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In 2002, the Born Alive Infant Protection Act was *unanimously* passed by the U.S. Senate
Today, 44 Democrats voted against the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
We will remember in November
#BornAliveAct
#Senate
#Prolife
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Mildred Jefferson was the first African American woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School
However, she devoted most of her professional efforts to protecting the preborn -- serving as President of
@nrlc
We benefit from her efforts to this day!
Thanks Mildred!
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In 2011, Texas removed Planned Parenthood from the state family planning program. Since then
-Minor pregnancy rate has fallen by 39%
-Minor birthrate has fallen by 36%
-Minor abortion rate has fallen by 53%
We will do just fine without funding Planned Parenthood through Title X
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A nice rainbow appear over the Supreme Court during our pro-life prayer vigil.
A good omen for tomorrow?
#ProLife
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In 2015 David Daleiden released undercover videos which provided powerful evidence that Planned Parenthood was selling baby body parts
California Attorney General Kamala Harris did not investigate Planned Parenthood
Instead, she chose to investigate David Daleiden
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Presidents have a tradition of announcing unpopular decisions on Fridays, hoping few will notice.
Well, this past Friday President Biden released a budget that omits the Hyde Amendment. He supports taxpayer funding of abortion.
Pro-lifers noticed! We need to spread the word!
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TX abortions 2021
May: 4,866
June: 4,997
July: 4,866
August: 5,607
*TX Heartbeat Act Takes Effect Sept. 1*
September: 2,251
October: 2,307
November: 2,261
December: 2,654
The TX Heartbeat Act is saving lives!
Source:
@TexasHHSC
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The U.S. abortion rate has declined by 53% since 1980.
If the U.S. abortion rate was still at 1980 levels -- there would be 1 million more abortions taking place every year!
There is still plenty to be done, but pro-lifers should remember the progress we have made!
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In her remarks at the
@GOP
Convention, Abby Johnson (
@AbbyJohnson
) tells of how Planned Parenthood had "abortion quotas"
#prolife
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My friend
@AbbyJohnson
is speaking at the
@GOP
convention on Tuesday
This is more important than many realize
This is the first time a full-time pro-life activist has received a speaking slot at the
@GOP
convention.
Pray the viewers are inspired to build a culture of life
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Great turnout for the
@MattWalshBlog
event “What is a Woman?” tonight at
@CatholicUniv
Thanks to
@catholicuyaf
and
@yaf
for sponsoring!
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(1/7) Pro-Lifers, it was a tough night in Kansas. There are still more votes to be counted, but things do not look good for the "Value Them Both" Amendment.
Please do not despair, this was going to be an uphill battle for pro-lifers for a couple reasons.
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.
@BrianSimsPA
did not show up at the pro-life rally today in Philadelphia.
It nicely proves the adage that most bullies are cowards.
#resignBrianSims
#istandwithAbby
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Planned Parenthood is trending so I thought I would throw this out
Texas excluded Planned Parenthood from their state family planning program in 2011.
Between 2011 and 2017:
-Minor abortions in TX fell by 57%
-Minor births in TX fell by 49%
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Seven separate polls over the past four years show that a plurality of Americans support the Hyde Amendment and oppose taxpayer funding for elective abortions.
It is too bad that
@JoeBiden
and
@BernieSanders
disagree.
#CNNDebate
#DemDebate
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Pro-life friends, repeat this over and over.
Kamala Harris abused her power as CA attorney general to punish and harass David Daleiden -- a citizen journalist who exposed misconduct at Planned Parenthood.
#BidenVP
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Tonight's Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center banquet was disrupted
Not once
Not twice
Not 3 times
Not 4 times
Not 5 times
But 6 times, by obnoxious pro-abortion protesters
Pro-lifers, have the last laugh!
I pledged $10 for each disruption
Please do the same!
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Good news! New abortion data from
@CDCgov
indicates that the U.S. abortion rate continues to fall
-Between 2016 & 2018, there was a 2.5% decline in the abortion rate
-The abortion rate fell in 29 of 45 states reporting data
-Since 2009, the abortion rate has fallen by 24.2%
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Planned Parenthood released their 2019-2020 annual report.
