September 2020 A Record Number of Pro-Life Women Running for Congress A Record Number of Pro-Life Women Running for Congress By Karen Cross, National Right to Life Political Director For decades, the pro- running: Sen. Martha McSally A brief overview of each of abortion movement and their in Arizona, Sen. the competitive Senate races allies in the media have tried to in Georgia, Sen. Joni Ernst in can be found here: www. diminish the voices of pro-life Iowa, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith nationalrighttolifenews. women. While pro-life women org/2020/08/battle-for-the-u-s- were running for office, senate-2020-competitive-races/ leading pro-life organizations, A record 55 Republican establishing pregnancy women, the vast majority of care centers, sharing their whom are pro-life, have won experiences after abortion, House primaries this year organizing marches, lobbying according to the Center for lawmakers, and more, pro- American Women in Politics at abortion forces minimized Rutgers. their accomplishments and The full list of endorsed characterized the entire pro- candidates by National Right Pro-life former Minnesota life movement as “just old to Life may be found here: Lieutenant Governor and Senate white men.” www.nrlvictoryfund.org/ President Michelle Fischbach is running for Minnesota's 7th In 2020, that false narrative is endorsements/ Congressional District. going to be a lot harder to push. Pro-life Senator Joni Ernst Some standout races include A record number of pro-life (R-Iowa) the following: Tom O’Halleran in one of women are running for office in Mississippi, Sen. Shelley Arizona’s 1st District the nation’s most competitive in 2020. In the important Moore Capito in West Virginia, Pro-life candidate Tiffany districts. President Trump battle for the Senate majority, and former Rep. Cynthia Shedd is taking on pro- there are 6 pro-life women Lummis in Wyoming. abortion incumbent Rep. See “Women,” page 24 A celebration of unborn life woven through the fabric of the most pro-life convention ever! By Dave Andrusko If you happened across stories however, the major media had met even this minimal they are indifferent with headlines resembling failed that test abysmally. threshold. The collective major to the self-evident, blind to the this—”What we learned” from Of course, we would have media are so in the tank for pro- obvious, and impervious to the first, second, or third night been shocked if accounts abortion former Vice President how dreadful a candidate Mr. of the Republican National Biden is. Convention—you needed to But even they understood— buckle up for chances are you were because it upset them so—that about to enter the Twilight Zone. a celebration of unborn life was Whether you love, loathe, or woven through the fabric of the are somewhere in the middle Republican convention. with regards to President As I wrote at the time, it Trump, you wanted the media seemed as if having listened to to make at least a passing one speaker talk about abortion, attempt at telling what actually transpired August 24-27. Pro-life President Donald J. Trump See “Convention,” page 33 With an occasional exception, (Fox News screen grab) Editorials A look back at the Republican National Convention’s memorable defense of unborn children Just prior to the August 24 opening of the 2020 Republican National Convention, National Right to Life wrote, “President Trump and President Pence Have Made the Right to Life a Cornerstone Issue of Their Administration.” So it came as no surprise that the protection of vulnerable unborn life was a cornerstone of the GOP’s virtual convention that ran through August 27. This was a convention replete with pro-life speakers, including, of course, President Trump. When compared to Joe Biden’s convention that ran the week prior, the difference was figuratively and literally night and day. If you remember compare and contrast from your days in school, the differences are sharp, striking, and stark Where Democrats busied themselves hyperventilating over what is, in their eyes, President Trump’s many faults and failures, this Nick Sandmann speaking at the Republican National Convention (RNC screen shot) convention is centered about how “Life is a core tenet of who we are as Americans,” in the words of Abby Johnson, a one-time The last thing I saw was a spine twirling around in the Planned Parenthood’s Employee of the Year. Johnson is a now a mother’s womb before succumbing to the force of the full-time pro-life activist who founded “And Then There Were suction. None,” an organization “that’s helped nearly 600 abortion workers On October sixth, I left the clinic, looking back only to transition out of the industry.” remember why I now advocate so passionately for life. Her speech, which detailed the experience that drove her out of the abortion business—assisting in the ultrasound-guided abortion Then there was Nick Sandmann, a remarkable young man, of a hapless unborn baby—was riveting. whose courage amidst a frenzy of hate-filled media attacks is well- Nothing prepared me for what I saw on the screen – known in pro-life circles but probably unknown to vast numbers an unborn baby fighting back, desperate to move away of Americans. Nick retold his story of being confronted by a from the suction. “professional protestor” just after leaving the 2019 March for Life And I’ll never forget what the doctor said next – in Washington, D.C. “Beam me up, Scotty.” See “Look back,” page 28 What’s in your September edition of National Right to Life News? As noted in several places in the September digital edition of 2020 and about key Senate races. NRL Political Director Karen the “pro-life newspaper of record,” when you read this issue there Cross’s stories on page one and page 11 are must reading. will be just 56 days until the November 3rd General Election. This As soon as pro-life legislation is passed (and sometimes in is “just around the corner” but also plenty of time for there to be a anticipation of them being passed), pro-abortionists challenge them number of ebbs and flows. in court. In turn, the attorneys general defend their constitutionality. Not surprisingly, this edition is filled with news about the We follow them closely at www.nationalrighttolifenews.org and presidential contest between pro-life President then update our readers in the monthly digital edition of NRL News. and pro-abortion former Vice President Joe Biden. Our coverage This month we zero in on three decisions. The first came from begins on page one and can be found as well on pages 5-6, 8-9, 11, the full 4th U.S. Court of Appeals which last week permanently 13-14, 17, 19, and 21. enjoined the Trump Administration’s “Protect Life” rule which There have been many contests that pitted a pro-life Republican requires recipients of Title X family planning money not to co- against a pro-abortion Democrat. None are more consequential, locate with abortion clinics or refer clients for abortion as a method however, because Mr. Trump is rightly described as the most of family planning. That 8-6 decision is in conflict with a decision pro-life President ever and because Mr. Biden and his party have by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld the Rule, careened off the cliff in their race to embrace abortion on demand opening the way to a possible resolution by the Supreme Court. which you are I are supposed to pay for. Of course we are also greatly pleased to write about the amazing See “August Edition,” page 34 number of pro-life Republican women running for House seats in From the President Carol Tobias Do Elections Really Matter? We frequently hear the question, “Does it Will abortionists be required to inform Tears were running down her cheeks as really matter if I vote? Nothing ever seems women of the consequences of, and she related how the abortion was the one to change.” Or, “Elections aren’t going to alternatives to, abortion? ending that she will stop abortion. We have to change people’s Will parents have the right to know if their regret for the rest hearts and minds.” minor daughter is pregnant and considering of her life. Women We, as a pro-life movement, are working abortion? are not told about to change hearts and minds. We want Will millions of our tax dollars be used to physical, emotional, people to embrace every unborn child as a pay for abortion? or psychological unique human being deserving of utmost Will living unborn children have their effects of abortion. respect and legal protection. But whether arms and legs torn off, limb by limb, as they If a candidate or not these children continue to die will are subjected to a gruesome dismemberment doesn’t believe in depend largely on our laws and whether it abortion? providing complete remains “legal” to end these lives. Will babies who survive an abortion be information about abortion to women prior Election day, November 3, is now less given the same medical attention and care as to the abortion, are they willing to cover up than two months away and many of you a child born prematurely at that same age? other information for others at other times? will soon receive a ballot or be given the Elections do have consequences-- for the If a candidate wants to use our tax dollars opportunity to participate in “early voting.” cultural attitude toward human life in our to kill unborn children, or to promote Our time is short to make sure family, society and especially for legal protections abortion in other countries, how else will friends, and neighbors remember our for that innocent little one in the womb. they misuse government funds? unborn brothers and sisters as they cast that I have occasionally noted that, if a And if a candidate has no compassion ballot. candidate isn’t willing to protect the most for those preborn babies who feel pain as If you are still not registered to vote, the vulnerable, the most defenseless, among us, their arms and legs are being torn off in an time is getting short for you to do so. A can we really trust him or her to use that abortion, or are willing to let babies who handful of states will let you register to vote elected position to better our lives? survive an abortion die on a hard, cold table on election day or a few days prior to the If a candidate doesn’t think parents have in a back room, do we really want them election. Most have deadlines 10 to 30 days the right to know that their minor daughter representing us? prior to the election. Click here to register. is considering abortion, what else will that We are frequently told that we shouldn’t Why does the election matter? Because official agree to hide from parents, whether be “single-issue voters”. Certainly, there the people elected in these elections will be it be in school or elsewhere? are many important issues in any election, making laws. These laws can save precious I had a young friend many years ago but do any of them really compare to preborn lives or contribute to the carnage. who, one evening, shared her wrenching or outrank protecting the innocent and As we ponder our decision, we must ask story. She was a single young mom who defenseless, those who have no voice to ourselves: had been pregnant four times. The first speak for themselves? Will those elected officials pass legislation pregnancy resulted in adoption, the second We want wise leaders making sensible to safeguard unborn children or will they in a miscarriage, the third the birth of a decisions so that we can pursue our enact laws that allow abortion for any reason beautiful little blond-haired boy, and the dreams, so we can raise a family in a safe throughout all nine months of pregnancy? fourth an abortion. environment, so we can worship (or not worship) as we desire, so we have the liberty to do what we think is best for ourselves and our loved ones. But those leaders must also be willing to speak up for those who have no voice. Our nation is killing 850,000 preborn babies every year. We have lost approximately 62 million of these precious ones in the last 47 years. Yes, we must continue to educate our communities about the humanity of each of these little humans; we must change hearts and minds so that abortion becomes an abominable, unthinkable option. As we continue the important work of changing attitudes, we also MUST work to change the law. That means we MUST vote for candidates who will support pro- life legislation and the nomination and confirmation of judges who will uphold that legislation. Lives depend on our votes. 4 September 2020 National Right to Life News www.NRLC.org SCCL will use social media to create a virtual pro-life booth to broadcast on Facebook during South Carolina’s State Fair By Holly Gatling, Executive Director, South Carolina Citizens for Life (SCCL)

Every year since 1974, the It’s exciting and fun and the Executive Office Manager Staffed by our volunteers, South Carolina State Fair time of year when most of Sally Zaleski came up with a we will produce an online has approved a beautiful pro- our volunteers pitch in to take plan. Why not use social media exhibit that features our life exhibit reaching literally three or four hour shifts while to create a virtual pro-life medical models showing the hundreds of thousands of Fair- enjoying the Fair before or after booth that we will broadcast on stages of human development goers. The pro-life display in the womb. We will provide features scientifically accurate a link to an on-line petition medical models of human life for pro-life legislation. There before birth. Many people, will be information on where especially children, express pro-life President Trump and amazement at what they see. pro-abortion Joe Biden stand Pro-life volunteers worked on life issues. Visitors will be long 12-hour days handing out directed to our webpage for fetal development literature, printable copies. Instead of the iconic baby feet pins, and our decades-old donation jars, the 10-week fetal models. They participants will be offered an dialoged respectfully with easy way to donate online to those who disagreed. They South Carolina Citizens for encouraged visitors to the booth Life. to sign petitions in support of “SCCL is excited to offer a pro-life legislation that saves virtual Fair booth this year,” babies’ lives. Mrs. Zaleski said. “Visitors Between 1974 and 2019, will be able to view our online no year was skipped for any exhibit on October 20 and 21, reason; the pro-life State Fair the same days that the State booth that changed hearts and Fair will be offering a drive- minds for 46 consecutive years. through.” Additionally, the And then the pandemic of Facebook broadcasts will be 2020 hit like a hurricane. available online for those who Instead of a 12-day major cannot view them during the event with rides, games, and live production. hundreds of vendors and Last year at the South Carolina State Fair cousins Wayne Cockfield “The biggest take-away is to exhibitors, the South Carolina and Mary Cockfield staff the pro-life booth that remember that although we will State Fair this year will be a has been an exhibit since 1974. be apart, we will be together,” two-day, drive through only, Mrs. Zaleski said. “We are in outdoor event with no rides and their shifts. They get passes to Facebook during the two-day the pro-life movement. We no exhibits. enter the Fair, and we cover State Fair and possibly longer. don’t take a vacation from our We were crushed by the parking costs. “Fair officials made the work because of a pandemic. news. The State Fair is South Was there anything we could decision to switch gears and We adapt to the ever-changing Carolina Citizens For Life’s do? take a different approach,” Mrs. environment and forge on with biggest project of the year. Never at a loss for long, SCCL Zaleski said. “And so did we.” our life-saving work.” www.NRLC.org National Right to Life News September 2020 5 President Trump sends letter to pro-life Americans Contrasts his “bold pro-life leadership with Joe Biden’s abortion extremism” By Dave Andrusko

On September 3, pro-life leaving babies to die that must be defeated Trump’s accomplishments President Donald Trump after failed abortions. at the ballot box. Joe includes released a letter to pro-life Joe Biden’s embrace of Biden has doubled • Transforming the Americans in which he wrote, this extreme position down on these federal judiciary “With your help, I will win re-election, ensuring we have • Fighting for another four years to fight in the the unborn trenches for unborn children around the globe and their mothers.” The President began his letter • Stopping taxpayer by recalling how, after running funding for the big as a pro-life candidate and being abortion industry elected in 2016, “Together we have accomplished so much • Fighting for for unborn children and their conscience rights mothers during my first term in office.” • Ending taxpayer President Trump contrasted funding for new his “bold pro-life leadership medical research with Joe Biden’s abortion using aborted baby extremism.” is most evidenced positions with his body parts at the The Democratic by his support for selection of abortion National Institutes Party unequivocally taxpayer funding of extremist Kamala of Health, and supports abortion on- abortion on-demand. Harris as his running demand, up until the Forcing taxpayers to mate. • Becoming the first moment of birth, and pay for abortions is president to address even infanticide — an abhorrent position A partial list of President the March for Life. 6 September 2020 National Right to Life News www.NRLC.org Four important data points 56 days before the November 3 elections By Dave Andrusko

