are illegally selling abortion pills over the internet by issuing warning letters to dealers such as Aid Access.
- [First Contact: The Analysis Of The Problem And Solutions Pertaining To Abortion](https://humandefense.com/first-contact-the-analysis-of-the-problem-and-solutions-pertaining-to-abortion/) - Something in this society has to change, or our society will slaughter the next Albert Einstein. The future is unknown.
- [Welcome To Illinois, Where You Can Get An Unsafe Abortion](https://humandefense.com/welcome-to-illinois-where-you-can-get-unsafe-abortions/) - Abortion is constantly sold to women as a safe and easy option, but this is a blatant and harmful lie. The state of Illinois certainly welcomes you to get a legal abortion. But safe? Not so much.
- [Louisiana Heartbeat Bill Signed By Democratic Governor](https://humandefense.com/louisana-heartbeat-bill-signed-by-democratic-governor/) - The state of Louisiana follows its conservative neighbors by passing the heartbeat bill SB 184, which places a ban on abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy. SB 184 is the first heartbeat bill signed into law by a Democratic governor.
- [Pinterest Bans Live Action's Account](https://humandefense.com/pinterest-bans-live-actions-account/) - The pro-life organization, Live Action, has had their content blocked by the social media site Pinterest.
- [Why I Am Against IVF Even Though I Was Created By It](https://humandefense.com/why-i-am-against-ivf-even-though-i-was-created-by-it/) - I would not be here if it weren't for IVF but I am still against it, and here’s why.
- [Argentinian Doctor Refuses To Commit Abortion](https://humandefense.com/argentinian-doctor-refuses-to-commit-abortion/) - The Daily Wire notes a girl came to Moguillansky Hospital after claiming rape in May 2017, she received misoprostol. Dr. Leandro Rodriguez consulted his fellow professionals and concluded the best course of action was to help save the child who was quite far along and weighed 1lb, 2oz.
- [Church, It's Time To Step Up In The Battle For Life](https://humandefense.com/the-churchs-role-in-the-battle-for-life/) - The abortion epidemic is not merely a “political issue,” it is a soul issue. The Church, if we were following Jesus’ teachings, should be standing FOR life in ALL circumstances.
- [Oklahoma Governor Candidates Vow To Nominate Pro-lifers To SCOTUS](https://humandefense.com/oklahoma-governor-candidates-vouch-to-nominate-pro-lifers-to-supreme-court/) - Thankfully, all nine Republican candidates for Governor have taken strong stances in opposition to abortion.
- [SCOTUS Ruling Advances Personhood of Preborn, Exposes Eugenics](https://humandefense.com/scotus-ruling-advances-personhood-of-preborn-exposes-eugenics/) - In a significant pro-life victory, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, upheld Indiana's law requiring aborted bodies be given dignified burial or cremation, rather than incineration with surgical by-product or disposal as medical waste.
- [A Case for Life: Vincent Lambert](https://humandefense.com/a-case-for-life-vincent-lambert/) - Hospitalized since 2008 in Reims, France, after an automobile accident initially plunged him into a coma, 42-year-old former nurse Vincent Lambert, known as France’s Terri Schiavo, suffered brain damage which left him a quadriplegic. An intense legal battle regarding his right to life has followed.
- [Why Parental Notification and Consent is Necessary for Abortion](https://humandefense.com/why-parental-notification-and-consent-is-necessary-for-abortion/) - In July of 2018, If/When/How published an article in which they criticized laws requiring minors to notify their parents and/or acquire parental consent before obtaining an abortion.
- [Belgium's Liberal Assisted Suicide Laws Questioned](https://humandefense.com/belgiums-liberal-assisted-suicide-laws-questioned/) - In 2012, Tim Mortier’s life changed forever. His mother, Godelieva De Troyer, then 64, was killed by a lethal injection upon her own request after an unyielding battle with depression.
- [Genocide By Any Other Name](https://humandefense.com/genocide-by-any-other-name/) - Genocide by any other name is still genocide. We can easily see how abortion fits into each stage of Dr. Gregory Stanton’s eight stages of genocide.
- [Texas Governor Signs Bill Protecting Abortion Survivors](https://humandefense.com/texas-governor-signs-bill-protecting/) - Governor Greg Abbott of Texas recently signed bill HB 16 into law, securing legal protections for babies who survive botched abortion procedures. The Texas Born-Alive Infant Protection Act is set to go into effect September 1, 2019.
- [Analysis of Rhode Island’s Reproductive Privacy Act](https://humandefense.com/analysis-of-rhode-islands-reproductive-privacy-act/) - Rhode Island’s Reproductive Privacy Act (1) is legislation to address the topic of abortion, signed by Governor Gina M. Raimondo (D) on June 19th, 2019. Many publications have reached different conclusions on the meanings of various passages.
- [Analysis of Georgia’s Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act](https://humandefense.com/analysis-of-georgias-living-infants-fairness-and-equality-life-act/) - Georgia’s Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act (1) is legislation to address the topics of abortion, personhood, income taxes, and familial relationships. It belongs to the wave of legislation commonly called “fetal heartbeat bills.”
- [Pro-choice Is Really Pro-abortion](https://humandefense.com/pro-choice-is-really-pro-abortion/) - By their slogans and rhetoric, one would assume the “pro-choice” advocates support women knowing ALL of the choices available to them in order to make an informed and educated decision on how to move forward with an unplanned pregnancy.
- [Pressuring Women To Get An Abortion Happens Too Often](https://humandefense.com/pressuring-women-to-get-an-abortion-happens-too-often/) - In Peoria, Illinois a woman filed a lawsuit against UnityPoint Health-Methodist hospital claiming they pressured her into getting an abortion. According to a recent report the hospital mistakenly injected her with a drug that could cause birth defects.
- [Planned Parenthood Fires Former President Leana Wen](https://humandefense.com/planned-parenthood-fires-former-president-leana-wen/) - Not even a year into her administration, Leana Wen was fired from her position as President of the world’s largest single provider of abortions in the US, Planned Parenthood.
- [Pastors Feel They Cannot Speak Out Against Abortion](https://humandefense.com/pastors-feel-they-cannot-speak-out-against-abortion/) - When members of a specific church or religion have to make tough decisions, the church is a place for them to turn for guidance on reaching a decision.
- [Actually, Pro-life Advocates Are Compassionate](https://humandefense.com/actually-pro-life-advocates-are-compassionate/) - It is often said pro-lifers are not compassionate. Here's the truth.
- [Why Pro-life Advocates Should Reject The "Right To Die"](https://humandefense.com/why-pro-life-advocates-should-reject-the-right-to-die/) - The pro-life position is simple and straightforward: human beings are valuable from the moment they come into existence, until the time of natural death.
- [The Ethics of Human Embryonic, Fetal Stem Cell and Fetal Tissue Research](https://humandefense.com/the-ethics-of-human-embryonic-fetal-stem-cell-and-fetal-tissue-research/) - Even if we concede a young, living human being is directly and intentionally killed for this type of research, do the (potential) benefits of such research outweigh this fact?
- [Talking About Abortion Out Of Love](https://humandefense.com/talking-about-abortion-out-of-love/) - As we attempt to reach people and change their hearts and minds about abortion, our conversations need to emanate from a genuine love and concern for the well-being of the people we speak to. Our motivations behind speaking out are important and reveal what is in our hearts.
- [No, Anne Hathaway, White Women Are Not The Problem](https://humandefense.com/no-anne-hathaway-white-women-are-not-the-problem/) - Anne Hathaway recently weighed in on the new pro-life Alabama bill, claiming “white women” need to be called out for being complicit in the deaths which will supposedly result from the bill that was recently signed into law by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey.
- [The Legal Implications of Alabama v. Jones](https://humandefense.com/the-legal-implications-of-alabama-vs-jones/) - Can a woman be charged for her unborn child’s death in a physical altercation she initiated?
- [No, Miley, Abortion Is Not Healthcare](https://humandefense.com/abortion-is-not-healthcare-miley/) - We recently saw Miley Cyrus collaborating with Planned Parenthood licking a cake which said, “Abortion is Healthcare.” Abortion is the opposite of healthcare.
- [Short Legal History of Abortion and the Devaluing of Human Life](https://humandefense.com/legal-history-of-abortion-and-the-devaluing-of-life/) - We had a Supreme Court that made a life and death decision for millions of preborn Americans based on something they admitted they did not even know.
- [Abortions In UK Hit Record High, Need More Pro-life Advocates](https://humandefense.com/abortions-in-uk-hit-record-high-need-more-prolife-advocates/) - The need for more pro-life advocates in the U.K., America, and the world is pressing. Worldwide, around 56 million abortions occur every year. Globally, a quarter of all pregnancies end in abortion.
- [New Pew Research Poll: Majority of Country Believe Abortion Should Be Legal in All/Most Cases](https://humandefense.com/new-pew-research-poll-majority-of-country-believe-abortion-should-be-legal-in-all-most-cases/) - According to a recent Pew Research poll, 61% of adults in the U.S. believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
- [Abortion Pill To Be Accessible On College Campuses In CA](https://humandefense.com/abortion-pill-to-be-accessible-on-college-campuses-in-ca/) - California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed Senate Bill 24 into law, which will require California public universities to provide the abortion pill by January 1, 2023.
- [Don't Waste Your Summer: 6 Must-Reads for Pro-life Advocates](https://humandefense.com/dont-waste-your-summer/) - In order to be an effective advocate for the preborn, it is necessary to gain an understanding of how to answer claims correctly and persuasively. Here are 6 books that will teach you just that!
- [Why Gun Ownership Doesn't Kill The Pro-Life Position](https://humandefense.com/gun-ownership-doesnt-kill-the-pro-life-position/) - You may have seen snarky tweets in the wake of tragedies similar to: “If we renamed public schools ‘Uterus,’ maybe we can get conservatives to care about children dying in them.” We break apart why...
- [Immigration And The Accusation Pro-Lifers Are Inconsistent](https://humandefense.com/immigration-and-the-essential-pro-life-argument/) - In the wake of the immigration crisis, pro-lifers are accused of being inconsistent and only “pro-fetus," but are they really?
- [The Key Problem With Pro-Choice "Scientific" Assertions](https://humandefense.com/key-problem/) - “There is no scientific support for the pro-life position on abortion,” or so say some of our critics.
- [Laura Hughes' New Book Encourages Everyone To "Choose Zoe"](https://humandefense.com/laura-hughes-new-book-encourages-everyone-to-choose-zoe/) - A timely new book by Laura Hughes brings hope to a culture currently filled with despair and hatred.
- [Voting Pro-Life Does Not Make Christians Insensitive](https://humandefense.com/voting-pro-life-does-not-make-christians-insensitive/) - Are Christians hyprocrites by standing for the preborn but ignoring other social issues?
- [The Case Of Preborn Support: "And Who Is My Neighbor?"](https://humandefense.com/and-who-is-my-neighbor/) - A recent article by Presbyterian Pastor Tim Keller calling for an openness to both American political parties by American Christians has gained a lot of attention. Here's where it misses the mark.
- [Violations Run Rampant at Abortion Clinics](https://humandefense.com/violations-run-rampant-at-abortion-clinics/) - As the battle over abortion continues to wage across the country, clinics have found themselves in the spotlight for the little interest they seem to show in health of women they claim to serve.
- [Pro-Life Groups Aid Women and Babies at the Border](https://humandefense.com/pro-life-groups-aid-women-and-babies-at-the-border/) - Pro-life groups banded together to bring relief and support to the southern border, and their philanthropic efforts raised nearly $50,000 worth of aid in under a week.
- [Oregon Governor Removes Waiting Period For Assisted Suicide](https://humandefense.com/oregon-governor-removes-waiting-period-for-assisted-suicide/) - The Oregon legislature’s new amendment no longer requires extra steps for anyone who is determined to be terminally ill with about two weeks left to live. They can request and receive drugs to end their life within 48 hours.
- [They Are STILL Real: Meet Born-Alive Abortion Survivors](https://humandefense.com/they-are-still-real-meet-born-alive-abortion-survivors/) - The mainstream media denies their existence yet abortion survivors are real. Meet five more abortion survivors here.
