Multiple residents in Texas filed lawsuits against various pro-abortion groups that had previously filed defamation claims against pro-life activists.
Eight different lawsuits were filed against various abortion-supporting groups including the Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity, the Texas Equal Access Fund, and the Afiya Center. The lawsuits can be found on the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn (SCU) organization’s <a href="https://sanctuarycitiesfortheunborn.org/lawsuits-filed?fbclid=IwAR3o27m2S8mt4A0uIjx7356OF8ugdSWs9Z89bR7SwRpKjIAbmUVuKgDyUBw">website</a>. The site is dedicated to the East Texas towns that have all but outlawed abortion.
The named organizations are alleged to have stifled pro-life speech with their defamation lawsuits, even though abortion “remains a criminal offense under Texas law,” SCU said in a press release. The abortion groups being sued previously filed lawsuits against pro-life activist Mark Lee Dickson and Right to Life of East Texas after they used the word “criminal” to describe abortions.
Erick Kaardal, one of several attorneys representing the individuals who have filed the lawsuits against the abortion groups, explained in the press release that Roe v. Wade did not wipe out abortion laws, as some assume.
“It is often assumed that the Supreme Court’s judgment in Roe v. Wade somehow cancelled or formally revoked the Texas statutes that outlaw abortion unless the mother’s life is in danger. But the federal judiciary has no power to erase a statute that it declares to be unconstitutional. Roe v. Wade merely limits the ability of state officials to enforce the State’s abortion statutes against those who violate them. But Roe v. Wade does not veto or repeal the statutes themselves, and the State’s criminal prohibitions on abortion continue to exist as the law of Texas until they are repealed by the legislature that enacted them,” Kaardal said.
“The State’s temporary inability to prosecute or punish those who violate its abortion laws on account of Roe does not change the fact that abortion is still defined as a criminal offense under Texas law,” he continued. “So it is entirely truthful for individuals to describe abortion as ‘criminal,’ and they cannot be subjected to defamation lawsuits for describing abortion providers and abortion-assistance organizations as ‘criminal’ entities.”
More from the press release:
<blockquote>The plaintiffs include citizens of Texas from as far west as Levelland to as far east as Carthage, and the lawsuits were filed in the district courts of <a href="https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/76a46499-1c7d-4cf1-9747-a763a30f7232/downloads/Gentry%20v.%20Lilith%20Fund%20Petition%20(FINAL).pdf?ver=1594882596673">Eastland</a>, <a href="https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/76a46499-1c7d-4cf1-9747-a763a30f7232/downloads/Stephens%20v.%20Lilith%20Fund%20Petition%20(FINAL).pdf?ver=1594882596674">Franklin</a>, <a href="https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/76a46499-1c7d-4cf1-9747-a763a30f7232/downloads/Morris%20v.%20Lilith%20Fund%20Petition%20(FINAL).pdf?ver=1594882596674">Hockley</a>, <a href="https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/76a46499-1c7d-4cf1-9747-a763a30f7232/downloads/Maxwell%20v.%20Lilith%20Fund%20Petition%20(FINAL).pdf?ver=1594882596674">Hood</a>, <a href="https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/76a46499-1c7d-4cf1-9747-a763a30f7232/downloads/Moore%20v.%20Lilith%20Fund%20Petition%20(FINAL).pdf?ver=1594882596674">Panola</a>, <a href="https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/76a46499-1c7d-4cf1-9747-a763a30f7232/downloads/Blackwell%20v.%20Lilith%20Fund%20Petition%20(FINAL).pdf?ver=1594882596673">Rusk</a>, <a href="https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/76a46499-1c7d-4cf1-9747-a763a30f7232/downloads/Enge%20v.%20Lilith%20Fund%20Petition%20(FINAL).pdf?ver=1594882596674">Smith</a>, and <a href="https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/76a46499-1c7d-4cf1-9747-a763a30f7232/downloads/Byrn%20v.%20Lilith%20Fund%20Petition%20(FINAL).pdf?ver=1594882596674">Taylor</a> counties.