“Expect more October *“But a fresh national poll immediately reminded “enthusiasm gap” had ‘smoking gun surprises’”— from Quinnipiac University of the reasons he narrowed. I never believed it Victor Davis Hanson’ pegged the president’s hibernated in the first for a second. Be that as it may, support with [Hispanics] at place and should have in a very telling observation, As I write this story, we are 36%.” stayed there. David M. Drucker, also writing 56 days away from the most *From the Quinnipiac for the Washington Examiner, consequential presidential University poll released There has been an uptick informs us election of my lifetime. And September 2. Pro-abortion in the pace of Mr. Biden’s Currently, Biden’s because virtually each day former Vice President Joe campaigning, but the scale of enthusiasm score trails brings bad polling news for that of the President the pro-Biden Establishment by 17 points. Of the Media, there is nothing— President’s supporters, nothing—more certain than 65% are enthusiastic a series of hit pieces will be about voting for him, launched against pro-life a seven-point increase President Trump. No evidence from his 58% at the will be needed and most, same time in the race if not all sources, will be in 2016. Biden, on the anonymous. other hand, enjoys Beyond keeping an eye out a 48% enthusiasm for smears masquerading as rate, up just 2% from “investigative reporting,” his 2016 predecessor here are four very telling data [Hillary Clinton]. points as we are now fewer than eight weeks away from the Two other related November 3 General Election: Biden led pro-life President his public presence will pale observations. The Quinnipiac *During the Democratic Donald Trump among white in comparison to President University poll is no friend of National Convention, the women by 8 points—52% to Trump’s activism and skill at the President. If nearly 3 in 8 president held campaign 44%. Trump led among white speaking to large assemblies. (36%) of Hispanics say they events in , men by 19 points—57% to The one-time gigantic would vote for (or, if undecided, Wisconsin, Minnesota, 38%. advantage Mr. Biden enjoyed lean toward) President Trump, Iowa, and Arizona. Since What do these numbers– over President Trump is the fact is the number might be his convention speech last and the intensity of President evaporating, particularly in even higher. Thursday, he has traveled Trump’s campaigning–tell us? the battleground states where Second, there are those darn to a campaign event in New To begin, while Mr. Biden has the election will be decided. presidential debates—three Hampshire and made a campaigned very, very little in Just how much of the deficit of them—on September 29, personal appearance in a person, that is changing, ever President Trump has made October 15, and October 22. key battleground state on so gradually. Why? As Hanson up is partially masked by the It’s possible Mr. Biden will do V-J Day to declare the port wrote fact that Real Clear Politics well, although highly unlikely. city of Wilmington, North But the strategy offers an average of polling Far more probable is Carolina, a World War II [remaining out of results. that President Trump will “Heritage City.”–Salena Zito, public view and in his However some of the polls shine, especially given that Washington Examiner basement] was not are simply outdated. Some no member of CNN will *“The updated to recalibrate surveys—if you believe moderate. daily Presidential Tracking changing momentum the Trump campaign—are Stay tuned by reading Poll for Tuesday shows in response to changing inaccurate because far more National Right to Life News that 50% of Likely U.S. news cycles. And self-identified Democrats were Today. If you are not receiving Voters approve of President Biden became even polled than self-identified our Monday through Saturday Trump’s job performance. rustier by his basement Republicans. update of pro-life news, take 60 Fifty percent (50%) sabbatical. So now In addition, some recent seconds out to register at https:// disapprove.” he is out and we are surveys told us that the mailchi.mp/nrlc/emailsignup. www.NRLC.org National Right to Life News September 2020 7 Tiny Baby born at 22 weeks defies the odds to survive By Right to Life UK

A premature baby girl born couldn’t sleep and she spent the At Novant Health [her]” when they put Lyric in at 22 weeks and two days, night crying in pain. Presbyterian Medical Center, her arms. weighing just 1lb 2oz (510g), is Following a phone call with Lura went into labour and less She said: “I was holding my among the youngest surviving doctors the next day, Lura was than an hour later, at 7:53pm, baby girl and she was holding premature babies in the world. told to visit her local hospital Lyric Elaine was born ‘with me. I prayed for this moment. Lura Lauer gave birth to twins, immediately. one push.’ I didn’t want it to end. I didn’t Lyric Elaine and Cali Rose, after Lura went straight to Novant Cali Rose arrived the same want to let her go. But the going into premature labour on Health Huntersville Medical way three minutes later, moment came and went, and July 15, four months before her Center, North Carolina, with weighing an ounce less than her soon after she was placed back November 16 due date. her partner, Ricky, where they sister, at 1lb 1oz (482g). Both into her incubator… Doctors gave the girls just a learned she was already 3 were only 11 inches long. “She’s still got a long 10% chance of survival at their centimeters dilated. She was “I heard both of them cry fight ahead of her. birth. Tragically, Cali Rose given medicine to stop the and they both were breathing, Every day brings new passed away two days after her contractions before speaking which was a good sign, but they challenges for her and birth. with a neonatal doctor. were immediately rushed out of she is bravely taking on Their surviving daughter “He told us the the room, before I got to hold each one…” Lyric, now four-weeks-old, is hospital we were at do them,” Lura said. her mother’s “little fighter”. not resuscitate if you Sadly, two days after giving ’22 weekers: Surviving and Telling her story to the Sun, thriving’ Lura said: “She’s such a little fighter and the nurses and Lura told the Sun since posting doctors have been taking great pictures of her daughter on care of her. social media mothers from all “They’ve been very over the world, from Istanbul to vigilant and proactive, Canada, have reached out with everything that’s stories of 22 weekers surviving popped up they’ve and thriving. caught quickly. The “It just baffles me doctor’s exact words that so many hospitals were, ‘She is amazing don’t resuscitate at us every day.’ She is that age, because it is truly a miracle.” absolutely possible for give birth to a baby at birth, a doctor told Lura that Cali a baby to survive. ‘It felt like a nightmare’ less than 24 weeks,” had two brain hemorrhages that “I think Lyric is an Lura found out she was she recalled. were both grade 4 – the most example that — even pregnant in March and learned “He said if I was to severe – and was declining. when the doctors are she was having twins during give birth that day, She died that same day. unsure — hope, faith, her first appointment with her I would have to say Lura said: “Even though she determination, and gynaecologist. goodbye because was only here for a couple love are such powerful The yoga teacher revealed they’re not viable at of days, she made such a big energies. I believe she started to experience that age. impact on our lives.” that’s what’s keeping contractions around 20 weeks “They said they our daughter alive,” pregnant but thought they were didn’t have the Immense peace she added. Braxton Hicks – ‘false labour’ capability to care for Lyric had a grade 1 brain “This is why I wanted pains that are common in babies that young. It hemorrhage, but started to share her story. pregnancy. felt like a nightmare.” showing improvement after her Lyric is an inspiration Lura’s doctor agreed that the sister passed away and has had to me and to so many contractions were probably The couple decided to transfer few complications aside from other people. Braxton Hicks when she had to the nearby Novant Health some necessary procedures. “She is a beacon a check-up on July 14 and was Presbyterian Medical Center in Two and a half weeks after of hope in hopeless told she could continue her Charlotte because it had a more her birth, Lura was able to hold times.” yoga practice. advanced neonatal intensive Lyric for the first time. However, after teaching a class care unit (NICU), which would Recalling the emotional that evening, her contractions also give their babies a chance moment, she said an “immense See “Tiny,” page 9 worsened to the point that she at life. joy and peace washed over 8 September 2020 National Right to Life News www.NRLC.org What do the party platforms actually say about abortion? It’s vitally important to know. By Dave Andrusko

Party platforms are rarely read outside activist circles. As one both mother and child. We celebrate the millions of Americans author put it, “Political parties’ platforms – their statements of who open their hearts, homes, and churches to mothers in need where they stand on issues – get little respect.” and women fleeing abuse. We thank and encourage providers But they should, as Professor Emeritus Marjorie Hershey writes, of counseling, medical services, and adoption assistance for because they “help you predict what the national government will empowering women experiencing an unintended pregnancy to actually do during the next four years.” choose life. We support funding for ultrasounds and adoption Thus what the Republican Party and the Democrat Party have to assistance. We salute the many states that now protect women and say about abortion in 2020 is must reading for us. And they could girls through laws requiring informed consent, parental consent, not possibly be any more different. waiting periods, and clinic regulation. We condemn the Supreme Below is the entirety of the Republican platform on abortion— Court’s activist decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt “The Fifth Amendment: Protecting Human Life ”—and the striking down commonsense Texas laws providing for basic health Democrats’—“Securing Reproductive Health, Rights, and and safety standards in abortion clinics. Justice.” We applaud the U.S. House of Representatives for leading the They are best read without commentary from me or anyone else. effort to add enforcement to the Born-Alive Infant Protection Why? Simply because the platforms virtually speak for themselves. Act by passing the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection As you read them, ask yourself what is their first language, their Act, which imposes appropriate civil and criminal penalties on mother tongue, if you will? Once you compare and contrast, you healthcare providers who fail to provide treatment and care to will be struck by the stunning differences in language, lexicon, an infant who survives an abortion, including early induction and love. delivery whether the death of the infant is intended. We strongly oppose infanticide. Over a dozen states have passed PainCapable 2020 Republican Party Platform on abortion Unborn Child Protection Acts prohibiting abortion after twenty The Fifth Amendment: Protecting Human Life weeks, the point at which current medical research shows that The Constitution’s guarantee that no one can “be deprived of unborn babies can feel excruciating pain during abortions, and we life, liberty or property” deliberately echoes the Declaration of call on Congress to enact the federal version. Not only is it good Independence’s proclamation that “all” are “endowed by their legislation, but it enjoys the support of a majority of the American Creator” with the inalienable right to life. Accordingly, we assert people. We support state and federal efforts against the cruelest the sanctity of human life and affirm that the unborn child has a forms of abortion, especially dismemberment abortion procedures, fundamental right to life which cannot be infringed. We support in which unborn babies are literally torn apart limb from limb. a human life amendment to the Constitution and legislation to We call on Congress to ban sex-selection abortions and abortions make clear that the Fourteenth Amendment’s protections apply to based on disabilities — discrimination in its most lethal form. We children before birth. oppose embryonic stem cell research. We oppose federal funding We oppose the use of public funds to perform or promote abortion of embryonic stem cell research. We support adult stem cell or to fund organizations, like Planned Parenthood, so long as they research and urge the restoration of the national placental stem cell provide or refer for elective abortions or sell fetal body parts rather bank created by President George H.W. Bush but abolished by his than provide healthcare. We urge all states and Congress to make Democrat successor, President Bill Clinton. We oppose federal it a crime to acquire, transfer, or sell fetal tissues from elective funding for harvesting embryos and call for a ban on human cloning. abortions for research, and we call on Congress to enact a ban on The Democratic Party is extreme on abortion. Democrats’ almost any sale of fetal body parts. In the meantime, we call on Congress to limitless support for abortion, and their strident opposition to even ban the practice of misleading women on so-called fetal harvesting the most basic restrictions on abortion, put them dramatically out consent forms, a fact revealed by a 2015 investigation. We will not of step with the American people. Because of their opposition to fund or subsidize healthcare that includes abortion coverage. simple abortion clinic safety procedures, support for taxpayer- We support the appointment of judges who respect traditional funded abortion, and rejection of pregnancy resource centers that family values and the sanctity of innocent human life. We oppose provide abortion alternatives, the old Clinton mantra of “safe, legal, the non-consensual withholding or withdrawal of care or treatment, and rare” has been reduced to just “legal.” We are proud to be the including food and water, from individuals with disabilities, party that protects human life and offers real solutions for women. newborns, the elderly, or the infirm, just as we oppose euthanasia The Constitution’s guarantee that no one can “be deprived of and assisted suicide. life, liberty or property” deliberately echoes the Declaration of We affirm our moral obligation to assist, rather than penalize, Independence’s proclamation that “all” are “endowed by their women who face an unplanned pregnancy. In order to encourage Creator” with the inalienable right to life. Accordingly, we assert women who face an unplanned pregnancy to choose life, we the sanctity of human life and affirm that the unborn child has a support legislation that requires financial responsibility for fundamental right to life which cannot be infringed. We support the child be equally borne by both the mother and father upon a human life amendment to the Constitution and legislation to conception until the child reaches adulthood. Failure to require a make clear that the Fourteenth father to be equally responsible for a child places an inequitable Amendment’s protections See “Platforms,” page 32 burden on the mother, creating a financial and social hardship on apply to children before birth. www.NRLC.org National Right to Life News September 2020 9 Pro-abortion Joe Biden’s selective use of quotes from pro-life champion Pope John Paul ll By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative/PAC Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation

When I heard the political ad, abortion. Again, polling clearly the direct killing of And what about this one: I was stunned. indicates that the vast majority innocent human beings “But responsibility Here was pro-abortion of Americans do not want their through abortion likewise falls on Presidential candidate Joe hard-earned tax dollars to be or euthanasia are in the legislators who Biden, invoking the words of spent on abortion, the taking complete opposition have promoted and eminent pro-life leader Pope approved abortion John Paul II: “Be not afraid.” laws, and, to the extent The unschooled might be that they have a say led to believe that Biden’s in the matter, on the policies would support Catholic administrators of the teaching on social issues. But health-care centers when it comes to the issue of where abortions are abortion, they would be greatly performed. ... In mistaken. this sense abortion Despite his tendency to goes beyond the invoke his Catholic roots, responsibility of Biden’s political stands are individuals and beyond diametrically opposed to the harm done to them, Catholicism’s full-throated and takes on a distinctly and unequivocal defense of social dimension. It is innocent human life. a most serious wound Biden is endorsed by inflicted on society and radically pro-abortion PACs its culture by the very such as NARAL and Planned people who ought to Parenthood. They oppose any be society’s promoters limits on abortion—contrary and defenders.” to the views of a majority of Americans. National public With his extreme pro- opinion polls consistently show abortion policy positions, that most folks oppose most of an innocent, unrepeatable to the inviolable right Joe Biden is perpetuating a abortions. human life. to life proper to every serious wound on society. In a stunning departure from Biden should be reminded of individual; they thus Quoting Pope John Paul II out his previous stand, Biden has some other quotes from Pope deny the equality of of context will not make that even embraced the cold-hearted John Paul II: everyone before the wound go away. call for taxpayer funding of “Laws which legitimize law.” Tiny Baby born at 22 weeks defies the odds to survive From page 7

