Life Issues

In a culture that often celebrates abortion as empowering, actress Christina Applegate is telling a very different story. In her own words, she described the deep pain of aborting her child at just 19 years old admitting she knew what she was doing yet felt pressured by her career and circumstances.  

Her diary reveals heartbreak, conflict, and a lasting emotional weight that didn’t simply disappear after the procedure. 

The truth is, abortion doesn’t just end a life—it often leaves a devastating wound to all involved. 

If pro-life legislation had made abortion illegal, Christina’s unborn child may be alive today, and she may have been protected from the decades of pain and suffering that followed her abortion.

A new study is confirming what many already suspected after the fall of Roe v. Wade: when abortion is restricted, more babies are born.  

In fact, pro-life states have seen measurable increases in births, with some research showing as high as a 2–3% rise and tens of thousands of additional lives welcomed into the world. 

These numbers are not just figures on a spreadsheet; these are real human lives saved by pro-life legislation.  

For years the United States has been well below replacement fertility of 2.1% meaning we are not having enough kids to sustain our population. Many nations in similar shoes have tried all sorts of government programs to increase the number of births, yet it seems many are unwilling to suggest ending abortion.

A former Planned Parenthood clinic manager is speaking out about why she left the abortion industry. And her story is sobering.

Annette Lancaster says she originally believed she was helping women when she took the job. But three experiences changed everything.

First, she was troubled by the pressure inside the clinic to push abortions and keep the numbers high. Second, she was shaken when a woman lying on the abortion table grabbed her hand and asked, “Will God forgive me for this?”

Finally, tragedy struck close to home. A young relative died after suffering severe hemorrhaging following an abortion procedure.

Those moments forced her to confront what was really happening. Eventually, she walked away from the abortion industry and now shares her story.

Not long ago I told you about South Dakota’s efforts to sue Mayday Health for their promotion of illegal abortion drugs in the state.

The company ran misleading ads and failed to explain the legal restrictions and potential risks associated with abortion drugs. They also encouraged young women to take the drugs, despite the fact that they are illegal in South Dakota. After receiving more than 650 complaints, the attorney general demanded the campaign stop.

Now, Attorney General Marty Jackleyr has reached a settlement with the New York-based group. Under the settlement, the organization must remove the advertisements and halt its campaign in South Dakota.

The abortion industry is determined to promote the deadly chemical abortion drug despite the tremendous risks for the women who take it. All they are concerned about it profit, not the health of mom or baby.

A new report is once again sounding the alarm about the abortion pill and the removal of basic medical safeguards.

Researchers analyzing years of data found that serious adverse events increased after the FDA removed the requirement for women to see a doctor in person before receiving abortion pills.

When that in-person requirement was in place, serious complications occurred in about 10.15% of cases. After it was removed, the rate rose to 11.5%, a statistically significant increase.

Some of these complications include hemorrhaging, infection, sepsis, and other life-threatening medical emergencies.

Without an in-person exam, doctors may miss conditions like ectopic pregnancy, which can only be diagnosed through proper medical evaluation.

The deadly abortion drug kills innocent unborn babies and its distribution should be federally outlawed, not recklessly expanded.

The state of Wyoming has been caught in an ongoing battle to defend the lives of the unborn. In January the state’s Supreme Court struck down two pro-life laws, one which banned abortion pills, and one which attempted to ban nearly all abortions. 

Following the Court’s decision, Wyoming lawmakers have fought to find a way to protect innocent life.  

In an effort to do so, HB 126 has been signed into law banning abortion once a heartbeat is detectable, at about 6 weeks.  

While the governor is concerned that the legislation will invite more litigation, we are hopeful that they law will protect unborn babies. Our efforts to defend life must continue in all fifty states, included cases like Wyoming where creative approaches are needed.

At a peaceful pro-life rally in Koblenz, Germany, violence erupted when left-wing extremists attacked pro-life advocates who had gathered to pray and hold signs supporting the unborn. According to reports, seven attackers descended on the group, in a brutal ambush.

Two pro-life men were seriously injured. One suffered a traumatic brain injury after being struck in the back of the head. Another suffered a jaw injury during the attack. Both had to be taken to the hospital for treatment.

These men weren’t harming anyone. They were peacefully advocating for life. Yet they walked away with significant injuries simply for defending the unborn.

Thankfully, pro-lifers were able to subdue some of the attackers and hold them until the police arrived. These sorts of attacks have become all too common around the world. Please pray for all who defend life.

You may remember the story of Adriana Smith, the mother who developed brain clots and was declared brain dead while nine weeks pregnant with her son Chance.

Incredibly, the hospital was able to keep baby Chance alive and deliver him via cesarean section. During the pregnancy, Adriana was kept alive through life support. Many abortion advocates publicly demanded that baby Chance be killed.

After he was born, some abortion advocates continued wishing death upon baby Chance expressing concern that his survival would hurt the pro-abortion cause.

Now, following an extended stay in the hospital, baby Chance is finally home with his brother, happy and healthy. While the abortion industry may be upset about that, we certainly are not. Congratulations baby chance, and welcome home.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the abortion-drug network Aid Access for flooding mail-order abortion pills into the state which has banned chemical abortion.  

Aid Access openly advertises shipping deadly abortion drugs to cities like Houston, Dallas, and Austin, intentionally undermining Texas’ pro-life laws and targeting unborn children in a state determined to protect them.  

If states can’t defend life against out-of-state abortion networks, it effectively defeats the Supreme Court’s ruling which is supposed to allow each state to handle abortion as they see fit.  

If pro-abortion states like California can send thousands of deadly abortion drugs into pro-life states without consequence, that means California essentially gets to set the nation’s abortion laws unilaterally.

Pro-life advocates continue to show an inspiring outpouring of love in defense of innocent life. Matt Britton, general counsel for 40 Days for Life, recently told the story of a woman named Lindsay he met at a vigil.  

He detailed that she drives more than an hour after work every night to fight for the unborn. Each of us has time, talents, or treasure that we can give to the fight for life. Some even have all three! We encourage you to be like Lindsay and continue giving your all to the fight for life. 

On our website, life issues dot org, we have the information and resources that you need to stand for life. Equip yourself with the tools needed and boldly defend the unborn.