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  23. <title>Florida Heartbeat Law Doesn&#8217;t Limit Medical Care for Pregnant Women in Any Way</title>
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  32. <description><![CDATA[<p>The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) issued a pair of emergency rules this week regarding emergency medical treatments, including treatments of ectopic pregnancies, which the rules state are not abortions under the state’s new six-week Heartbeat Law. The AHCA published the rules one day after the Heartbeat Protection Act took effect to combat what it stated [&#8230;]</p>
  33. <p>The post <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2024/05/03/florida-heartbeat-law-doesnt-limit-medical-care-for-pregnant-women-in-any-way/">Florida Heartbeat Law Doesn&#8217;t Limit Medical Care for Pregnant Women in Any Way</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.lifenews.com">LifeNews.com</a>.</p>
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  35. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span id="more-127508"></span>The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) issued a pair of emergency <a href="https://www.flrules.org/notice/resultAdvance.asp?string=a&amp;ChkFAW=on&amp;keyword=&amp;orgid=59&amp;orid=&amp;sid=&amp;iid=4132&amp;date3=05%2F02%2F2023&amp;date4=07%2F02%2F2024&amp;date1=05%2F02%2F2023&amp;date2=05%2F02%2F2024&amp;submit=++Search++" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rules</a> this week regarding emergency medical treatments, including treatments of ectopic pregnancies, which the rules state are not abortions under the state’s new six-week <a href="https://lc.org/PDFs/050124_LC%20_LCA%20_FL_New_Heartbeat_Bill_Handout_Digital.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Heartbeat Law</a>. The AHCA published the rules one day after the Heartbeat Protection Act took effect to combat what it stated to be “disinformation” from a “deeply dishonest scare campaign” by the media, the Biden administration, and abortion advocacy groups about the new law.</p>
  36. <p>The Biden administration has vocally opposed and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqDah9RLo10&amp;t=6s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">condemned</a> the Heartbeat Protection Act in the last few weeks as “extreme” and dangerous for the health and safety of women. However, the AHCA stated this type of opposition misinforms the public and puts women in danger even though the law actually protects women in life-threatening emergencies while also protecting the life of the unborn.</p>
  37. <p>The rules read, “The agency finds there is an immediate danger to the health, safety, and welfare of pregnant women and babies due to a deeply dishonest scare campaign and disinformation being perpetuated by the media, the Biden administration, and advocacy groups to misrepresent the Heartbeat Protection Act and the state’s efforts to protect life, moms, and families.”</p>
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  39. <p>“The agency is initiating rulemaking to safeguard against any immediate harm that could come to pregnant women due to disinformation,” stated the AHCA.</p>
  40. <p>The rules stipulate that “when a physician attempts to induce the live birth of an unborn baby, regardless of gestational age” during “preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM), ectopic pregnancies, trophoblastic tumors, and other life-threatening conditions,” and “the unborn baby does not survive,” then the situation “does not constitute an abortion.”</p>
  41. <p>“This rulemaking will ensure health care providers establish medical records procedures that will adequately protect the care and safety of both mothers and their unborn babies during medical emergencies,” the AHCA rules stated.</p>
  42. <p>The rules apply to hospitals and clinics and do not require these treatments to be included in the state-mandated reporting requirements for abortions.</p>
  43. <p>The AHCA also published a “<a href="https://twitter.com/AHCA_FL/status/1785784419149648289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1785784419149648289%7Ctwgr%5E6a3439ae395872106c7cdb16af514834ea41c6cf%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicnewsagency.com%2Fnews%2F257572%2Fflorida-issues-emergency-rules-to-combat-biden-abortion-misinformation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Myth vs. Fact</a>” information sheet that dispels seven different “myths” about the Heartbeat Law and states that “Florida does not restrict lifesaving care for women.”</p>
  44. <p>The implementation of the Heartbeat Law, titled <a href="https://www.flsenate.gov/Committees/BillSummaries/2023/html/3106" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SB300 – Pregnancy and Parenting Support</a>, follows the Florida Supreme Court which recently <a href="https://lc.org/PDFs/040124Opinion_SC2022-1050_.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ruled</a> 6-1 that there is no right to abortion in the Florida Constitution. The Heartbeat Law also provides $30 million in reoccurring state funding to support pregnant women and their families.</p>