- [The Problem With "The Kids Meet Someone Who Had An Abortion" Video](https://humandefense.com/the-problem-with-the-kids-meet-someone-who-had-an-abortion-video/) - Attempting to normalize abortion in American society, the new Kids Meet video actually does a better job of normalizing bad arguments for abortion.
- [The Social Parallels of the America that Enslaved Blacks and the America that Kills Unborn Babies](https://humandefense.com/the-social-parallels-of-the-america-that-enslaved-blacks-and-the-america-that-kills-unborn-babies/) - In the America that enslaved blacks, it was simply assumed that they were inferior and not part of society like the whites were. It is also assumed that the unborn are not one of us and not part of society as born people are.
- [A Counter Argument To The March For Life Objections](https://humandefense.com/a-counter-argument-to-the-march-for-life-objections/) - The objections from pro-choice critics of the March for Life simply fail to give a good reason to reject the pro-life position as “unscientific” and immoral.
- [Georgia Lawmaker Embarrasses The Pro-Abortion Movement With New Bill](https://humandefense.com/georgia-lawmaker-embarrasses-the-pro-abortion-movement-with-new-bill/) - Georgia lawmaker Dar’Shun Kendrick recently proposed a new bill to regulate the sexuality of men in the state.
- [Planned Parenthood's 3% Lie](https://humandefense.com/vital-health-services-for-whom-planned-parenthood-avoids-the-only-question-that-really-matters/) - Planned Parenthood is responsible for over 300,000 abortions every year. That is a third of the nation’s abortions.
- [Why Abortion Should Not Be Covered By Health Insurance](https://humandefense.com/why-abortion-should-not-be-covered-by-health-insurance/) - Earlier this year, the Maine Senate voted to expand medical coverage for abortion, requiring the state medicaid program MainCare, as well as private health insurers, to cover abortions.
- [The Story Behind Save the Storks](https://humandefense.com/the-story-behind-save-the-storks/) - Hannah was 17 years old when she found out she was pregnant. Addicted to drugs and feeling hopeless, she randomly ran into a big, bright, blue bus. Plastered on the side of the bus were the words “Free On Board Ultrasound.” She walked up to it, and went inside.
- [Alabama Democrat: Some Kids Are Unwanted, Kill Them Now Or Kill Them Later](https://humandefense.com/alabama-democrat-some-kids-are-unwanted-kill-them-now-or-kill-them-later/) - On April 30th, 2019, the Alabama House passed the Human Life Protection Act, one of the most pro-life pieces of legislation the nation has ever seen.
- [0/216 Babies Born In Indian District Were Girls](https://humandefense.com/0-216-babies-born-in-indian-district-were-girls/) - Local authorities promised to launch an investigation into why, out of 216 babies born in an Indian district, not one of those babies was a girl. At the time of the original report in late July this year, not one female baby had been reported born within the last three months.
- [Analysis of New South Wales’s Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill](https://humandefense.com/analysis-of-new-south-waless-reproductive-health-care-reform-bill/) - The Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill is legislation in New South Wales, Australia, and has been made to address several topics surrounding abortion.
- [Choice42 Video Destroys Argument For Aborting Down Syndrome Babies](https://humandefense.com/new-choice42-video-destroys-argument-for-aborting-down-syndrome-babies/) - How should a civil society treat those who do not meet our standard for value? Can we kill them if we so choose? A new video by the Canadian pro-life organization Choice42 illustrates these serious questions very well.
- [No, Rep. John Rogers, Unwanted Babies Are Not Better Off Dead](https://humandefense.com/actually-unwanted-babies-are-not-better-off-dead/) - Rep. Rogers angrily denounced the pro-life movement with one of the most shockingly honest admissions by a pro-abortion advocate. Here is where he missed the mark.
- [Yes, Pro-life Advocates Do Care About Children After Birth](https://humandefense.com/yes-pro-life-advocates-do-care-about-children-after-birth/) - The pro-abortion movement incessently claims that pro-lifers only care about babies before they’re born. Lies? We think so.
- [The Lazy Dismissals Of The Pro-Life View](https://humandefense.com/the-lazy-dismissals-of-the-pro-life-view/) - It has become fashionable in recent times for abortion choice advocates to make a series of accusations, assertions, and quasi-arguments in response to pro-life efforts in order to dismiss pro-life claims about the immorality of abortion.
- [Responding to Bodily Autonomy Arguments Part 1: Sovereign Zone and Uni-personal Arguments](https://humandefense.com/responding-to-bodily-autonomy-arguments-part-1-sovereign-zone-and-uni-personal-arguments/) - Bodily autonomy: This is probably the best argument for the basis of abortion rights, and poses a serious challenge for the pro-life advocate.
- [Responding to Bodily Autonomy Arguments Part 2: Right to Refuse](https://humandefense.com/responding-to-bodily-autonomy-arguments-part-2/) - The “Right to Refuse” argument is by far one of the strongest arguments for abortion rights. If one wanted to ground abortion as a natural right of women this is a good place to start. I happen to think it is one of the best arguments put forward in favor of abortion.
- [Of Misogyny And Men: An Answer to Jill Filipovic](https://humandefense.com/of-misogyny-and-men-an-answer-to-jill-filipovic/) - This study is not the most helpful tool for determining the true motivations for pro-lifers. However, for the sake of argument, let’s suppose it’s true: pro-lifers (including the women in the movement) are all evil, nasty, misogynistic jerks. So what?
- [Mom from Newfoundland Shares Photos of Her Son Stillborn at 19 Weeks](https://humandefense.com/mom-from-newfoundland-shares-photos-of-her-son-stillborn-at-19-weeks/) - A mom shares her personal story of loss and grief in the hope other women will know grief is a valid emotion in these situations, and to encourage abortion-minded women to choose life.
- [Human Coalition: Saving Babies And Families Through Compassionate Care](https://humandefense.com/human-coalition-saving-babies-through-compassionate-care/) - Human Coalition is a group dedicated to the hopeful end of abortion by providing compassionate care to the preborn and their families. Since founded in 2009, 8,936 children and their families have been rescued.
- [A Breakdown Of New Title X Rules Separating Federal Funds From Abortion](https://humandefense.com/title-x-proposed-rules/) - Tuesday. the Department of Health and Human Services proposed new Title X rules ensuring taxpayer money does not directly or indirectly fund abortions. We break down the new regulation
- [Judge Grants Injunction On Iowa Fetal Heartbeat Bill, Blocking Enforcement](https://humandefense.com/iowa-fetal-heartbeat-bill-blocked/) - Today, after a hearing lasting only a few minutes, a judge granted the injunction on Iowa's heartbeat bill which will stand until the ongoing lawsuit is resolved.
- [Utah’s Expansion of Prenatal Child Support](https://humandefense.com/utahs-expansion-of-prenatal-child-support/) - On March 16, 2021, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed House Bill 113 into law. [1] This short legislation greatly expands Utah’s existing prenatal child support requirements by pulling and combining aspects found in other states. Previously, the Utah Code only contained vague sections under Title 78B relating to non-resident jurisdiction [2] and admissibility of the mother’s prenatal costs to court for reimbursement [3][4] to meet Federal
- [Human Defense Initiative Delivers Care-Packages to Seniors Thanks to Donors](https://humandefense.com/human-defense-initiative-delivers-care-packages-to-seniors-thanks-to-donors/) - HDI delivered care-packages Monday to 40 seniors thanks to our donors. Here's a run down of the visit.
- [Veronica: You Make Dreams Come True](https://humandefense.com/veronicas-testimonial/) - We also hosted our first annual Christmas Extravaganza for Veronica’s family because they were temporarily homeless and Veronica was very sick from sepsis.
- [Mama M: HDI restored my faith in humanity and in God](https://humandefense.com/mama-ms-testimonial/) - 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
- [37 Children Experience Christmas Hope](https://humandefense.com/operation-christmas-child-report/) - Back in August 2019, HDI asked our supporters to help us buy supplies for putting together boxes for Operation Christmas Child.
- [I Was A Pregnant Addict. My Son Wasn’t The Problem. He Was The Answer.](https://humandefense.com/i-was-a-pregnant-addict-my-son-wasnt-the-problem-he-was-the-answer/) - I felt like I had no idea what I was going to do. I was scared.
- [How Do I Tell The Important People In My Life That I’m Pregnant?](https://humandefense.com/how-do-i-tell-the-important-people-in-my-life-that-im-pregnant/) - When faced with an unplanned pregnancy, the whirlwind of emotions and worries about you and your baby’s future can feel overwhelming. But, there is hope.
- [Fetal Testing to Detect Autism Risks Eugenics](https://humandefense.com/fetal-testing-to-detect-autism-risks-eugenics/) - As technology advances, concern for the ethics of protecting vulnerable lives, equality, and human rights increases as well. Among such vulnerable lives are preborn babies, especially those diagnosed with disability.
- [What Is the Preborn?](https://humandefense.com/what-is-the-preborn/) - What does science say the preborn is? This question is at the center of the biggest moral and legal issue our world has ever faced: abortion.
- [Abortion Is Not A Remedy To Climate Change](https://humandefense.com/abortion-is-not-a-remedy-to-climate-change/) - Who gets to decide when someone’s carbon emissions are too much? It could be argued that certain people make more of a negative impact on the climate than preborn humans.
- [Undercover Journalists Exposing Planned Parenthood's Illegal Activity Getting Public Hearing](https://humandefense.com/undercover-journalists-exposing-planned-parenthoods-illegal-activity-getting-public-hearing/) - The trial has forced many from the abortion industry to the stand, and it has not been pretty. While the trial is officially against the journalists, they are not the ones looking guilty.
- [Two Planned Parenthood Clinics in Cinncinati, OH Closing Down](https://humandefense.com/two-planned-parenthood-clinics-in-cinncinati-oh-closing-down/) - Planned Parenthood officials have announced the closing of two clinics in Cincinnati, Ohio which are set to take place September 20, 2019.
- [Planned Parenthood's Withdrawal from Title X: Choosing Profit Over Healthcare](https://humandefense.com/planned-parenthoods-withdrawal-from-title-x-choosing-profit-over-healthcare/) - With this decision, the organization which claims to advocate for women’s healthcare and reproductive rights has made its true motive clear. Planned Parenthood is more concerned about its real-money maker than they are about providing services to those who cannot afford them.
- [Catholic Leaders Say Pro-Choice Catholic Politicians Should Not Receive Communion](https://humandefense.com/catholic-leaders-say-pr-choice-catholic-politicians-should-not-receive-communion/) - It is unfair for Catholic politicians to choose abortion and death against the Church and still be able to receive the body of Christ. It is hoped that even more Catholic leaders speak out and condemn Catholic pro-choice politicians and do not allow them to receive Communion.
- [Then They Came For Me](https://humandefense.com/then-they-came-for-me/) - Who will be left, when they say that you are now unworthy of life? Then, there will be no more voices. Then, they will come for you.
- [Roe v. Wade: The True Story](https://humandefense.com/roe-v-wade-the-true-story/) - Justice Blackmun argued there was a lack of census on when life began. In reality, scientists knew life began at conception decades prior to the Supreme Court ruling.
- [The Four Manners of Death in Pregnancy](https://humandefense.com/the-four-manners-of-death-in-pregnancy/) - Though death can arrive in countless ways, it only does so by one of four manners: natural, homicidal, suicidal, or accidental.
- [The Pro-Life Message of Kodi Lee Winning 'America's Got Talent'](https://humandefense.com/the-pro-life-message-of-kodi-lee-winning-americas-got-talent/) - The winner of America's Got Talent season 14 has inspired the world. Blind and autistic singer and musician, Kodi Lee, wowed millions with his tremendous talent and delighted with his infectious personality.
- [New South Wales Parliament Passes Abortion Law Reform Act](https://humandefense.com/new-south-wales-parliament-passes-abortion-law-reform-act/) - After several minor amendments to the second print of the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill, both houses of Parliament passed the final version on September 26, 2019.
- [Carmen's Story](https://humandefense.com/carmens-story/) - I was eight weeks pregnant when I found out and when I told my boyfriend I was carrying his child I became very scared.
