I’ve said before on this blog (and I’m not the first to say it) that the “right” to abortion is not the “right to choose” but the right to a dead baby. That is to say, for all of the pro-choice hand-wringing about “unplugging” and maternal safety, pro-choice advocates are … Read More
Ending Abortion Requires Federal Action, Not Just State Laws
Dobbs was a victory for the pro-life movement, ending a nationwide judicial ban on legislation to protect unborn humans. However, while it allowed the states to pass pro-life legislation, that’s all it did—allowed the unborn to be protected. Instead of being at the mercy of nine unelected justices, unborn humans … Read More
Illinois Trying to Shut Down Pregnancy Centers with Compulsory Disinformation
Right now, the Illinois House and Senate have just passed a bill which would go after pregnancy centers in a way unmatched even by California and Massachusetts. SB 1909 attempts to criminalize, as fraud, attempts by a PRC to convince a woman to choose them over an abortion facility or … Read More
The 2022 Abortion Referenda: Responding to Pro-Life Setbacks
Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, states can once again legislate directly on abortion. Following the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, laws restricting or upholding abortion access triggered in several states. More legislation and legal battles across the country followed soon after. Partisans on both sides of the abortion … Read More
Watch the Pro-Life Content You Helped Put on MSNBC!
We were thrilled to watch Emily present the pro-life position on MSNBC last Sunday, and we hope you had the chance to see it live! If you didn’t watch the live broadcast, or you’d like to share the segment with people you know, here’s the link to a 12-minute version … Read More
ERI Statement: Should Women Be Prosecuted for Illegal Abortions?
We do not believe that women should be prosecuted for abortion, because the state of public thought about abortion precludes us from assuming women understand what they are doing in an abortion. Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Josh BrahmJosh worked in the pro-life movement starting at age 18. After 12 years … Read More
Dobbs Court Overturns Roe v. Wade: What Now for the Pro-Life Movement?
The Supreme Court has officially ruled, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, to overrule its holdings in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. States are now free to pass laws banning or restricting abortion for the first time in almost 50 years. Millions of hours of work … Read More
Firebombings and Vandalism: Planned Parenthood Must Condemn Jane’s Revenge
Author’s Note – June 29, 2022: I’m happy to report that 53 days after the vandalism began and after multiple tweets from us and others calling for Planned Parenthood to condemn it, they finally did. On June 24, the day that Roe and Casey were overturned and the day that … Read More
The Latest Research on Fetal Pain (with John Bockmann and Bridget Thill, MD, MS)
Download MP3 – 1:01:03 In this podcast, two authors discuss recent research regarding fetal pain: John Bockmann, co-author of “Reconsidering Fetal Pain” (2020) and Dr. Bridget Thill, MD, MS, author of “Fetal Pain in the First Trimester” (2021). Here’s a link to the five slides Bridget Thill discussed, including working … Read More
The Supreme Court Abortion Case: Your Questions, Answered
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is widely considered to be the most important Supreme Court Case on abortion in nearly three decades. We want you to understand what’s happening in real-time and equip you with tools to discuss it effectively. ERI staff members Josh Brahm, Andrew Kaake, and Emily … Read More