New guidance The increased survival rates 24 weeks whilst in “This change in The survival rate for have prompted calls to review another room a doctor guidance adds further extremely premature babies the current law in order to help could perform an evidence to the need for has doubled over the past lower abortion numbers and abortion which would Parliament to urgently decade, prompting the creation save the lives of babies. end the life of a baby review our current of new guidance [in the United at the same age. Surely abortion time limit. We Kingdom] allowing doctors to Time for change this contradiction support any change try to save babies born as early “This is something that needs to end. in law that would as 22 weeks into a pregnancy. Parliament should urgently “Independent polling help lower abortion In 2008 only two out of ten revisit. It has been over a from Savanta ComRes numbers and save the babies born alive at 23 weeks decade since time limits were shows that 70% of lives of babies in the went on to survive. Today it is last debated fully in Parliament, women in the UK want womb. four out of ten, according to the in 2008,” said Catherine to see the time limit “It’s time that our British Association of Perinatal Robinson, a spokesperson for for abortion reduced laws were brought Medicine. Right to Life UK. to 20 weeks or below. into line with public Once a baby passes 22 weeks, “There is a real Our current abortion opinion, modern the chances of survival increase contradiction in British time limit is way out science and the rest of week-by-week due to technical law. In one room of a of line with the rest of Europe.” advances, better healthcare hospital, doctors could Europe where the most planning, and the increased use be working to save a common abortion time of steroids. baby born alive before limit is 12 weeks. 10 September 2020 National Right to Life News www.NRLC.org 8th Circuit to hear lawsuit challenging “Missouri Stands For the Unborn Act” in September By Dave Andrusko

On May 24, 2019, when In brief, Planned Parenthood been diagnosed with Down Making the case even more pro-life Missouri Gov. Mike challenged HB 126 in mid- syndrome. The state appealed involved, Chief Justice John Parson signed the “Missouri 2019. On August 27, 2019, U.S. that injunction to the 8th Roberts agreed with the Stands For the Unborn Act” District Court Judge Howard Circuit. outcome in the Louisiana into law, Missouri Right to Sachs did not enjoin the bans A three-judge panel was to case but not its reasoning. As Life described the law as on abortion for reasons of race, hear the case in mid-April 2020, NRL News Today reported, in “groundbreaking legislation sex or Down syndrome but did but arguments were delayed reversing a lower court ruling that will save lives and set the enjoin the ban on abortions at because of the pandemic. that struck down part of an standard for pro-life legislation eight, 14, 18 and 20 weeks. Since then the Supreme Court Arkansas law, the 8th Circuit nationwide.” The state appealed but decided against Louisiana’s law cited Roberts’ reasoning. Pro-abortionists inevitably in September Judge Sachs requiring abortionists to have How that will affect or challenge pro-life legislation doubled-down, barring admitting privileges within influence the panel vis a vis but likely not even Gov. Parson enforcement on the ban 30 miles of where they abort the Missouri law is a subject of would have anticipated that of aborting babies who’ve women in cases of emergency. wide conjecture. it wouldn’t be until this past week that oral arguments in the challenge to HB 126 would be set for September 24 in the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Among the many provisions included in HB 126 is a ban on abortion when the baby reaches 20 weeks gestation, a developmental point by which the child can experience pain; a requirement that a minor to inform both custodial parents when she is seeking an abortion; bans abortions on the basis of race, sex or if the baby has Down syndrome; and the establishment (according to the Associated Press) of “a so-called ‘trigger clause that would completely ban abortion, except in the case of a medical emergency, in Missouri if Roe v Wade is overturned by the Supreme Court.” HB 126 also was written in a manner that should a court overturn the ban on early abortions, there is also a prohibition at 14, 18 and 20 weeks gestation. The legal maneuverings are mind-numblingly complicated with the trial judge initially allowing some parts of the law to stand only to later change his mind. www.NRLC.org National Right to Life News September 2020 11 Winning for life in an Election unlike any Other By Karen Cross, National Right to Life Political Director

The 2020 election is unlike As they do almost every four of error in Minnesota. day, it is also vitally important any other, but not even a years, the talking heads in the Another potential factor is the to remember the races for pandemic is a match for the media would have you believe “shy voter.” This is the voter the U.S. Senate. Our pro- resilience of the American that the race is over: the pro- who does not feel comfortable life majority in the Senate is people. Mail-in ballots have abortion Democrat has it in the disclosing their selection to extremely vulnerable this year. started being sent out in some bag. They are already preparing a pollster. According to data Pro-abortion Chuck Schumer states (notably, North Carolina) what they are going to wear compiled by CloudResearch, is just a few seats away from and in-person early voting will to a Joe Biden/Kamala Harris these reticent voters were more taking control of the chamber. begin in the next few weeks in inauguration. likely to be Republicans—and Schumer and his allies Minnesota and several other would advance an agenda of states soon after. abortion on demand paid for Many states have modified by taxpayers. And they would their election procedures in be in a position to determine light of Covid-19. It is vitally the fates of judicial nominees, important to plan now how including potential nominees to you will vote—whether that be the U.S. Supreme Court. You in-person early or the day of can check out National Right the election, or through some to Life endorsements in Senate form of absentee or mail-in races and comparison pieces ballot. in the most competitive races The conditions of this election here: www.nrlvictoryfund.org/ are unprecedented and so are endorsements/ the stakes. U.S. House Elections Presidential Election Control of the U.S. House is In the presidential race, there also on the ballot this year. After could not be a clearer contrast the last two years with Nancy between the Republican and Pelosi as Speaker we have seen Democrat tickets. President an onslaught of pro-abortion Donald Trump and Vice And yet, as always, the by a 2 to 1 margin. This group legislation and a blatant refusal President Mike Pence have results will come down to what of voters has been labeled by to even consider pro-life bills. been unwavering champions of we the people decide. President some as the hidden “Trump But that is just the beginning. the right to life. Trump is running competitively bump” or the “secret Trump Recently, Speaker Pelosi In contrast, Joe Biden and in the battleground states that supporter.” announced that repealing the Kamala Harris have made no will decide the election. In Former White House life-saving Hyde Amendment secret of their extreme pro- fact, he may be expanding the counselor Kellyanne Conway, would be legislative priority abortion agenda, supporting traditional slate of battleground who ran a polling firm prior in the next session. The Hyde abortion without limits and states by closing in on Biden to helping propel Trump to Amendment prevents almost all promoting taxpayer funding in Minnesota, a state that has the presidency, echoed this federal funding of abortion. It of abortion, including the not voted for a Republican for sentiment in a recent interview. had been supported for decades repeal of the life-saving Hyde President since 1972. They may be unwilling to and, by conservative estimates, Amendment. You can compare If you recall, Minnesota was disclose their views to a is responsible for saving at least the presidential candidates here: the only state President Reagan pollster, she said, “but they two million lives. www.nrlc.org/uploads/records/ did not win in his landslide express themselves at the ballot The circumstances of this 2020POTUScomparison. victory against Walter Mondale box.” election may be different but pdf and compare the vice in 1984. Recent polls from the unborn children and their presidential candidates here: Trafalgar Group and Emerson U.S. Senate Elections mothers are still depending on www.nrlc.org/uploads/records/ College Polling have the race As we are less than two your vote. In fact, they need you VeepPence-Harris2020.pdf either tied or within the margin months away from election this year more than ever before. 12 September 2020 National Right to Life News www.NRLC.org Wicker, Hyde-Smith & colleagues want abortion pill classified as hazard to public health Lawmakers Urge FDA Commissioner to Remove Abortion Pill from U.S. Market

WASHINGTON, D.C. – They added, “According to (such as hemorrhaging) are files/2020-09/090120%20 U.S. Senators Roger Wicker FDA reporting, the abortion more likely to seek emergency Pro-Life%20Mifeprex%20 (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde- pill has taken more than 3.7 care at hospitals and emergency Letter%20to%20FDA%20 Smith (R-Miss.) are among million preborn lives, caused 24 rooms, rather than returning to -%20FSV.pdf 20 Senators urging Food and maternal deaths, and resulted the abortion facility where the Last year, Hyde-Smith Drug Administration (FDA) in at least 4,195 adverse pill was prescribed.” introduced the Support and Commissioner Stephen Hahn maternal reactions including The Senators concluded, “To Value Expectant (SAVE) to exercise FDA authority to classify the abortion pill Mifeprex (or mifepristone) as an “imminent hazard to the public health” that poses a “significant threat of danger.” If Hahn acts, the classification would result in the removal of this pill from the U.S. market. In a letter to Hahn, the Senators wrote, “It is by now nakedly obvious that the abortion industry and its allies in the media, billionaire philanthropic circles, and special interest groups, have wanted an unregulated and demedicalized abortion pill since the moment the FDA first approved it in 2000. As you may further know, the Clinton administration approved this lethal drug under pressure from hemorrhage, excruciating protect vulnerable women and Moms and Babies Act of 2019 these same groups and under abdominal pain, and severe children, we strongly urge the (S.3072) to prevent labeling a highly politicized approval life-threatening infections. Of FDA to remove this deadly changes for already-approved process. We believe this deadly course, adverse events are drug from the U.S. market and abortion drugs; prevent pill should never have been notoriously underreported, exercise its authority under providers from dispensing these approved, yet the abortion which makes the true 21 CFR § 2.5, declaring it an drugs remotely, by mail, or via industry was politically number impossible to assess. ‘imminent hazard to the public tele-medicine; and prevent rewarded with an accelerated Moreover, as of 2016, abortion health.’” FDA approval of new chemical approval process normally pill manufacturers are only U.S. Senator Ted Cruz abortion drugs. Wicker is a reserved for high-risk drugs required to report maternal (R-Texas) led the letter, which cosponsor of this legislation. that address life-threatening deaths. However, most women is available at www.hydesmith. illnesses like AIDS.” experiencing adverse reactions senate.gov/sites/default/ www.NRLC.org National Right to Life News September 2020 13

Where do the Candidates Stand on Abortion? For President Donald Trump Joe Biden Abortion on Demand The 1973 Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton U.S. Supreme Court decisions legalized abortion on demand throughout the , resulting in more than 61 million abortions. President Trump has proven his pro-life commitment. Joe Biden supports the current policy of abortion As president he has appointed pro-life advocates in his on demand. Joe Biden voted for the Harkin Amendment cabinet and administration, restored the “Mexico City to endorse Roe v. Wade, which allows abortion for any Policy,” and he has pledged “to veto any legislation that reason. Joe Biden supports the Democratic platform of weakens current pro-life federal policies and laws, or that unlimited abortion even through birth. encourages the destruction of innocent human life.” The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act would prohibit abortions after the unborn child is capable of feeling pain from abortion. In his 2019 State of the Union speech, President Donald When asked about prohibiting abortions after 20 weeks Trump called on Congress to “pass legislation to prohibit when the unborn child can feel pain, Joe Biden said, the late-term abortion of children who can feel pain in the “I’m not going to interfere with that,” which would allow mother’s womb.” abortion through birth. Taxpayer Funding of Abortion President Trump opposes using tax dollars to pay for Joe Biden supports using tax dollars to pay for abortion. His administration issued regulations to ensure abortion. Joe Biden says he supports elimination of the Title X funding does not go to facilities that perform or Hyde Amendment. Joe Biden voted for taxpayer funding refer for abortions. He also cut off funding for the UNFPA of overseas pro-abortion organizations. due to their involvement in China’s forced abortion program. Nominations to the U.S. Supreme Court The fundamental documents of American democracy and freedom, the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, have given us essential principles to be respected by the courts such as the “unalienable” right to life. The next president may have the opportunity to appoint one to three justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. Donald Trump has appointed Neil Gorsuch and Joe Biden pledges that his judicial nominees would Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. These “support the right of privacy, on which the entire notion of appointments are consistent with the belief that federal a woman’s right to choose is based.” courts should enforce rights truly based on the text and history of the Constitution.

national RIGHT TO LIFE Please copy and/or download and distribute freely 1446 Duke Street | Alexandria, Virginia 22314 www.nrlc.org 14 September 2020 National Right to Life News www.NRLC.org Mike Pence Accepts Nomination to be Republican Party’s Vice Presidential nominee

WASHINGTON — On and their mothers, those with to a “preclearance • States and localities August 26, Mike Pence formally disabilities, the elderly, and the requirement” if those would be “required to accepted the nomination to be medically infirm,” said Carol states had a “pattern submit any proposed the Republican Party’s nominee Tobias, president of National of violating Roe v. change to DOJ. If the for Vice President. President Right to Life. “President Trump Wade in the preceding jurisdiction is unable Trump and Vice President and Vice President Pence will 25 years.” The to prove the change Pence have the support of continue to lead us toward a “patterns” in question comports with Roe and the Women’s Health Protection Act, DOJ must object to the change.”

To ensure that states would be forced into lockstep with the pro-abortion policies her administration would have pursued, • A Department of Justice in a Harris Administration would have “an affirmative duty to review submissions and make formal determinations” regarding any pro- life laws passed by states or localities.