- [Our First HDI Baby turns ONE thanks to Donors](https://humandefense.com/our-first-hdi-baby-turns-one-thanks-to-donors/) - Othello turned one Thursday and is here today thanks to the support of all of the wonderful donors!⁣ ⁣
- [What 'Avengers: Infinity War' Can Teach Pro-Life Advocates](https://humandefense.com/what-avengers-can-teach-pro-lifers/) - The Avengers: Infinity War can help illustrate an erroneous argument used far too often against pro-life advocates
- [Linked: Falling Birth Rate, Title X, and Entitlements](https://humandefense.com/linked-title-x-entitlements-and-falling-birth-rate/) - While pro-lifers are willing to spend a little more on Medicaid to ensure access to health care for pregnant moms and children, it appears abortion proponents are contributing to the entitlement crisis facing the US.
- [Comment Period on Stripping Abortion Mills of Title X Funds Closing Soon](https://humandefense.com/comment-period-on-stripping-abortion-providers-of-title-x-funds-closing-soon/) - On June 1st, the Trump Administration’s DHHS published a proposed rule which would prohibit facilities receiving Title X grants from referring for or performing abortions. There are just days left to leave your comments on the proposal!
- [Insane Facts About Taxpayer-Funded Abortion In America](https://humandefense.com/insane-facts-about-taxpayer-funded-abortions/) - While the debate over federal funding for Planned Parenthood has largely fallen from the national scene, it is sure to return soon as another government shut down looms.
- [Senate Passes Bill Preventing Taxpayer-Funded Human Gene Editing](https://humandefense.com/senate-passes-appropriations-bill-preventing-taxpayer-funded-human-gene-editing/) - Today, the United States Senate various spending bills, one of which prohibits taxpayer-funded human gene editing.
- [Senator Rand Paul's Amendment Defunding Abortion Mills Fails](https://humandefense.com/senator-rand-paul-files-amendment-to-defund-planned-parenthood-abortion-mills/) - Senator Rand Paul has filed an amendment stripping abortion providers of federal funding.
- [Abortion and Slavery: A Very Similar Argument](https://humandefense.com/abortion-and-slavery-a-very-similar-argument/) - Slavery and abortion are very different yet the arguments for each are extremely similar. Let us learn from history, not repeat it.
- [President Trump Signs Bill Allowing Terminally Ill Patients to Access Experimental Drugs](https://humandefense.com/president-trump-right-to-try/) - Moments ago, President Trump signed the Right To Try bill into law, ensuring greater access to potentially lifesaving measures for terminally ill Americans.
- [Why I Am a Pro-Life Rape Survivor](https://humandefense.com/why-i-am-a-pro-life-rape-survivor/) - As tragic and evil as rape is, I realized enduring that tragedy did not give me a free pass to commit another tragedy.
- [Nine-year-old Boy Works Hard to Save Children](https://humandefense.com/nine-year-old-boy-works-hard-to-save-children/) - Nine-year-old Jack from New York is a child who wants to save other children and he is helping do just that.
- [Maternal Choice v. Maternal Instinct](https://humandefense.com/maternal-choice-v-maternal-instinct/) - We have come too far as a human race to see killing one’s offspring as a viable option. This is not at all humanly instinctual.
- [94 And Counting: Abortion Workers Across the Nation Want Out](https://humandefense.com/94-and-counting-abortion-workers-across-the-nation-want-out/) - Is it possible Unplanned the movie is the film pro-life America has been waiting for? Better yet, praying for?
- [Dear Teen Vogue, Stop Hailing Post-Abortive Teens as Reproductive Experts](https://humandefense.com/dear-teen-vogue-stop-hailing-post-abortive-teens-as-reproductive-experts/) - Teen Vogue calls post-abortive young women experts when it comes to abortion and reproductive rights. Here is our opinion.
- [Healing Post-Abortion: My Road to New Life](https://humandefense.com/healing-post-abortion-my-road-to-new-life/) - 26 years ago this fall, I had an abortion without anesthesia. I was 19 years old and it was the most physically painful and emotionally destructive day of my life. This is my story of redemption.
- [Abortion and Fathers’ Rights, a Silent Evil](https://humandefense.com/abortion-and-fathers-rights-a-silent-evil/) - Upholding the rights of fathers to protect their preborn child’s life is a crucial stepping-stone to creating a pro-life culture and outlawing abortion.
- [The Most Important Question in the Abortion Debate](https://humandefense.com/the-most-important-question-in-the-abortion-debate/) - Until conversations recognize the fundamental concept of abortion, they will continue to push society further from truth and closer to degradation.
- [In the Wake of Supreme Court Vacancy: A Call to Prayer](https://humandefense.com/a-call-to-prayer/) - Just as Daniel begged God to have mercy on the children of Israel, we should come before God on behalf of our country and pray that President Trump will nominate a SCOTUS who will preserve all life.
- [An Open Letter to Michelle Wolf](https://humandefense.com/an-open-letter-to-michelle-wolf/) - I opened Twitter this week to your vile #SaluteToAbortion video. Needless to say, I have a few words for you.
- [Massachusetts Lawmakers Pass "NASTY Women Act" to Forward Abortion](https://humandefense.com/massachusets-lawmakers-pass-nasty-women-act-to/) - Massachusetts’ House passed bill S.2260, nicknamed the NASTY Women Act on Wednesday, removing common sense protective laws for women and children.
- [Abortion, Your Immorality Is Showing](https://humandefense.com/abortion-your-immorality-is-showing/) - “When did morality become subjective to one’s interpretation?” I ask myself while sitting in a coffee shop after reading an article NARAL shared on their Twitter earlier last week.
- [Canada’s Euthanasia Plans Are out of Control](https://humandefense.com/canadas-euthanasia-plans-are-out-of-control/) - Two doctors from the University of Western Ontario and a bioethicist from Harvard Medical School urge Canada to loosen restrictions around euthanasia.
- [Study Shows Decrease in Suicide Rate after Birth, Increase after Abortion](https://humandefense.com/finland-study-shows-increase-in-suicide-rates-after-abortion/) - A study conducted in Finland reveals a significant correlation between women post-pregnancy and their mental health.
- [What We Know About Planned Parenthood's New President, Dr. Leana Wen](https://humandefense.com/planned-parenthood-names-dr-leana-wen-new-president/) - Former Baltimore City Health Commissioner and physician Dr. Leana Wen has been named the new president of Planned Parenthood.
- [NICU Awareness Month: The Importance of Their Life-Saving Work](https://humandefense.com/this-is-our-month-nicu-awareness/) - Every year, September is set aside nationally for recognition of the Neonatal Intensive Care Units, we break down their importance in preserving life.
- [Pro-Abortion Argentinians Leave Catholic Church over Pro-Life Stance](https://humandefense.com/pro-choice-argentinians-leave-catholic-church-over-pro-life-stance/) - Argentinians, many of whom are Catholic, believe the Church has an unwarranted hold over the country’s politics, especially when it comes to abortion.
- [Divine Intervention? Judge Throws Out Case Against Pro-Lifers](https://humandefense.com/divine-intervention-judge-throws-out-case-against-pro-lifers/) - Four protesters were arrested for a Red Rose Rescue campaign despite being peaceful. However, a judge dismissed the case.
- [State-Forced Abortion for Mentally Ill Woman Overturned](https://humandefense.com/state-forced-abortion-for-mentally-ill-woman-overturned/) - Whereas “wantedness” is generally used to dehumanize preborn children...the mother’s desire to have her baby was ignored by the Court of Protection and yet was stated as a determining factor by the Court of Appeals.
- [Argentina Protects Human Rights, Votes Against Abortion Legalization Bill](https://humandefense.com/argentina-protects-human-rights-votes-against-abortion-legalization-bill/) - On Wednesday, August 8th, 2018, the Senate of Argentina voted on a bill that would have legalized abortion. Thankfully, lawmakers voted no, leaving protections for the preborn in place.
- [The Pressure to Choose Abortion in Today's Society as a Teen](https://humandefense.com/the-pressure-to-choose-abortion-in-todays-society-as-a-teen/) - It was a Monday after school in the spring when I bought three at-home pregnancy tests and took them at a friend’s house. Seeing all three appear to have two lines made my whole world change.
- [The Stark Differences Between Abortion Clinics and Pregnancy Resource Centers](https://humandefense.com/prcvabortionfacilities/) - Abortion clinics and pregnancy resource centers both claim to provide "care" for women, but it is apparent only one type of facility provides holistic care.
- [Missouri Is Now One Clinic Away From Being Abortion-Free](https://humandefense.com/missouri-is-one-clinic-from-being-abortion-free/) - Beginning October 1st, pro-life state law will require the Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia to stop performing abortions.
- [Universities Need Compassionate Care For Pregnant Students, Not Abortion Pills](https://humandefense.com/colleges-need-compassionate-care/) - Instead of having abortion pills on campus, what if there were life-affirming pregnancy resources available?
- [England Pushes to End Early-Sex Tests, Sex-Selective Abortions](https://humandefense.com/england-pushes-to-end-sex-selective-abortions/) - On September 18th, politicians in England called for review of the availability of early-sex determination for pregnant women in an attempt to stop sex-selective abortions.
- [The Dakin Family Hopes to Adopt Baby 7 Via the 7000 Names Project](https://humandefense.com/the-dakin-family-hopes-to-adopt-baby-7-via-the-7000-names-project/) - Aly and JR Dakin have six beautiful children but they want to adopt a seventh and that is why they founded the 7000 names project.
- [Author Jacqueline Ann Organizes 40 Days for Life Rosary Prayer Mission](https://humandefense.com/jacqueline-ann-author-of-poetry-book-water-lilies-organizes-40-days-for-life-rosary-prayer-mission/) - Jacqueline Ann (DeStefano), New York based author of poetry collection Water Lilies, was certainly on a mission this Lenten Season.
- [South Dakota Introduces Bill Requiring Ultrasounds Before Abortions](https://humandefense.com/south-dakota-introduces-bill-requiring-ultrasounds/) - South Dakota has introduced a bill which would require women to view their ultrasound and hear their child’s heartbeat before their abortion.
- [Abstinence as a Pro-Life Option](https://humandefense.com/abstinence-as-a-pro-life-option/) - Both sides of the political spectrum purport to value individual autonomy. In the majority of reasonable cases, all sides will agree such autonomy is permissible (to varying degrees), contingent upon such autonomy not imposing violence on other individuals.
- [Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Georgia’s LIFE Act](https://humandefense.com/judge-issues-preliminary-injunction-against-georgias-life-act/) - Georgia is the most recent state in a wave of “fetal heartbeat” legislation to be blocked in part or in whole by preliminary injunctions.
- [Orlando, FL - Hospital System Celebrates Successful Year of In-Utero Surgery for Spina Bifida](https://humandefense.com/orlando-fl-hospital-system-celebrates-successful-year-of-in-utero-surgery-for-spina-bifida/) - In this past year, the Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Children and Babies celebrated a total of 11 successful in-utero surgeries on preborn children to treat spina bifida.
- [New Wave Feminists Are Exactly What Feminism Is All About](https://humandefense.com/new-wave-feminists-are-exactly-what-feminism-is-all-about/) - They call themselves "Bad Feminists,” although they are as classically feminist as you can get, acknowledging all women, including preborn baby girls, are worthy of living.
- [What About Born Children?](https://humandefense.com/what-about-born-children/) - Helping born children, working to reform foster care, and seeking to relieve poverty are all very important. However, the fact that a pro-life person may not be currently involved in these has no bearing on whether or not they are right or wrong about their position on abortion
- [Seventh-day Adventist Church: “Abortion is out of harmony with God’s plan”](https://humandefense.com/seventh-day-adventist-church-releases-official-statement-on-abortion/) - In a statement released by its executive committee, the Seventh-day Adventist Church took a strong pro-life stance during its Annual Council in Maryland.
- [Interview With Ozarkian Heart: Creativity, Beauty, and Truth in Jewelry](https://humandefense.com/interview-with-ozarkian-heart-creativity-beauty-and-truth-in-jewelry/) - The essence of the human spirit is to create. However, some of us may feel we are too insignificant to make a difference. One creative wife and mother from Missouri is proving this idea false — Rachel of Ozarkian Heart.
- [Culture of Life 1972 - A Look Inside The Pro-life Company](https://humandefense.com/culture-of-life-1972-a-look-inside-the-pro-life-company/) - The D’Addesi family started COL1972 to help restore the culture of life Americans were experiencing before the fateful Roe v. Wade decision was handed down in 1973.
