Senate Committee Proposes Rollback of Pro-Life Policies
Mexico City Policy and Hyde and Weldon Amendments are targeted for exclusion.
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Opponents of Equality Act Warn of ‘Sweeping’ Impact in Senate Hearing
Opponents of the bill argued on Thursday that it would be especially harmful to women, forcing them to accommodate biological men identifying as transgender women in locker rooms and sports.
‘Born-Alive’ Amendment Fails Again in the Senate
Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Bob Casey, D-Penn., were the only two Democrats who joined Senate Republicans in supporting Sasse’s amendment.
Amid Scheduled Executions, Bills Introduced to End Federal Use of Death Penalty
The effort comes after Rep. Adriano Espillat, D-N.Y., a Dominican-American and Catholic, introduced H.R. 97 Jan. 4, “To abolish the death penalty under Federal law.”
Senate Key to Pro-Life and Religious-Freedom Protections
While the outcome still might hinge on a pair of January runoff elections in Georgia, a Republican majority would brake a Biden administration legislatively and on judicial and cabinet appointments.
Senate Votes to Confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
Barrett will be the sixth practicing Catholic justice at the Supreme court, joining Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, and Brett Kavanaugh.
Members of Congress Tell Supreme Court: Let States Defund Planned Parenthood
Several pro-life groups supported the brief, including Alliance Defending Freedom, March for Life Action, and National Right to Life.
California Legislature Likely to Skip Controversial Abortion, Parental Consent Bills
Among the bills proposed in the California legislature is Senate Bill 1004, which would require health insurance companies to hide “sensitive” medical procedures for adult and minor children who are covered under their parents’ health coverage plan.
Senate Votes to Fund UN Population Fund and Confirm Scalia as Labor Secretary
Funding inclusion could trigger a fight over abortion funding in the coming months. Eugene Scalia is the son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
Pro-Life Leaders Applaud Budget Deal, Judicial Nominees
In addition to confirming over a dozen judicial nominees and a new United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft, the Senate also passed the Bipartisan Budget Act, sending the legislation to the President’s desk