Each of the plaintiffs is represented by Thomas Brejcha and Martin Whittaker of the Thomas More Society; Erick G. Kaardal of Mohrman, Kaardal &amp; Erickson, P.A.; Jonathan F. Mitchell (former Solicitor General of the State of Texas); State Senator Bryan Hughes (Texas Senator &#8211; SD 1); and H. Dustin Fillmore III and Charles W. Fillmore of The Fillmore Firm in Fort Worth, Texas.</blockquote>
The American Civil Liberties Union previously sued seven towns in Texas that had declared themselves sanctuary cities for the unborn. The cities amended their ordinances to remove the word “criminal” in relation to organizations that help women get abortions, and the ACLU withdrew its lawsuit, The Texan <a href="https://thetexan.news/aclu-withdraws-lawsuit-against-texas-sanctuary-cities-for-the-unborn/">reported</a>.
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Texas Residents Files Lawsuits Against Pro-Abortion Groups That Filed Defamation Claims Against Pro-Life Activists

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According to a report from The Daily Beast, Norma McCorvey, widely known as &#8220;Jane Roe&#8221; from landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade, allegedly made a &#8220;deathbed confession&#8221; back in 2017 that she did not actually have a pro-life conversion but lied about being pro-life for monetary gain.
The yet-to-be-released FX documentary titled &#8220;AKA Jane Roe&#8221; reportedly includes video of McCorvey making the stunning claims. <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/jane-roe-confesses-anti-abortion-conversion-all-an-act-paid-for-by-the-christian-right">The Daily Beast</a> reports on the clipped exchange from the doc as follows:
<blockquote>“This is my deathbed confession,” she chuckles, sitting in a chair in her nursing home room, on oxygen. Sweeney asks McCorvey, “Did [the evangelicals] use you as a trophy?” “Of course,” she replies. “I was the Big Fish.” “Do you think you would say that you used them?” Sweeney responds. “Well,” says McCorvey, “I think it was a mutual thing. I took their money and they took me out in front of the cameras and told me what to say. That’s what I’d say.” She even gives an example of her scripted anti-abortion lines. “I’m a good actress,” she points out. “Of course, I’m not acting now.” </blockquote>
Some in the pro-life community who knew McCorvey personally, however, are already pushing back on the doc.
&#8220;While its clear abortion activists exploited a frail and broken McCorvey with a last-minute interview to further their agenda, what’s also very clear to everyone who personally knew Norma over the years is that she was totally and genuinely pro-life,&#8221; argued LifeNews&#8217; <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2020/05/19/pro-abortion-documentary-aka-jane-roe-falsely-claims-norma-mccorvey-wasnt-truly-pro-life/">Steven Ertelt</a>.
&#8220;In private email exchanges to this author over the years prior to her death, she never vacillated from her pro-life views and repeatedly thanked LifeNews for standing up for unborn babies,&#8221; he said.
Father Frank Pavone was also quick to reject the notion that McCorvey was lying about being pro-life.
&#8220;So #abortion supporters are claiming Norma McCorvey, the Jane Roe of Roe v Wade, wasn&#8217;t sincere in her conversion,&#8221; Father Pavone posted to Twitter, Tuesday afternoon. &#8220;She was[.] I was her spiritual guide for 22 years, received her into the #Catholic Church, kept regular contact, spoke w her the day she died, &amp; conducted her funeral.&#8221;
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So <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/abortion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#abortion</a> supporters are claiming Norma McCorvey, the Jane Roe of Roe v Wade, wasn&#39;t sincere in her conversion. She was I was her spiritual guide for 22 years, received her into the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Catholic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Catholic</a> Church, kept regular contact, spoke w her the day she died, &amp; conducted her funeral.