In the past 10 years:
Breast Exams: Down
Pap Tests: Down
Prenatal Services: Down
Abortions: Up
Government Funding: Up
Donations to Democrats: Up
Planned Parenthood prioritizes politics & abortion
- not women's health
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Ron DeSantis (R-FL) won by 19.4%
Mike DeWine (R-OH) won by 25.6%
Brian Kemp (R-GA) won by 7.5%
Greg Abbott (R-TX) won by 11.1%
What did these GOP Governors have in common
-They proudly signed strong pro-life laws
-They faced well financed opponents
-They won by large margins
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(1/8) An open letter to my pro-life friends
Tonight's election results in Ohio, are disappointing. There are still votes left to be counted, but it looks like Issue 1 will prevail.
Whenever we encounter a setback, it's always important to remember our long term progress
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Abortions in Texas 2021
June: 4,731
July: 4,591
August: 5,424
*Texas Heartbeat Act Takes Effect September 1*
September: 2,250
October: 2,306
November: 2,255
Every month, the Texas Heartbeat Act is saving lives!
Source:
@TexasHHSC
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Good news! It looks like we had a safe outside the DC Planned Parenthood this morning. A couple came out and said, “We’re keeping the baby”
The sidewalk counseling team, including newborn Benjamin, did a great job!
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Since Tim Walz became Governor in 2019, 8 babies survived abortions in MN
5 times, no measures were taken to preserve life
3 times, only comfort care was provided
How did Walz respond?
He repealed the Born Alive Infant Protection Act that would've protected these babies!
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Well,
@CPAC
released their agenda for this weekend
Not. One. Panel. On. Abortion
Since last year:
-Roe v. Wade overturned
-13 states protecting preborn children
-Chemical abortion drugs might be taken off the market
And. Not. One. Panel. On. Pro-Life. Issues.
Disappointing!
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Actually, Kristen Day (
@ProLifeDem
) is correct. There are over 21 million pro-life Democrats.
There are about 245 million eligible voters (Census)
33% of voters are Democrats (Pew)
29% of Dems are pro-life (Gallup)
245*.29*.33 = 23.4 million
#math
As for Kristen's claim that there are 21 million pro-life democrats. That number is impossible to defend. According to FEC reports, Democrats for Life has approximately 10,000 members. Kristen did not specify members, she said voters, so let's look at other numbers /4
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.
@Guttmacher
has an update about state level pro-life progress!
-70 state level pro-life laws have been passed
-14 states have enacted at least 1 pro-life law
-10 states have enacted gestational age limits.
2021 is turning out to be a banner year for pro-lifers!
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Very exciting!
@LozierInstitute
just published my study of the Texas Heartbeat Act
Between March & July 2022 -- 5,000 more children were born in Texas
This is powerful evidence the Texas Heartbeat Act is saving thousands of lives!
A link is below!
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We were a little thin on the ground today, but we held the fort outside the DC Planned Parenthood.
#prolife
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"I am proud to be the first HHS Secretary to have marched for life"
@SecAzar
at the
@WhiteHouse
"Life is Winning" presentation.
#ProLife
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Rush Limbaugh, RIP
His pro-life voice will be missed.
During the 1990s, many wanted the Republican Party to abandon the pro-life plank in the party platform and nominate candidates that supported legal abortion.
Rush played an important role in keeping the GOP Pro-Life.
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Pro-life friends, today's decision was a setback but remember
-Abortion facilities are closing
-Pregnancy help centers are opening
-A record number of pro-life laws are being passed
-The U.S. abortion rate has fallen by 50% since 1980
Do not despair.
#ProLife
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@realchrisrufo
Please push
@Harvard
to release the names of the distinguished political scientists who reviewed Claudine Gay's scholarship.
If they were all Harvard faculty, this review board has no credibility.
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Here is some good news.
@CatholicUniv
will be cancelling classes the late morning and early afternoon of January 18th so students, faculty, and staff can attend
@March_for_Life
#prolife
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(1/8) Here is some quick analysis of the newly released CDC abortion data for 2020
Good news! The number of abortions and the abortion rate fell by 2 percent in 2020. Since abortion numbers increased in both 2018 and 2019, this is a welcome development.
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Even with Roe v. Wade on the books, pro-lifers made a lot of progress. We reduced the U.S. abortion rate by more than 50% since 1980.
Looking forward to seeing how much progress we will make now that Roe has been reversed!
