"It Went Beyond My Expectations": Missouri Pregnancy Center Launches Thanks to Strong Network of Support
Link - Since opening this April, Pregnancy Options Center of Warren County in Warrenton Missouri is the first of its kind in the city of Warrenton, a community just west of St. Louis, the location of the state's last abortion facility.
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Government Abortion Rate Could Be Off by Hundreds of Thousands
Link - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Abortion Surveillance 2018 report - documenting U.S. abortion data for 2015 - garnered attention from media for a "historic low" of a "total of 638,169 abortions." There's just one problem: Three states declined to participate, and they potentially represent hundreds of thousands of abortions.
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Will the Trump Administration Stop Humanitarian Abortion?
Link - UN abortion advocates are keen to create "humanitarian abortion', that is, include a right to abortion in humanitarian assistance through actions of the Security Council. The issue is before the UN General Assembly this week.
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Lower-Court Decisions Reveal Roe v. Wade's Extremism
Link - Americans support late-term abortion restrictions, but Supreme Court jurisprudence prevents commonsense regulations.
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Chip and Joanna Gaines Help a Couple Adopt a Child With Down Syndrome
Link - Popular home improvement show stars Chip and Joanna Gaines helped bring a Carthage, Missouri family together this fall through the joy of adoption.
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How One Nurse's Secret Abortion Became a Life-Saving Story
Link - Her role at Hand 'n Hand Pregnancy Help Center allows her to create a warm and caring environment in which pregnant women know they can make their own choices-equipped with all the facts, including an ultrasound view of their babies.
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Gene Engineered Babies: 'Shoot First, Ask Questions Later' Science
Link - The birth of genetically engineered children has been confirmed. We are told that two babies were born with a gene (that may-may-be a factor in HIV infection) removed.