&mdash; Fr. Frank Pavone 🇺🇸 (Text LIFE to 88022) (@frfrankpavone) <a href="https://twitter.com/frfrankpavone/status/1262812353399345159?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2020</a></blockquote>
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“One would think that any normal or honest person who wants to understand the journey of Norma McCorvey would talk with those who journeyed with her,&#8221; the priest further explained to <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2020/05/19/pro-abortion-documentary-aka-jane-roe-falsely-claims-norma-mccorvey-wasnt-truly-pro-life/">LifeNews</a>. &#8220;I knew her and was one of her key spiritual guides for 22 years, starting in 1995 with her baptism, right through the conversation we had on the day she died. Yes, she not only rejected abortion, but she became a new creation in Christ. I received her into the Catholic Church and rejoiced together with her as she discovered day by day the joy of prayer, and in her final years made rosaries by hand to help others experience that same joy. Her desire to protect children in the womb was no act.”
“I was privileged to lead and preach at her funeral. I knew her struggles and her pain. She didn’t just have positions; she had deep wounds because of her involvement with Roe vs. Wade, and I guided her through the healing of those wounds, in the quiet hours of struggle that nobody saw or heard about,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Those are things you don’t fake.&#8221;
&#8220;There have always been people who have tried to re-shape her story, or get her to reshape it,&#8221; Father Pavone added. &#8220;She resented that and would resent it today. Norma was not somebody you could come to know in a snapshot, in an interview, or even in years of interviews. I’ll have a lot more to say about this once I see the documentary.”
Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, also pushed back against the FX documentary.
&#8220;Jane Roe (Norma McCorvey) always spoke [with] passion about her pro-life convictions, which represented a huge &amp; public shift from how she had been seen for so long,&#8221; wrote Hawkins on social media. &#8220;The woman that I personally knew lived a painful &amp; complicated life, but spoke directly about how she felt about it.&#8221;
&#8220;And I also don&#8217;t believe that [FX Docs] is a good actor,&#8221; she added, &#8220;when you consider that earlier this year, they went after the iconic Phyllis Schlafly. Tearing down pro-life champions won&#8217;t work for those of us who have had the privilege of knowing the real people behind the headlines.&#8221;
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And I also don&#39;t believe that <a href="https://twitter.com/FXDocs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@fxdocs</a> is a good actor, when you consider that earlier this year, they went after the iconic Phyllis Schlafly.
Tearing down pro-life champions won&#39;t work for those of us who have had the privilege of knowing the real people behind the headlines.
&mdash; Kristan Hawkins (@KristanHawkins) <a href="https://twitter.com/KristanHawkins/status/1262821298436100097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2020</a></blockquote>
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‘Jane Roe’ Of ‘Roe V. Wade’ Said She Was Paid To Lie About Being Pro-Life In ‘Deathbed Confession,’ New Doc Claims. Pro-Lifers Who Knew Her Push Back.

The team behind 2019’s “Unplanned” missed awards season by a country mile.
The indie film over-performed at the box office but critics savaged the drama, in part, for its pro-life messaging.
So Team “Unplanned” savored its three nominations from the Movieguide Awards, a Christian-themed ceremony self-described as “Recognizing the Good in Hollywood.”
Only those watching this year’s gala on Hallmark Drama didn’t realize “Unplanned” earned any nominations at all. The channel’s broadcast edited the movie’s name out of the list of nominees.
Three times.
Imagine an Oscars ceremony, or any awards event, doing the same.
Compare this to the media reception actress and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-actress-shouts-abortion-at-rally-boasts-of-beautiful-fing-home-hybrid-car">pro-abortion activist Busy Philipps</a> earned this week. The “Cougar Town” alum told a pro-choice throng that she credited her show business success to the abortion she had at the age of 15.
“And I have all of this, all of it, because, because, because, I was allowed bodily autonomy at 15!” the actress said.
