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Ohio surgeon Dr. Hassan Abbass was sentenced to six months in jail and two years probation after he was convicted of using his estranged wife's identity to fraudulently obtain abortion pills and force-feed them to his pregnant girlfriend against her will, causing her to lose the baby.
Read →In June 2026, a Kansas City judge struck down Missouri abortion clinic safety laws, including requirements for clinic inspections, informed consent, and protections for babies with Down syndrome and those able to feel pain. Similar abortion-related ballot measures are pending in Idaho, Nevada, and Virginia, with Missouri voters given a chance to repeal the 2024 abortion amendment in the November 2026 election.
Read →Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Festival in Irvine, California, sold out in 30 minutes and raised $20 million for ten charities, including Planned Parenthood and other abortion-related organizations. The festival's open support for abortion rights parallels the cultural attitudes reflected in the 'Same, Lindsay' social media phenomenon, which expresses a troubling resentment toward motherhood amid ongoing debates about abortion and maternal challenges.
Read →Virginia currently allows abortion up to birth, and a new constitutional amendment on the ballot would further protect the distribution of abortion pills to minors and others without parental rights or medical oversight. The amendment is criticized for removing duties of care from abortion providers and potentially increasing risks to vulnerable girls and women, while also immunizing abortion agencies from liability for medical malpractice.
Read →Hassan-James Abbas, an Ohio doctor, was sentenced to six months in jail and two years of probation for force-feeding abortion pills to his girlfriend after ordering them online using his estranged wife's identity. Abbas pleaded no contest to four felony charges including unlawful distribution of an abortion-inducing drug and identity fraud, and his medical training certificate was suspended by the State Medical Board of Ohio.
Read →A 19-year-old University of Houston football player, Carmello Brooks, was charged with assault of a pregnant woman after allegedly attacking his girlfriend for refusing to take an abortion pill. Ohio doctor Hassan Abbas received a six-month jail sentence after force-feeding his pregnant girlfriend abortion drugs, resulting in her losing the baby and requiring emergency medical care due to hemorrhaging.
Read →Students for Life Action and nearly 40 pro-life groups sent letters to four of Trump's top officials on September 9, 2026, urging them to investigate Planned Parenthood and, if evidence supports, to debar it from federal contracts, effectively cutting off its federal funding without needing a Senate vote. This move follows reports of Planned Parenthood receiving $832 million in government funding, performing a record 434,450 abortions in one year, and allegations of Medicaid fraud and improper receipt of Paycheck Protection Program loans, with legal actions and investigations ongoing.
Read →Hassan-James Abbas, an Ohio surgical resident, was sentenced to six months in prison for forcibly administering abortion pills to his pregnant girlfriend, Jona Affholder, who subsequently lost the baby after going to the hospital. Pro-life leader Marjorie Dannenfelser criticized the light sentence and current U.S. laws that allow abortion medications to be prescribed via telehealth, highlighting the need for stronger legal consequences and more active prosecution in cases of forced abortion. Abbas obtained the abortion drugs using his estranged wife's identification and forced Affholder to ingest them despite her intention to keep the pregnancy, leading to felony charges including unlawfully distributing abortion-inducing drugs and identity fraud, to which he pleaded no contest. Dannenfelser and Senator Bernie Moreno called for greater accountability from political figures and the Department of Justice, while noting a lack of public response from pro-choice advocates and Planned Parenthood regarding the case.
Read →Haile McAnally, a Nebraska resident and former Democrat, experienced severe hemorrhaging after taking abortion pills prescribed by medical professionals, which led to a hospital blood transfusion and motivated her to become pro-life. She now advocates for restricting access to mail-order abortion pills and is working with Susan B.
Read →Efforts to support pro-life candidates and oppose federal funding for Planned Parenthood in the upcoming election, focusing on swing states like Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, and Alaska. It emphasizes the importance of winning key congressional seats to renew measures that defund Planned Parenthood and advance pro-life legislation.
Read →Fred Clark, a Democrat running for Congress in Wisconsin's 7th District, supports codifying the right to sell and distribute abortion drugs and opposes any limits on abortion, including repealing the Hyde Amendment to allow federal funding for abortions. He plans to withhold federal funds from states with pro-life laws, requiring states receiving federal funds to provide abortion care at all stages of pregnancy, which would impact funding for areas like education, infrastructure, and disaster relief in states such as Texas and Florida.
Read →Ohio doctor Hassan Abbas was sentenced for identity fraud after prosecutors said he used his estranged wife’s information to obtain abortion pills by mail and force-fed them to his girlfriend against her will, causing her to hemorrhage after she escaped to a hospital. Senator Bernie Moreno attributes this incident to a 2023 Biden-era FDA policy allowing mifepristone to be prescribed via telehealth and mailed, and he is urging the Department of Justice to intervene and reinstate in-person dispensing requirements amid ongoing legal challenges to the policy.
Read →California is involved in a legal battle over abortion pill reversal (APR), a medical intervention that aims to counteract the effects of the abortion drug mifepristone by administering progesterone to sustain pregnancy. Organizations like Heartbeat International and Real Options face potential fines for offering APR, despite evidence from thousands of women who have successfully used the treatment to carry their pregnancies to term under medical supervision.
Read →Students for Life of America and Students for Life Action have campaigned for nearly two years to end taxpayer support for Planned Parenthood, delivering tens of thousands of petitions and organizing nationwide events to pressure the Trump Administration to defund and debar the organization. In response to allegations including Medicaid fraud and other violations, the Small Business Administration opened a review of Planned Parenthood's eligibility for over $88 million in PPP loans, and pro-life groups have urged the Administration to complete a debarment investigation that would ban Planned Parenthood from federal funding for up to three years.