  45. <p>For more information on Florida’s Heartbeat Law, visit Liberty Counsel’s website <a href="https://lc.org/PDFs/050124_LC%20_LCA%20_FL_New_Heartbeat_Bill_Handout_Digital.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p>
  46. <p>Liberty Counsel Founder and Chairman Mat Staver said, “The Heartbeat Protection Act protects the health and lives of both the unborn child and the mother and provides a wide range of options and support for women. The disinformation campaigns that say pregnant women can’t receive emergency health care in Florida are patently false. This disinformation puts women in jeopardy while the Heartbeat Protection Act protects them. Florida is a sanctuary for life.”</p>
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  48. <p>The post <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2024/05/03/florida-heartbeat-law-doesnt-limit-medical-care-for-pregnant-women-in-any-way/">Florida Heartbeat Law Doesn&#8217;t Limit Medical Care for Pregnant Women in Any Way</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.lifenews.com">LifeNews.com</a>.</p>
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  55. <title>Florida’s Heartbeat Law Now Protects Babies, But We Must Stop Amendment 4 and Abortions Up to Birth</title>
  56. <link>https://www.lifenews.com/2024/05/03/floridas-heartbeat-law-now-protects-babies-but-we-must-stop-amendment-4-and-abortions-up-to-birth/</link>
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  59. <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 18:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
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  64. <description><![CDATA[<p>A Florida bill, the Heartbeat Protection Act (HPA), went into effect on Wednesday, which increases protections for the unborn after six-weeks, as opposed to the state’s previous 15-week rule. The HPA initially became law in April 2023 as part of the Florida Supreme Court’s decision that abortion is not a given right under the Constitution. That decision was key [&#8230;]</p>
  65. <p>The post <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2024/05/03/floridas-heartbeat-law-now-protects-babies-but-we-must-stop-amendment-4-and-abortions-up-to-birth/">Florida’s Heartbeat Law Now Protects Babies, But We Must Stop Amendment 4 and Abortions Up to Birth</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.lifenews.com">LifeNews.com</a>.</p>
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  67. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span id="more-127507"></span>A Florida bill, the <a href="https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/300/BillText/er/PDF?bcs-agent-scanner=851182c2-dfea-4540-b359-903cfd964f10">Heartbeat Protection Act</a> (HPA), went into <a href="https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/florida-6-week-abortion-ban-backed-by-desantis-takes-effect-wednesday/">effect</a> on Wednesday, which increases protections for the unborn after six-weeks, as opposed to the state’s previous 15-week rule. The HPA initially became law in April 2023 as part of the Florida Supreme Court’s decision that abortion is not a given right under the Constitution. That decision was key in upholding the 15-week law, and only a month later, proved relevant to the six-week law.</p>
  68. <p>Several Democrats have made their opposition to the bill known. For instance, Vice President Kamala Harris claimed the law was “extreme,” blaming former President Donald Trump for the so-called “harmful state abortion bans.” Additionally, Planned Parenthood Vice President of Communications Michelle Quesada <a href="https://wng.org/sift/florida-heartbeat-law-goes-into-effect-protecting-unborn-babies-1714586649">sent</a> an email to WORLD Magazine that “claimed the new law is devastating for Floridians.” But as Family Research Council President Tony Perkins highlighted on Wednesday’s episode of “<a href="https://youtu.be/Vi6Iir6cTvM">Washington Watch</a>,” the bill is far from devastating for most Floridians.</p>
  69. <p>“[T]he reality,” he stated, “is the American people are not where the Democratic Party and Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are at on this issue.” He added that Democrats “want abortion until birth with taxpayer funds. That’s what they’re calling for,” whereas Florida at large is a proponent of life. In addition, Florida State Rep. Mike Beltran (R) pointed out, “Florida is well in line with the rest of the region of the country.”</p>
  70. <p>Beltran recalled how Florida’s 2022 15-week bill coincided with the Dobbs decision, which ultimately led to an increase in “the number of abortions in Florida.” Why? Because, as he explained, Dobbs allowed states to pass stronger pro-life laws which caused people seeking abortion in the surrounding area to go to Florida, where the threshold was more moderate. For Beltran, “the idea that Florida is some sort of an outlier, I think is absurd.”</p>