“I will not be shamed into being quiet,” the 40-year-old continued. “We will not be shamed into being quiet. Never again! I will never stop talking about my abortion, or my periods, or my experiences in childbirth, my episiotomies, my yeast infections, or my ovulation that lines up with the moon!”
Will Phillips lose any jobs for her pro-abortion rant? Did major media outlets refuse to cover her comments?
No, and no, and that’s a good thing, of course. She should say whatever she wants to say, and people can consider her comments accordingly.
Still, the double standards regarding abortion in the culture can be sizable – consider how little interest the media shows in the annual March for Life compared to far smaller protests.
This week showcased how it’s even more apparent in pop culture.
The story behind the “Unplanned” debacle didn’t start with the recent Movieguide Awards broadcast, though.
The film <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/left-pop-culture-unplanned/">faced obstacles few movies do prior to its release</a>. TV channels turned down its commercial. Music publishers refused to allow their songs to be heard in the film. The MPAA slapped the film with an “R” rating despite content that hardly merited that warning. Google briefly dubbed the film “propaganda.” Twitter yanked the film’s official account for several hours during the film’s all-important opening weekend.
Now this.
LifeSiteNews.com reports both Movieguide and Hallmark Drama <a href="https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/exclusive-hallmark-to-reissue-award-show-after-christian-org-cut-unplanned-from-nominee-announcements">might deserve blame</a> for editing the movie out of the broadcast, which “Unplanned” star Ashley Bratcher sounded the alarm about on Twitter.
Ted Baehr, the founder and publisher of Movieguide, told the site his company turned the three and a half hour gala into a 42-minute long show for Hallmark Drama. Baehr added Movieguide, not Hallmark Drama, decided to remove any mention of “Unplanned” during that shortened version.
“We made some decisions. We may have made some wrong decisions, but we’ve made decisions,” Baehr told the site.
Yet Movieguide President and COO Robby Baehr told LifeSiteNews his team’s editor simply followed orders from Hallmark.
“[The editor] would never have had any power to do anything without their direction,” Robby Baehr said. “All final creative approval was done by Hallmark and not Movieguide or its editor Jeremy Carroll.”
Thanks, in part, to Bratcher bringing attention to the matter, Hallmark Drama will re-air the ceremony at 10 p.m. EST March 9 with “Unplanned” inserted back into the nominees.
Both Hallmark and Ted Baehr apologized to the filmmakers and Bratcher. The actress took the high road following the drama, sharing a statement on the matter with this reporter.
“I believe that when apologies are made and mistakes are corrected, it&#8217;s best to extend grace and move forward. I&#8217;m grateful to the people who helped our voice be heard, and I hope everyone will show their support by tuning in to watch the show on Monday or stream it on the app.&#8221;
Meanwhile, the very same week of both the Movieguide debacle and Philipps’ rant, a new abortion-themed movie trailer dropped. “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” hitting select theaters March 13, also tackles the abortion issue.
Here’s the official description from Focus Features:
<blockquote>The film is an intimate portrayal of two teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania. Faced with an unintended pregnancy and a lack of local support, Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) and her cousin Skylar (Talia Ryder) embark across state lines to New York City on a fraught journey of friendship, bravery and compassion.</blockquote>
The film’s festival run earned the movie a <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/never_rarely_sometimes_always">100 percent “fresh” rating</a> at RottenTomatoes.com. Indiewire.com cheered the fact that the MPAA gave the movie a <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/2020/03/never-rarely-sometimes-always-pg-13-rating-1202215667/">less restrictive PG-13 rating</a>.
Entertainment Weekly called the movie an “urgent, extraordinary film for this very moment.”
Should “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” generate awards season love come December, chances are every awards show will say its name sans hesitation.

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Busy Philipps vs. ‘Unplanned’ – How Pop Culture Treats Pro-Life Messages

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Last week, an estimated 100,000-plus gathered in Washington, D.C. to stand up for the unborn at the annual March for Life.