Read →Carmello Brooks, a 19-year-old defensive linebacker for the Houston Cougars, has been charged with assaulting his pregnant girlfriend, Nariah Harley, after she refused to take an abortion pill and he allegedly slammed her to the ground and pinned her down. Brooks faces additional misdemeanor charges related to a previous incident involving another pregnant woman, while Harley has denied his fault and requested the charges be dropped.
Read →Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced a plan for state health workers to conduct home visits to every newborn's family within days or weeks of birth to make assessments, despite the program currently being voluntary and reaching only about 3,000 of the state's 68,000 annual births. Healey also signed a law removing limits on late-term abortion in Massachusetts, and her Department of Children and Families has been involved in a high-profile case where a Catholic family is fighting to regain custody of their daughter after the state intervened following gender-identity counseling at her public school.
Read →The Charlotte Lozier Institute reported that abortions in the U.S. increased to 1,129,020 in 2025, with a significant rise in telehealth and mail-order abortion pills accounting for 28 percent of abortions, up from 22 percent in 2024.
Read →Mayday Health is a New York-based organization formed by three politically connected individuals to promote abortion pills in states where abortion is banned, funded by millions from leftist nonprofits and prominent liberal donors including George Soros. Tax documents reveal that Mayday received substantial funding through entities like the Hopewell Fund, the Ford Foundation, and donor-advised charities linked to abortion advocacy, while engaging in public stunts and campaigns to instruct women on defying pro-life state laws.
Read →Cases where women were coerced or forced to take abortion pills by their partners, including incidents in Wisconsin and Louisiana, highlighting the ease of obtaining abortion pills online without proper safeguards. It also reports on a federal lawsuit against the FDA and an OB-GYN's test showing that online abortion pill providers do not verify identities or medical conditions, allowing potentially dangerous situations for women to occur.
Read →The South Korean government announced plans to permit the use of abortion pills for women up to nine weeks pregnant by early 2027, with prescriptions and dispensing handled by physicians for the first two years. Christian groups in South Korea, including the Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the United Christian Churches, have strongly condemned this decision, emphasizing the abortion pill's lethal effect on unborn children and calling for social support systems for women in crisis pregnancies instead.
Read →Hassan-James Abbas, a former surgical resident, was sentenced to six months in jail and two years probation after he fraudulently obtained abortion pills and forced them on his pregnant girlfriend, resulting in the death of her baby. Abbas pleaded no contest to multiple charges including unlawful distribution of an abortion-inducing drug, while charges of abduction and tampering with evidence were dismissed under a plea agreement.
Read →The FDA has delayed safety reviews of the abortion drug mifepristone for 26 years and recently argued in court that pro-life states like Louisiana lack standing to sue over its chemical abortion regulations. Louisiana is challenging the FDA's 2021 decision to allow mifepristone to be mailed, which weakened safety protocols and has led to illegal abortions in pro-life states, but the FDA and the drug manufacturer argue that Louisiana must first petition the FDA and that such petitions would not necessarily fail, despite past delays and lack of response from the agency.
Read →The New Yorker published an essay by Apoorva Tadepalli that describes pregnancy tests as drawing a misleading binary between pregnant and not pregnant, suggesting a woman can be 'a little bit pregnant' based on implantation rather than fertilization.
Read →Planned Parenthood continued to bill Medicaid in Texas after being banned in 2015 due to undercover footage showing officials negotiating the sale of aborted baby body parts. A federal appeals court recently rejected Planned Parenthood's appeal, sending the case back to a Texas federal court where the organization must defend approximately 144,411 Medicaid claims worth about $17 million, potentially leading to damages approaching $1.8 billion under the False Claims Act.
Read →The University of Illinois Chicago's School of Law has approved Planned Parenthood of Illinois as a qualified employer for its federal work study program, allowing law students to earn wages working at the abortion provider. Additionally, UIC's School of Nursing runs fellowships that train clinicians to perform abortions, funded in part by a $2 million grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health, with these programs supported by state legislation influenced by a student referendum organized by Planned Parenthood's campus chapter.
Read →In Hawaii, the use of abortion pills has tripled over the last decade, now accounting for three out of every four abortions, while surgical abortions have declined to their lowest number in 10 years. The increase in chemical abortions is partly attributed to the availability of mail-order abortion pills and limited physical abortion facilities, with concerns raised about the higher risk of adverse events associated with the abortion pill compared to surgical abortions and other medications like acetaminophen.
Read →The South Korean government announced plans to legalize and regulate the abortion pill Mifegymiso by March 2027, initially prescribing it in hospitals and later expanding distribution to pharmacies. The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea expressed strong opposition, warning that the measure institutionalizes abortion and calls for the government to choose a path that protects life while supporting women.
Read →The 2024 Republican platform removed its longstanding promise to end abortion by constitutional amendment, replacing it with language that leaves abortion law up to the states. Senator Josh Hawley and over thirty pastors have launched the Declaration for Life, calling for a congressional ban on the abortion drug mifepristone, supported by seven Republican senators co-sponsoring related legislation.
Read →Planned Parenthood Mar Monte opened a Botox and filler counter in its Sacramento clinic in March 2026 after Congress cut off its Medicaid funding for one year under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Despite receiving $90 million in emergency funding from California, the organization continues to offer cosmetic treatments like Botox, fillers, and vein treatments to generate revenue, prompting Senator Marsha Blackburn to request an IRS investigation into whether this activity violates its tax-exempt status.
Read →The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law has approved Planned Parenthood of Illinois as a qualified agency for its federal work-study program, allowing law students to work part-time at Planned Parenthood using federal funds. Additionally, the UIC School of Nursing offers abortion training fellowships funded by a $2 million grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health, which supports abortion-related training programs at UIC, the Midwest Access Project, and Planned Parenthood of Illinois.
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