- [Consent to Sex is Not Consent to Pregnancy: A Pro-life Woman’s Perspective](https://humandefense.com/consent-to-sex-is-not-consent-to-pregnancy-a-pro-life-womans-perspective/) - The purpose of this article is to challenge a different underlying assumption of the “consent to sex is not consent to pregnancy” catch-all argument; namely, that consent is relevant to the condition of pregnancy in the first place.
- [The Story of Abortion, as Told In The Future](https://humandefense.com/the-story-of-abortion-as-told-in-the-future/) - Long after the institution of abortion has been eradicated in America and thrown in the furnace next to slavery, our secular culture-makers will start to view it with clarity. After all, it is much easier to look at your grandparents’ sin honestly than it is to look at your own.
- [Live Action's Pro-life Work](https://humandefense.com/live-actions-pro-life-work/) - Since it was founded by Lila Rose in 2003 in her parents’ living room, the goal has been to educate young people about the depravity of the towering abortion industry.
- [David v. Abortion Goliath](https://humandefense.com/david-vs-abortion-goliath/) - An ongoing legal battle continues over the Center for Medical Progress’ 30-month undercover investigation which, in 2015, exposed Planned Parenthood’s “dirty business of buying and selling fetal parts and organs” for profit.
- [Family Research Council's "End Birth Day Abortion" Campaign](https://humandefense.com/birthday-abortions/) - Babies born alive after a failed abortion attempt happens far more than you would like to think it would, according to the Family Research Council’s study on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors.
- [Examination of Maternal Liability for Fetal Demise‌](https://humandefense.com/examination-of-maternal-liability-for-fetal-demise/) - Can a woman be found guilty for the death of her unborn child? This debate has actually waged for several decades within state legislatures and courtrooms until it just recently came to the attention of the media and the general public.
- [40 Days to Transform the World](https://humandefense.com/40-days-to-transform-the-world/) - This single movement has saved 16,472 babies, helped 196 abortion workers quit the industry, and has completely shut down 104 abortion facilities – all within the last 12 years. It has mobilized a total of 1,000,000+ individual participants across 855 cities in 61 countries since starting.
- [Interview with Chic Politico](https://humandefense.com/interview-with-chic-politico/) - Chic Politico was one of our partners for the November pro-life basket auction, and we interviewed Erica Engelby, Founder of Chic Politico.
- [Open Letter to Pro-choice College Students](https://humandefense.com/an-open-letter-to-pro-choice-college-students/) - You can judge a movement by the fruit it produces. We, the pro-life generation, will not stoop to your level.
- [Another One Bites The Dust - The Closure of a UK Abortion Clinic](https://humandefense.com/another-one-bites-the-dust-the-closure-of-a-uk-abortion-clinic/) - On Thursday, January 2, 2020, an abortion center in Birmingham [U.K] closed its doors permanently, leaving pro-lifers rejoicing.
- [Answering the Argument of "Never Rarely Sometimes Always"](https://humandefense.com/answering-the-argument-of-never-rarely-sometimes-always/) - A forthcoming film for the Sundance Film Festival is hoping to spur dialogue on abortion among filmmakers and viewers. Titled Never Rarely Sometimes Always, the movie follows two teenage girls who are pregnant and seeking abortion.
- [The Orwellian Doublespeak of Big Abortion](https://humandefense.com/the-orwellian-doublespeak-of-big-abortion/) - In present-day society, Planned Parenthood and the behemoth of pro-abortion businesses, and academic, cultural, and social engineers — collectively called “Big Abortion” — seem to have used Orwell’s novel as a playbook for desensitizing America to the voluntary killing of the unborn.
- [Interview with Aisling Goodison of CBR UK](https://humandefense.com/interview-with-aisling-of-cbr-uk/) - What can pro-lifers do when abortion advocates shout about how we are dangerously spreading misinformation? Aisling has some advice.
- [Confronting A Culture Of Death: What Pro-Lifers Can Learn From 1917](https://humandefense.com/confronting-a-culture-of-death-what-pro-lifers-can-learn-from-1917/) - War films like 1917 have a habit of confronting our moral complacency and our cynical apathy by bringing to light the character traits which make or break great men and women in promoting good or tolerating evil.
- [Reaching Out to Post-Abortive Men and Women](https://humandefense.com/reaching-out-to-post-abortive-men-and-women/) - I have spoken with many post-abortive women who have found hope and healing, as well as leaders who seek to reach out to these men and women. Here are some simple suggestions I have gleaned from these conversations.
- [Response to Millies' Article in America: The Jesuit Review](https://humandefense.com/rebuttal-to-millies-article-in-america-a-jesuit-review/) - Millies asks, “Just how far must US Catholics go?” Is it too much to hope that the grave injustice of abortion will be eliminated completely?
- [Abortion: The Most Important Human Rights Issue of Our Time](https://humandefense.com/abortion-the-most-important-human-rights-issue-of-our-time/) - When advocating for human rights today, prominent issues include immigration, war, and racial discrimination. The media constantly speaks out against these injustices but dismisses the most pressing issue of all: abortion.
- [You May Look the Other Way: Utah Fights for Informed Consent Laws](https://humandefense.com/you-may-look-the-other-way/) - Utah is doing its part to guarantee a well-informed public. As of January 1, 2019, any woman seeking an abortion in Utah must complete an informative module 72 hours before the procedure.
- [Abortion Clinics Closing at Unprecedented Rate](https://humandefense.com/abortion-clinics-closing-at-unprecedented-rate/) - The tide is shifting. Abortion rates have plummeted to the lowest in recorded history and clinics are closing at a rapid pace.
- [IDENTIFIED: We Expose The Man Who Roundhouse Kicked A Pro-Life Leader](https://humandefense.com/identified-man-who-roundhouse-kicked-pro-life-leader/) - During a peaceful demonstration a pro-life leader was roundhouse-kicked by an abortion proponent, we expose the man who is still on the loose.
- [ARRESTED: Man Who Roundhouse Kicked Pro-Life Leader Detained](https://humandefense.com/roundhouse-kicker-arrested/) - After having his photo plastered throughout the internet, and our story and videos reaching over 2,550,000 individuals, Jordan Hunt bowed to the pressure and surrendered to police this morning.
- [Choice42: Saving Babies through Education and Resources](https://humandefense.com/choice42-saving-babies-through-education-and-resources/) - Choice42 is working to combat the horrifying number of children killed by abortion in Canada
- [“No Uterus, No Opinion?” Why Men Must Speak out Against Abortion](https://humandefense.com/no-uterus-no-opinion/) - Wrong is wrong regardless of gender — suggesting otherwise is sexist and immoral.
- [Pro-Abortion Groups Sue Virginia over Common Sense Protective Laws for Women](https://humandefense.com/pro-abortion-groups-sue-virginia-over-common-sense-protective-laws-for-women/) - On June 20th, pro-abortion groups filed a complaint with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, seeking to repeal several common sense protective laws for women which they claim are “unnecessary and onerous.”
- [Abortion Has Been Occurring for Ages, but We Will Be the Generation Who Ends It](https://humandefense.com/a-problem-for-the-ages/) - Despite abortion being an atrocity committed since ancient times, we will be the generation that ends it.
- [Nazi Rally Pulls Hours of Media Coverage, March for Life: Ignored](https://humandefense.com/nazi-rally-loved-by-media-mfl-ignored/) - With the way the news media is forwarding their priorities with coverage of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, one would think numbers rival those of the March for Life. Don't worry. They thankfully don't.
- [Court Rules Against Catholic Foster Agency, Cancels Contract Due to Their Faith](https://humandefense.com/court-rules-against-catholic-foster-agency/) - Philadelphia courts ruled in favor of the city, suspending a contract with Catholic Social Services for choosing not to renounce their faith by letting same-sex couples be foster or adoptive parents.
- [Hawaii Protects Free Speech, Overturns Law Forcing Abortion Promotion](https://humandefense.com/hawaii-protects-free-speech/) - Thursday, a Hawaii federal district court abolished a law which forced pro-life pregnancy centers and churches to promote abortions.
- [Poll: Millennial Women Reject Feminism over "Aggressive Push for Abortion"](https://humandefense.com/millennial-women-reject-feminism/) - Two thousand women were polled on their political views, resulting in some surprising statistics as to how millennial women feel about abortion.
- [Thousands March for Life in the Dominican Republic](https://humandefense.com/thousands-march-for-life-in-dominican-republic/) - The streets of Santo Domingo were flooded earlier this month with thousands of pro-life citizens protesting a bill that would legalize abortion in certain cases.
- [How a Samsung App Helps Preemies](https://humandefense.com/how-a-samsung-app-helps-preemies/) - The sound of a mother’s voice can mean a world of difference in the growth and neural development of premature babies. That is why Samsung released an app called “Voices of Life”.
- [Meet the Tiniest Texan Preemie to Ever Survive](https://humandefense.com/meet-the-tiniest-texan-preemie-to-ever-survive/) - Only weighing 1.1 pounds, Pearly Jo is the youngest surviving baby at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in McKinney, Texas.
- [New Survey Finds What Women Really Need Instead of Abortion](https://humandefense.com/new-survey-finds-what-women-really-need-instead-of-an-abortion/) - FemCatholic recently conducted an anonymous survey asking women about their experiences with abortion. Here's what they found.
- [NY College Allows Pregnancy Centers on Campus](https://humandefense.com/nyc-allows-pregnancy-centers-on-campus/) - The State University of New York (SUNY) in New Paltz is giving pro-lifers a voice by standing by its relationship with a life-affirming pregnancy center, the Bravo Center.
- [Kate Grant Becomes First Benefit Ambassador with Down Syndrome](https://humandefense.com/model-with-down-syndrome-becomes-benefits-new-ambassador/) - Model, Kate Grant, a 20 year old woman with Down Syndrome, has become a new ambassador for Benefit Cosmetics.
- [Baby Born with Only 2 Percent of His Brain Defies Odds](https://humandefense.com/baby-born-with-only-2-percent-of-his-brain-defies-odds/) - Noah Wall was born in 2012 with only 2 percent of his brain yet another brain scan at age 3 revealed something miraculous and he has continued to defy the odds.
- [Live Action Launches Apologetics Video Series](https://humandefense.com/live-action-launches-apologetics-series/) - Live Action has officially launched a new apologetics series on their YouTube channel teaching pro-life advocates how to reply to common pro-abortion arguments.
- [Baby Spared From Late-term Abortion In Adoption Miracle](https://humandefense.com/baby-spared-from-late-term-abortion-in-adoption-miracle/) - Parents of three, Angela and DJ Moberley were ready to become adoptive parents. The couple looked at adoption facilities and foster care, but quickly realized they were called to something different. They wanted to save a child from abortion through meeting the mother at a clinic.
- [Andrea Roncato Writes Poem to Aborted Son](https://humandefense.com/andrea-roncato-writes-poem-to-aborted-son/) - Italian actor and comedian Andrea Roncato starred on the Italian show Verissimo and gave a moving pro-life testimony.
- [Grace in Progress: Book Review](https://humandefense.com/grace-in-progress-book-review/) - Healing after abortion is possible, and author JC Beichner gives hope to those affected by abortion in her award-winning book Grace in Progress: Prayers for the Beautifully Broken.
- [Baby Box: Free Education with Valuable Benefits](https://humandefense.com/baby-box-free-education-with-valuable-benefits/) - Companies and organizations like Baby Box are instrumental in building a culture of life, promoting the idea that there are both pre- and post-natal resources available for parents so that they feel they have the freedom to choose life for their children.
- [Democrat Governor Signs Law Protecting Children from Abortion After 15 Weeks](https://humandefense.com/louisianas-democrat-governor-signs-law-banning-abortion-after-15-weeks/) - Today, Democratic Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards took a massive step to protect life in America. If this bill is not blocked, it will protect children in the womb after 15 weeks, one of the most protective laws in the nation.
- [Days From Irish Referendum, #Savethe8th Gains Immense Ground](https://humandefense.com/savethe8th-campaign-gains-ground/) - The two sides are now closer than they have been during the entire campaign. This last week will be a whirlwind as both sides make their last push before the vote.
