Abortion - articles
The threat to religious freedom: The Obama administration’s contraceptives mandate
THE ISSUE: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES MANDATE VIOLATES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Under a regulation issued in January by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), nearly all insurance plans will be forced to provide their employees with free access to all FDA-approved contraceptives. more »
By staff - Feb 24, 2012
Topic: Family, Living, Finances, Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Citizenship, Healthcare, Legislation, National, Religious Liberty, Issues,
On the Obama administration’s abortion rule
President Obama’s Department of Health and Human Services has issued a requirement that all insurance plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also known as Obamacare, cover free-of-charge certain so-called “contraceptives” that are actually much more than that. more »
By Richard Land and Barrett Duke - Feb 7, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty,
Youth and the Pro-life Movement
While our nation’s unborn have been threatened by nearly four decades of the Roe v. Wade decision, there are some encouraging signs among the pro-life movement in the U.S. more »
By Richard Land - Feb 1, 2012
Topic: Culture, Family, Life, Abortion,
Remembering life, liberty and equality
January is a month packed with remembrances of momentous events. First up is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, designated each year as the third Monday of the month. more »
By Doug Carlson - Jan 11, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Religious Liberty,
Abortion factor in grant denial reinforces need for conscience protections
Clouds of controversy are forming over a top governmental agency. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), known for making overtures recently that curtail freedoms, is under fire once again, this time over its recent decision to deny a faith-based relief organization a grant to aid victims of labor and sex trafficking. more »
By Doug Carlson - Dec 7, 2011
Proposed Bill would Ban Abortions Based on Race or Sex
I deeply appreciate Congressman Trent Franks (R-AZ) for his leadership in introducing the Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011, or PreNDA (H.R. more »
By Richard Land - Dec 7, 2011
Topic: Family, Children, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Racial Reconciliation,
House passes Protect Life Act, now Senate’s turn
In “a great day and an encouraging day,” as Richard Land, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, described it, the House overwhelmingly passed a bill to bar federal funding of elective abortion under health care reform as well as extend conscience protections under the law. more »
By Doug Carlson - Oct 18, 2011
LIFE DIGEST: Arizona abortions fall by nearly one-third
Abortions in Arizona dropped by nearly one-third in September after a pro-life law went into effect.
The state reported there were 729 abortions in Arizona during September — a decline of almost 31 percent from September 2010, nearly 32 percent from August of this year and 39 percent from the monthly average for the last year, the Associated Press reported Oct. more »
By Tom Strode - Oct 18, 2011
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Reproductive Technology, Citizenship, Legislation,
House set to vote to block abortion funding under Obamacare
As one of its first orders of business in the 112th Congress, the House of Representatives voted to repeal the widely unpopular health care reform signed into law last year. more »
By Doug Carlson - Oct 12, 2011
Land: Cut U.S. Funding to UN’s Population Fund
The SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission is on the record with strong support for H.R. 2059, legislation to prohibit funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). more »
By Richard Land - Oct 3, 2011 - (5)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation,