On Thursday February 6, a racially diverse coalition of pastors sounded the alarm that abortion is strangling the black community. Rev. William Gillison of Mt Olive Baptist Church said, “59 black babies are aborted for every 100 born in Buffalo…. The Black community is no longer replacing itself.” The coalition announced the launch of a
In May the Department of Health and Human Services issued a new rule protecting the conscience rights of medical providers who refuse to participate in abortion because of their beliefs. New York Attorney General Letitia James filed suit on behalf of Planned Parenthood and others to strike the conscience protections. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer
Alana and her boyfriend, Chad, have been together for several years and have been through some traumatic times. With a young child entering kindergarten and feeling a bit more stable, they began making plans for the future: education, a home, maybe marriage. Then Alana discovers she is pregnant. Her last pregnancy was so tough that
A global baby bust is giving birth to crisis. For a nation to sustain itself its fertility rate must be 2.1 babies per woman. The U.S. fertility rate is 1.8, East Asia’s is 1.7, and Western Europe’s is 1.6. Fewer babies mean an aging population resulting in a demographic cliff. As the population ages, the
When the Supreme Court legalized abortion it manufactured language to describe fetal viability, the minimum gestational age for a child to be able to survive outside the womb. In 1973 that was 28 weeks. A follow up ruling, Planned Parenthood v Casey, said that a state has a compelling interest to restrict abortion after the
As a single mom of two, Shana couldn’t imagine having another child. Which is why, about a year previously, she decided to get an abortion when discovering she was pregnant. That abortionist treated her so badly that she swore she would never go back there again. When she found herself pregnant again, she went online
There is an on-going criminal investigation of at least ten Planned Parenthood affiliates by the U.S. Justice Department for the illegal trafficking of aborted baby body parts. The investigation was sparked after undercover journalist David Daleiden released videos of Planned Parenthood officials negotiating those sales and describing the late-term abortion procedures for filling the body
After a twelve year battle against the people, Governor Cuomo and the political elite applauded the signing the Reproductive Health Act earlier this year. They insisted that New York expand abortion so that women will still have a place to get their abortions if the Supreme Court reverses the 1973 ruling legalizing it. New York
On November 8 New York Governor Cuomo signed a bill into law forcing Christian pro-life organizations to hire people who fundamentally disagree with their beliefs and mission. CompassCare is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit contending that the law violates their first amendment rights. CompassCare is a Christian organization that believes all people are made
She found out she was pregnant. It wasn’t planned. She was engaged. He was building his trade. What would her family say? Would they be shunned by their community? He wanted to break up with her…put her away because of the shame. But he was encouraged to stay, to support her. They had no health