Among those in attendance at the history-making rally, (President Trump became <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-to-make-history-at-march-for-life">the first sitting president to address the march in person</a>), were tens of thousands of young people who fashion themselves the &#8220;Pro-Life Generation.&#8221;
The Daily Wire caught up with some of these young pro-lifers to hear their powerful, personal stories fueling their pro-life position.
Here are their stories.
<div class="image"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-83363" src="https://editorial.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-10.56.39-AM-300x166.png" alt="" width="600" height="332" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-10.56.39-AM-300x166.png 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-10.56.39-AM-1024x567.png 1024w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-10.56.39-AM-768x425.png 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-10.56.39-AM.png 1294w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>
My grandmother had an abortion, it was on my mom, but it didn&#8217;t work. So, my mom was born, I was born. If the abortion would have worked, then I wouldn&#8217;t be here and I couldn&#8217;t fight for the unborn, too. 
<div class="image"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-83365" src="https://editorial.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.22.02-AM-300x165.png" alt="" width="600" height="330" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.22.02-AM-300x165.png 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.22.02-AM-1024x564.png 1024w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.22.02-AM-768x423.png 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.22.02-AM.png 1304w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>
My grandma had an abortion and she carried it throughout her life, and she really struggled with it. Just seeing that, brought me over to the more pro-life side. With her talking to me about that, and my mom talking to me about that, it really just helped me come to that conclusion.
<div class="image"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-83366" src="https://editorial.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.22.22-AM-300x164.png" alt="" width="600" height="329" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.22.22-AM-300x164.png 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.22.22-AM-1024x561.png 1024w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.22.22-AM-768x421.png 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.22.22-AM.png 1304w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>
I grew up a foster child, and I see many people who use people&#8217;s bad experiences in foster care as a supportive reason for why abortion should be legalized and even promote abortion for those reasons. 
Because my mother chose life, I am able to be used as a vessel to help other people in this world. 
To say it&#8217;s probably better that you were dead than you have a hard life, that&#8217;s not even their decision to be made, and it&#8217;s just a very ignorant argument. 
<div class="image"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-83369" src="https://editorial.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.23.53-AM-1-300x164.png" alt="" width="600" height="329" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.23.53-AM-1-300x164.png 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.23.53-AM-1-1024x561.png 1024w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.23.53-AM-1-768x421.png 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.23.53-AM-1.png 1306w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>
My best friend is adopted and I can&#8217;t really image growing up without her. She&#8217;s been trying to figure out who her birth parents are. We are very thankful that they were able to give her up for adoption so I could have the blessing of having her in my life. 
<div class="image"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-83370" src="https://editorial.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.24.22-AM-300x164.png" alt="" width="600" height="329" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.24.22-AM-300x164.png 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.24.22-AM-1024x561.png 1024w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.24.22-AM-768x421.png 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.24.22-AM.png 1306w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>
My younger sister has Down syndrome, and I think I realized at a very young age that all life has value. I don&#8217;t think as humans we can judge which life has more value than another. 
I ask [pro-abortion advocates] to look at my sister&#8217;s life and to look at other people with Down syndrome, their lives, and how much joy they have in themselves and how much joy they bring people around them.
<div class="image"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-83372" src="https://editorial.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.26.37-AM-300x165.png" alt="" width="600" height="329" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.26.37-AM-300x165.png 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.26.37-AM-1024x562.png 1024w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.26.37-AM-768x422.png 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.26.37-AM.png 1304w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>
In my freshman year of high school I became friends with a young woman who had a very, very personal experience with abortion, because her mother was encouraged to abort her. 
Her mother found out that she was pregnant with her after she had been in a car accident. She had been rushed to the hospital, she had been treated for her injuries &#8230; and the doctors urged her to have an abortion. 
They said, based on the treatment you&#8217;ve received it&#8217;s very likely that your baby will die or be deformed or injured in some way, and they required her mother to sign paperwork explicitly stating that she rejected having an abortion. 