• Abortionists would have “the ability to challenge DOJ’s approval of a law or practice in federal court, serving as a check on hostile millions of pro-life Americans day when all innocent human would be determined administrations.” because of their dedication to lives are protected by law.” by the Department our most fundamental right— In comparison, Sen. Kamala of Justice (DOJ). As a presidential candidate, the right to life. Harris, the Democratic Party’s Sen. Harris promised to protect “With gratitude for the candidate for Vice President, • “No abortion law Planned Parenthood from confidence President Donald has a history of supporting or practice will attempts to defund the abortion Trump has placed in me, the abortion on demand for any take effect until the giant. In addition, she vowed support of our Republican reason, at anytime, anywhere. Department of Justice to only nominate judges who party, and the grace of While running for President, certifies it comports would support the Roe v. Wade God, I humbly accept your Sen. Harris introduced her with Roe v. Wade.” abortion-on-demand decision nomination to run and serve as “Reproductive Rights Act” and would work to reverse Vice President of the United action plan. Included in her • States would have to the Hyde Amendment and States,” Pence said. plan were a series of sweeping “prove any new law use federal tax dollars to pay “Vice President Pence is a pro-abortion policies and or practice does not for abortion. Were she to be pro-life champion, and we are directives, such as deny or abridge” the President, her administration truly grateful for his efforts • States and localities so-called “right” to would promote abortion around on behalf of unborn babies would be subject abortion. the world. www.NRLC.org National Right to Life News September 2020 15 Premiere pro-life contact center staffed by “heroes” marks 4 million served By Lisa Bourne Four million individuals then connect them directly via Heartbeat International’s typically are not open, they have received assistance with their local pregnancy Worldwide Directory of were still connected to a from Option Line, Heartbeat help organization, scheduling Pregnancy Help. pregnancy help center. International’s pro-life contact appointments in real-time “This contact, whose The Option Line consultant center providing round-the- through a state-of-the-art interaction was extremely who served the 4-millionth client clock support for women and system. Option Line partners ordinary by Option Line said that she loves assisting families in need. with centers to take 100-percent standards, is special because others through Option Line, and This week Heartbeat of their calls after hours and she represents the 4 millionth draws on her own experience International’s Option Line, the schedule appointments for time Option Line has been there with an unplanned pregnancy to only fully staffed, 24/7 bilingual when the centers reopen. to answer in time of need,” said minister to others, stating, pro-life contact center in the “I love what I do!” she United States, hit the major exclaimed. “I had an unplanned milestone of having served its pregnancy in college and my 4-millionth client with life- daughter is the BIGGEST saving assistance and resources. blessing in my life. Because of “The Option Line staff works my life experiences I can relate hard to answer each of these to young women in crisis. I contacts in a spirit of love and wouldn’t want any other job!” compassion,” said Option Line Bri Laycock is Heartbeat Director Nafisa Kennedy. “It International’s Senior Director is because of their dedication, of Ministry Solutions, and which at times has required previously she worked at sacrifice, that our lines remain Option Line beginning a month open 24/7.” after it began. “They are heroes,” Kennedy “In that first month we said, “and these seemingly The 4-millionth client was a Kennedy, who has worked received around a thousand small interactions are woman in India who reached with OL since early 2006, and calls and we were thrilled,” momentous in the lives of the out to Option Line’s Live Chat became director in 2017. she said. “I never could have people they serve.” for some general information “This international client guessed that 17 years later we’d The calls for help come about pregnancy early in the was provided help because have reached 4 million people from all over the world to morning of August 24, 2020. of Heartbeat International’s through phones, emails, chats Option Line, and the pro-life She was routed to a seasoned Worldwide Directory,” and text messages.” contact center’s Life Affirming consultant who has been Kennedy said, “highlighting Laycock was Option Line Specialists provide consultation working with Option Line since the fact that pregnancy help is director in July 2014 when the on abortion, adoption and 2013 and who helped her sort needed across the globe. Even 2-millionth contact came in parenting. They first meet the through her concerns and find though the client reached out by phone in the middle of the client’s immediate needs and pregnancy help near her area at a time of day when centers night. 16 September 2020 National Right to Life News www.NRLC.org 4th Circuit clashes with 9th Circuit over Trump Administration’s “Protect Life” rule By Dave Andrusko Putting itself at odds with to health care services,” she that the rule was a “gag.” product of reasoned the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of added. Pregnancy counselors just can’t decisionmaking. Appeals and opening the way Judge Julius Richardson, refer or encourage abortion. to a possible resolution by nominated by President If abortion providers are The city also maintained the Supreme Court, the full Donald Trump, wrote a “deprived,” it is a decision of that the Final Rule “was 4th U.S. Court of Appeals on dissenting opinion. He was their own making. promulgated in an arbitrary Thursday permanently enjoined and capricious manner.” Judge the Trump Administration’s Richardson responded “Protect Life” rule which Again, I disagree. requires recipients of Title X Whatever courts or family planning money not to commenters think co-locate with abortion clinics about the wisdom of or refer clients for abortion as a an agency’s regulations method of family planning. are of no moment. We The court split 8-6 in must uphold regula- upholding an April 2020 tions against allega- decision by a three-judge tions of arbitrariness, panel that denied the Trump capriciousness, whim- administration’s motion to stay sicality, or tempera- an injunction issued in February mentality so long as by Judge Richard D. Bennett. the record shows that The result is that Maryland the agency gave a hard remains the only state where joined by Judges J. Harvie As expected, Planned look and a reasonable enforcement of the rules is Wilkinson III, Paul V. Parenthood opted out. response to the prob- enjoined. Niemeyer, G. Steven Agee, A. Federal funding for family lem at hand. And be- Writing for the majority, Judge Marvin Quattlebaum Jr., and planning was not—as we have cause I conclude that Stephanie Thacker, a President Allison Jones Rushing. written many times, not—cut. the agency considered Barack Obama nominee, said In a 43-page dissent, Judge It now goes to genuine family the issues and drew a the administration “failed Richardson patiently laid out planning. rational line from the to recognize and address the case why the “Protect Life” The challenge was brought by facts it found to the the ethical concerns of rule “falls well within HHS’s the Mayor and City Council of choices it made, I would literally every major medical established statutory authority, Baltimore, which “argued that reject Baltimore’s ar- organization in the country, and the record shows that it the Final Rule is not a cogent bitrary-and-capricious and it arbitrarily estimated the was a product of reasoned product of agency expertise,” challenge. cost” associated with the new decisionmaking.” Judge Richardson wrote. “The In reaching the regulations. In many places, his reasoning district court agreed with opposite conclusion, “Moreover, considering tracks that of the 9th Circuit Baltimore and now so does the the majority not only the time-sensitive nature decision written by Judge majority. Both are wrong.” thumbs its nose at the of pregnancy and access to Sandra S. Ikuta, which allowed In my view, the Final Supreme Court but legal abortion, this attempt the policy to take effect Rule falls well within substitutes its own to hoodwink patients creates throughout the country. HHS’s established judgment for that of ‘unreasonable barriers’ to As NRL News Today noted statutory authority, an executive agency ‘appropriate medical care,’ at the time, Judge Ikuta made and the record accountable to the and ‘impedes timely access’ short work of the talking point shows that it was a elected President. www.NRLC.org National Right to Life News September 2020 17 Increasingly, the momentum is shifting to President Trump’s advantage By Dave Andrusko

Democrats are starting read that in the Washington Clinton carried the Gopher there aren’t that many of them. to feel the panic Post or . State by 1.5%. Six Democrat Really? that comes when the (Here’s a relevant clip from mayors from Northern As the 2016 campaign professional talking C-SPAN-- https://www.c-span. Minnesota [the “Iron Range”] came to a conclusion, the class realizes their guy org/video/?c4903924/user-clip- recently endorsed President Trafalgar Group was the only just may not win, even joe-biden-speak-pittsburgh.) Trump. When we lived there, poll showing Trump ahead in though he’s been ahead There are other reasons for it would have been unthinkable Michigan. “A similar story in polls all along. It’s pro-abortion Democrats and that one mayor from what played out in Pennsylvania in as though they think 2016,” writes John McCormick. 2016 was a fluke and “Non-partisan public polls not possible again. showed Clinton leading Trump Everyone is measuring by two to six points in the run- the drapes for their up to the election. Trafalgar new offices in the Biden showed Trump ahead by one administration. They point (the only poll showing may want to hold off on Trump ahead), and he carried that.—Karen Townsend Pennsylvania by 0.7 points on Election Day.” Townsend is writing about How do they do it? They something so idiotic it can only “better identify hidden voters,” be explained by brain freeze, Trafalgar’s president Robert or something more malevolent. Cahaly tells McCormick. Most Last week, Joe Lockhart, one of people are not consumed with Bill Clinton’s press secretaries politics and Trafalgar finds who now appears (where else?) them by “giv[ing] people on CNN, tweeted to ask if multiple ways to participate in President Trump had suffered a our polls.” stroke and was he hiding it? “We do live calls, we Also last week, another do automated calls, we [anonymous, of course] source their endless array of media was once a bastion of support do texts, we do emails, made an assertion that (as enablers to be scared. Here are for Democrats would write, we do other digital Victor Davis Hanson noted) just a couple. “Today, we don’t recognize the platforms.” Cahaly even “former White House *The polling data continues Democratic Party.” tries to get a sample of at insider and National Security to move in President Trump’s Additionally, “Most least 1,000 respondents Advisor John Bolton, coming direction. We talk about this ominously for Democrats, there in any statewide poll: off a tell-all book attacking the elsewhere in the September is evidence that Minnesota is “Big samples are better president” said was blatantly digital edition of National becoming redder over time, samples.” untrue. Right to Life News but it bears with 2016 being a particular Evidence for either? repeating. President Trump’s inflection point,” writes And (this is potentially Absolutely none, but who convention hit on all cylinders. FiveThirtyEight’s Nathaniel hugely important), they don’t cares? To stay with the metaphor, Rakich. “In 1984, the state was ask people a ton of questions. Anything to take attention Mr. Biden’s resembled a 18.2 points more Democratic Those respondents who wade away from pro-abortion former flat tire. President Trump’s than the nation as a whole. But through (say) 30 questions are Vice President Joe Biden numbers went up following in 2016, for the first time since “people who really care too whose few and far between his convention. Mr. Biden’s 1952, Minnesota voted more much about politics.” public appearances inevitably numbers did not budge after Republican than the rest of the We could cite other examples include passages so garbled the Democratic National U.S. …” of how the wind is at President you can only guess at what he convention. If Mr. Biden is *The hidden (or silent) Trump’s back. And we do is struggling to say. His brief ahead, it is by a point or two. Trump supporter. You know elsewhere in the September August 31 stay in Pittsburgh was *My home state of it’s important because the digital edition of National a disaster, although you’d never Minnesota. In 2016, Hillary usual suspects keep telling us Right to Life News. 18 September 2020 National Right to Life News www.NRLC.org A fatal miscalculation by the pro-abortion Movement? By Dave Andrusko This is a genuine predicament what’s happening until it is too It’s one we’ve seen gradually of “abstract” arguments about for the Abortion Industry and late. coming but its emergency is laws and court cases, the its defenders and apologists in Before we get to Solis’ now becoming unmistakable. emphasis will be on personal the media. remedy, there are obvious Pro-abortion theoreticians stories, the kind that will You have persuaded yourself rebuttals. and political operatives have emotionally grip people. that (at least) 70% of the public The Abortion Industry their own “seamless garment” Well, a couple of responses. is on your side, yet pro-life and its political arms want of issues. More and more they When I say they are embracing legislation continues to pass unrestricted, unregulated, want to fly under the flag of additional issues, they really in state legislature after state and unreviewable abortion. “reproductive justice” which are: en masse. They may bring legislature. The usual answers Only a tiny percentage of the includes a host of issues that in additional supporters, but take as their starting place how population agrees with them. (once upon a time) you’d never they risk turning off a fraction— nefarious and underhanded the We will see this played have expected, say, Planned probably a sizable fraction—by Pro-Life Movement supposedly out in November. Trump/ Parenthood to embrace. insisting it’s all or nothing. is. Pence are pro-life. Biden/ This is a product of several Put another way, the argument A back-up–and a backhanded Harris are extremists by any factors. First, pro-abortionists is that abortion—being pro- compliment– is (as Marie Solis definition—except, of course, are tired of losing. Second, abortion—is not a single issue. It wrote for Jezebel) that since is “intertwined” with many others Roe v. Wade “these groups issues which some supporters of have worked tirelessly toward abortion will embrace, others this goal, primarily by passing will be turned off by. arcane legislation that chips The genius of the pro-life away at Roe little by little, Movement is, and has always carving out so many exceptions been, that it has resisted the that it will eventually temptation to be “multi-issue.” be rendered completely Contrary to media mythology, meaningless, if not overturned our Movement is comprised of outright.” people who disagree on a wide But the point of Solis’s range of issues. But we come argument is found in the title: together around opposition to “This is a story about abortion, the killing of unborn babies and no one will read.” the exploitation of their mothers. Why will “no one read“ it? We are “single-issue.” It’s the frog boiling in water to the Mainstream Media which they recognize (accurately) We are lectured unceasingly argument. works overtime to tell us how that overwhelmingly, their that if we are “really pro-life,” If the changes (in abortion “moderate” both are (especially leadership, from the beginning, we will take positions on issues law) were suddenly and Joe Biden). has been composed of white “a,” “b,” and “c.” overwhelming, it would be Another response. Read woman, many very affluent. We have not. We will not. like a frog jumping into a pot honestly, polls for decades have The argument for They are not our issues. of boiling water: it would demonstrated that a majority “reproductive justice” is that By doing otherwise, by immediately recognize what’s of the public does not support by widening their focus, more adopting the advice of people happening. But if the changes abortion for the reasons 90+% women of color—especially like Solis, the pro-abortion are gradual (the “water” is of all abortions are performed. younger women of color—will movement will learn they have “tepid”), the frog doesn’t know So what is Solis’s answer? join their movement. Instead made a colossal mistake. www.NRLC.org National Right to Life News September 2020 19 President Trump sharply criticizes Biden and other Democrats for their “support of extreme late-term abortion of defenseless babies right up to the moment of birth” By Dave Andrusko

