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Nearly 50 Planned Parenthood Clinics Closed This Year

In a new report released by Planned Parenthood, the organization admits that nearly 50 of its clinics have been forced to close this year due to the valiant efforts made at the federal level to defund Big Abortion organizations, including an end to federal funding streams such as Title X grants and Medicaid reimbursements. Planned Parenthood estimates as many as 200 of its clinics could close if funding losses persist.

For the pro-life community, these closures represent a significant and meaningful victory. Each shuttered facility marks a turning point away from abortion centered services and towards life-affirming support for women and families.

These developments should be celebrated not only as policy successes but also for the lives that will be saved from the tragedy of abortion.

The truth is that pregnancy resource centers are leading the way in offering support that empowers women rather than pressures them to get an abortion.

Across America, these centers provide nearly 2 million people each year with free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, baby supplies, parenting classes, counseling, job assistance and mentorship.

As reported by the Daily Citizen, there are approximately 2,750 pregnancy resource centers nationwide providing nearly $368 million in free services to clients every year.

The work of pregnancy resource centers is rooted in compassion, not in profit. Unlike abortion clinics, pregnancy resource centers walk alongside women long after birth, helping them grow as women and mothers.

Option Ultrasound

This year, Focus on the Family celebrated a significant milestone: 20 years of saving lives through Option Ultrasound.

This program provides pregnancy resource centers with grants covering 80% of the cost of ultrasound machines. The vision behind this initiative is simple but profound. When women are empowered with information and the opportunity to see life in the womb, they are far more likely to choose life.

Our program also helps pregnancy resource centers extend their hours to reach even more women in need of help; funds nurses’ sonography training; and helps direct women in need to pregnancy centers through My Choice Network.

Since its launch in 2004, Option Ultrasound has saved over 500,000 babies and 500,000 mothers from the devastation of abortion.

More than 2,300 grants for ultrasound equipment and nurse training have been awarded through the program, and the results are extraordinary. More than 54% of women who are considering abortion choose life after receiving counseling and an ultrasound.

As abortion facilities decline and life-affirming ministries expand, we are witnessing a new chapter in the pro-life movement defined not merely by policy but by a culture of love, service and sustainable support for families.

Together, through prayer, advocacy, generosity and steadfast commitment, we are building a future where every mother knows she is supported in choosing life.

Just $60 will save a life through Option Ultrasound. Will you partner with us to save a life from abortion here?

If you are experiencing an unexpected pregnancy and want to learn more about your options, you can visit My Choice Network here.

When you need someone to talk to about your baby, or whatever else you’re going through, we’re here. Please reach out. 1-800-A-FAMILY.

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Federal Judge Blocks Planned Parenthood Defunding – Again

Once again, a federal district judge has bailed out the abortion industry and ruled taxpayer monies – to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars – must keep flowing to Big Abortion organizations, including Planned Parenthood.

If you’re feeling a sense of déjà vu, I can’t blame you.

On July 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law which defunded the abortion industry for the first time in U.S. history. The bill prohibited federal Medicaid dollars from flowing to healthcare providers that provide abortions and received more than $800,000 in Medicaid funding in 2023. The provision defunded the abortion industry of roughly $800 million and lasts for one year.

Four days later, Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts seeking to prevent the Trump administration from enforcing the defund provision. Within hours, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani sided with the abortion giant and issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) compelling the Trump administration to keep taxpayer monies flowing to Planned Parenthood.

Planned Parenthood and Judge Talwani’s legal reasoning was baseless, as she wrote that the OBBBA somehow violated Planned Parenthood’s First Amendment right of association and was an unconstitutional bill of attainder.

In addition, Judge Talwani’s actions violated the Constitution: Congress, not the federal judiciary, holds the “power of the purse” and can fund – or not fund – whatever it so chooses.

Article 1 Section 9 of the Constitution, enumerating Congress’ powers, states: “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.”

On July 28, Judge Talwani doubled down and issued a preliminary injunction requiring the Trump administration to “take all steps necessary to ensure that Medicaid funding continues to be disbursed in the customary manner and timeframes to Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, and all other Members of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.”

The Trump administration promptly appealed Judge Talwani’s decision to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Thankfully, on September 11, a three-judge panel of the 1st Circuit handed down a unanimous decision allowing the Trump administration to defund Planned Parenthood while the lawsuit plays out.