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Did you know that since Texas defunded Planned Parenthood in 2011 teen births are down by over 19 percent and teen abortions are down by over 48 percent?
#FunFactFriday
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So Planned Parenthood is trying to apologize for Margaret Sanger,
When are they going to apologize for performing over 300,000 abortions every year?
#ProLife
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A shout out to pro-lifers in Arkansas. New data from the state Department of Public Health shows that abortions have reached at 43 year low.
Overall abortions have declined by approximately 58% since 1991.
#prolife
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In February the U.S. Senate voted on legislation that would ban infanticide.
Let’s put the House on the record as well.
#EndInfanticide
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The billboard should read:
Rape is wrong because it is a horrible act of violence against a weaker person
Abortion is wrong for the exact same reason
Stop trying to compare rape to not killing your own child. It’s disgusting.
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.
@FocusFamily
did a great job with the
#AlivefromNewYork
rally today. Great speakers like
@AbbyJohnson
@marjoriesba
and
@jeannemfl
. Let’s do this again next year!
#prolife
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Other teams should follow the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp & change their names to oxymoron words
Washington Senate Ethics Committee
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Longtime pro-life activist Mark Crutcher passed away this morning.
His investigative work exposed a great deal of misconduct in the abortion industry. His book “LIME 5” is still a must read.
R.I.P.
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I have an article on
@firstthingsmag
. The mainstream media continues to mislead about the pro-life laws recently enacted in Alabama, Georgia, and elsewhere. That said, pro-lifers should not be discouraged. Momentum is on our side!
#prolife
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(7/7) Thanks to
@sbaprolife
and
@StudentsforLife
who canvassed across the state and did their best to turn out the vote for "Value them Both." Tonight might not have been our night, but the future is still ours!
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Am I the only person annoyed the GOP abortion platform calls for *easier* access to contraception and IVF?
The platform used to support defending life not destroying life.
I miss the party of Reagan!
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Thanks to Missouri Governor Mike Parson for signing legislation that protects unborn children after 8 week gestation
This pro-life bill also:
-Strengthens Missouri's parental involvement law
-Increases the tax credit for donations to pregnancy resource centers
#prolife
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Good News!
The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow the TX heartbeat bill to remain in effect!
Thanks to the 5 justices who voted against blocking the law!
-Thanks Clarence Thomas
-Thanks Samuel Alito
-Thanks Neil Gorsuch
-Thanks Brett Kavanaugh
-Thanks Amy Coney Barrett
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Did the Republican Party platform support a Human Life Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
1984: Yes
1988: Yes
1992: Yes
1996: Yes
2000: Yes
2004: Yes
2008: Yes
2012: Yes
2016: Yes
2020: Yes
2024: No
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@AbbyJohnson
Widespread access to contraception has done more harm than good for both men and women.
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Pro-lifers take a bow!
According to
@Guttmacher
, 2021 is the 1st year where over 100 state-level pro-life laws have been passed (106 to be exact).
44% of the state-level pro-life laws since Roe v. Wade have been enacted in the past decade.
We are building a culture of life!
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You know, I used to be pro-life, but when that pro-choice person came along and threw eggs at me, I changed my mind!
—Said nobody ever.
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Since Planned Parenthood is trending, I wanted to remind everyone that Texas excluded Planned Parenthood from the state family planning program in 2010.
Many predicted doom.
Instead, the teen pregnancy rate in Texas has *fallen* by more than 60% since that time!
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I'm on
@NRO
.
15 week abortion bans have been very salient in recent months.
However,
@Gallup
,
@pewresearch
&
@Rasmussen_Poll
haven't asked survey questions about them.
Thankfully,
@WSJ
did and found that these pro-life laws enjoy plurality support!
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Pro-lifers, let’s get
#AliveFromNewYork
trending! Look for me in Times Square. I am the guy with the pro-life sign!
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A new
@Gallup
poll shows that 47 percent of Americans identify as "pro-life"
Keep in mind as recently as 1995, a Gallup survey found that only 33 percent of Americans identified as "pro-life."
Pro-lifers have made impressive long-term gains in the court of public opinion!
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It's after 12PM, SB 8 has gone into effect, & thousands of unborn children in Texas are legally protected!
This is a great win for pro-lifers, but please support pregnancy help centers in Texas (I did!)
Pro-lifers need to show that we're willing to set up & assist women in need
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“The abortion industry operates under misinformation and fear.”