- [Ireland Votes To Legalize Abortion In "A Tragedy Of Historic Proportion" With Landslide Vote](https://humandefense.com/ireland-votes-to-legalize-abortion/) - Since 1983, the 8th Amendment to the Irish Constitution has protected the lives of their preborn. Yesterday, after a bitterly fought battle over the next generation of Irish, the 8th Amendment was repealed.
- [Missouri Democrats Approve New Platform Allowing Pro-Life Voices into the Party](https://humandefense.com/missouri-democrats-vote-to-allow-pro-life-democrats-into-party/) - Late last month, the Missouri Democratic Party voted and approved a new platform, opening the door for pro-life voices in the party.
- [No, Senator Feinstein, 1.2 Million Women Did Not Die From Illegal Abortions Pre-Roe](https://humandefense.com/no-senator-feinstein-1-2-million-women-did-not-die-from-illegal-abortion-pre-roe/) - Early Wednesday morning, as the second day of confirmation hearings of Judge Brett Kavanaugh took place, Senator Dianne Feinstein, the pro-abortion Democratic Senator from California, terribly butchered her statistics on abortion.
- [Pro-Choice Concedes: Prominent Abortion Proponents Concede The Barbarity Of Abortion](https://humandefense.com/prochoice-concedes/) - Why those that advocate for abortion concede to the pro-life position more often than you think.
- [2,246 Medically Preserved Fetal Remains Found on Deceased Indiana Abortionist's Property](https://humandefense.com/2-246-medically-preserved-fetal-remains-found-on-deceased-indiana-abortionists-property/) - On Tuesday, September 3, 2019, abortionist Dr. Ulrich Klopfer died at the age of 75. On Thursday, September 12, 2019, his wife and family discovered 2,246 medically preserved fetal remains on his property.
- [Discrimination Against People Like Me Begins Before Birth](https://humandefense.com/down-syndrome-discrimination/) - As long as abortion exists, people like me will be seen as avoidable mistakes.
- [Iowa Couple Welcomes Miracle Baby Despite Initial Grim Diagnosis](https://humandefense.com/iowa-couple-welcome-miracle-baby-despite-initial-grim-diagnosis/) - An Iowa couple was encouraged to have an abortion after a misdiagnosis of a terminal brain condition. However, through prayer and perseverance this little baby was not only born alive but born with a strong chance at a full, healthy life.
- [The Inspiration For The Movie 'Instant Family'](https://humandefense.com/the-inspiration-for-the-movie-instant-family/) - Sean Anders was inspired to create Instant Family based off of his own personal experience also adopting three kids from the foster care system.
- [Abortionists Sue To Prevent Data Collection, Hide Truth About Abortion](https://humandefense.com/abortionists-sue-to-prevent-data-collection-hide-truth-about-abortion/) - If abortion is as safe as they claim why is Planned Parenthoof suing the avoid data collection?
- [Why Abortion Supporters Should Watch Abortion Procedure Videos](https://humandefense.com/why-abortion-supporters-should-watch-abortion-procedure-videos/) - Supporters of any cause should be fully informed and educated on the issues they support. That’s a given, right? Surprisingly though, several "pro-choice" supporters change their position after seeing the process of abortion demonstrated en video.
- [Yes, Men Should Be Allowed To  Rule On Abortion Laws](https://humandefense.com/yes-men-should-be-allowed-to-rule-on-abortion-laws/) - On November 20, 2018, Mississippi Judge Carlton Reeves ruled that the Gestational Age Act was facially unconstitutional and argued it was an attempt to establish precedence to overturn Roe v. Wade.
- [Woman’s Viral Meltdown Epitomizes Pro-abortion Reasoning](https://humandefense.com/womans-viral-meltdown-epitomizes-pro-abortion-reasoning/) - In a dramatic video of a Georgia woman having a meltdown over Georgia’s new Heartbeat Bill, the emotionally distraught woman expresses her disdain and concerns with the bill which has now passed on to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s desk.
- [It Is Time for Pro-Life Advocates to Demand More](https://humandefense.com/its-time-for-pro-lifers-to-demand-more/) - We must demand more from our leaders. It is no longer enough to simply be against abortion.
- [The Simple Solution To Abortions From Rape](https://humandefense.com/simple-solution-to-abortions-from-rape/) - A baby should not be sentenced to death for the sins of his father. Therefore, we must attack the issue of rape at its core and arm our women in every way possible to ensure their safety.
- ["Faces of Choice" Super Bowl Ad Refused by FOX TV](https://humandefense.com/faces-of-choice-super-bowl-ad-refused-by-fox-tv/) - Faces of Choice is a new pro-life organization committed to sharing the stories of one of the most marginalized people groups of our day — abortion survivors. Sign the petition here to demand FOX TV air the “Faces of Choice” ad.
- [The Historic 47th Annual March for Life](https://humandefense.com/the-historic-47th-march-for-life/) - This year’s theme was Life Empowers: Pro-Life is Pro-Woman, coinciding with the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment.
- [A Discussion of Prenatal Child Support Laws](https://humandefense.com/a-discussion-of-prenatal-child-support-laws/) - I had never heard of the concept of prenatal child support before reading HB 481. This made me wonder if the concept already exists in any other states, and, if so, how frequent is it?
- [Human Coalition: Change Agents for Life](https://humandefense.com/human-coalition-change-agents-for-life/) - Human Coalition is an organization committed to pro-life activism. Their approach is unique because of the way they engage with real people.
- [I Wasn’t Expecting This At The 2020 March For Life](https://humandefense.com/i-wasnt-expecting-this-at-the-2020-march-for-life/) - When it was my turn to share, I walked up on the stage, terrified and shaking. As I got my words together I could hear people in the crowd shout out, “you got this!” and clapping; it was all the motivation I needed.
- [Mandatory Vasectomies and Abortion Bans: A Pro-life Man’s Response](https://humandefense.com/mandatory-vasectomies-and-abortion-bans-a-pro-life-mans-response/) - Where Alabama state representative Rolanda Hollis' new bill misses the point.
- [SOTU Address Advancing Life, Liberty, Equality, Human Rights & Healthcare](https://humandefense.com/sotu-address-advancing-life-liberty-equality-human-rights-healthcare/) - The SOTU address touched on important issues within America, including better research into neonatal care and banning late-term abortions.
- [Biden Denied Communion Based On His Pro-Abortion Stance](https://humandefense.com/biden-denied-communion-based-on-his-pro-abortion-stance/) - Catholics cannot receive the Eucharist, the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, in a state of mortal sin, which Biden will be in as long as he publicly endorses abortion in any and all cases.
- [Mother Gives Birth After Having 13 Miscarriages in 10 Years](https://humandefense.com/mother-gives-birth-after-having-13-miscarriages-in-10-years/) - All Laura Woresley wanted was a baby. That path to motherhood was one riddled with pain and loss, but after 10 years and 13 miscarriages, Laura has welcomed a healthy baby girl into the world.
- [US Democrats Filibuster Two Pro-life Bills](https://humandefense.com/us-democrats-filibuster-2-pro-life-bills/) - Failing to give medical attention to born infants after failed abortions is not health care for women; leaving crying babies to die in hospitals for the sole reason that they were supposed to have been killed in the womb is pure evil.
- [Breathing Clarity into the Abortion Debate: A Response to Peter Buttigieg](https://humandefense.com/breathing-clarity-into-the-abortion-debate-a-response-to-peter-buttigieg/) - Does the Bible's description of God breathing life into Adam mean we cannot be sure when human life begins, like Pete Buttigieg says?
- [Abortion Is Fake Compassion](https://humandefense.com/abortion-is-fake-compassion/) - Abortion is often framed as a form of compassion, preventing children from ever experiencing bullying, discrimination, poverty, or others forms of suffering. This line of thinking only makes sense if one starts with the presumption that the preborn are not fully human as the born are.
- [Pro-life Dems In Louisiana Pass 15-week Protections For The Preborn](https://humandefense.com/pro-life-dems-abortion-ban/) - Louisiana may soon be one-upping its current protections for babies in the womb by passing a 15-week abortion ban — surprisingly, the pro-life fight is led by Democrats.
- [4 Things Pro-Lifers Often Do, And How We Can Do Them Better](https://humandefense.com/things-pro-lifers-do/) - Perhaps for the most passionately pro-life generation to come along since our grandparents were spinning rotary telephones, our greatest improvement of understanding can be our understanding of ourselves.
- [NICU Awareness Month: A Personal Look](https://humandefense.com/nicu-awareness-month-a-personal-look/) - Life is precious, and we rejoice that technology and medicine have come so far that some of the smallest and most vulnerable people in our human family can be stabilized, treated, and healed.
- [Despite State Orders, Abortion Clinics Keep Operating Under Guise of "Essential" Services](https://humandefense.com/despite-state-orders-abortion-clinics-keep-operating-under-guise-of-essential-services/) - Many states have stepped up and taken these non-mandatory federal and professional guidelines into consideration when issuing their own orders from the governor’s office or the state health department. The single notable exceptions to compliance with state orders is abortion clinics.
- [Make the Most of Your Time at Home: Pro-life Reading List](https://humandefense.com/make-the-most-of-your-time-at-home-pro-life-reading-list/) - However, when pro-life advocates are able to answer even the toughest or vilest challenges with grace and clarity, those who are “on the fence” regarding abortion are left with something to think about.
- [Survivors of Abortion Attempts Deserve Medical Care, Too](https://humandefense.com/survivors-of-abortion-attempts-deserve-medical-care-too/) - It is hard to rebut something with no substance. Once a baby is born, it is unethical to kill him/her or let him/her die. The differences between preborn babies and adults like you and me do not justify killing them.
- [Representative John DeBerry Booted From the Ballot by the Democrat Party](https://humandefense.com/representative-john-deberry-booted-from-the-ballot-by-the-democrat-party/) - I believe that you can be a pro-choice Republican as much as I believe you can be a pro-life Democrat. It is a sad day when purity to ideology is demanded of you to fit in a political party which is supposed to stand for a diverse population.
- [Brazil Votes on Abortion in Cases of Zika-Related Microcephaly](https://humandefense.com/brazil-to-vote-on-legalizing-abortion-in-cases-of-zika-related-microcephaly/) - The Supreme Federal Court in Brazil is preparing to vote on legalizing abortion in cases of microcephaly tomorrow. Here's the details.
- [Oklahoma Bill Threatening Licenses of Abortionists Passes in the House](https://humandefense.com/oklahoma-bill-threatening-licenses-of-abortionists-passes-in-the-house/) - In late February, the Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill that would revoke the licenses of physicians who perform abortions. While the bill did pass the House, it still needs to go to the Senate.
- [American Idol Contestant Chooses Open Adoption](https://humandefense.com/american-idol-contestant-chooses-open-adoption/) - We applaud American Idol contestant Amber Fiedler for giving hope to a family who might not have had the option of having a child of their own.
- [Virginia Doctor is Accused of Sterilizing Women without Consent](https://humandefense.com/virginia-doctor-accused-of-sterilizing-women-without-consent/) - Dr. Javaid Perwaiz, OB/GYN, of Chesapeake, Virginia, was arrested on November 8, 2019, and is being charged with health care fraud as well as making false statements related to health care matters.
- [Founder of "Faces of Choice" Launches New #NotADisease Campaign](https://humandefense.com/founder-of-faces-of-choice-launches-new-notadisease-campaign/) - The face of the #NotADisease campaign is abortion survivor, Jennifer Milbourn, who survived a vacuum aspiration abortion. In her personal video for Faces of Choice, she looks into the camera and says, "Abortion is not healthcare; I'm not a disease that must be taken care of."
- [Men Without Chests: A Response to Rob Schenck](https://humandefense.com/men-without-chests-a-response-to-rob-shenck/) - Being a leader means you exemplify moral virtues to the utmost of your ability for the benefit of those you serve, not shirk away from those virtues to gain friends, especially when lives are at stake; and Shenck claims to believe the preborn count as one of us.
- [What Pro-Life is Not](https://humandefense.com/what-pro-life-is-not/) - The pro-life stance is that life begins at conception, thus the unborn should be granted the same status as the born, and the main goal is to see abortion made illegal. It also deals with other issues like sex-education and adoption as they relates to decreasing abortions and taking care of babies.
