Law in the Service of Life
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Science Speaks: When Life Begins
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Speaking Engagements & Debates
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White Papers
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The Changing Face of Cloning & Stem Cells
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Gestational Surrogacy
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Protecting Women’s Ovarian Health from EGGsploitation
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20 Week Abortion Restriction: Pain-Capable Unborn Children
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Signs of Hope Legislation: Abortion Alternatives Sign and Mobile Website
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BDF bill addresses “Octomom” IVF abuses
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Ultrasound Before Abortion Model Legislation
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Holistic Feminism: Abortion Harms Women & Children
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Abortion in Obamacare
BDF briefs expose the ACA’s “Tax on Pro-Life Conscience.” Obamacare’s individual mandate not... -
Physician-Assisted Suicide: Choice or The Perfect Crime?
BDF attorneys Nikolas T. Nikas and Dorinda C. Bordlee’s review of...
FROM THE MEDIA:
Thousands of people from across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland gathered in Belfast on Saturday, 4 July, for the Rally for Life, Liberty and Faith, in what organisers described as one of the largest pro-life demonstrations held in Belfast in recent years. Organised by Precious Life and Life Institute, the major public rally […] The post Thousands Rally in Northern Ireland to Protest Abortion appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
According to the Guttmacher Institute’s Monthly Abortion Provision Study (2025), New Mexico had the highest estimated abortion rate among the 50 states, with 16,150 abortions and a rate of 39.4 abortions per 1,000 women ages 15–44. Guttmacher also estimates that approximately 10,200 patients traveled to New Mexico from other states to obtain abortions. Source: Guttmacher Institute, Monthly Abortion Provision Study (2025). New Mexico: 16,150 abortions […] The post New Mexico Has America’s Highest Abortion Rate appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
July 4th is observed as our nation’s birthday precisely because that was the day in 1776 that Congress voted to approve the wording in the Declaration of Independence, after having adopted two days earlier the declaration “That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States…” And what a celebration […] The post The Declaration of Independence Makes it Clear: We Have a Right to Life appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
Vice President J.D. Vance released his book Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith last month, where he raised issues regarding the case of my sister, Terri Schiavo. The Vice President expressed frustration with the enormous amount of attention one woman received from evangelical leaders, arguing that broader ethical issues involving “a world filled with […] The post JD Vance Got Terri Schiavo Wrong: She Made it Clear All Lives Matter appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
A one-year prohibition on federal Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood expired Saturday, restoring taxpayer dollars to the nation’s largest abortion business on America’s 250th birthday. The expiration prompted strong condemnation from pro-life advocates who called on Congress and President Trump to immediately restore the defunding. The ban, part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act […] The post Planned Parenthood Defunding Expires, Pro-Life Groups Call for Congress to Act appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
The Netherlands Times reported on March 26, 2026 that there were 10,341 reported euthanasia deaths in 2025 representing 6% of all deaths, an increase of 3.8% from 9,958 in 2024. Last week, the Netherlands Minister of Public Health, Sophie Hermans, confirmed that at least one child has now died by euthanasia in the Netherlands. The Netherlands Times published an article […] The post Netherlands Doctors Feel Pressured to Kill People in Assisted Suicides appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]