When President Trump range of issues. On some of there with a majority of the last year. When the Abortion delivered his acceptance them, Biden has begun, ever American people. Industry growled, Biden beat speech from the White so reluctantly, to acknowledge The truly scary part would be a hasty (and unprincipled) House’s South Lawn at how far out of step he and his if, for more than a second, they retreat. the end of the Republican party are. actually believed their own Talk about selling your soul National Convention, a cursory But not on abortion. propaganda. for a mess of pottage. examination of media accounts Nothing—nothing—can included a bevy of “three,” dissuade them. With apologies “four,” even “five” takeaways. to the U.S. Postal Service, For pro-lifers, there was “”Neither snow nor rain nor one overarching “takeaway,” heat nor gloom of night stays that threw into stark relief these couriers from the swift the fundamental difference completion of their appointed between the two men—pro- rounds”—support for unlimited life President Trump and pro- abortion, paid for by an abortion former Vice President unwilling public. Joe Biden—who would lead I do not say the following our nation beginning in 2021. with pleasure. Far better that President Trump said both parties are on the side Joe Biden claims he of Life, but the simple truth has empathy for the is Democrats are fanatical in vulnerable — yet the their pursuit of hapless unborn party he leads supports babies. the extreme late-term In their minds there can never, abortion of defenseless ever be enough abortions. babies right up to The thought that the Hyde the moment of birth. Amendment ended federal Two quick concluding #2. In line with that, the Democrat leaders talk funding of almost all abortions thoughts about the Republican most amusing (unintentionally, about moral decency, tortures them. And, to them, and Democrat national of course) pro-Biden media but they have no it adds insult to injury when conventions. narrative was that Trump problem with stopping they are told over 2 million #1. Support for life was a was sharply contrasting his a baby’s beating heart people are alive today, thanks conspicuous feature of many, positions on issues with in the 9th month of to the Hyde Amendment. That many speeches at the GOP Biden’s, as if that isn’t the basis pregnancy. is why, in the short term at convention. That was just of every election, as if Biden Democrat politicians least, the Hyde Amendment is natural. The party is a pro-life hadn’t done likewise. refuse to protect Enemy #1. party. What stood out is how In his acceptance speech, innocent life, and Not, of course, that Democrats straightforward the support for Biden declared apocalyptically then they lecture us in general, Joe Biden and Sen. life was and how unabashedly that “The future of our about morality and Kamala Harris in particular, will speakers reminded the public democracy is at stake.”Yet it saving America’s ever fess up to their extremism. of how Joe Biden is now “one was Mr. Trump’s speech that soul? Tonight, we The Washington Post continues of them”: as committed to was “dark.” Go figure. proudly declare that to run stories pretending that the ever-more-radical posture A tremendous four days for all children, born and Biden is a “moderate” on of NARAL and Planned President Trump. unborn, have a God- abortion. He’d merely “codify” Parenthood and EMILY’s List Joe Biden received absolutely given right to life. Roe, we were told. as it’s possible to get. no “bounce” from his Support for late-term abortion A supporter of the Hyde convention. Democrats are fully aware and squishiness on infanticide? Amendment for decades, I’d wager a pretty penny that they are vulnerable on a whole Not good old Joe. He’s right Biden reaffirmed his position President Trump does. 20 September 2020 National Right to Life News www.NRLC.org Human rights activist Chen Guangcheng who exposed forced abortion in China praises Trump’s ‘courage’ at RNC ‘I’m forever grateful to the American people for welcoming me and my family to the United States where we are now free,’ proclaimed Chen Guangcheng.

A human rights activist who “President Trump has led the government over its brutal China under the communist defected from China had strong on this, and we need the other “one-child policy,” which has despotism. I personally praise on the second night countries to join him in this resulted in forced abortions, experienced the brutal torture of the Republican National fight, a fight for our future,” he estimated to be in the hundreds and persecution that the atheists Convention for President continued. “Standing up to fight of millions. He was imprisoned of the Communist Party Trump’s courage and global unfairness isn’t easy, I know. by China’s communist committed against dissidents,” leadership in dealing with the explained Chen previously. Chinese Communist Party “They have no fear of God or (CCP). any moral bottom line; they “When I spoke out against have committed innumerable China’s one child policy murders with a total disregard and other injustices, I was for human life for the sole persecuted, beaten, sent purpose of maintaining their to prison, and put under reign.” house arrest by the Chinese Reggie Littlejohn, president Communist Party,” recounted of Women’s Rights Without Chen Guangcheng, who is Frontiers, commented, blind, and is now a distinguished “Guangcheng is thoroughly visiting fellow at the Institute despised by the Chinese for Policy Research and Communist Party, because Catholic Studies at the Catholic C-Span screen grab he shamed them before the University of America. world by exposing their late- “I’m forever grateful to So does President Trump, but government for his activism. term forced abortion practices. the American people for he has shown the courage to In 2012 he escaped house Having Guangcheng speak welcoming me and my family lead that fight.” arrest and fled to the U.S. at the RNC sends a bold to the United States where The human rights activist embassy in Beijing. He and message to China: The U.S. we are now free,” proclaimed stressed, “We need to support, his family were later allowed will no longer put up with Chen. vote, and fight for President to leave for the United States China’s egregious human “The U.S. must use its values Trump for the sake of the where, in addition to his role rights atrocities, but will hold of freedom, democracy, and the world.” as a senior fellow at Catholic accountable those responsible.” rule of law to gather a coalition Blind from a young age, University in the nation’s of other democracies to stop Chen gained international capital, he is also a senior fellow Editor’s note. This appeared CCP’s aggression,” stressed prominence more than a at the Witherspoon Institute. at LifeSiteNews and is reposted Chen. decade ago for bravely suing “I was born and raised in with permission. www.NRLC.org National Right to Life News September 2020 21 New survey finds that more than half of adults say they will vote early—prior to November 3 By Dave Andrusko As we work our way through 3 General Election. observation. With everything by mail — with 50 percent the enormous impact of the Writing for Yahoo News, that is on the line in just over saying that’s their plan for COVID-19 novel virus and civil Holzberg and Kamisar tell us two months, not a single pro- November.” unrest, it comes as no surprise Fifty-two percent of lifer should be numbered By contrast over half (54%) that a poll released last week adults say they will among the 11 percent who “say who identify as Republican or concludes that a “Majority of vote early — with 19 they might not vote at all.” lean that way say they will vote Americans intend to vote early percent saying they will When it comes to voting in in person on November 3. Just this election.” vote early in person person on Election Day, the “18 percent of Republicans say We learn this from Melissa and 33 percent more preferences, broken down by they’ll mail in their ballots.” Holzberg and Ben Kamisar saying they will vote by party affiliation, couldn’t be Of the 19% who say they will who gleaned the results from mail. About a third of more different. vote early in person, there is data that comes “from a set of adults, 33 percent, say Yahoo News explains that no difference between the two SurveyMonkey online polls they will vote in person less than a quarter (22%) of parties: 21% of Republicans conducted Aug. 24-30, 2020, on Election Day, and 11 self-identified Democrats and and 21% of Democrats will do among a national sample of percent say they might those who lean Democratic so. 37,386 adults in the U.S.” not vote at all. say they will vote in person “Independents are much more There is a lot here for pro- on Election Day. Holzberg and likely to track with Democrats: lifers to ponder with just 55 Before we go any further, an Kamisar explain, “Democrats 20 percent of them say they’ll days to go before the November obvious but hugely important are much more likely to vote vote in person on Election Day, 13 percent say they’ll vote early in person, and 29 percent say they’ll vote by mail,” according to the authors. What about being registered to vote where you live? Holzberg and Kamisar write, “Eighty- eight percent of Republicans and those who lean Republican are registered to vote at their current addresses, while 87 percent of Democrats and those who lean Democratic say the same.” Karen Cross, NRL Political Director, wrote extensively about the importance of being registered to vote. An important note. You can register to vote on line at www. votervoice.net/NRLC/home However you vote *Be sure you are registered to vote at your current address. *If for whatever reason, you do not anticipate, or desire to vote in person on Election Day, please vote in person prior to November 3 or vote by mail. Every vote counts. 22 September 2020 National Right to Life News www.NRLC.org Gendercide: Selection of unborn girls for destruction continues in pro-abortion India According to one new report, there will be an estimated 6.8 million ‘fewer female births’ recorded across India by 2030. By Jonathon Van Maren