- [Today's Holocaust](https://humandefense.com/todays-holocaust/) - Why do we contradict ourselves? A majority of people advocate for some human life, but do not understand they are advocating for the killing of other human life.
- [Preeclampsia Awareness Month](https://humandefense.com/preeclampsia-awareness-month/) - Preeclampsia can require preterm delivery as a treatment to save the mother’s life or prevent permanent loss of function or irreparable damage to her bodily systems and organs.
- [Irish Psychiatrists: Abortion Does Not Advance Mental Health, But Tarnishes It](https://humandefense.com/abortion-tarnishes-mental-health/) - If the 8th is repealed, not only will it take the lives of many innocent Irish babies, but the trauma women could face afterward would be devastating.
- [ACLU Sues Maine Over Denying State Abortion Coverage](https://humandefense.com/aclu-sues-maine-over-denying-state-abortion-coverage/) - The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine is now suing their state for denying taxpayer-funded abortions for women.
- [Trudeau Rapidly Losing Support Of Left On Abortion](https://humandefense.com/trudeau-losing-the-left-on-abortion/) - Canadian PM Justin Trudeau is now imposing his pro-choice beliefs on organizations in Canada — causing him to lose even liberal support.
- [We Must Love Them Both](https://humandefense.com/love-them-both/) - Women are very often faced with situations they view as impossible. They're scared. They're confused. They feel trapped. They need to be loved and supported.
- [Universities Win Lawsuit Against Obama-era Policy Mandating Free Abortifacients](https://humandefense.com/universities-win-lawsuit-against/) - Four Universities won a lawsuit to regain their right to practice their beliefs regarding drugs that could cause early abortions.
- [20,000 Walk Against Abortion in Croatia as Timeline for New Laws Loom](https://humandefense.com/20000-walk-against-abortion-croatia/) - Croatia's march is crucial as lawmakers mull over new legislation which could push the line where abortion is legal in either direction
- [Abortion Was Sold To America Through Deceit And Manipulation](https://humandefense.com/abortion-rights-were-sold-to-america-based-on-lies-and-manipulation/) - The abortion rights movement was founded on a campaign of lies, deceit and manipulation on a grand scale.
- [President Trump Expected To Restrict Title X Funds From Abortion Providers](https://humandefense.com/president-trump-expected-to-restrict-title-x-funds-from-abortion-providers/) - The restrictions will prevent any organization from promoting abortion, or even referring a patient to have an abortion, if they wish to keep their funding.
- [Delaware Introduces The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act](https://humandefense.com/delaware-pain-capable-bill/) - Pro-life legislators Senator Bryant Richardson and State Representative Tim Dukes introduced a bill in Delaware proposing a 20-week abortion ban asserting babies can feel pain at that point in pregnancy.
- [Minnesota Rep. Tim Miller Sponsors Life-Affirming Heartbeat Legislation](https://humandefense.com/minnesota-rep-tim-miller-sponsors-pro-life-legislation/) - Minnesota State Rep. Tim Miller is now sponsoring a pro-life bill which essentially accomplishes the same as Iowa’s protective “fetal heartbeat” legislation
- [Do Pregnant Women Have the Right to Refuse Bodily Care?](https://humandefense.com/right-to-refuse-bodily-care/) - When discussing the issue of abortion, pro-choicers will likely talk about how women have the right to abortion because they have the right to refuse bodily care to their children. Here's why that's false.
- [Riverside County Judge Overturns California’s Assisted Suicide Law](https://humandefense.com/judge-overturns-californias-assisted-suicide-law/) - A judge in California’s Riverside County put a halt to the state's assisted suicide law, claiming it is potentially unconstitutional.
- [Pennsylvania Heartbeat Bill: A Proposition On Shaky Ground, But Worth Pursuing](https://humandefense.com/pa-heartbeat-bill-proposition-on-shaky-ground-but-worth-pushing/) - The rejoicing continues with Pennsylvania state representative Rick Saccone’s patterning of Iowa Gov. Reynolds’s bill — criminalizing abortion after a heartbeat.
- [How Planned Parenthood Bypasses The Hyde Amendment](https://humandefense.com/details-matter/) - In the 2017 spending bill, the Hyde Amendment reads, “This bill makes permanent the prohibition on the use of federal funds, including funds in the budget of the District of Columbia, for abortion or health coverage that includes abortion.” In a legal document, wordage means everything...
- [Netflix Documentary "Reversing Roe" Excludes Pro-Life Women](https://humandefense.com/reversing-roe-excludes-pro-life-women/) - According to Netflix, the new documentary Reversing Roe shows both sides of the abortion debate. However, that is far from the truth.
- [Pro-Life Laws Measurably Reduce Abortions And Protect Children](https://humandefense.com/prolife-laws-protect-children/) - Pro-abortion advocates claim if abortion is made illegal it only leads to dangerous back-alley abortions but this is far from the case. In fact, pro-life laws save lives.
- [Who Was Abortionist Kermit Gosnell?](https://humandefense.com/the-facts-about-kermit-gosnell/) - The Gosnell Movie launched today nationwide and many will attempt to write off the film as mere pro-life propaganda, so here are the facts.
- [Toronto Considers Allowing the Euthanization of Children without Parental Consent](https://humandefense.com/toronto-plans-to-allow-euthanasia-of-children-without-parents-even-knowing/) - Should doctors be allowed to kill a child without parental consent? According to doctors at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, the answer is yes.
- [Italian City of Verona Officially Declares Itself a Pro-Life City](https://humandefense.com/verona-italys-new-pro-life-city/) - The European Union is not typically characterized as a bastion of pro-life ideals but one Italian city is aiming to change that.
- [New Poll Finds Majority of Americans Believe Abortion Is A Sin](https://humandefense.com/abortion-sin/) - It may surprise you that the majority of Americans actually agree on one very controversial topic: the morality of abortion.
- [NFL's Benjamin Watson Donates Ultrasound Machine to Pro-Life Clinic](https://humandefense.com/nfl-star-benjamin-watson-donates-ultrasound-machines/) - Super Bowl champion and New Orleans Saints tight end Benjamin Watson is not just pro-life in word but also in action.
- [Woman Cancels Abortion Appointment After Learning Baby Has Heartbeat](https://humandefense.com/woman-leaves-abortion-clinic-after-sidewalk-counselor-says-heartbeat-has-begun/) - A video released by Created Equal begins with a young woman walking towards the facility for an abortion. But after learning one fact, she changes her mind.
- [The Gosnell Case Is Not Alone](https://humandefense.com/the-gosnell-case-is-not-alone/) - While some of the disturbing details surrounding the now-closed Women’s Medical Society are unique, many are not.
- [My Pillow CEO Donates $1 Million to Help Fund New Pro-Life Film](https://humandefense.com/my-pillow-ceo-donates-1-million-to-help-fund-new-pro-life-film/) - Does your Christmas wish list include a My Pillow? After reading this story about the company’s founder, you might just want to add it.
- [Lisa Smiley: “Why Is the HHS Still Funding Planned Parenthood?”](https://humandefense.com/why-is-the-hhs-still-funding-planned-parenthood/) - Last week, pro-life activist Lisa Smiley released a video tackling why the HHS should defund Planned Parenthood. Here are the top takeaways.
- [The Story Of Christmas Is Pro-Life](https://humandefense.com/the-story-of-christmas-is-pro-life/) - In the spirit of Christmas, I want us to revisit an old story. Today, I want to show you how the story of Christmas is openly, and unapologetically pro-life.
- [Michigan Governor Vetoes "Baby Box" Bills](https://humandefense.com/michigan-governor-vetoes-baby-box-bills/) - Republican Governor Rick Snyder vetoed two bills which would have legalized baby boxes, allowing mothers to surrender their babies without being shamed.
- [Reacting vs. Responding to Injustice](https://humandefense.com/reacting-vs-responding-to-injustice/) - As if the coronavirus wasn’t enough, we are now dealing with a national outcry for justice and change after the murder of George Floyd. The anger over his murder at the hands of a violent police officer is just the tip of the iceberg that has been slowly building for a long time.
- [Fighting for Medical Care: 22 Weekers DO Have a Chance](https://humandefense.com/fighting-for-medical-care/) - There is a growing body of evidence showing babies born extremely prematurely, at 23, 22, or even 21 weeks have a chance of survival, if action is taken. Some hospitals routinely take action to save these babies and as a result, have much higher survival rates of extremely preterm infants.
- [Do You Have To Be Pro-choice To Be A Democrat?](https://humandefense.com/do-you-have-to-be-pro-choice-to-be-a-democrat/) - Pro-life Democrats who choose to stay in the party should be highlighted among the pro-life movement. We should support them in the effort to bring other members of the Democratic Party to the pro-life side.
- [Baby Has Surgery in Womb, Born Healthy](https://humandefense.com/baby-has-surgery-in-womb-born-healthy/) - Baby Boy Royer tucked up one knee and pushed off, seemingly trying to crawl away from the nurses - a confirmation the experimental surgery was a success.
- [The United Nations Declares Abortion a Human Right](https://humandefense.com/un-declares-abortion-a-human-right/) - The United Nations has decided abortion is a “right to life” issue. Unfortunately for the preborn, it is not their right.
- [Arkansas Signs Abortion Ban Set to Go Into Effect Post-Roe](https://humandefense.com/arkansas-signs-abortion-ban-set-to-go-into-effect-post-roe/) - The Governor of Arkansas signed a “trigger” bill into law, which will outlaw abortion in the state in the event Roe v. Wade is overturned.
- [Missouri Passes Heartbeat Bill](https://humandefense.com/missouri-passes-heartbeat-bill/) - On Friday, May 17, 2019, the Missouri House of Representatives passed the latest in a string of pro-life legislation, prohibiting abortion at 8 weeks.
- [Teen Mom Receives $1M in Scholarships](https://humandefense.com/teen-mom-receives-1m-in-scholarships/) - Lamyrical Harris, teen mom to a baby boy, graduates not only as valedictorian, but with $1M awarded to her in scholarships.
- [The Man Who Became Pro-Life After Presiding Over 75,000 Abortions](https://humandefense.com/the-man-who-became-pro-life-after-75-000-abortions/) - The life of Dr. Bernard Nathanson demonstrates, there is no life too far-gone, no heart which cannot be transformed by truth, and no one beyond the reach of redemption and grace.
- [INCONSISTENT: Father Charged with TWO Counts of Murder after Killing Pregnant Mistress](https://humandefense.com/father-charged-with-two-counts-of-murder-after-killing-pregnant-mistress/) - A married Florida father has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder after killing his pregnant mistress after she refused to get an abortion.
- [The Truth About the Physical Health Risks of Abortion](https://humandefense.com/the-truth-about-physical-health-risks-of-abortion/) - Planned Parenthood and its supporters tout love for pregnant women, but there are more health risks associated with abortion than Planned Parenthood and the “pro-choice” movement care to disclose.
- [The Botched Turnaway Study: Abortion, Pregnancy & Mental Health](https://humandefense.com/an-analysis-of-the-turnaway-study-abortion-pregnancy-mental-health/) - The Turnaway Study makes some serious claims regarding abortion, pregnancy and mental health. Here is why it cannot be trusted.
- [The History of June Medical Services v. Russo: Admitting Privileges and Abortion Clinics](https://humandefense.com/the-history-of-june-medical-services-v-russo/) - Effective September 1, 2014, this five-page legislation aimed to provide additional regulations and requirements for physicians, expand informed consent regarding chemical abortions, and to provide penalties for violations.
- [A Response to Research on Human Embryos](https://humandefense.com/a-response-to-research-on-human-embryos/) - Recently, news about an experiment on human embryos garnered attention and not just from the scientific community. Here's a pro-life take.
- [The Economic Impact of Low Birth Rates](https://humandefense.com/the-economic-impact-of-low-birth-rates/) - As an increase in longer lifespans increases, working populations increase their savings to prepare for retirement. However, when the population falls out of replacement, savings tend to drop.
- [From America, with Love: An Appeal to Save Ireland’s 8th Amendment](https://humandefense.com/an-appeal-to-save-the-8th/) - Ireland is the one of the final remaining strongholds that defend the right to life of prenatal human beings. That could all end on May 25th when section 40.3.3 in Ireland’s constitution is up for repeal by referendum...
