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Last September Donald Trump committed to “work to support the dignity of human life from conception to natural, dignified death.” Now that he is officially president, pro-life Americans will watch closely to see how the new administration follows through on this unambiguous commitment to defend life.

Republicans are opposing a proposed rule from HHS that they argue does not protect the conscience rights of anti-abortion medical providers.

In 2019, the Trump administration issued a regulation empowering the Department of Health and Human Services to robustly enforce federal conscience-protection laws.

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.

Federal law has long protected people’s right to not participate in controversial health care procedures, but Biden aims to gut that.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act is a modest but important step to make the long-standing policy of preventing federal taxpayer funding of elective abortions permanent and government-wide, said the U.S. bishops pro-life committee chairman. Protecting taxpayers from being forced to pay for abortion in violation of their conscience is a principle that has enjoyed historically broad support among Americans, regardless of their otherwise passionately divided vie

On January 5, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") published a notice of proposed rulemaking entitled "Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience...

HHS published a notice of proposed rulemaking entitled Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes. In this article we provide a brief summary of the Proposed Rule and examine the statutory amendments and previous rulemakings that create its foundation.

On January 5, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking entitled “Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by...

A conservative organization says Republicans should use their newfound control of one chamber of Congress to advance bills to save the lives of preborn babies.