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  85. <p>Even so, Perkins noted that the Democrats are still trying to “paint Florida as extreme.” But as Beltran pointed out, Florida’s bill is “still more lenient than much of the rest of the deep … mid-South and parts of the Midwest.” Ultimately, he urged, “I think that [pro-abortion] folks in the rest of the South and maybe people in the North are aggrieved that it’s going to be a little bit harder to practice abortion tourism.”</p>
  86. <p>He added, “And I make no apology for that. We have beaches, and we have parks, and we have good weather. Abortion is not part of what we’re marketing for tourism to the rest of the country.”</p>
  87. <p>Despite the good news of HPA taking effect, Perkins raised the concern that this fall “… the pro-abortion crowd has put onto the ballot initiative” a measure that “would enshrine abortion into the Constitution at the point of viability.” He asked, “How does that stand, and what do pro-life voters in Florida need to be doing?”</p>
  88. <p>Beltran answered, “People need to understand just how extravagant this proposed constitutional amendment is. It gets rid, up until viability … all restrictions on abortion.” It gets “rid of mandatory ultrasounds, waiting periods, health and safety regulations, informed consent laws — even parental consent is going to go out the window.”</p>
  89. <p>“[W]e need to get the word out,” he insisted. The abortion activists’ ballot measure is “not a moderate thing. It’s not just targeted at our heartbeat bill. … It … completely gets rid of all our [pro-life efforts].”</p>
  90. <p><em>LifeNews Note: Sarah Holliday is a reporter at The Washington Stand, <a href="https://washingtonstand.com/news/as-floridas-heartbeat-bill-takes-effect-conservatives-warns-against-proabortion-ballot-initiative">where this originally appeared.</a></em></p>
  91. <p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-97134" src="/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/35weekunbornbaby.png" alt="" width="600" height="400" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/35weekunbornbaby.png 716w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/02/35weekunbornbaby-150x100.png 150w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/02/35weekunbornbaby-225x150.png 225w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/02/35weekunbornbaby-190x127.png 190w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p>
  92. <p>The post <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2024/05/03/floridas-heartbeat-law-now-protects-babies-but-we-must-stop-amendment-4-and-abortions-up-to-birth/">Florida’s Heartbeat Law Now Protects Babies, But We Must Stop Amendment 4 and Abortions Up to Birth</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.lifenews.com">LifeNews.com</a>.</p>
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  99. <title>Missouri Pro-Life Group Will Fight Amendment to Legalize Abortions Up to Birth</title>
  100. <link>https://www.lifenews.com/2024/05/03/missouri-pro-life-group-will-fight-amendment-to-legalize-abortions-up-to-birth/</link>
  102. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Missouri Right to Life]]></dc:creator>
  103. <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 17:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
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  108. <description><![CDATA[<p>Today the “Committee for Constitutional Freedom” (to kill babies and harm women) has delivered signed petitions to Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft. The signatures must be from six of eight Congressional districts and must equal 8% of the votes that were cast in the last Gubernatorial election in each district, so the total number needed [&#8230;]</p>
  109. <p>The post <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2024/05/03/missouri-pro-life-group-will-fight-amendment-to-legalize-abortions-up-to-birth/">Missouri Pro-Life Group Will Fight Amendment to Legalize Abortions Up to Birth</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.lifenews.com">LifeNews.com</a>.</p>
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  111. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span id="more-127506"></span>Today the “Committee for Constitutional Freedom” (to kill babies and harm women) has delivered signed petitions to Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft. The signatures must be from six of eight Congressional districts and must equal 8% of the votes that were cast in the last Gubernatorial election in each district, so the total number needed varies depending on the districts in which they collected signatures.</p>