<div class="image"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-83373" src="https://editorial.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.26.51-AM-300x166.png" alt="" width="600" height="332" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.26.51-AM-300x166.png 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.26.51-AM-1024x567.png 1024w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.26.51-AM-768x425.png 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-11.26.51-AM.png 1304w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>
We adopted [my brother] when he was eight. He came from a really bad situation, his mom was on drugs and he never met his dad. My family saved him, and now he&#8217;s a sergeant in the Army and he has a two-year-old daughter.
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WATCH: Young Pro-Lifers Share Powerful Stories Behind Their Support For The Unborn

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President Trump will make history Friday at the 47th annual March for Life rally in Washington, D.C. by being the first president to ever deliver his message in person at the pro-life event.
&#8220;President Trump will deliver an in-person speech on Friday at the March for Life, an annual rally held in Washington protesting the legalization of abortion,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/trump-to-become-first-president-in-history-to-speak-at-march-for-life">Washington Examiner</a> reports, noting that Trump&#8217;s in-person speech will make him &#8220;the first president in history to appear at the march, one of the highest-profile events of the anti-abortion movement.&#8221;
The president&#8217;s decision to appear in person at the event, which drew some 100,000 marchers last year, was announced on Wednesday, Jan. 22, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the ruling that legalized abortion and prompted the founding of the march nearly five decades ago.
In a statement Wednesday, March for Life President Jeanne Mancini thanked Trump for his decision to attend the massive rally.
&#8220;From the appointment of pro-life judges and federal workers, to cutting taxpayer funding for abortions here and abroad, to calling for an end to late-term abortions, President Trump and his administration have been consistent champions for life and their support for the March for Life has been unwavering,&#8221; said Mancini. &#8220;We are grateful for all these pro-life accomplishments and look forward to gaining more victories for life in the future.&#8221;
After Trump expressed his excitement Wednesday about attending the event, Mancini responded, &#8220;We are excited to share the love and energy of the [March for Life] with you in person, thank you for coming!&#8221;
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Last year, Vice President Mike Pence attended the event in a surprise appearance, while Trump delivered his message remotely through a live video stream from the Rose Garden, as he did in 2018. Trump&#8217;s live-streamed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-trumps-historic-speech-march-life-james-barrett">statement</a> in 2018 was the first time a sitting U.S. president addressed the march.
&#8220;This is a movement founded on love and grounded in the nobility and dignity of every human life,&#8221; Trump told the tens of thousands in attendance last year (full statement below). &#8220;When we look into the eyes of a newborn child, we see the beauty and the human soul and the majesty of God’s creation. We know that every life has meaning and that every life is worth protecting. As president, I will always defend the first right in our Declaration of Independence — the right to life.&#8221;
Below is the full <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/01/18/president_trump_speech_to_march_for_life.html">transcript</a> of President Trump&#8217;s remarks given remotely last year to the 46th March for Life:
I am very proud to welcome tens of thousands of families, students, and people of all faiths and backgrounds to our nation&#8217;s capital for the 46th annual March For Life.
This is a movement founded on love and grounded in the nobility and dignity of every human life. When we look into the eyes of a newborn child, we see the beauty and the human soul and the majesty of God’s creation. We know that every life has meaning and that every life is worth protecting.
As president, I will always defend the first right in our Declaration of Independence — the right to life.
During my first week in office, I reinstated the Mexico City Policy. We have taken bold action to protect the religious freedoms for doctors, nurses, and charities, like the Little Sisters Of The Poor.
We issued a new proposal to prohibit Title Ten taxpayer funding from going to any clinic that performs abortions.
We are supporting the loving choice of adoption and foster care, including through the support of faith-based adoption services. And I am supporting the U.S. Senate&#8217;s effort to make permanent the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits taxpayer funding for abortion in spending bills.