- [Trouble Within University of Minnesota Following Abortion Fellowship Announcement](https://humandefense.com/trouble-within-u-of-minnesota/) - The school recently put in a request for $10 million to freeze tuition. The requested funds were not advanced and a Board of Regents opening was filled by a pro-life conservative.
- [Federal Judge Blocks Indiana Law Mandating Annual Complication Reports and Inspections of Abortion Facilities](https://humandefense.com/federal-judge-blocks-law-protecting-women/) - Judge Richard Young from Indiana’s southern district ruled in favor of Planned Parenthood, granting an injunction to stop the enforcement of new requirements protecting women.
- [The Real Reason Behind America's Lack of Babies](https://humandefense.com/the-real-reason-behind-americas-lack-of-babies/) - Abortion is contributing to a decline in births in the United States, and it could quickly become a staggering problem.
- [The Trump Administration’s Life-Affirming Health Plans](https://humandefense.com/the-trump-administrations-pro-life-health-plans-2/) - For 4 million small business employees and owners, the basic freedom to not fund abortion is finally a reality.
- [West Virginia Passes Amendment Declaring "No Right to Abortion"](https://humandefense.com/west-virginia-passes-amendment-declaring-no-right-to-abortion/) - Election night was a win for the pro-life community, especially those in West Virginia.
- [Smallest and Youngest Preemies to Survive](https://humandefense.com/smallest-and-youngest-premies-to-survive/) - Only one side of this whole abortion debate is placing human value on malleable things such as location and time. On the contrary, we know human beings have value from conception to natural death, and they should be treated with dignity and respect no matter what stage of life they are in.
- [World Elder Abuse Awareness Day](https://humandefense.com/world-elder-abuse-awareness-day/) - Older members of the community deserve to be treated with respect and dignity just like anyone else. The basis for our rights does not come from varying abilities to perform certain functions. Our value is rooted in the human nature we all share equally.
- [Justice Kavanaugh Cites Roe as "Erroneous Precedent"](https://humandefense.com/kavanaugh-cites-roe-as-erroneous-precedent/) - Justice Kavanaugh argued recently in a concurring opinion that “erroneous precedent” can and should be overturned by the Court, including Roe v. Wade.
- [Rebuttal to Personhood Documentary](https://humandefense.com/rebuttal-to-personhood-documentary/) - Personhood: Policing Pregnant Women in America, is a new movie attempting to show the dangers of granting fetuses personhood.
- [No, Pro-lifers Don’t Cause Late-term Abortions With Abortion Restrictions](https://humandefense.com/no-pro-lifers-dont-cause-late-term-abortions-with-abortion-restrictions/) - An article in the abortion sympathizing Mary Sue claimed pro-life people who oppose late-term abortions are the ones who actually cause late term abortions...
- [Another Year, Another 50 Million Missing](https://humandefense.com/another-year-another-50-million-missing/) - In America, we lost around 862,320 humans to abortion last year. That was 3,000 people every single day. 125 people every hour
- [No, Offering Ultrasounds Is Not Oppressive or Damaging to Women](https://humandefense.com/ultrasounds-are-not-oppressive-or/) - The state of panic which arises in the abortion community when pro-life individuals want to show women a sonogram is very telling. A sonogram simply shows what is inside the womb.
- [A Woman’s Response to “Men Can’t Talk About Abortion”](https://humandefense.com/a-womans-response-to-men-cant-talk-about-abortion/) - The claim that a man cannot speak about abortion simply because he is a man is sexist. It attacks the individual rather than addressing the intellectual soundness of the argument being presented.
- [The Bizarre Attack on Crisis Pregnancy Centers](https://humandefense.com/the-bizarre-attack-on-crisis-pregnancy-centers/) - Over the past several years an odd new wave of criticism is being leveled at the pro-life movement. Is it warranted?
- [Is Abortion A Woman's Right?](https://humandefense.com/is-abortion-a-womans-right/) - The idea of women’s rights in the United States seems to be synonymous with the right to obtain an abortion. Is it?
- [It's Your Body](https://humandefense.com/its-your-body/) - Presented to both sides is a question all of us need to answer: How do we think human beings, wherever they happen to be, should be treated? If someone does not want to temporarily help a dependent human being, does that then justify the person killing that human being?
- [Tennessee Passes Heartbeat Bill](https://humandefense.com/tennessee-passes-heartbeat-bill/) - On June 19, 2020, the Tennessee Senate passed SB2196, a bill that bans abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat.
- [Abortion Choice and Forced Abortion](https://humandefense.com/abortion-choice-and-forced-abortion/) - Choice. It is constantly cited as a justification for abortion. Women should have choices. Women need to be able to make up their own minds. We hear these kinds of statements constantly. But if this debate is about choice, what about Julia’s choice?
- [The Tragedy Of The Unborn: Don't Forget To Cry](https://humandefense.com/the-tragedy-of-the-unborn-dont-forget-to-cry/) - It’s because we aren’t crying that we aren’t acting. The one stems from the other–it isn’t separate from it.
- [The Importance of National Men's Health Month](https://humandefense.com/the-importance-of-national-mens-health/) - Why the pro-life community should care about National Men's Health Month.
- [Sanctuary Cities for the Preborn](https://humandefense.com/sanctuary-cities-for-the/) - In June of 2019, Waskom, Texas was the first ever city to become a “Sanctuary City for the Unborn” by ordinance in America. Shortly after, several other cities in Texas followed suit, making it the first state to outlaw abortions as a whole in over 10 cities.
- [Supreme Court Weakens Obamacare Contraception Mandate](https://humandefense.com/supreme-court-weakens-obamacare-contraception-mandate/) - After a seven-year battle, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Little Sisters of the Poor and decided that they can be legally exempted from providing contraceptives to employees.
- [America’s Most Systemically Racist Organization](https://humandefense.com/americas-most-systemically-racist-organization/) - It is hard to believe our modern American society continues to support an organization founded in racism. But it does...And, who could imagine this racist organization is funded with taxpayer dollars? Unfathomable, but true.
- [The God Who Sees](https://humandefense.com/the-god-who-sees/) - To those who don’t want to bring a child into this world because they are afraid that child will suffer, please know that while God’s plans often include difficulties, they are not meaningless. God is an expert at converting difficulty into good.
- [A Personal Tribute to Mike Adams](https://humandefense.com/a-personal-tribute-to-mike-adams/) - All I know is the impact he had on me was life-changing. If it weren’t for him initially encouraging me to get involved in the pro-life movement, I don’t know what my life would be like now.
- [Image Bearers: Pro-life or Whole Life?](https://humandefense.com/image-bearers-pro-life-or-whole-life/) - The humanity of the preborn, and the inhumanity of abortion, will become much more clear to us when we realize that we ourselves, and the people we love the most, were also preborn human beings at one point in their lives.
- [Are Pro-lifers Racist?](https://humandefense.com/are-pro-lifers-racist/) - Pro-life advocates and racial justice advocates are striving for the exact same thing: a society in which all human beings are treated as equals, respected and protected in law and in culture.
- [Abortion Industry Exploits Pandemic & Endangers Women for Profit](https://humandefense.com/abortion-industry-exploits-pandemic-endangers-women-for-profit/) - Abortion clinics demand being exempt from safety regulations applied to all other healthcare providers, knowingly endanger women's health, and risk contributing to the spread of a deadly disease in order to continue profiting from abortions.
- [The History of Prenatal Child Support in the United States](https://humandefense.com/the-history-of-prenatal-child-support-in-the-united-states/) - What exactly is “prenatal child support”? In the general sense, it includes any expenses the father or his estate are directed to pay or reimburse for some duration of the mother’s pregnancy and the birth of the child...
- [“This is Providence”
Remembering Mike Adams](https://humandefense.com/this-is-providence-remembering-mike-adams/) - Mike had a saying he coined during the darkest days of his own legal battle with UNC Wilmington, “This is not defeat. This is Providence.” God’s good providence guided me to not only follow in the footsteps of one of my personal heroes, but also to find a friend and a mentor in Mike Adams.
- [Diversity and Common Ground in the Pro-Life Movement](https://humandefense.com/diversity-and-common-ground-in-the-pro-life-movement/) - We can respect each other even in disagreement, and still work to invest in understanding each other and finding the common ground from which to work together to end abortion.
- [A Plea to the Silent Churches in America](https://humandefense.com/a-plea-to-the-silent-churches-in-america/) - If abortion is an issue which rarely gets discussed from the pulpit, and if pastors do not regularly preach on the value of human life and what the implications of that look like in the world, we end up with people who think the church does not have much to offer in this regard.
- [SCOTUS Upholds Reinstatement of Mexico City Policy](https://humandefense.com/scotus-upholds-reinstatement-of-mexico-city-policy/) - It is ironic, especially during a global health crisis, the U.S. Supreme Court failed to protect the health and safety of women and children in America while it upheld protections for women and children abroad.
- [Big Tech Bias: Pro-Life Film Removed from Amazon Prime Video](https://humandefense.com/big-tech-bias-pro-life-film-removed-from-amazon-prime-video/) - Social media is beneficial to conservatives and pro-life groups. As advocates for life, we cannot be silenced by the silencers.
- [Upcoming "The Order of Rights" Movie](https://humandefense.com/order-of-rights-movie/) - The Order of Rights is a new American pro-life movie focused on the question essential to the abortion debate: What is the unborn? Are the unborn human persons with the same right to life as you and I, or are the unborn not human persons with the same right to life?
- [Forced Abortion and Infanticide: The Genocide of the Uyghur Muslim Population](https://humandefense.com/forced-abortion-and-infanticide-the-genocide-of-the-uyghur-muslim-population/) - Hospitals in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are killing infants and forcing abortions upon Uyghur women pregnant in violation of China’s family planning restrictions.
- [Recap of #Rehumanize2020](https://humandefense.com/recap-of-rehumanize2020/) - #Rehumanize2020 provided a space of convergence on many key life issues — including abortion, the death penalty, war, ableism, euthanasia and physician assisted suicide, immigration, incarceration, racism, and more.
- [Finding Grace: The Story of John Newton](https://humandefense.com/finding-grace-the-story-of-john-newton/) - The song would gain in popularity in the United States during the 19th century, and in the middle of the 20th century would play a role in the Civil Rights movement.
- [Pre-Born! Gospel-centric & Life-saving](https://humandefense.com/pre-born-gospel-centric-life-saving/) - Meet Pre-Born! — a ministry which supports life-affirming pregnancy help centers and shares the Gospel with abortion-vulnerable women.
- [New Pro-life Documentary "Divided Hearts of America" is a Must-Watch](https://humandefense.com/new-pro-life-documentary-divided-hearts-of-america-is-a-must-watch/) - Watson, a former NFL tight-end, and his wife, Kirsten, produced Divided Hearts of America, a movie centered around “… unveil[ing] the truth about abortion, the laws, the history and where our country is headed.”
- [Trump Nominates Pro-Life Woman to Supreme Court](https://humandefense.com/trump-nominates-pro-life-woman-to-supreme-court/) - In Judge Barrett’s nominee acceptance speech, she described her legal philosophy of that of her mentor Scalia’s.
- [Safe Abortion Day for Whom?](https://humandefense.com/safe-abortion-day-for-whom/) - The claim of “International Safe Abortion Day” needs to be unpacked. Namely, safe abortion for whom?
- [Trump Signs Executive Order Protecting Babies Born Alive After Abortion](https://humandefense.com/trump-signs-executive-order-protecting-babies-born-alive-after-abortions/) - By signing this order, Trump is ensuring that at hospitals receiving Federal funds, these babies still have the same moral and human right to life as any person in the medical system.
- [Chrissy Teigen and the "Pro-life" Assault: How We can be Better](https://humandefense.com/the-pro-life-response-to-chrissy-teigens-miscarriage/) - As a pro-life community we must mourn with those who have miscarried a child. Chrissy Teigen is no exception.
- [The Truth Behind Colorado's Proposed 22 Week Abortion Ban](https://humandefense.com/the-truth-behind-colorados-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.