  112. <p>This process, which began a year ago in March, started with the filing of multiple pro-abortion petitions. Secretary of State Ashcroft wrote truthful ballot language which was challenged by the abortion advocates and ultimately ended with the court using the pro-abortion ACLU language as the deceptive ballot language. To read the truth about this deceptive initiative petition go to <a href="https://84knpceab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Jty01RYapupr5BZNOA4LIP-a--pAxK5qy5pEWlW58SJ7Mnv1Mjcf7fflNVDJTv-AWIF-jpCFarfdkyTfA4rWvxUJnl4NS4pgw0rUY62BUSApGznTrYlCgg5TACjJLkEy0bHNBeRFmVyPT2__aRej5lpmXkb5EHg75ZoKGyuoBmOtpnBYhTXmOqLgjweWjATpmJ3Q-2-Zz2HKCpnYvDFxY20Zjt1YpuLEUbrTIbdnriffZbPQBnZp-91TxCQB-9ff9wZ1gXLK0DeG3lFPiXRyv_B6CMB9vG2jB-Ed7oWrfMS8oTo0f8xjsup3BfG5-soQ&amp;c=M-ps2izgVcYO8p9pIF0L2KzVPQAvD67f6O2PyaN4m6VlDkrsioV4Fg==&amp;ch=RvfcZ_AExD90Er2NsyDXd8JeZKlLMephSFIcTMz8HjMpxmkCBp_7BQ==" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://84knpceab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f%3D001Jty01RYapupr5BZNOA4LIP-a--pAxK5qy5pEWlW58SJ7Mnv1Mjcf7fflNVDJTv-AWIF-jpCFarfdkyTfA4rWvxUJnl4NS4pgw0rUY62BUSApGznTrYlCgg5TACjJLkEy0bHNBeRFmVyPT2__aRej5lpmXkb5EHg75ZoKGyuoBmOtpnBYhTXmOqLgjweWjATpmJ3Q-2-Zz2HKCpnYvDFxY20Zjt1YpuLEUbrTIbdnriffZbPQBnZp-91TxCQB-9ff9wZ1gXLK0DeG3lFPiXRyv_B6CMB9vG2jB-Ed7oWrfMS8oTo0f8xjsup3BfG5-soQ%26c%3DM-ps2izgVcYO8p9pIF0L2KzVPQAvD67f6O2PyaN4m6VlDkrsioV4Fg%3D%3D%26ch%3DRvfcZ_AExD90Er2NsyDXd8JeZKlLMephSFIcTMz8HjMpxmkCBp_7BQ%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714842731809000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26djLZPB7Kfh2rbMnR_8IO">Devastating-Impact-of-Pro-<wbr />Abortion-Initiative-Petition-<wbr />2024-086-MRL-Legal-Analysis.<wbr />pdf (missourilife.org)</a>.</p>
  113. <p>The next step in this process will be the Secretary of State’s office verifying all signatures.</p>
  114. <p>In our Decline to Sign Campaign, Missouri Right to Life has educated and activated countless Missourians to fight the battle to “Keep Missouri Pro-Life!” We have done polling, hired trusted political consultants to develop messaging, done major gifts fundraising and continue to engage more and more people to fight this battle. We have developed a network of pro-life organizations from across the state as partners in this effort and this network will grow as we work together in the days ahead.</p>
  115. <p>We thank everyone who has worked to get the truth out about the extreme pro-abortion initiative petition. We will continue to work to protect innocent babies and their moms from the lies of the abortion industry.</p>
  116. <p>To join our efforts go to: <a href="https://84knpceab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Jty01RYapupr5BZNOA4LIP-a--pAxK5qy5pEWlW58SJ7Mnv1Mjcf7TR9BL2yuKzZKomEIC_JlKBaLF9cWp9mJSuV8x69szmkGou3rNRb1hzWbDQ1_MrAj3NKa1TVIO4ym_7gKHxFsvijEWWuP6G71h42-nrJCcpWquPn8ZLGH_Y=&amp;c=M-ps2izgVcYO8p9pIF0L2KzVPQAvD67f6O2PyaN4m6VlDkrsioV4Fg==&amp;ch=RvfcZ_AExD90Er2NsyDXd8JeZKlLMephSFIcTMz8HjMpxmkCBp_7BQ==" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://84knpceab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f%3D001Jty01RYapupr5BZNOA4LIP-a--pAxK5qy5pEWlW58SJ7Mnv1Mjcf7TR9BL2yuKzZKomEIC_JlKBaLF9cWp9mJSuV8x69szmkGou3rNRb1hzWbDQ1_MrAj3NKa1TVIO4ym_7gKHxFsvijEWWuP6G71h42-nrJCcpWquPn8ZLGH_Y%3D%26c%3DM-ps2izgVcYO8p9pIF0L2KzVPQAvD67f6O2PyaN4m6VlDkrsioV4Fg%3D%3D%26ch%3DRvfcZ_AExD90Er2NsyDXd8JeZKlLMephSFIcTMz8HjMpxmkCBp_7BQ%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714842731810000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2GWhoDgb0aLJZlOJoLAz23">Donate &#8211; Missouri Right to Life (www.missourilife.org</a>).</p>
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  118. <p>The post <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2024/05/03/missouri-pro-life-group-will-fight-amendment-to-legalize-abortions-up-to-birth/">Missouri Pro-Life Group Will Fight Amendment to Legalize Abortions Up to Birth</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.lifenews.com">LifeNews.com</a>.</p>
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  125. <title>South Dakota Voters Should Oppose Radical Abortion Amendment to Make Killing Babies a “Right”</title>
  126. <link>https://www.lifenews.com/2024/05/03/south-dakota-voters-should-oppose-radical-abortion-amendment-to-make-killing-babies-a-right/</link>
  128. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dale Bartscher]]></dc:creator>
  129. <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 17:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
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  134. <description><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday, May 1st, the Pro-Abortion Group “Dakotans for Health” held a press conference in Sioux Falls to unveil their Abortion Constitutional Amendment’s 55,000 petition signatures.  They have now turned them into the South Dakota Secretary of State’s Office in their hopes of placing this Abortion Constitutional Amendment on the ballot this November. Across the street from [&#8230;]</p>
  135. <p>The post <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2024/05/03/south-dakota-voters-should-oppose-radical-abortion-amendment-to-make-killing-babies-a-right/">South Dakota Voters Should Oppose Radical Abortion Amendment to Make Killing Babies a “Right”</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.lifenews.com">LifeNews.com</a>.</p>