Today, I have signed a letter to Congress to make clear that if they send any legislation to my desk that weakens the protection of human life, I will issue a veto — and we have the support to uphold those vetoes.
Every child is a sacred gift from God. As this year&#8217;s March For Life theme says, each person is &#8220;unique from day one.&#8221; That is a very important phrase, &#8220;Unique from Day One,&#8221; and so true.
I want to thank Americans who traveled all across the country to march for life, and I especially want to thank so many young people who give us hope for the future. Together, we will work to save the lives of unborn children, so they have a chance to live and to love, to thrive and to dream, and to bless our nation and reach their full and glorious potential.
Thank you. God bless you and your families, and God bless America.

Donald Trump

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President Trump received accolades earlier this week from the pro-life group Hosea Initiative for advocating pro-life values throughout his presidency.
&#8220;The Hosea Initiative officially awarded President Trump their first Bernard N. Nathanson, MD &#8216;Courageous Witness for Life&#8217; Award at their gala in Washington, D.C. on Sunday,&#8221; reports <a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/pro-life-group-gives-trump-courageous-witness-for-life-award.html">The Christian Post</a>. &#8220;The award was named after a medical professional who founded the National Abortion Rights Action League in 1969, but later became an outspoken pro-life activist.&#8221;
Dr. Ben Carson, secretary of Housing and Urban Development, accepted the award on Trump&#8217;s behalf, praising those present at the ceremony for their courage.
“This is obviously something that is very near and dear to my heart as a physician spending so much time working on little babies,” said Carson.
The physician then shared a story about a woman with whom his wife had worked who almost aborted her child. “Now she’s a beautiful, articulate, completely independent young person, and that’s why no one will ever convince me that what is in a mother’s womb is a meaningless bunch of cells,&#8221; said Carson.
LifeNews highlighted some of the anti-abortion measures President Trump has enacted while in office:
<blockquote>In one of his first acts as president, he <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2017/01/23/president-donald-trump-signs-executive-order-to-defund-international-planned-parenthood/">reinstated and expanded the Mexico City Policy</a>, which prohibits taxpayer funding to international groups that promote or provide abortions overseas. The change <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2018/06/06/president-trumps-decision-to-defund-international-planned-parenthood-cost-it-100-million/">defunded Planned Parenthood’s international arm</a> of about $100 million in U.S. tax dollars.
Trump and his administration have made a number of changes to protect those who morally object to abortions, expanding <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2019/04/18/trump-admin-steps-up-defense-of-pro-life-doctors-nurses-who-dont-want-to-be-involved-in-abortion/">conscience protections</a> for pro-life medical workers and <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2018/10/17/new-video-highlights-president-trumps-top-10-pro-life-accomplishments/">increasing religious exemptions for Obamacare</a>.
His administration also intervened to stop the United Nations from supporting abortion in a resolution about sexual violence. In 2018, under his leadership, <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2018/02/22/trump-admin-removes-obamas-abortion-advocacy-from-key-report-on-human-rights/">the State Department removed references</a> to the so-called “right” to abort an unborn baby from a global human rights report as well.</blockquote>
On July 4 of this year, the largest pro-life group in the United States, the National Right to Life Committee, endorsed Trump for president come 2020.
“From his first day in office, President Trump and his Administration have been dedicated to advancing policies that protect the fundamental right to life for the unborn, the elderly, and the medically dependent and disabled,&#8221; said NRLC President Carol Tobias<a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/largest-pro-life-group-u-s-endorses-president-trump-2020-election.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> in a statement at the time.</a>
Trump also made history by becoming the first president to ever address the March for Life, and he claimed to be &#8220;proud” of having done so.
&#8220;Today, tens of thousands of families, students, and patriots, and really just great citizens, gather here in our nation&#8217;s capital,&#8221; <a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/donald-trump-becomes-first-president-to-address-march-for-life-we-are-with-you-all-the-way-214431/">Trump said</a> in the 2018 Rose Garden speech.  &#8220;You come from many backgrounds, many places, but you all come for one beautiful cause: to build a society where life is celebrated, protected, and cherished. The March for Life is a movement born out of love. You love your families, you love your neighbors, you love our nation, and you love every child, born and unborn, because you believe that every life is sacred, that every child is a precious gift from God.”