Highlighting the audacity of Judge Talwani’s reasoning, all three appeals court judges assigned to the case – Judges Gelpí, Montecalvo, and Aframe – were nominated to the court by former President Joe Biden. They’re not your stereotypically conservative judges.

However, while this first lawsuit played out, a coalition of 23 states, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, filed a separate lawsuit on July 29 seeking to prevent enforcement of the defund provision in their states. The case, also filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, was assigned – once again – to Judge Talwani.

On Tuesday, December 2, Judge Talwani – apparently taking no hint from the 1st Circuit – again issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the Trump administration from enforcing the defund provision in the 23 states that joined the lawsuit. The judge claimed that the OBBBA’s defund provision “failed to provide clear notice to States that participate in the joint Federal / State Medicaid program, as required by the Spending Clause of the United States Constitution.”

The order takes effect in seven days, giving the Trump administration little time to appeal the decision.

“This administration’s attempt to target and defund Planned Parenthood is as dangerous as it is illegal,” said Attorney General James in a statement. “Planned Parenthood provides invaluable health care services for millions of people throughout the country. I will not allow this administration to threaten New Yorkers’ health care and reproductive freedom with its political games.”

Of course, the Trump administration is doing nothing of the sort. It is required by federal law – as the OBBBA was passed by the Congress and signed by the president – to defund abortion providers of Medicaid dollars.

“The Democrats and their radical activist judges are desperately seeking to thwart the will of the people and bail out the Big Abortion industry, led by Planned Parenthood,” said SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser in a statement.

Dannenfelser added,

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is federal law passed by Congress and signed by the president. Planned Parenthood’s more than 40 closures this year are a reflection not only of taxpayers finally having their voice heard, but also their failing business model that prioritizes abortion, politics and profits at the expense of women and children. …
This fight is not over. The pro-life movement will work tirelessly to ensure the Democrats do not prevail and taxpayers are never forced to pay a dime to prop up Big Abortion businesses.

Pro-life activist Lila Rose also sounded the alarm after the judge’s ruling.

Following Judge Talwani’s latest ruling, U.S. Senator Mike Lee floated the idea of impeaching the judge.

“It would take an act of Congress to defund Planned Parenthood,” Sen. Lee wrote. “So, Congress did precisely that. To suggest Congress somehow lacks the authority to do that is insane — and potentially impeachable.”

Thankfully, this year has already seen a large number of Planned Parenthood centers close, largely due to the OBBBA’s defund provision.

The American people must ask ourselves, “Are we governed by our elected representatives in Congress and a duly elected president? Or are we ruled by a single unelected, unaccountable federal judge?”

The Trump administration will hopefully appeal Judge Talwani’s decision to the 1st Circuit in the coming days. For now, Judge Talwani has seized power that rightly belongs to the American people for herself.

If you are experiencing an unexpected pregnancy and want to learn more about your options, you can visit My Choice Network.

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Court Frees NY Pregnancy Centers to Tell Women About Abortion Pill Reversal

A federal appeals court has ruled pregnancy resource centers are free to inform women about the life-saving potential of abortion pill reversal.

Last year, New York Attorney General Letitia “Tish” James sued 11 faith-based, pro-life pregnancy resource centers to silence their speech about abortion pill reversal (APR), a protocol that counteracts the effects of the abortion drug mifepristone using supplemental progesterone.

Many women, after taking mifepristone, immediately regret their decision. Studies show that 64-68% of women who take progesterone within 72 hours of having taken the abortion pill are able save their preborn child’s life. Rebekah Buell Hagan has shared her powerful testimony of using APR in this way.

Attorney General James alleged – despite contrary evidence – the pregnancy centers are spreading “false and misleading” information about APR, which she deemed an “unproven treatment.” James – ignoring the fact over 900 babies have been saved through APR – claimed the centers were engaged in “fraud, deceptive business practices, and false advertising under New York Law” by promoting APR.

James filed her lawsuit against Heartbeat International, Inc. and 11 pregnancy resource centers throughout New York. None of those centers are plaintiffs in this case.

In August 2024, the National Institute of Family Life Advocates (NIFLA), Gianna’s House, and Options Care Center filed a preemptive lawsuit in federal court to protect their First Amendment right to inform women about the life-saving potential of APR.