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  137. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span id="more-127504"></span>Yesterday, May 1st, the Pro-Abortion Group “Dakotans for Health” held a press conference in Sioux Falls to unveil their Abortion Constitutional Amendment’s 55,000 petition signatures.  They have now turned them into the South Dakota Secretary of State’s Office in their hopes of placing this Abortion Constitutional Amendment on the ballot this November.</p>
  138. <p>Across the street from the press conference Pro-Life SD Friends stepped up to the plate in opposition of this Amendment and for the Sanctity of Human Life (see photo below).</p>
  139. <p>The deceptive language of the Abortion Amendment not only inserts cruel abortion up to birth into our state’s constitution but eliminates a parent’s right to know if an abortion is going to be performed on their minor daughter.</p>
  140. <p>On top of this, the so-called “Dakotans for Health” organization used such underhanded tactics to secure signatures that the Attorney General issued a warning. Matters did not improve.</p>
  141. <p>South Dakota Right to Life, along with the Life Defense Fund, and our many Pro-Life Allies, will make every effort in protecting our constitution, the rule of law, and the well-being of South Dakota’s women and children.”</p>
  142. <p>In response to the submission of the Abortion Amendment Petition, Jon Hansen and Leslee Unruh, Co-Chairs of Life Defense Fund, said they will challenge the legitimacy of the Abortion Amendment Petition. They issued the following statement.</p>
  143. <p><em><strong>HELP LIFENEWS SAVE BABIES FROM ABORTION! <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/donate/">Please help LifeNews.com with a donation</a>!</strong></em></p>
  144. <p>Despite clear warnings from the Attorney General, thousands of signatures were collected by Rick Weiland’s organization in violation of South Dakota law.</p>
  145. <p>If you signed this petition, did they tell you the Abortion Amendment would legalize late-term abortion after the baby is viable outside the womb and up to birth? Did they tell you the Abortion Amendment endangers women by banning safety standards for most abortions? Did they tell you the Abortion Amendment takes away parents’ right to know when their minor daughter is seeking an abortion?</p>
  146. <p>In response to the unlawful and misleading actions of Rick Weiland and his paid petition circulators, Life Defense Fund will challenge the legitimacy of the Abortion Amendment petition in court.</p>
  147. <p><b>Background:</b> Life Defense Fund has collected evidence showing that Rick Weiland’s paid Abortion Amendment petition circulators failed to distribute the required circulator handout information to petition signers, failed to personally witness petition signatures, and even told citizens to sign the Abortion Amendment petition twice–all serious violations of South Dakota petition law. Moreover, Life Defense Fund has documented numerous instances where members of the public, upon asking to sign the petition to repeal the tax on groceries, were handed the Abortion Amendment petition to sign instead.</p>
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  149. <p>A copy of the letter from Attorney General Marty Jackley to Rick Weiland admonishing Rick Weiland over these violations–and also for misleading the public about the extent of the Abortion Amendment–can be found on the Attorney General’s website <a href="https://atg.sd.gov/docs/Letters%20from%20AG%20Jackley%20to%20Sponsor%20R.%20Weiland%20to%20Dakotans%20for%20Health.pdf">HERE</a>.</p>
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  151. <p><em>LifeNews Note: Dale Bartscher is the Executive Director of South Dakota Right to Life</em></p>
  152. <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-127505" src="/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/voteprolife46.png" alt="" width="594" height="348" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/voteprolife46.png 594w, /wp-content/uploads/2024/05/voteprolife46-256x150.png 256w, /wp-content/uploads/2024/05/voteprolife46-190x111.png 190w, /wp-content/uploads/2024/05/voteprolife46-150x88.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px" /></p>
  153. <p>The post <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2024/05/03/south-dakota-voters-should-oppose-radical-abortion-amendment-to-make-killing-babies-a-right/">South Dakota Voters Should Oppose Radical Abortion Amendment to Make Killing Babies a “Right”</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.lifenews.com">LifeNews.com</a>.</p>
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  160. <title>Ben Carson Condemns Abortion: “We Must Guarantee the Right to Life For Those in the Womb”</title>
  161. <link>https://www.lifenews.com/2024/05/03/ben-carson-condemns-abortion-we-must-guarantee-the-right-to-life-for-those-in-the-womb/</link>
  163. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Ertelt]]></dc:creator>
  164. <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 16:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
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  168.  