- [Roe vs Roe](https://humandefense.com/roe-vs-roe/) - When people refer to abortion being a constitutional right, it is Roe v Wade which invented that right...But there is something odd with the Roe decision and people’s understanding of how it affects abortion legislation.
- [What Does Pro-Life Mean?](https://humandefense.com/what-does-pro-life-mean/) - That is what we focus on as pro-lifers: we focus on the issue of abortion. Should you care about other issues? Absolutely; but don’t lump them all in together and try to disqualify people because you don’t see them actively doing as much in one area as they are doing in another.
- [A Response to “Pro-life Evangelicals for Joe Biden”](https://humandefense.com/a-response-to-pro-life-evangelicals-for-joe-biden/) - There are some ideas which are so inherently stupid they barely deserve any comment whatsoever. And then there are some ideas which are just as bad also but so incredibly dangerous that they require a response — if only to be called out for the horrendous way in which they endanger fellow human beings.
- [Ashley Lawton, Conceived in Reported Rape, Runs for House](https://humandefense.com/ashley-lawton-conceived-in-rape-runs-for-house/) - South Carolina General Assembly candidate, Ashley Lawton, was actually conceived in a reported rape and then adopted in Tennessee, finally settling in South Carolina. Her mother made the heroic choice to allow Ashley to have a chance at a good life.
- [Ayden's Story: Abandonment, Adoption, and Perseverance](https://humandefense.com/aydens-story-abandonment-adoption-and-perserverance/) - Adoption is just one of several amazing ways to save lives. I know it saved mine in more ways than one, and words will never express my gratitude for my family and friends.
- [Abortion: Paternal rights at risk](https://humandefense.com/abortion-paternal-rights-at-risk/) - The Supreme Court ruled that biological fathers cannot stop an abortion because the courts do not have the power to grant a spousal veto. This means they have no say in the decision of whether or not their partner has an abortion.
- [Pro-Life Evangelists Go Virtual During COVID-19](https://humandefense.com/pro-life-evangelists-go-virtual-during-covid-19/) - Evangelism does not stop during a world wide pandemic, and that includes the pro-life evangelism being done by Students for Life of America (SFLA).
- [Stories of Loss: The Faces of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month Part 2](https://humandefense.com/stories-of-loss-the-faces-of-pregnancy-and-infant-loss-awareness-month-part-2/) - We eagerly went in for our first ultrasound, kids in tow. Seeing our tiny, still baby on that screen with no heartbeat was one of the worst moments of my life.
- [Stories of Loss: The Faces of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month Part 3](https://humandefense.com/stories-of-loss-the-faces-of-pregnancy-and-infant-loss-awareness-month-part-3/) - This is the third and final part of a small series highlighting Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month.
- [Stories of Loss: The Faces of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month Part 1](https://humandefense.com/stories-of-loss-the-faces-of-pregnancy-and-infant-loss-awareness-month-part-1/) - These are the stories behind Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Know them. Read them.
- [Criminal Abortion Before the Fourteenth Amendment](https://humandefense.com/criminal-abortion-before-the-fourteenth-amendment/) - The case for prenatal personhood being accepted by state legislatures by 1868 has a solid foundation.
- [LA Passes Pro-life Amendment on Election Day](https://humandefense.com/la-passes-pro-life-amendment-on-election-day/) - Louisiana passed a constitutional amendment on Election Day which states there is no state constitutional right to an abortion.
- [Brand New Children's Book "When You Became You" Teaches Pro-life Science](https://humandefense.com/brand-new-childrens-book-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.
- [100th Anniversary of Legal Abortion in Russia](https://humandefense.com/100th-anniversary-of-legal-abortion-in-russia/) - Wednesday, November 18, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of legal abortion in Russia.
- [What About Rape?](https://humandefense.com/what-about-rape/) - Because so many women have experienced rape and some have become pregnant as a result, it is very important to begin our answer by being sensitive to the pain of others.
- [An Overview of SLED](https://humandefense.com/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.
- [Poland: Abortion and the Law](https://humandefense.com/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.
- [Why the Viability Argument Cannot Support Abortion](https://humandefense.com/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...
- [Mother Meets Son 45 Years After Adoption](https://humandefense.com/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.
- [Biden’s Stance on Abortion - Threat to Pro-Life America](https://humandefense.com/bidens-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.
- [So What's the Big Deal with Abortion?](https://humandefense.com/so-whats-the-big-deal-with-abortion/) - Why make such an issue of the unborn when there are pressing issues faced by people outside the womb?
- [Why Bodily Autonomy Cannot be Used in Defense of Abortion](https://humandefense.com/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
- [National Pro-Life Organization Helps Mom Finish School](https://humandefense.com/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.
- [How Abortion Pill Reversal Works Scientifically](https://humandefense.com/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.
- [Skewed Medication Abortion Statistics](https://humandefense.com/skewed-medication-abortion-statistics/) - If you look at the numbers a certain way, then abortion rates do appear to have declined. If you look at the numbers a different way, they have increased.
- [The Missed Opportunity of the Personhood Documentary](https://humandefense.com/the-missed-opportunity-of-the-personhood-documentary/) - Personhood: Policing Pregnant Women in America had many opportunities to unite those of vastly different ideological backgrounds to flaws of the criminal justice system, disparities in treatment among different demographics, and how to better help vulnerable women during their pregnancies.
- [Melissa McCarthy Apologizes for Donating to an Anti-Sex Trafficking Organization](https://humandefense.com/melissa-mccarthy-apologizes-for-donating-to-an-anti-human-trafficking-organization/) - In a seemingly “tolerant” world, more and more people are denouncing support for organizations that even so much as employ pro-life people and that’s exactly what happened to the anti-sex-trafficking charity Exodus Cry.
- [The Fall of Argentina](https://humandefense.com/the-fall-of-argentina/) - It was on December 30th, 2020 that another tragic day for preborn children came upon the world. The Senate approved a bill legalizing abortion up to 14 weeks, 38-29, with one abstention.
- [NARAL Thinks the Media Should Be More Abortion-Affirming](https://humandefense.com/naral-thinks-the-media-should-be-more-abortion/) - In a recent report NARAL surveyed Twitter discussions and news coverage of abortion during a 6-month period last year and came up with ways they believe abortion should be covered in the media.
- [American Girl and Other Companies Being More Inclusive to People with Down Syndrome](https://humandefense.com/american-girl-and-other-companies-being-more-inclusive-to-people-with-down-syndrome/) - When more companies see their competitors being more inclusive, they will have to follow suit if they want to keep their customer base, especially with our political climate today.
- [Indian Newborn Found Buried Alive Shines Concern On Sex Selective Abortions](https://humandefense.com/indian-newborn-found-buried-alive-shines-concern-on-sex-selective-abortions/) - A laborer in Khatima, India noticed a small arm and leg buried in a field, only to discover that a newborn baby girl was buried alive in a shallow grave. Rescuers were able to get her out and she is now in the hospital making a recovery.
- [Trigger Laws: What Are They, and Which States Have Them?](https://humandefense.com/trigger-laws-what-are-they-and-which-states-have-them/) - What will happen if Roe is overturned? Well, the decision of how to regulate abortion will revert back to state legislatures.
- [The Irony Behind the Newest Abortion Activist Hashtag](https://humandefense.com/the-irony-behind-the-newest-abortion-activist-hashtag/) - Dr. Amy Addante.told a heartbreaking and awful story of a woman who came to her for an abortion and told her all about her horrible experience with a “crisis pregnancy center."
- [Oklahoma Judge Upholds Law Banning Dismemberment Abortion](https://humandefense.com/oklahoma-judge-upholds-law-banning-dismemberment-abortion/) - In a major victory for the pro-life movement and the preborn children of Oklahoma, a district judge has upheld a 2015 law which prohibits dismemberment abortion.
- [Americans Support Abortion Limits As Democratic Politicians Fight To Expand Them](https://humandefense.com/americans-support-limiting-abortions-as-democrats-fight-to-expand-it/) - While Democrats continue to push for expanding abortion—even up to the day before birth—polling shows that the majority of Americans support limiting abortion.
- [What’s Really Going on at Missouri’s Last Abortion Clinic?](https://humandefense.com/whats-really-going-on-at-missouris-last-abortion-clinic/) - While claiming to champion women’s health, abortion proponents reveal their true motivations: Abortion on demand, without apology, no matter the cost. Unfortunately for the women of St. Louis, the cost is their health.
- [From Abortionist to Pro-Life Activist: Dr. Beverly McMillan’s Story](https://humandefense.com/from-abortionist-to-pro-life-activist-dr-beverly-mcmillans-story/) - Dr. McMillan has served as both president and vice president of Pro-Life Mississippi over the years, shared her testimony at numerous events, and counseled women on the sidewalk outside of Jackson’s last remaining abortion clinic. But she didn’t start out as pro-life or a Christian.
- [Sweet Sequels Interview](https://humandefense.com/sweet-sequels-interview/) - Haleigh creates artwork inspired by works of literature, combining her two favorite things—painting and literature—to make a career. Haleigh’s artwork does more than just highlighting literature, however. It has also become a platform for her to share her pro-life views through her artwork.
- [Does the Bible Condone Abortion?](https://humandefense.com/does-the-bible-condone-abortion/) - A Biblical argument for abortion does not exist. And a Biblical argument against it is not difficult. Science tells us that the preborn, beyond any shadow of a doubt, are human. And God’s Word tells us how to treat those humans.
- [The Hypocrisy of Those Who Are Pro-Choice Yet Against the Death Penalty](https://humandefense.com/the-hypocrisy-of-those-against-the-death-penalty/) - The pro-life person can make convincing and logically consistent arguments both for and against the death penalty precisely because of his or her high value of human life. Those who are pro-choice, however, cannot.
- [Supreme Court Rules Against Louisiana Abortion Law](https://humandefense.com/supreme-court-rules-against-louisiana-abortion-law/) - In a major loss for human rights, the Supreme Court struck down a pro-life law requiring admitting privileges to hospitals.
- [Rebuttal to Study Claiming Women Don't Regret Abortion](https://humandefense.com/rebuttal-to-study-claiming/) - A popular study out of the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) claims most women do not regret their abortions.
- [Pro-life Artist and Mom Specializes in Family Portraits](https://humandefense.com/family-portraits-by-a-pro-life-artist/) - Veronica has always had a love for art. When she was given a sketchbook in second grade, it became an outlet for her to express herself as she battled depression.
- [All The Little Roses Celebrates Life and Love](https://humandefense.com/all-the-little-roses-celebrates-life-and-love/) - Juliet had only just graduated high school when she found out she was pregnant. “It was terrifying,” she recalled. “I didn’t feel prepared; I knew I wasn’t prepared.”
- [The American Holocaust: Hitler’s Case for Abortion](https://humandefense.com/the-american-holocaust-hitlers-case-for-abortion/) - The common arguments given for abortion are disturbingly similar to the arguments for both Hitler’s Holocaust and American slavery.
- [But What About the Thousands of Children Already in Foster Care?](https://humandefense.com/but-what-about-the-thousands-of-children-already-in-foster-care/) - Opponents claim that pro-lifers are merely “pro-birth"; not truly pro-life. However, is this a fair claim? Let’s break down this argument.
- [Court Approves Tennessee Abortion Ban](https://humandefense.com/court-approves-tennessee-abortion-ban-2/) - On Friday, November 24th, the sixth circuit court of appeals ruled that Tennessee could enforce its “reasons ban” on abortions for Down syndrome, race, and gender. The contentious reasons ban was signed into law by Governor Bill Lee earlier this year, but immediately blocked by the U.S. District Judge, William Campbell. The law would ban

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- [International](https://humandefense.com/category/international/) - The latest pro-life news from all around the world. International news covering abortion, adoption, euthanasia and other life issues!
- [Commentary](https://humandefense.com/category/commentary/) - Powerful commentary on the latest cultural trends and issues regarding abortion, euthanasia and more!
- [Satire](https://humandefense.com/category/satire/)
- [Registry](https://humandefense.com/category/registry/) - Do you support mothers and children in need? We post registries on behalf of expecting moms and families in need! Let’s love them both!
- [Testimonial](https://humandefense.com/category/testimonial/) - The pro-life generation is helping change minds and hearts as well as save lives. Here are the stories of babies saved and lives changed.