After a federal district court ruled in their favor, preventing Attorney General James from violating the organizations’ constitutional rights while the case proceeds, James then appealed the case to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

On December 1, the 2nd Circuit handed down its unanimous opinion in favor of the pregnancy centers.

“The district court correctly determined that the speech at issue is noncommercial because … the speech is religiously and morally motivated, the NIFLA plaintiffs receive no remuneration or other financial benefits for engaging in it, and, as the NIFLA plaintiffs do not provide APR themselves, the speech serves only to provide the public with information about APR and access to third-party providers that can offer APR,” Judge Joseph Bianco, a nominee of President Donald Trump, explained.

He was joined by Judges Eunice Lee and Alison Nathan, both nominees of former President Joe Biden.

“We also discern no error in the district court’s determination that, given that the NIFLA plaintiffs will likely establish that they have suffered a constitutional injury, the remaining preliminary injunction requirements have been met. Accordingly, we AFFIRM the order of the district court.”

“Many women regret their abortions, and some change their minds after taking the first abortion drug and want to try to save their unborn babies’ lives,” said Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Caroline Lindsay in a statement after the court’s ruling. “They should be allowed to hear about this option and make that choice.”

Lindsay added,

The court is correct to affirm that women in New York have the right to access information about safe and effective supplemental progesterone through their local pregnancy centers, regardless of what the attorney general may personally believe.
The First Amendment clearly protects the right to speak and hear about this potentially life-saving option.

While Attorney General James claims APR is “untested,” she apparently has no concern for the harmful effects of the abortion pill itself or limiting the number of dangerous abortions in New York.

Earlier this year, the Ethics and Public Policy Center released a study finding that almost 11% of women who are prescribed mifepristone experience sepsis, infection, hemorrhaging or another serious adverse event after a chemical abortion. Women were 22 times more likely to be harmed by mifepristone than the U.S. Food and Drug Administration previously acknowledged.

In response, the FDA launched an investigation into mifepristone and its negative impact on women’s health. That investigation remains ongoing.

Following the study’s release, Dr. Bill Lile and Robyn Chambers, Vice President of Advocacy for Children at Focus on the Family, appeared on an episode of Focus on the Family with Jim Daly to discuss it:

We should all be grateful the 2nd Circuit has upheld pregnancy resource centers’ constitutional rights, knowing preborn babies will likely be saved as a result.

The case is National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. James.

To learn more about the abortion pill reversal protocol, visit abortionpillreversal.com or call 1-877-558-0333 to be connected with a medical professional who can guide callers through the process of reversing the pill’s effects.

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Abortion’s Lies Exposed by Activist’s Own Bumper Stickers

In a way, the bumper sticker predates the bumper – minus the adhesive.

Prior to the advent of Ford’s Model A in 1927 that included the world’s first car bumper, those wanting to communicate a message were known to strap wooden or metal signs using rope or wire onto the back of motorized vehicles. Prior to the car, they were affixed onto horse drawn buggies or carriages.

Forrest P. Gill is credited with inventing the “bumper strip” in the 1940s using self-adhesive paper and fluorescent ink. His first big order was to help promote a park in Clearwater, Florida. It took a few years before politicians began using them to campaign. Dwight Eisenhower’s election in 1952 was buttressed by bumper stickers featuring the ideal short and pithy slogan: “I LIKE IKE”. He won in a landslide.

Bumper stickers have been used for political and social activism ever since. If not always effective, they’ve certainly become ubiquitous. And why not? They’re cheap and everywhere. Motorists can’t help but look at the bumper in front of them while waiting at a red light.

Most causes benefit from reducing the mission, goal or call-to-action down to a single phrase that can fit on a bumper. And yet some are actually exposed by such an exercise – especially the abortion lobby and industry.

I was waiting at a red light the other morning when I spotted a sticker on a silver Subaru in front of me. It read:

ABORTION IS HEALTHCARE

PRO LIFE IS ANTI-WOMEN

Both statements are lies, of course.

According to Merriam-Webster, “healthcare” is “efforts made to maintain, restore, or promote someone’s physical, mental, or emotional well-being especially when performed by trained and licensed professionals.”

Abortion isn’t healthcare by any stretch of the imagination. It doesn’t restore anything but destroys innocent life and then burdens and enslaves the mother and father with a lifetime of guilt and regret.