Editor’s note. Sikar is a city female births in the arrest gangs who as a boy. Sikar had located in the Indian state state would be 2 offer tests to pregnant the worst child sex of Rajasthan. Dhanavanthi million between 2017 women, often charging ratio of Rajasthan’s 33 Rama Rau was the founder and 2030. up to £400. The districts, according to and president of the Family arrests usually follow the 2011 census — 888 Planning Association of India. The study was published in the a tipoff or the use of girls born per 1,000 journal Plos One and advocated a pregnant woman boys. The abortion industry the introduction of policies as a decoy[.] … The continues to be a devastating that “advocate for gender government, voluntary Despite these measures, India tool of gendercide resulting equity and the introduction of organisations, the has made no move toward in the destruction of millions criminalizing abortion itself. of baby girls worldwide. Abortion has been legal since According to a report in The 1971 for the first twenty weeks Guardian, there will be an of pregnancy for virtually any estimated 6.8 million “fewer reason, and the abortion rate in female births” recorded across India is staggeringly high. India by 2030. Researchers According to Indian pro-life believe that this is due to the activist Carmel Nisha Pius widespread use of sex-selection Franco, at least 300 million abortion. babies have been aborted since According to The Guardian: 1971 — and this figure is Academics from King probably a low estimate. “Until Abdullah University 2017 there was no proper data of Science and on the total number of abortions Technology in Saudi performed in India,” she told Arabia projected the me. sex ratio at birth in “The report published in 29 Indian states and support measures to counteract media and some Lancet Medical Journal union territories, existing gender biases.” While Bollywood stars have estimated that 15.6 million covering almost the the Indian government banned all tried to alter these abortions were performed in entire population, the practice of determining attitudes, and in some 2015. Prior to this data the taking into account the sex of pre-born children states government government has been reporting each state’s desired sex with the exception of medical officials visit the homes that an average of 700,000 ratio at birth and the necessity in 1994 with the where baby girls have abortions were performed population’s fertility Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal been born to make a in India since 2000 but the rates. The cultural Diagnostic Techniques Act, point of celebrating government data did not preference for a son researchers estimate that sex- their arrival. In include abortions done outside was found to be highest selective abortion has resulted Sikar, Saxena said government facility using in 17 states in the north in 63 million fewer women the department was pills like RU486 or abortions of the country, with being born since the tests first this week launching a performed in private hospitals.” the most populous became popular fifty years ago. new scheme where the One of the reasons for this, state of Uttar Pradesh In many places, the laws have name of the girl in the according to Franco, is that showing the highest not been enforced, and the family will be engraved the abortion industry is big deficit in female births. skewed ratio of male to female on a nameplate and Researchers predict births has grown starker. hung outside the house See “Gendercide,” page 23 that the cumulative According to The Guardian: to show that she has number of missing Indian police regularly as much importance www.NRLC.org National Right to Life News September 2020 23 UK bureaucrats imposed DNR orders on nursing homes: report By Michael Cook Nursing homes in the UK when asked about DNRs, said: Wales had had asked its elderly The Telegraph (London): “I were asked by government “We were advised to have patients to complete forms was quite surprised how many health managers and family them in place for all residents. to stop emergency services people reported issues with doctors to place blanket “Do We acted in accordance with being called if they contracted DNRs, as I was expecting one not resuscitate” (DNR) orders medical advice and resident Covid-19. Another practice in or two. But that 10 per cent on all residents at the height of wishes, not as advised by a Somerset told autistic adults of the respondents raised an the coronavirus pandemic to issue, because they were either keep hospital beds free, a report blanket decisions for whole has alleged. populations, or they were The Queen’s Nursing imposed without discussion Institute (QNI) surveyed 128 with the care home or the nurses and care home managers family or the residents, and that about what their experiences is really worrying. were in March and April. One “These decisions were being in 10 said that they had been made by NHS managers not ordered to change DNR plans clinicians. And this wasn’t just without discussion with family happening with elderly people, members, nursing staff, or with it was those with learning the residents themselves. disabilities or cognitive Half these worked in homes problems of all ages. for the elderly, and half in “I think there should be an homes for younger people inquiry. The way the situation with learning or cognitive directive to put in place for they should sign DNRs to for care homes has been disabilities. all by a Clinical Care Group prevent resuscitation if they handled needs a retrospective Staff also claimed that some representative. We challenged became critically ill. view, particularly because hospitals had a ‘no admissions’ this as unethical.” However, until the QNI winter is coming, which is policy for care home residents At the beginning of April, the released this report (not always a difficult time for this – even for conditions such as medical director of the National currently available on the group of people.” heart attacks. They also found it Health Service for England, internet), the extent of the difficult to make appointments Stephen Powis, banned the use problem was not known. Michael Cook is editor of with GPs for elderly people. of blanket DNR forms after Alison Leary, of London BioEdge where this appeared. One anonymous respondent, he learned that a practice in South Bank University, told Gendercide: Selection of unborn girls for destruction continues in pro-abortion India From page 22 money in India. “India has Dhanavanthi Rama Rau,” she to the U.N. Population Fund, tiny females in unprecedented been a hot spot for abortion explained. “The total market between 1.2 and 1.5 pre-born and horrifying numbers. providers since 1930s, when for abortion pills alone in India girls are killed via sex-selective Margaret Sanger came to is around Rs. 400 crore (equal abortion (with India and China Editor’s note. This appeared India to set up birth control to half a billion US dollars).” making up more than 90% at LifeSiteNews and is reposted clinics and returned to Mumbai The result of all of of that number.) A procedure with permission. again in the 1950s to establish this is that baby girls are trumpeted as a tool of female IPPF [International Planned disproportionately likely to die empowerment has become the Parenthood Federation] with in the carnage, and according primary method of destroying 24 September 2020 National Right to Life News www.NRLC.org A Record Number of Pro-Life Women Running for Congress From page 1 came out victorious by just Pelosi recently announced anywhere and for any reason. of abortion. President Trump one percentage point here in that the repeal of the Hyde won this district by 10 points in 2016. O’Halleran supports a Amendment would be a priority Kansas’s 3rd District 2016, giving Herrell significant policy of abortion on demand in 2021—one more reason why Pro-life Amanda Adkins, headwinds going into 2020. and has a dismal 0% voting Rouda should not be sent back the former chair of the Kansas record with National Right to to Washington. Unlike Rouda, Republican Party, is giving New York’s 22nd District Life. The large sums of money Steel opposes taxpayer funding pro-abortion incumbent Rep. Pro-life former Congress- being spent by the Democratic of abortion and supports Sharice Davids a run for her woman Claudia Tenney is taking Congressional Campaign legislation to protect unborn money in a district that Hillary on Rep. Anthony Brindisi in Committee (DCCC) and pro- children and their mothers. Clinton narrowly carried in another rematch from 2018. abortion groups tell us that this 2016. Davids has a 0% voting Tenney earned a 100% pro-life is very much in play! Unlike Georgia’s 6th District record with National Right voting record from National O’Halleran, who is supported A prime pro-life pickup to Life, even voting against Right to Life during her time in by the nation’s largest abortion opportunity, former providing medical care to Congress. In contrast, Brindisi provider, Shedd is committed Congresswoman Karen Handel babies who survive abortion. has a 0% record, even voting to standing up for life. is seeking a rematch with pro- Prior to Davids’ victory in against providing medical care abortion Rep. Lucy McBath. 2018, a generally successful to babies who survive abortion. California’s 39th District Handel narrowly lost in 2018 year for Democrats, this was a Brindisi narrowly won the Pro-life Young Kim, a former by fewer than 4,000 votes. Republican seat. seat by about 4,500 votes. In member of the California State Pro-lifers may remember 2016, President Trump carried Assembly, is seeking a rematch that Handel was at the center Minnesota’s 7th District this district 55% to 39% over from 2018 against pro-abortion of the controversy over the Former Lieutenant Governor Hillary Clinton. The president’s Rep. Gil Cisneros. If elected, Susan G. Komen Foundation and state Senator Michelle presence on the ballot should Kim could become one of the and Planned Parenthood, Fischbach is challenging be an important boost in the first Korean Americans elected the nation’s largest abortion longtime Congressman Collin race for Tenney. to Congress. (She could share provider, when she tried to sever Peterson in a district that the distinction with fellow pro- ties between the organizations. President Trump won 62% to Oklahoma’s 5th District life candidate Michelle Steel Handel brought her passion 31% over Hillary Clinton. While Pro-abortion incumbent Rep. who is running in California’s for life to Congress when she Peterson has a mixed record on Kendra Horn won the seat in one 48th district.) While this Orange represented the district prior to abortion, Fischbach will deliver of the biggest upsets of the 2018 County district was carried by McBath. In contrast, McBath is 100% pro-life leadership. She cycle. State Senator Stephanie Hillary Clinton in 2016, Kim backed by pro-abortion groups was an unwavering champion Bice emerged victorious from came up just short in 2018, that support abortion any time, for unborn children and their the Republican primary runoff losing by about 6,000 votes anywhere and for any reason. mothers in her time serving in and provides a significant pro- once mail-in ballots were the Minnesota Senate. life contrast to Horn, who has a counted. Her opponent, Rep. Iowa’s 2nd District 0% voting record with National Gil Cisneros, voted lockstep Pro-life state Senator New Mexico’s 2nd District Right to Life. Horn is backed with the abortion industry and Mariannette Miller-Meeks is Rated a pure tossup, pro-life by pro-abortion groups such they are backing him for re- facing fellow state Senator Rita former State Representative as EMILY’s List and Planned election. Hart in an open seat in a district Yvette Herrell is running Parenthood that support that President Trump won in against incumbent Rep. Xochitl abortion any time, anywhere California’s 48th District 2016. With backgrounds in Torres Small, a rematch from and for any reason. While Pro-life Michelle Steel, military service and the medical 2018. Two years ago, the serving in the Oklahoma State a member of the Orange field, Miller-Meeks is uniquely outcome was decided by a Senate, Sen. Bice supported County Board of Supervisors, qualified to stand up for unborn single percentage point. In her numerous pro-life proposals is challenging pro-abortion children and their mothers term, Torres Small earned a 0% to protect unborn children and incumbent Rep. Harry Rouda. in the U.S. House. Rita Hart voting record with National their mothers. President Trump In his first term, Rouda had a supports a policy of abortion Right to Life. Consequently, won this district by 13 points 0% voting record with National on demand, which would she is backed by pro-abortion over Hillary Clinton in 2016. Right to Life. He has vocalized allow abortion for reason. groups like Planned Parenthood, his support for repeal of the She is backed by pro-abortion NARAL and EMILY’s List. In life-saving Hyde Amendment, groups such as EMILY’s List contrast, Yvette Herrell is pro- See “Women,” page 25 which prevents taxpayer dollars and Planned Parenthood that life and opposes abortion on from funding abortion. Speaker support abortion any time, demand and taxpayer funding www.NRLC.org National Right to Life News September 2020 25 Mother who coerced daughter into abortion regrets it years later By Sarah Terzo

“No one knows of the about the lost grandchild. She is torment that can come under psychiatric care. after it’s over, unless they’ve gone through Paul B Fowler Abortion: it. We could not talk Toward an Evangelical about it for years, and Consensus (Portland, Oregon: still it is hard… This is Multnomah Press, 1987) p. my first grandchild!” 197. -- From a mother who coerced her daughter into aborting, Editor’s note. This appeared describing how she cries, even at Clinic Quotes and is reposted many years later when thinking with permission. A Record Number of Pro-Life Women Running for Congress From page 24

South Carolina’s 1st District tossups, there are a number of Pro-life State Representative new pro-life women running Nancy Mace is challenging in what are considered safe pro-abortion incumbent or likely seats. Some of Rep. Joe Cunningham for these are Kat Cammack in the seat he narrowly won in Florida’s 3rd District, Marjorie 2018 by about 4,000 votes. Taylor Greene in Georgia’s Cunningham has a 0% voting 14th District, Lisa McClain record with National Right to in Michigan’s 10th District, Life. His pro-abortion position and Diana Harshbarger in is out of step with the district, Tennessee’s 1st District. Each of which President Trump won these pro-life women is strongly by 14 points in 2016. favored in a race for a seat that Rep. Mace has the distinction is open due to the retirement of of being the first woman to a pro-life incumbent. graduate from the Corps of This is just a snapshot of some Cadets portion of The Citadel. of the races happening across As a state representative, Mace the country. There are many co-sponsored and voted for more strong, pro-life women legislation to protect unborn taking on the abortion industry’s children from dismemberment candidates. You can keep up abortions and to prevent tax to date with all of National dollars from going to abortion Right to Life’s endorsements providers. in your state by checking In addition to the races out www.nrlvictoryfund.org/ considered competitive or endorsements. 26 September 2020 National Right to Life News www.NRLC.org National Right to Life Mourns the Loss of Nebraska Right to Life Executive Director Julie Schmit-Albin

WASHINGTON— National decision. As a result, in 2007, that it is possible to reverse Years ago, pro-life statesman, Right to Life board members the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a chemical abortion if the Congressman Henry Hyde, and staff mourn the loss of the federal ban on partial- woman has taken the first pill made an observation about Nebraska Right to Life’s birth abortions in Gonzales v. but not the second. what it may be like to stand in executive director, Julie Carhart. And in 2020, Nebraska the presence of God, Schmit-Albin, who passed Nebraska’s law requiring Right to Life successfully led When the time comes as away after a courageous fight that an abortionist inform a the way in passing a ban on it surely will, when we face battling a long illness. woman how she can obtain an the dismemberment of living that awesome moment, the “Julie’s courageous fight ultrasound was passed in 2009. unborn babies, a bill signed into final judgment, I’ve often during her illness was matched In 2010, Julie was instrumental law by Governor Pete Ricketts. thought, as Fulton Sheen only by her love and concern for wrote, that it is a terrible the most vulnerable among us,” moment of loneliness. You said Carol Tobias, president of have no advocates, you are National Right to Life. “We there alone standing before mourn her loss as a friend and God – and a terror will partner. Our prayers are with rip through your soul like her family during this time.” nothing you can imagine. Julie Schmit-Albin became But I really think that those executive director of Nebraska in the pro-life movement Right to Life in 1989. Under her will not be alone. I think leadership, Nebraska Right to there will be a chorus of Life successfully passed many voices that have never pro-life pieces of legislation been heard in this world and signed into law, including but are heard beautifully Nebraska’s 1991 parental and clearly in the next involvement law that requires world – and they will plead parents be notified before a for everyone who has been minor daughter’s abortion. In in this movement. They 1993, Nebraska Right to Life will say to God, “Spare was instrumental in securing in seeing that a bill pass that In the years when pro- him because he loved us,” passage of Nebraska’s woman’s banned abortions after an life legislation did not pass – and God will look at right to know law. This law unborn child is capable of in Nebraska, Julie was hard you and say not, “Did you requires that a woman be feeling pain. (This was the first at work doing what she did succeed?” but “Did you fully informed and voluntarily bill of its kind in the United every year—organizing the try?” consent before an abortion be States.) And in 2011, under annual Nebraska Walk for performed. Julie’s direction, Nebraska Life, encouraging members to “As Julie is ushered into the In addition, Nebraska passed Right to Life worked to prevent contact legislators to support presence of her Savior, I am a partial-birth abortion ban webcam abortions in the state pro-life legislation. and sure she is hearing the ‘chorus in 1997. The ban was found of Nebraska. organizing Nebraska Right to of voices that have never been unconstitutional by the U.S. Nebraska Right to Life also Life’s legislative lobbying day. heard in this world but are Supreme Court in Stenberg successfully saw legislation Julie also served as Nebraska’s heard beautifully and clearly in v. Carhart. However, when passed in 2018 that stripped representative to the board of the next world’ speaking up on similar legislation was passed abortion organizations of directors for National Right to her behalf,” said Tobias. “She at the federal level, the U.S. taxpayer funding. In 2019, Life. spent her life trying to protect Congress addressed the Nebraska Right to Life saw Julie’s legacy and impact the lives of the most vulnerable issues the High Court found that a bill was enacted that on the pro-life movement is among us and we will miss unconstitutional in its Stenberg requires a woman be informed beyond measure. her.” www.NRLC.org National Right to Life News September 2020 27 Trump barring abortion from foreign aid hasn’t hurt women’s health, State Department says ‘The U.S. Government is committed to protecting human life before and after birth,’ the report declares.

By Calvin Freiburger

WASHINGTON, D.C. — complied with the new rules the report explains. “In some House Democrats have The U.S. State Department without issue. cases, other donors or the host recently pushed legislation has released a report on The department’s latest government have stepped in to attempting to get around the impact of President review finds much the same fill gaps that occurred because the policy, which they have Donald Trump’s actions to results. “In total, only eight of a declination of PLGHA. derisively dubbed the “Global prevent foreign aid money out of 1,340 prime awardees Only in limited instances Gag Rule,” though it cannot take from supporting abortions with awards in place between has the Agency struggled to effect as long as Republicans abroad, concluding that his May 2017 and September 30, restoration and expansion of 2018, have declined to agree the Mexico City Policy has to the Policy, as well as a small not harmed America’s support portion of sub-awardees,” it for legitimate women’s health says. services. “In most cases in which Shortly after taking office in a recipient or sub-recipient 2017, Trump’s Protecting Life declined to agree to the terms in Global Health Assistance of PLGHA, USAID and/or (PLGHA) policy not only the prime partner successfully reinstated the Mexico City transitioned activities to Policy, which bars the United ensure the continuity of global States’ $8.8 billion in foreign health assistance,” the report aid from being distributed to continues. “Most declinations entities that perform abortions, connected to USAID did not but took the additional step produce a disruption of health Pro-life President Donald Trump of expanding it to groups that care or significant delays in the promote or discuss abortion. provision of services.” identify new partners or sub- control the Senate and Trump is The action has been bitterly In such cases, the report says, awardees with comparable skill in the White House. However, opposed by Democrats and the federal government “has sets, networks, or capacity for it offers a preview of things to has resulted in international worked to transition activities outreach as those who declined come next year should former abortion providers Planned to new partners as quickly as the terms of PLGHA.” Vice President Joe Biden, who Parenthood and Marie Stopes possible to prevent or resolve “The U.S. Government is supports codifying a “right” to losing millions because they instances in which delays or committed to protecting human abortion in federal law, defeat refused to drop abortion in gaps in service could or have life before and after birth,” Trump for the presidency in order to qualify for the money. occurred.” the report declares. “The November. Marie Stopes also had to close “When organizations principles set forth in PLGHA hundreds of operations across declined the terms of PLGHA, and the significant funding the Editor’s note. This appeared Africa. Nevertheless, a 2018 the transitions to alternative U.S. Government devotes to at LifeSiteNews and is reposted State Department review health providers have been, global health assistance clearly with permission. found that most recipients have for the most part, smooth,” illustrate these dual priorities.” 28 September 2020 National Right to Life News www.NRLC.org A look back at the Republican National Convention’s memorable defense of unborn children From page 2

