The Democrats’ agenda is radical, but unfortunately, not surprising. They are being upfront as to where their priorities are
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Democrats in Congress recently unveiled their health care priorities for the upcoming 120th Congress should they win back the majority in November. Unsurprisingly, abortion remains a top priority for the caucus.
They would be seeking to establish a national right to abortion, mandate and expand health insurance coverage for abortion, and lift any restrictions on government funding. Twenty-one states have no protections for unborn life whatsoever, and the Biden era’s abortion-by-mail policy remains in effect, resulting in abortion drugs being shipped into every state, including those with strong pro-life laws. But it seems that, for Democrats, this isn’t enough — there’s more anti-life work to be done.
Health insurance coverage is the subject of many of the bills on the proposed agenda, and this includes the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance Act. This bill would mandate health insurance coverage of abortion across all government programs and supersede other laws limiting abortion coverage or funding, such as the Hyde Amendment. The bill specifically exempts itself from the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a 1993 law that prohibits the government from placing a substantial burden on a person’s exercise of religion. This would mean that Americans across the country would be forced to pay into plans that cover elective abortion and would not be able to sue the government, even if they have a sincere religious objection. -
Virginia Abortion Amendment Would End Parental Notification, Allow Secret Abortions on Teens
The upcoming ballot measure right here in Virginia would enshrine abortion in the commonwealth’s constitution. As if the unchecked killing of children isn’t bad enough. The deceptive, terrible language of this amendment is insidiously evil.
If Democrats seize control in the midterm elections, the 84-page playbook from House Democrats’ health care working group already maps out what they plan to do in their first 100 hours if they take back control of Congress.
The first item on their agenda is abortion: abortion-on-demand nationwide funded by Americans’ tax dollars. In their own words, Democrats want to “Reestablish a federal right to abortion care and end restrictions that prevent people covered through federal health programs from receiving abortion coverage.”
For Walker Wildmon, CEO of AFA Action, the governmental affairs affiliate of the American Family Association, House Democrats’ pro-choice playbook should be a wake-up call for all pro-life voters. On November 3, they must head to the ballot box and use their constitutional right to protect the lives of the unborn. ---More...
Woman Shocked After Seeing Her Aborted Baby: “I Could See Its Fingers, Its Eyes, Its Feet”
Many people have told their abortion pill stories online. One British woman made a YouTube video about taking the abortion pill.
Misinformation from a Chain of Abortion Facilities
Megan went to the abortion chain Marie Stopes. In an educational video, Marie Stopes claims that the abortion pill “stops the pregnancy from growing.”
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A booklet about the abortion pill given to patients by Marie Stopes admits women will “likely” experience “strong cramping” during their abortions, but “pain and bleeding is different for each person.”
It also says the following about what the woman will see:
[I]t would be expected for you to pass the pregnancy tissue and most people will pass blood clots… As the gestation increases, the pregnancy tissue may be more recognisable but most people will not clearly see a fetus. At 9 weeks the fetus is 3–8cm long. ---More...
Doctors Told Mom to Abort Disabled Twin, She Refused and Both Babies are Great
When doctors give expectant parents terrible news, it takes great courage not to give in to counsel to abort. Such news—that “one of her babies had a rare brain condition and an abnormality with her esophagus”– was given to Marie Stockdale who was carrying twin girls.
“After receiving the news of one of the twins’ condition, they [Marie and her partner Paul Kipling] chose to turn down the abortion and, when the twins were born in May 2022, Ava underwent emergency surgery to correct her esophagus” reported Rikki Loftus and Naomi Corrigan.
“Ava and sister Mila are now eight-and-a-half months old. Despite a tumultuous first few weeks, feeding through a tube and continued hospital treatment every two months, Ava has come on leaps and bounds.
“Her mum who also has two children from a previous relationship, Ashton, 10, and Camden, six, said: ‘Doctors are monitoring her brain condition but so far, it seems to be mild. Ava went through a lot in the first few weeks of her life so to see her now, getting stronger each day, is wonderful.” ---More...
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