@AbbyJohnson
at
@CatholicUniv
tonight
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(2/7) First, a good body of academic research shows that money plays a large role in who wins statewide ballot propositions.
Since abortion is a multi-billion dollar industry subsidized by taxpayers, our opponents can almost always outspend us.
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Pro-lifers, tomorrow a Texas law is scheduled to go into effect that will protect many preborn children
Consider making a donation to a Texas pregnancy help center (PHC) (I did!)
Texas PHCs will receive more requests for help. Pro-lifers need to show we will help women in need!
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(6/7) If the KS State Supreme Court mandates the KS Medicaid program start funding elective abortions or strikes down a gestational age limit -- I would return with a narrower ballot proposition to reverse that decision.
That would be much easier for pro-lifers to win.
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@wupton
After the fall of Saigon, President Ford hosted a press conference.
To his credit, it took over 35 minutes and he took over 20 questions from the press.
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(5/7) It is also important to note that the mainstream media coverage of abortion post-Dobbs has become more biased and more partisan than ever.
That did not help.
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Joe Biden's flip-flop on the Hyde Amendment is giving a good pro-life law some attention
Hyde is popular. A 2016 poll found 58% oppose Medicaid funding of abortion
Better yet, my
@LozierInstitute
study found it has saved over 2 million lives since 1976
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In 2010 Texas excluded Planned Parenthood from the state family planning program.
Between 2010 & 2019:
-Minor birth rate in TX fell by 64.0%
-Minor abortion rate in TX fell by 64.6%
Positive public health trends *are* possible without taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood.
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Today, an angry pro-choice passerby offered to "trade wits" with me
Here were her arguments in favor of legal abortion
1) I'm stupid
2) I'm retarded
3) I'm a virgin
4) My CUA students don't know that they're talking about
5) I don't teach at CUA
Amazingly, I was not convinced!
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Al Kresta, R.I.P.
Al was a Protestant pastor who converted to the Catholic faith. He launched Ave Maria Communications in 1997 and did more than anyone to promote Catholic Radio.
He was a good friend and will be missed.
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I'm sure Planned Parenthood's spin will be something like "but only 3% of our revenues come from organ trafficking"
#PPsellsbabyparts
.
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.
@AbbyJohnson
hit it out of the park during her zoom presentation
@CatholicUniv
tonight!
Over 300 people logged on and were inspired by her message to build a culture of life!
Abby: 1
Cancel Culture: 0
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(1/7) Pro-life friends,
Many have asked for some commentary about the recent JAMA Internal Medicine study which claims that about 64,000 children have been conceived in rape in states that have enacted strong pro-life laws post-Dobbs,
Well here you go!
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Pro-life progress since Dobbs:
-As of September 15, laws protecting the preborn will be in effect in 16 states
-At least 42 abortion facilities have stopped performing abortions
-
@HeartbeatIntl
reports at 15% increase in call volume to their hotline.
Life is winning!
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Thanks to Democratic Senators Bob Casey, Joe Manchin, & Doug Jones who voted in favor of the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
It is hard to believe I am thanking people for voting against infanticide, but it is 2019 and here we are.
#prolife
#Senate
#BornAliveAct
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“The abortion battle will not be won in The White House. It will be won on the sidewalks”
@AbbyJohnson
at last night’s
@40daysforlife
symposium banquet.
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In 65 days, Issue 1 is up for a vote in Ohio.
This radical ballot proposition would put abortion rights in Ohio's constitution.
Ignore the media spin, this amendment *will* jeopardize Ohio's parental involvement law & other common sense pro-life laws.
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.
@AbbyJohnson
did a great job speaking to over 300 people via zoom at an event hosted by
@CatholicUniv
College Republicans!
Abby: 1
Cancel Culture: 0
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(3/7) Second, history shows that for pro-lifers to prevail in a statewide ballot campaign, two conditions have to hold
1) The campaign must take place in a red state
2) The pro-life policy change must be incremental and difficult to caricature or demonize
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But, but I thought that pro-life laws don't work and that the best way to reduce the number of abortions is to spend millions of taxpayer dollars on contraception programs...
The number of legal abortions in Texas dropped by half in the month after the new state law was enacted, researchers found. Many experts expected a bigger drop. Women seem to be seeking the procedure earlier than before.
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My review of "Justice on Trial" by
@MZHemingway
and
@JCNSeverino
is posted on
@amconmag
. Read my review of a great book about Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Sorry
@AOC
Between 2009 and 2019, the number of prenatal services offered by Planned Parenthood fell by 72%.
During the same time period, abortions increased by 7%.
Planned Parenthood prioritizes abortion -- not prenatal care.
AOC says that she was a “Planned Parenthood baby”:
“Let’s talk about how many lives Planned Parenthood has saved & how many babies have been born because of the prenatal care provided by Planned Parenthood.”
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In 2010 Texas excluded Planned Parenthood from the state family planning program.
Between 2010 & 2019:
-Minor births in TX fell by 59.3%
-Minor abortions in TX fell by 60.4%
Positive pubic health trends are possible without taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood.
#ProLife
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(8/8)
Please do not despair!
Persistence pays off.
Your efforts in building a culture of life are making a real difference in the lives of countless people
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Today Planned Parenthood released their annual report for 2021.
Since 2020:
STI tests: Down 17.3%
Cancer Screenings: Down 30.4%
Well-Woman Exams: Down 39.0%
Pregnancy Tests: Down 14.4%
Abortions: Up 8.1%
Planned Parenthood's top priority continues to be abortion!
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(3/8)
-14 states are protecting all preborn children
-2 states are protecting the preborn after 6 weeks gestation
-2 states are protecting the preborn after 12 weeks gestation
And NOT ONE of these strong post-Dobbs pro-life laws has been struck down by a ballot proposition
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(4/7) Tonight the first condition held, but the second one did not. The implications of "Value them Both" were unclear and that made it easier for our opponents to distort the measure.
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The CDC just released abortion data for 2016. The news is good for pro-lifers.
-The abortion rate fell by approximately 2% since 2015
-The decline was widespread as 33 of 46 states saw their abortion numbers fall.
-The U.S. abortion rate has fallen by about 50% since 1980
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Trump could turn this around
If he said he had concerns about Question 4 because it would
-Legalize abortion for all 9 months
-Repeal the parental consent law
-Require taxpayer funding for abortion
It would give our strongest arguments great publicity
President Trump is saying he has not committed to how he is voting in Florida’s All Trimester Abortion Ballot Referendum as he still opposes late-term abortions.
Pro-lifers, please encourage him now to commit to voting NO.
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It’s official.
President Biden’s FY 2022 budget does *not* contain the Hyde Amendment.
This is the first time in 28 years a Presidential budget has not included Hyde.
Pro-lifers, get ready to push back! 60,000 unborn lives are at stake!
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Since Texas defunded Planned Parenthood in 2011, births to minors are down 48% and abortions performed on minors are down 30%.
#FunFactFriday
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A new University of Houston & Texas Southern University poll of Texans shows strong support for the Texas heartbeat bill.
Among those with an opinion:
Overall support 55%
Support among men 59%
Support among women 52%
Support among Hispanics 59%
Support among Independents 55%
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Pro-lifers are actually happy to claim credit for the 53 percent decline in the abortion rate since 1980. Read my
@LozierInstitute
analysis to see why pro-life efforts have succeeded at reducing the incidence of abortion.
Keep your eyes peeled. Anti-abortion activists will undoubtedly try to take credit for this decline. You can help the evidence prevail. Make a gift to Guttmacher today.
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(5/8) We reduced the abortion rate by more than 50% even before Dobbs
If the abortion rate remained at its 1980 peak, there would be more than 1 million more abortions taking place every year
We saved millions of lives & spared millions of women a lifetime of regret
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I am on
@NRO
.
@BetoORourke
is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. The data shows that pro-life policies did not cause a maternal mortality crisis in Texas.
#prolife
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(1/19)
@philvischer
&
@SkyeJethani
, I saw your video that questions whether overturning Roe is the key to reducing abortion.
Glad you're interested in the data. Evidence from the past 40 yrs shows electing pro-life candidates has helped reduce the U.S. abortion rate by over 50%
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Yep!
Ron DeSantis (R-FL) won by 19.4%
Mike DeWine (R-OH) won by 25.6%
Brian Kemp (R-GA) won by 7.5%
Greg Abbott (R-TX) won by 11.1%
Every pro-life Governor up for election in November won - by a large margin.
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