In every sense of the word, the Kentucky…so be it. of the President) cited in his didn’t matter because Biden victim who refused to escalate That will teach him not post following the first day of was so far ahead how could he the hostility, Sandmann instead to wear a MAGA hat! Republicans’ convention. get a bounce? This, of course, was verbally assaulted by a Halperin quotes from the lead is spin on steroids. But as the galaxy of media types who And, wouldn’t you know it. story in the New York Times: polls have tightened, reality couldn’t wait to denounce Although two media outlets At times, the speakers has begun to set in: Trump is him—of course, without taking have already settled with Nick and prerecorded a fantastic campaigner while the time to get his side of the over defamation suits he’d videos appeared to be Biden is a dud. story. And there were some who filed (a third is in the works), describing an alternate Pro-Biden bias aside—and couldn’t confine themselves to the usual suspects recycled the reality. that’s a huge “aside”—the mere words. same vile nonsense about him Establishment media not Two CNN types, one still the night he spoke. Hate, it However it is the only hates President Trump working there, said the seems, has no expiration date. Democrats—who focused their with passion, it continues its long established pattern of not understanding the Trump coalition, which includes huge numbers of pro-lifers and people of faith. In the immediate aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, when Trump won to the surprise of the entire Media Elite, then New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet gave an interview to WNYC’s “Fresh Air” where he admitted the “newspaper of record” knows nothing about religion or the role it plays in people’s lives. Baquet, who said he “was following. That Sandmann was Elsewhere in this issue, we attention for the gabillionth raised Catholic in New “a deplorable” who should be talk more about other speakers. time on how horrible they say Orleans,” remarked “We don’t “punched in the face.” And In retrospect the genius President Trump is—who live get religion. We don’t get the (over a screenshot of Sandmann of the Republican National in “alternate reality.” They are role of religion in people’s lives. looking at the man who taunted Convention was that it talked confident over-the-top criticism And I think we can do much, him) “Have you ever seen a about issues that transcend (see: former President Barack much better. And I think there more punchable face than this whether or not someone Obama) will carry them to are things that we can be more kid’s?” particularly likes President victory on November 3. It creative about to understand the Nick said Trump. They were about issues won’t. country.” Advancing their that matter to an overwhelming To the surprise and dismay That applied equally well, if anti-Christian, anti- number of Americans. of his legion of media not better, to pro-lifers, many Conservative, anti- In their deadly-dull enablers, pro-abortion former of whom are people of faith. Donald Trump convention, Democrats avoided Vice President Joe Biden However, that moment of narrative was all laying out specific policy accomplished the near- introspection for the likes of that mattered. And positions like the plague. They impossible: he received no Baquet lasted about an hour. if advancing their had to. As with their extremism “bounce” in the polls following Four years later they are as narrative ruined on abortion, the party is wholly the Democrats’ convention. clueless as ever and even more the reputation and out of step with the American President Trump received at disdainful of Trump supporters. future of a teenager public on all ten of the other least a 4 point increase. Which will make victory on from Covington, issues Mark Halperin (no friend At the time we were told it November 3rd all the sweeter. www.NRLC.org National Right to Life News September 2020 29 I wasn’t told the baby I aborted could feel pain: Woman launches legal case urging clinics to tell the truth By SPUC—the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children A woman who underwent a lawyers argue the guidance is the fetus does not ever feel BBC2 highlighted how the late term abortion has launched unlawful because clinicians are anything akin to pain “flirts concealment of information a legal complaint, urging unable to facilitate and obtain with moral recklessness.” regarding abortion is now clinics to tell women the truth informed consent without Dr. McCarthy, SPUC’s commonplace in the United about abortion. Ana-Maria thoroughly explaining the director of research and Kingdom. Tudor claims that the abortion procedure and its implications. education, said: “Making death Speaking on BBC2 Laura provider did not inform her that Sinclairslaw has said that painless for the one killed does Mann, who underwent an her baby could suffer during the NICE guidelines fail to not…mean that taking life is abortion said: “Why are women abortion. not informed? If I went in for Ms. Tudor from Newcastle an operation, I would get the underwent an abortion at full download. Why is it with a BPAS abortion clinic in abortion, it’s a secret? Why Richmond when she was 23 don’t you let us know what weeks pregnant. we are going for and what’s She has now spoken out, going to happen to our baby’s claiming that the abortion bodies?” provider did not have her Laura’s testimony also made fully informed consent to it clear that she is not alone in the procedure, as they failed feeling this way. to inform her of the facts She said: “I come across surrounding abortion, notably many women today that tell me that her baby could have felt the same thing, that they were pain during the procedure. dying in secret. Because I tell Ms Tudor said: “I did not find my story so openly, they speak Ana-Maria Tudor out that a baby at 23 weeks up to me and say ‘I experienced might be able to feel pain until recommend that women should thereby justified. Women who the same thing as you and felt I afterwards. It made me feel be informed that their baby are rightly concerned not to couldn’t speak to anyone at the awful and now I deeply regret may suffer pain if aborted from cause pain to their baby even time. What can you do to help my decision.” 18 weeks or possibly earlier. as early as 13 weeks, or even me?’ There are still women earlier, should be offered, not today experiencing the same Informed consent Foetal pain: The Facts alternative ways of aborting the thing.” Ms Tudor’s legal In a new research paper, baby, but support to allow their If you, or anyone you representatives, Sinclairslaw, Reconsidering Foetal Pain, child to live.” know has been affected by are challenging the National published in the Journal of Why are abortion providers abortion, please contact the Institute for Health and Care Medical Ethics, the medical concealing information from Abortion Recovery Care and Excellence (NICE) guidelines researchers, one of whom [Prof. women? Helpline (ARCH) for free, on abortion. Stuart Derbyshire] identifies In 2019, as reported non-judgemental, confidential In its letter to NICE as ‘pro-choice’, argue that to by SPUC, one woman’s support: 0345 603 850. threatening judicial review, the act as if we have certainty that agonizing testimony aired on 30 September 2020 National Right to Life News www.NRLC.org Indiana’s 18-Hour Ultrasound Law To Go Back Into Effect After State’s Largest Abortion Business Drops Suit By Indiana Right to Life

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s law was in effect, there were On August 7, the impact of the Empowering women with 18-hour ultrasound law will go 496 fewer abortions in Indiana June Medical Services ruling knowledge is fully consistent back into effect on January 1, compared to the period of July was felt as Planned Parenthood with the U.S. Constitution.” 2021, as a result of Indiana’s through December 2017, when and the ACLU were dealt a Fichter is skeptical of Planned largest abortion chain, Planned the ultrasound provision was blow by the Eighth Circuit Parenthood’s claim that new Parenthood, conceding it will blocked and abortions spiked to when it lifted injunctions ultrasound equipment at its not win its suit which has a 13 percent increase. against multiple pro-life laws office in Fort Wayne drove its blocked the law since 2017. The concession underscores in Arkansas. decision to drop the suit. The ultrasound law, part that Planned Parenthood “Indiana’s ultrasound law “Planned Parenthood is of the 2016 Dignity for the and the ACLU did not feel will save lives,” states Indiana dropping this suit because it Unborn Act signed by then- they could win the suit in the Right to Life President and fears it won’t win now that the Gov. Mike Pence, requires that Seventh Circuit in the wake of CEO Mike Fichter. “Women new standard of June Medical women considering abortion this summer’s June Medical deserve the opportunity to see Services is being applied by an ultrasound image of their the courts,” Fichter notes. unborn baby at least 18-hours “This move is to cut legal before an abortion in order costs in what it knows will be to have ample opportunity to a losing battle. The courts have reconsider an abortion. In the clearly abandoned the Whole brief time this law was in effect Woman’s Health vs. Hellerstedt in 2016, abortions dropped framework from 2016, and sharply in Indiana, only to that’s great news for pro-life rise quickly as soon as the law laws moving forward.” was blocked. Now we hope to Fichter also raised deep see abortions drop once again, concern that the move is just this time for the long term. We another step in the direction of regret, however, that this life- Planned Parenthood attempting saving law will not go back into to operate an abortion business effect until January.” in Fort Wayne, stating, In a release earlier today, “With Planned Parenthood, Indiana Attorney General connecting the dots means Curtis Hill stated, ““For it always comes back to the be provided the opportunity to Services vs. Russo decision by women considering abortions, business of abortion. Always.” view a fetal ultrasound at least the Supreme Court. Two days ultrasounds are an important When asked by the Seattle 18 hours prior to an abortion. after the June Medical Services part of informed-consent Times in 2019 if Planned A significant decline in ruling, the Court vacated a counseling. Anyone interested Parenthood intends to do abortions is expected in Indiana previous Seventh Circuit ruling in protecting women’s health, abortions in Fort Wayne, its as a result of the ultrasound blocking the ultrasound law including their mental health, CEO Chris Charbonneau law going back into effect. and remanded the case back should support giving them as replied, “Absolutely”. From July through December to the Seventh Circuit for much information as possible 2016, while the ultrasound reconsideration. to aid their decision-making. www.NRLC.org National Right to Life News September 2020 31 Woman branded ‘inhumane’ for rejecting abortion is now a proud mother By Right to Life UK

One woman who was branded PPROM. I didn’t know it was a care unit before being allowed can get through to the other “inhumane” for rejecting thing before then. I just rejected home. side… abortion on multiple occasions all the medical advice. “…The stories of PPROM is now the proud mother of “I said ‘if I am going to lose Healthy and thriving need to be shared more often so three-year-old twins. them, I lose them naturally and Despite Alfie being born with that people know it’s something Hannah Morris was I’ll let nature take its course’.” holes in his heart and George that does happen.” devastated when doctors suffering a weakened immune told to have an abortion at 16 Continued pressure to abort system due to their premature ‘Babies can and weeks, after her waters broke After two days in hospital, a births, both toddlers are now do survive this’ prematurely. scan revealed that both babies healthy and thriving. Ciara Curran, the founder of However, she decided to were still healthy and the Hannah said: “Taking our Little Heartbeats who advised ignore doctors’ advice and couple were sent home. boys home was amazing. Just Hannah with advice throughout instead trust her gut instinct. As A week later, at a follow-up to know that we were right and following her pregnancy, a result, she is the proud mother appointment, doctors again of healthy twins, George and advised Hannah to have an Alfie King. abortion. The 27-year-old was told that if her babies survived ‘It is your only option’ to 24 weeks, their limbs would Hannah and her partner, be stuck together and their vital Mark King, were ecstatic when organs wouldn’t be functional. they found out that they were “[They said] I was only expecting twins. causing them more pain by But between 16 weeks and carrying on with the pregnancy. 20 weeks of pregnancy, both of “We were considering at the twins’ amniotic sacs burst this point terminating the – the first just after 16 weeks pregnancies because this was of pregnancy and the second coming from top consultants,” around three weeks later. Hannah revealed. and that we had made the right said: “Hannah and her little Doctors diagnosed Hannah Yet, each week the pair would decision by our children. surviving PPROM babies are with preterm premature rupture go for a scan where they’d be “They had defeated all the living proof these babies can of the membranes (PPROM) reassured that their babies were odds and they were strong, survive with little to zero fluids. and told the couple to have an healthy. healthy little boys. They are “These babies clearly abortion as neither baby had Despite this, doctors now so cheeky and you look demonstrate why we need to any chance of survival. continued to tell the couple to at them and think, wow, you raise awareness of PPROM, and Recalling the events, Hannah consider an abortion. nearly weren’t here. that terminating the pregnancy described the experience as Hannah said: “That’s what “What would my life have is not the only option, as these “really traumatic”. pushed us to carry on with the been like if I hadn’t had them? are just a few of the many She told The Sun: “I had an pregnancy every single week. They are both amazing, they’re babies who have survived… internal examination and the We would see the boys on the awesome.” “All too often [women] are doctor told me that my waters screen and they would be fine. Hannah said she was sharing told there is no hope and that had broken, and he was really “The sonographer would say her story to raise awareness of their only option is to terminate, sorry but there was nothing his lungs are developed, so the PPROM so that other parents but babies can and do survive they could do for us. kidneys are fine. in her situation are better this. “I asked a million questions, “The doctors reviewed it informed. “If women are supported to can the other baby survive? each week and say it looks like “They might not necessarily continue their pregnancy, with Can it reseal? they are doing fine but that is get a positive outcome – they good medical management, “They said, ‘no, there was a going to change so you need to might lose their child. there is a chance that they 100 per cent chance that this terminate the pregnancy.” “But if they have support will be able to bring home a baby won’t survive, you need Against all medical advice, from other parents who know surviving baby. to have to have some medicine Hannah made it to 34 weeks what they’ve been through it’s “We are however all too aware to induce labour, it’s your only and had a cesarean section. going to make the experience that not all babies can survive option’. George was born first easier for them. PPROM, and we are anxious to “I didn’t want to do that. My weighing 5lb 4oz (2.38kg) “To know as well that they do support women through their gut was telling me not to follow and Alfie followed at 4lb 1oz have other options. Your child PPROM pregnancy regardless the advice. (1.84kg) – both spending four can survive this. They may be of outcome.” “I knew nothing about days in a neonatal intensive poorly at the end of it, but they 32 September 2020 National Right to Life News www.NRLC.org What do the party platforms actually say about abortion? From page 8