President Trump Speaks At The &#8220;Campaign for Life&#8221; Gala Hosted By The Susan B. Anthony List

Pro-Life Group Awards Trump For Being A ‘Courageous Witness For Life’

Warning: This post contains a minor spoiler for Hallmark Channel movie &#8220;A Christmas Love Story.&#8221; 
Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress Kristin Chenoweth has publicly backed the pro-life message shared in a new Hallmark Channel movie in which the 51-year-old actress stars.
&#8220;A Christmas Love Story,&#8221; according to blog <a href="http://www.justjared.com/2019/12/06/kristin-chenoweth-reveals-touching-way-a-christmas-love-story-mirrors-her-own-life-story/">Just Jared</a>, features a scene where &#8220;someone meets their birth mother for the very first time.&#8221;
Chenoweth, who was adopted herself, told viewers via Facebook Live that the scene really hit home for her.
“That scene happened to me,&#8221; the actress said. &#8220;I am adopted and I had this virtually same conversation with my birth mom.&#8221;
“I remember [my birth mom] saying to me, ‘Can you ever forgive me?’ And I was like, ‘There’s nothing to forgive. You gave me such a great life.&#8217; I got the right parents,'&#8221; she recalled.
&#8220;Anyway, that scene is very special to me because we developed it around exactly what happened in my life,&#8221; she said.
Chenoweth detailed how she feels blessed for both her biological mother and the woman who raised her. &#8220;One gave me life,&#8221; she said, &#8220;and one gave me a life.&#8221;
On social media, Chenoweth reaffirmed her support of the pro-life message when she responded to Mallory Quigley, who serves as Vice President of Communications at pro-life advocacy group Susan B. Anthony List.
&#8220;Oh em gee. Beautiful <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Prolife?src=hashtag_click" data-focusable="true">#Prolife</a> message in [Hallmark Channel] Christmas Love Story movie starring [Kristin Chenoweth],&#8221; posted Quigley.
&#8220;Thank you,&#8221; the actress responded. &#8220;Told from my gut.&#8221;
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Chenoweth is open about her Christian faith. During the same question-and-answer session, a questioner revealed that the actress stopped in the middle of the Starbucks to pray for a young man who recently passed away, though she never met him. Both the questioner and Chenoweth were brought to tears over the emotional story.
&#8220;I just wanted to let you know that you were an angel in my life a few years ago,&#8221; the woman told Chenoweth. &#8220;My best friend died in a car accident. His other best friend is (actor) Norbert Butz. And Norbert sang at the memorial &#8230; and right before he went to the memorial, he ran into you.&#8221;
Chenoweth immediately knew what the questioner was referencing.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve always wanted to meet you to thank you, because when Norbert told you about what happened, you said, &#8216;Well, I wanna pray for him.&#8217; And you stopped in a Starbucks right then and prayed for him,&#8221; the woman continued. &#8220;And it meant a lot to everyone.&#8221;
Though Hollywood seems packed with folks &#8220;shouting their abortions&#8221; and pushing Planned Parenthood talking points at any and every opportunity available, there are some in the ranks who have been brave enough to push pro-life messaging.
For example, according to pro-life group <a href="https://savethestorks.com/2017/09/10-celebrities-speaking-abortion/">Save The Storks</a>, “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “The Middle” actress Patricia Heaton consistently uses her platform for advancing life. &#8220;Heaton recently spoke out against Iceland’s genocide of preborn children with Down syndrome, and she frequently posts pro-life content on her social media platforms. Heaton has spoken out against abortion, embryonic stem cell research, and euthanasia,&#8221; the site detailed.
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