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To eliminate modern-day slavery, the U.S. must take leadership rooted in the principle that every life has value and dignity.

Life News

This policy watch provides an overview of the current debate and key questions related to abortion surrounding the fourth reauthorization of PEPFAR.

PEPFAR has navigated more than just the AIDS epidemic. We need it now more than ever, so Congress needs to act.

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the House Global Health and Global Human Rights Subcommittee, on Sunday, July 9 issued a statement regarding Liberian efforts to expand abortion and promote population control.

As the 116th Congress prepares to adjourn and policymakers look ahead to the 117th, among the policies up for discussion is the status of the Office of Global Women’s Issues (GWI) at the State Department. President Barack Obama elevated the GWI office, raising its leadership to the rank of ambassador at large for Global Women’s Issues under then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

At the start of each new Congress, The Heritage Foundation recommends pro-life policies for Members. The following year, a progress report takes stock of policy wins, ongoing challenges, and new prospects. This is the first such report in a post-Roe America. Free from the dark shadow of Roe v. Wade, Congress cannot shrink from its role in crafting policy that carries out the government’s duty to protect the first freedom: the right to life.

After Dobbs, Secretary of State Antony Blinken doubled down on the Biden administration’s commitment to exporting and promoting abortion.

Evangelical advocates abroad hold out hope that America’s shift on abortion sets a new standard.

At the start of each new Congress, Heritage Foundation analysts recommend pro-life policies to Congress and the Administration.