We oppose the use of public funds to perform or promote abortion of embryonic stem cell research. We support adult stem cell or to fund organizations, like Planned Parenthood, so long as they research and urge the restoration of the national placental stem provide or refer for elective abortions or sell fetal body parts rather cell bank created by President George H.W. Bush but abolished by than provide healthcare. We urge all states and Congress to make his Democrat successor, President Bill Clinton. We oppose federal it a crime to acquire, transfer, or sell fetal tissues from elective funding for harvesting embryos and call for a ban on human abortions for research, and we call on Congress to enact a ban on cloning. any sale of fetal body parts. In the meantime, we call on Congress to The Democratic Party is extreme on abortion. Democrats’ almost ban the practice of misleading women on so-called fetal harvesting limitless support for abortion, and their strident opposition to even consent forms, a fact revealed by a 2015 investigation. We will not the most basic restrictions on abortion, put them dramatically out fund or subsidize healthcare that includes abortion coverage. of step with the American people. Because of their opposition to We support the appointment of judges who respect traditional simple abortion clinic safety procedures, support for taxpayer- family values and the sanctity of innocent human life. We oppose funded abortion, and rejection of pregnancy resource centers that the non-consensual withholding or withdrawal of care or treatment, provide abortion alternatives, the old Clinton mantra of “safe, including food and water, from individuals with disabilities, legal, and rare” has been reduced to just “legal.” We are proud to newborns, the elderly, or the infirm, just as we oppose euthanasia be the party that protects human life and offers real solutions for and assisted suicide. women. We affirm our moral obligation to assist, rather than penalize, women who face an unplanned pregnancy. In order to encourage 2020 Democratic Party Platform on abortion women who face an unplanned pregnancy to choose life, we Securing Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice support legislation that requires financial responsibility for Democrats are committed to protecting and advancing the child be equally borne by both the mother and father upon reproductive health, rights, and justice. We believe unequivocally, conception until the child reaches adulthood. Failure to require a like the majority of Americans, that every woman should be able father to be equally responsible for a child places an inequitable to access high-quality reproductive health care services, including burden on the mother, creating a financial and social hardship on safe and legal abortion. We will repeal the Title X domestic gag both mother and child. We celebrate the millions of Americans rule and restore federal funding for Planned Parenthood, which who open their hearts, homes, and churches to mothers in need provides vital preventive and reproductive health care for millions and women fleeing abuse. We thank and encourage providers of people, especially low-income people, and people of color, and of counseling, medical services, and adoption assistance for LGBTQ+ people, including in underserved areas. empowering women experiencing an unintended pregnancy to Democrats oppose and will fight to overturn federal and state choose life. We support funding for ultrasounds and adoption laws that create barriers to reproductive health and rights. We will assistance. We salute the many states that now protect women and repeal the Hyde Amendment, and protect and codify the right to girls through laws requiring informed consent, parental consent, reproductive freedom. We condemn acts of violence, harassment, waiting periods, and clinic regulation. We condemn the Supreme and intimidation of reproductive health providers, patients, and Court’s activist decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt staff. We will address the discrimination and barriers that inhibit striking down commonsense Texas laws providing for basic health meaningful access to reproductive health care services, including and safety standards in abortion clinics. those based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, We applaud the U.S. House of Representatives for leading the income, disability, geography, and other factors. Democrats oppose effort to add enforcement to the Born-Alive Infant Protection restrictions on medication abortion care that are inconsistent with Act by passing the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection the most recent medical and scientific evidence and that do not Act, which imposes appropriate civil and criminal penalties on protect public health. healthcare providers who fail to provide treatment and care to We recognize that quality, affordable comprehensive health an infant who survives an abortion, including early induction care; medically accurate, LGBTQ+ inclusive, age-appropriate sex delivery whether the death of the infant is intended. We strongly education; and the full range of family planning services are all oppose infanticide. Over a dozen states have passed PainCapable essential to ensuring that people can decide if, when, and how to Unborn Child Protection Acts prohibiting abortion after twenty start a family. We are proud to be the party of the Affordable Care weeks, the point at which current medical research shows that Act, which prohibits discrimination in health care on the basis of unborn babies can feel excruciating pain during abortions, and we sex and requires insurers to cover prescription contraceptives at no call on Congress to enact the federal version. Not only is it good cost. These efforts have significantly reduced teen and unintended legislation, but it enjoys the support of a majority of the American pregnancies by making it easier to decide whether, when, and how people. We support state and federal efforts against the cruelest to have a child. forms of abortion, especially dismemberment abortion procedures, We believe that a person’s health should always come first. in which unborn babies are literally torn apart limb from limb. Democrats will protect the rights of all people to make personal We call on Congress to ban sex-selection abortions and abortions health care decisions, and will reject the Trump Administration’s based on disabilities — discrimination in its most lethal form. We use of broad exemptions to allow medical providers, employers, oppose embryonic stem cell research. We oppose federal funding and others to discriminate. www.NRLC.org National Right to Life News September 2020 33 A celebration of unborn life woven through the fabric of the most pro-life convention ever! From page 1 you could step out for a bit and to say may be difficult for some Samuel was even born I an impassioned critique of be confident when you came to hear, I am saying it because was told his life wouldn’t Mr. Biden, specifically, and back that someone—whether it I am not just pro-life, I am pro- be worth living. When Democrats generally (tellingly, be Vice President Mike Pence, eternal life. I want all of us early tests revealed he had “under God” was removed or coach Lou Holtz, or Tera to end up in heaven together Down Syndrome, our doctor from the Pledge of Allegiance Myers, the mother of a child someday. Which brings me to encouraged me to terminate twice at their convention): with Down syndrome, or Sr. why I am here today. Donald the pregnancy. He said ‘If you Joe Biden claims he Deirdre “Dede” Byrne--would Trump is the most pro-life do not, you will be burdening has empathy for the be extolling President Trump’s president this nation has ever your life, family and your vulnerable, yet the commitment to life. Here are a had, defending life at all stages. community.’ I knew my baby party he leads supports few samples: His belief in the sanctity of life was a human being created by the extreme late-term *Vice President Pence: transcends politics. President God and that made him worthy abortion of defenseless “We supported the right babies, right up until to life and all of the God- the moment of birth. given rights enshrined in our Democrat leaders talk Constitution…” about moral decency, but they have no *Lou Holtz: “One of the problem with stopping important reasons he has my a baby’s beating heart trust is because nobody is but in the ninth month of a stronger advocate for the pregnancy. Democrat unborn than President Trump. politicians refuse to The Biden-Harris ticket is the protect innocent life, most radically pro-abortion and then they lecture campaign in history. They and us about morality other politicians are Catholics and saving America’s in name only and abandon soul. Tonight, we innocent lives. President Trump proudly declare that protected those lives. I trust all children, born and President Trump.” unborn, have a God- Trump will stand up against of life. I am thankful that given right to life. *Sr. Deirdre “Dede” Byrne: Biden-Harris, who are the President Trump values the life “As followers of Christ, we most anti-life presidential of the unborn.” As my wife pointed out, only are called to stand up for life ticket ever, even supporting the Recently Samuel and his the hardest core Democrat against the politically correct horrors of late-term abortion mom were invited to the could think listening to or fashionable of today. We and infanticide. Because of White House to meet with the Hillary Clinton whine for must fight against a legislative his courage and conviction, President to talk about another the gazillionth time is more agenda that supports and even President Trump has earned topic. “President Trump shook powerful than ordinary men celebrates destroying life in the support of America’s pro- my hand and said ‘Wonderful and women celebrating the the womb. Keep in mind, the life community. Moreover, he job Mom, your son is amazing.’ American Dream as they laws we create define how we has a nationwide of religious Unlike the doctor who told me overcome one hurtle after see our humanity. We must ask standing behind him. You’ll to end Samuel’s life before it another after another to help ourselves: What we are saying find us here with our weapon even began, President Trump their fellow citizens, beginning when we go into a womb of choice, the rosary. Thank did not dismiss my son, he with the most vulnerable, the and snuff out an innocent, you, Mr. President, we are all showed Samuel he valued unborn child. powerless, voiceless life? As praying for you.” him and was proud of what he Two conventions never to be a physician, I can say without accomplished.” forgotten—for entirely different hesitation: Life begins at *Tera Myers. If her remarks And, of course, President reasons—and to be recalled as conception. While what I have didn’t move you… “Before Trump himself delivered we approach November 3. 34 September 2020 National Right to Life News www.NRLC.org Our Movement is guided and sustained by the wisdom of an older “pro-life generation” By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation

The “Pro-Life Generation” on behalf of mothers and their my pew just to tell me he had children were cherished, and actually spans many decades. preborn babies. Ever sharp in listened to a talk radio segment not discarded like yesterday’s I was reminded of this fact mind and buoyant in spirit, I had done about the state of the newspaper. They have labored, recently by my interactions she’s the type of pro-lifer I’d pro-life movement in America. year in and year out, to reverse with two people in their 90s. like to grow up to be! He wanted to let me know he Roe and to restore legal protection for children in their mothers’ wombs. You might think after so many decades they might consider giving up. But not these individuals, who belong to what’s often been referred to as the Greatest Generation. Shaped by World War II, they know the fragility of life. They will not surrender to the forces of death and destruction. It is no exaggeration to say, they cannot surrender because that would be a betrayal of who they are. I salute all those in their 90s who continue to answer the call to protect innocent human life from the very moment of Betty, a faithful pro-life The other nonagenarian I was so inspired, he wanted to conception to the instant of leader, has been weathering the encountered this past week resume volunteering again for natural death. You are modern- pandemic, while still reaching is Joe. Joe, who soldiered the pro-life cause. day superheroes, and we are out to pregnant women in need. on courageously after losing These two, Betty and Joe, blessed to have you continuing She has seen much hardship his wife a few years back, have lived through the full to serve in the pro-life, pro-love during COVID-19, but she approached me in church. He horror of Roe v. Wade. They movement. continues to work tirelessly walked all the way down to remember a time when preborn What’s in your September edition of National Right to Life News? From page 2 The second is “Missouri After numerous delays, oral blocked the law since 2017. abortion on multiple occasions. Stands For the Unborn Act” arguments in the challenge The law goes into effect in She is now the proud mother of which Missouri Right to Life to HB 126 have been set for 2021. three-year-old twins, George described as “groundbreaking September 24 in the 8th U.S. The September issue offers and Alfie King. legislation that will save lives Circuit Court of Appeals. readers many inspiring stories. There is much, much more in and set the standard for pro- The third is the conclusion One of my favorites is of a this x-page long edition. I will be life legislation nationwide.” of Planned Parenthood legal baby born at just 22 weeks who posting stories about the content Among the many provisions challenge to Indiana’s 18-hour survive long odds to become at Nationalrighttolifenew.org. in HB 126 is a ban on ultrasound law, part of the among the youngest surviving Be sure to read them and abortion when the baby 2016 Dignity for the Unborn premature babies in the world. pass them—and this entire reaches 20 weeks gestation, a Act signed by then-Gov. Mike Another tells us about a September edition—along developmental point by which Pence. PPFA conceded it will woman who was branded to your pro-life family and the child can experience pain. not win its suit which has “inhumane” for rejecting friends. www.NRLC.org National Right to Life News September 2020 35 Canadian university offers course normalizing ‘safe’ and ‘common’ abortion ‘This is a great expansion of that attention … to the importance of educating our future health-care practitioners about abortion care.’

By Martin Bürger

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia– abandon their patients. If they and assumptions relative to babies have died since abortion Dalhousie University in Canada can’t offer abortion care [sic], contraception, reproductive was first legalized in 1969. is now offering a course to they make a referral to someone autonomy and abortion, and Basing itself on findings of its health students promoting who can, she said.” learned the relevance of this a study by the pro-abortion abortion as “normal.” The course, “Interprofessional reflection on their professional Guttmacher Institute, Campaign “Despite abortion having Care of Surgical and Medical been decriminalized in Canada Abortion Patients,” is officially since 1988, the remaining characterized as a mini- barriers to access are of course course, consisting of only four geography … but also the 90-minute sessions. willingness of providers to “This mini course will step up and provide this care help provide students with [sic],”said Marthy Paynter, information on the history of who leads the course. abortion in Canada and current “If we’re going to address access to abortion,” the course that barrier we have to train description states. the providers, and when you “The course will focus realize how normal something on recent changes is, how safe, how common, in Atlantic Canada that helps you adopt it into your including the removal role of support with people who Life Coalition (CLC) points practice and feel comfortable of the Therapeutic have experienced unplanned out that “abortion is used as a with this care provision,” she Abortion Committee pregnancy and reproductive ‘back-up’ birth control method told the Canadian Broadcasting in NB in 2014; the coercion.” in more than 96% of instances.” Corporation (CBC). creation of the abortion They are also asked to Canada’s abortion regime is Paynter, CBC reported, clinic in PEI [Prince understand better “the personal, one of the most radical in the “was involved in introducing Edward Island] in cultural and institutional world. training for nursing students 2017; and the removal contexts of reproductive “In R. v. Morgentaler, 1988, on abortion that was part of a of referral requirement control and their effects on the Supreme Court of Canada larger undergraduate course a and introduction of people seeking care from health made its landmark decision to couple years ago.” centralized intake in care professionals,” and to throw out the 1969 abortion “This is a great expansion of NS [Nova Scotia] in have improved “consciousness law on the basis that it was that attention that Dalhousie 2018.” regarding politicized action ‘unconstitutional’. This created Health has made to the that can be taken to counter a legal vacuum in which, to this importance of educating our Additionally, course the personal, cultural and day, no abortion law exists in future health-care practitioners participants would be on track to institutional contexts of Canada,” CLC writes. about abortion care [sic],” understanding “medical abortion reproductive control.” Now, abortions are permitted Paynter claimed. was approved by Health Canada The course does not appear “throughout all 9 months of Paynter also suggested to the in 2015, became widely available to take into account ethical pregnancy, for any reason, up to CBC that students will be told in 2017, and nurse practitioners considerations, namely that the moment of birth. Section 223 if doctors refuse to commit an now prescribe medical abortion a baby is killed during every of the Criminal Code of Canada abortion, those doctors most in every province and territory in single successful abortion. defines a human being as ‘a child nonetheless facilitate it by Canada.” According to Campaign that has completely proceeded referring the mother to another “Medical abortion” refers to Life Coalition, “At least from the body of its mother.’” doctor: “Paynter said it’s also the abortion pill. 100,000 surgical abortions are a requirement in health-care Dalhousie University wants committed annually in Canada, Editor’s note. This appeared providers’ code of ethics and students to have “reflected conservatively speaking.” at LifeSiteNews and is reposted standards of practice to never upon their beliefs, values Overall, more than 4 million with permission.