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February 29, 2016

Going to the Least of These.

“The strategy of Jesus is not centered in taking the right stand on issues but rather in standing in the right place – with the outcasts and those relegated to the margins.” – Gregory J. Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The power of Boundless Compassion According to the FBI, 293,000 American youth are at risk of becoming victims of sexual exploitation; in 2015 over 5,500 human trafficking cases were reported to the National Human Trafficking […]

October 12, 2018

Victory! Hawaii Pregnancy Centers Won’t Be Forced to Promote Abortion

By Sarah Kramer Free speech doesn’t just mean that we are free to speak the messages we choose. It also means that we cannot be forced to speak messages with which we disagree. The Supreme Court made this clear in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra when it ruled against a California law that forced pro-life pregnancy centers to advertise for abortion. Such a law is not only unconstitutional, but also violates federal […]

November 1, 2018

The Top 5 Legal Threats to Your Pregnancy Center … and How to Protect Against Them in 2019

On October 30, 2018, NIFLA led hundreds of participants in a free online training session for pregnancy centers. Tuesday’s live online training session focused on the top 5 legal threats to pregnancy centers and ways to protect against these threats in 2019. If you missed this special pregnancy center training from the legal team behind NIFLA v. Becerra, you can register to hear the recording here. The outline below contains highlights from this important presentation. […]

December 11, 2018

How Pregnancy Centers Can Overcome The “Fake Clinic” Myth

For years, abortion industry advocates have sought to discredit pro-life pregnancy centers with the lie that pregnancy centers are “fake clinics.” In a live online training for all pro-life pregnancy centers, NIFLA President Thomas Glessner and Vice President of Legal Affairs Anne O’Connor led an informative discussion about how centers can overcome this myth. NIFLA President and Founder Thomas Glessner said attacks on pro-life clinics have significantly increased over the last decade. The “fake clinic” […]

January 31, 2019

Light Up the Night: How Pro-Lifers Can Make a Difference in the Face of Extreme Late-Term Abortion Legislation

On January 22, 2019, New York passed the so-called “Reproductive Health Act” – or RHA – which Governor Andrew Cuomo then signed into law. It was a date full of significance. Forty-six years earlier, the Supreme Court of the United States had granted women the right to legally abort their babies in Roe v. Wade. This act is extreme because it removes restrictions on abortions, essentially allowing babies to be killed up until the moment […]

April 12, 2019

Thomas Glessner in Fox News: Dare to see ‘Unplanned’ – it Could Change your Life

OPINION By Thomas A. Glessner Fox News Planned Parenthood has long proclaimed itself to be a pro-woman medical provider of comprehensive health care services to women. It claims that it merely helps women and couples plan their families by educating them about their “reproductive choices.” Read more at Fox News: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/thomas-glessner-dare-to-see-unplanned-it-could-change-your-life

May 31, 2019

NIFLA 2019 National Legal and Medical Summit Filled with Pro-Life Inspiration

This past week, pro-life leaders from around the country came to beautiful Virginia Beach to spend four days at Regent University’s charming Founder’s Inn & Spa for NIFLA’s 2019 National Legal and Medical Summit. The event was geared towards anyone who works in a legal or medical capacity and is devoted to the pro-life movement. The Summit schedule included medical workshops filled with vital information. Topics ranged from HIPAA and limiting liability to the abortion […]

June 11, 2019

NIFLA 2019 Summit at Regent Law

The Supreme Court of the United States in 2018 heard the case of NIFLA v. Becerra, and in 2016 the case of Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt. Both cases were so pivotal to the pro-life movement to warrant a CLE presentation at the 2019 NIFLA Summit held on the Regent University School of Law campus in May. NIFLA v. Becerra considered how far speech about abortion can be compelled, while Whole Women’s Health successfully challenged […]

June 25, 2019

Marsha’s Place Plays Role in Abortion Pill Reversal Bill

NIFLA member Marsha’s Place Pregnancy Resource Center in Henderson is one of only two pregnancy centers in Kentucky to offer Abortion Pill Reversal. This life-saving process can reverse the abortive effects of the drug mifepristone, which is administered to women in order to induce medical abortions. Early medical abortions involve a two-part drug procedure. Mifepristone is administered to the woman first, followed by misoprostol. Mifepristone’s role is to block progesterone – which the woman’s body […]