The claim that being pro-life is somehow “anti-women” is a nonsensical statement on numerous levels, especially since half of the babies aborted are female. But it does speak to the selfish ideology that permeates the abortion movement overall. Many of the activists refuse to acknowledge the existence of life inside the womb and instead put all the emphasis on the mother and none on the baby.

Contrasting pro-life bumper stickers with pro-abortion ones is also instructive and revealing. It’s easy to note the aggression, anger and ignorance in the pro-abortion stickers:

“Keep Your Laws Off My Body,” “No Uterus, No Opinion,” and “My Body, My Choice.”

The slogans are also downright stupid. Do pro-abortion activists really not want any laws concerning the human body? Countless laws protect the bodies of both women and men by making murder illegal or regulating countless other things we ingest/utilize that can potentially kill us – everything ranging from medical procedures to our food and medicine. And only women can have an opinion about abortion? They seem to be fine with pro-abortion male presidents appointing pro-abortion justices to the Supreme Court.

The pro-life messaging?

“Choose Life,” “Every Life Matters,” “Love Them Both,” “Children Are a Gift From God.”

How can anyone be intellectually honest and disagree with these statements?

It can be difficult to reduce contentious issues to soundbites and bumper stickers, but truth is often revealed by contrast. None more so than by examining the rival messages regarding the sanctity of life making their way around the streets of our towns and cities.

Abortionists Normalize Third Trimester Abortions as ‘Later Abortion Care’

The abortion industry describes third trimester abortions as “later abortion care.”

The deceptive euphemism normalizes the ghastly procedure, which ends the lives of preborn babies between seven and nine months old, so abortion providers can profit from it.

Americans’ support for abortion drops as preborn babies develop and begin to look less like “clumps of cells” and more like what they are — human children. But the closer preborn babies are to birth, the more money abortionists make from ending their lives.

Third trimester abortions cost up to $25,000. More clinics have started performing the brutal procedure for a chance to cash in. RISE Collective began performing third trimester abortions up to 34 weeks last month in Boulder, Colorado. A similar clinic plans to open in New Jersey this spring.

To make money, these clinics must convince pregnant women it is acceptable — even normal or humane — to end the life of a child with an 80- to 90% chance of surviving outside the womb. They do this, in part, by calling third trimester abortions “later abortions” or “abortions later in pregnancy.”

The Kaiser Family Foundation claims the “medical community” uses “abortion later in pregnancy” instead of “late-term abortion” because the latter implies an abortion took place at or past a baby’s due date.

For all its concern about rhetorical implication, the pro-abortion medical community’s chosen term offers no information about the age of the child being aborted.

Nor is “abortion later in pregnancy” used in a consistent context. The Kaiser Family Foundation uses it to describe abortions after 21 weeks, when a baby can survive outside the womb. Warren Hern, the infamous abortionist behind the defunct Boulder Abortion Clinic, used “later abortions” to describe abortions in the third trimester

Boulder Collective, the fundraising arm for RISE Collective, uses inscrutable terms like “later abortion care” to solicit donations without revealing what procedures RISE performs, or how it performs them.

“When Colorado’s only later abortion care clinic closed in April 2025, it left an unsustainable gap for people needing specialized care,” Boulder Collective’s website reads. “Clinicians and administrators immediately responded by forming the RISE Collective to provide later abortion care.”

RISE Collective’s website advertises a staff “trained in areas where only a handful of clinics in the country have experience” and offers to guide customers through their “healthcare journey.”  

Media outlets could choose to use more accurate terms, like “third trimester abortions” or “abortions after fetal viability,” to describe procedures offered by clinics like RISE Collective. Instead, many choose to adopt the abortion industry’s euphemisms.

“The RISE Collective plans to begin by offering later abortion care, where the greatest gap in service remains,” 9News wrote of the new clinic.

“People seeking abortions later in pregnancy could soon get them in NJ,” the New Jersey Monitor wrote of the New Jersey clinic opening this spring.

The abortion industry uses “later term abortion care” and its variations to make people uncritically accept the morality of third trimester abortions. Believers must reject this language in favor of describing reality.

Third trimester abortions intentionally end the life of a human child in the seventh, eighth or ninth month of its life and confer no legitimate health benefits on a mother.

That is murder. It should never be described otherwise.

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To learn more about pro-life legislation in your state, contact your state Family Policy Council.

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