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August 27, 2007

Why Can’t Liberals Be Consistent in Their Compassion?

Let me begin these remarks by emphatically stating that I am an avid dog lover. Shiloh, our family pet beagle, has been a big part of our lives for over a decade now. My four kids have grown up with him. He has been a companion to both my wife and me showing the best attributes of “man’s best friend.” He cuddles with us at night. He friskily plays with us and even performs a […]
December 11, 2008

Securing an Abortion-Free America by Opening a Window to the Womb

The election of Barack Obama created shockwaves within the leadership and grass roots of the prolife movement. Indeed, his assent to the presidency continues to haunt those who have labored years to end abortion in America and restore the God-ordained right to life of all humans being in America — born and unborn. Over one year ago President-elect Obama spoke to Planned Parenthood officials vowing that the very first thing he would sign as president […]
January 13, 2009
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The Sanctity of Life Ethic and the Gospel of Christ

While the election of Barack Obama and the upcoming Presidential Inaugural activities currently dominate the headlines there is another event in January that must not be ignored. On January 18th churches around the nation will celebrate Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. This is the Sunday closest to January 22nd — the day in 1973 when the United States Supreme Court issued its infamous decision of Roe v. Wade that ushered in the era of abortion on demand. […]
March 24, 2009

NARAL Smear Tactics Distort the Truth About Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Note: This commentary was written in response to a negative commentary by the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) that was published on March 20, 2009 in the Free Lance Star, a newspaper in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The Free-Lance Star has agreed to publish this response. While it is in specific response to the allegations made by the Virginia chapter of NARAL it is appropriate for all other areas of the country since NARAL and other […]
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 23, 2019

Office for Civil Rights Findings Support NIFLA v. Becerra SCOTUS Ruling

OCR Finds the State of California Violated Federal Law in Discriminating Against Pregnancy Centers Wednesday, January 23, 2019 Last week the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it found the state of California violated the federal conscience protection laws known as the Weldon and Coats-Snowe Amendments. These amendments prohibit states from receiving federal funds if they discriminate against any health organization on the basis that it does […]
January 24, 2019

Newly Passed Law Allows Abortion Up Until Birth: A Horrific Human Rights Violation

New York Senate has removed restrictions on late-term abortions allowing termination of fully-formed children by lethal injection. Thursday, January 24, 2019 This week New York’s so-called “Reproductive Health Act” passed with a 38-28 vote and was signed into law by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. New York legislators cheered after the state Senate removed restrictions on late-term abortions, allowing babies to be aborted up until the day of birth. The following statement may be attributed […]
February 13, 2019

Abortion Dominates Headlines: No Justice for Jennifer, NIFLA Center Vandalized

On January 22, 2019, New York passed its “Reproductive Health Act” – or RHA. The legislation is extreme because it removes all restrictions on abortions and allows babies to be killed up until the moment of birth. In addition, it decriminalizes abortion as a result of assault against a pregnant woman. The state of Virginia recently considered legislation that, according to its sponsor Del. Kathy Tran, D-Va., clearly allows for abortion up to the time […]