  169. <description><![CDATA[<p>In a new book, retired neurosurgeon and former Housing Secretary Ben Carson condemns abortion and says everyone’s right to life should be protected. Carson’s book, The Perilous Fight: Overcoming Our Culture’s War on the American Family, will be published later this month. In the book, Carson praises the Supreme Court for its Dobbs decision that [&#8230;]</p>
  170. <p>The post <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2024/05/03/ben-carson-condemns-abortion-we-must-guarantee-the-right-to-life-for-those-in-the-womb/">Ben Carson Condemns Abortion: “We Must Guarantee the Right to Life For Those in the Womb”</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.lifenews.com">LifeNews.com</a>.</p>
  171. ]]></description>
  172. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span id="more-127503"></span>In a new book, retired neurosurgeon and former Housing Secretary Ben Carson condemns abortion and says everyone’s right to life should be protected.</p>
  173. <p>Carson’s book, The Perilous Fight: Overcoming Our Culture’s War on the American Family, will be published later this month.</p>
  174. <p>In the book, Carson praises the Supreme Court for its Dobbs decision that finally overturned Roe v. Wade and the fictional right to abortion.</p>
  175. <p>Carson writes: “I’m grateful that in my lifetime I was able to hear these incredible words established by the supreme court of the United States: “Held, the constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives.”</p>
  176. <p>“The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v Jackson was a crucial correction to the error of Roe v Wade, and I am certainly grateful for that correction. However, we must not stop there,” he added.</p>
  177. <p>But, he said that is just the beginning point for protecting babies from abortions.</p>
  178. <p><em><strong>HELP LIFENEWS SAVE BABIES FROM ABORTION! <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/donate/">Please help LifeNews.com with a donation</a>!</strong></em></p>
  179. <p>“We must not stop there … the battle over the lives of unborn children is not yet finished. Many states have made abortion illegal because of the Dobbs decision, yet the practice continues in many more states,” Carson said.</p>
  180. <p>Carson apparently favors a federal law or amendment to fully protect unborn children.</p>
  181. <p>“What is needed is legislation that guarantees the right to life for all American citizens, including those still in the womb. Therefore, we must be boldly vocal about saving our fellow human beings through the legislative process. They are counting on us,” he said.</p>
  182. <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-120322" src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bencarson20.png" alt="" width="598" height="375" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bencarson20.png 789w, /wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bencarson20-239x150.png 239w, /wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bencarson20-190x119.png 190w, /wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bencarson20-150x94.png 150w, /wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bencarson20-768x482.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px" /></p>
  183. <p>The post <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2024/05/03/ben-carson-condemns-abortion-we-must-guarantee-the-right-to-life-for-those-in-the-womb/">Ben Carson Condemns Abortion: “We Must Guarantee the Right to Life For Those in the Womb”</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.lifenews.com">LifeNews.com</a>.</p>
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  190. <title>Babies Like This Won’t be Killed in Abortions in Florida Because of the New Heartbeat Law</title>
  191. <link>https://www.lifenews.com/2024/05/03/babies-like-this-wont-be-killed-in-abortions-in-florida-because-of-the-new-heartbeat-law/</link>
  193. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynda Bell]]></dc:creator>
  194. <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 15:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
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  198.  
  199. <description><![CDATA[<p>One year ago on April 14, 2023, I was honored to stand by Gov. Ron DeSantis as he signed the 6 week bill also known as “The Heartbeat Bill”. This bill took effect Wednesday, May 1st, and will disallow abortions after 6 weeks with exceptions for the life of the Mother, rape, incest, human trafficking [&#8230;]</p>
  200. <p>The post <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2024/05/03/babies-like-this-wont-be-killed-in-abortions-in-florida-because-of-the-new-heartbeat-law/">Babies Like This Won’t be Killed in Abortions in Florida Because of the New Heartbeat Law</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.lifenews.com">LifeNews.com</a>.</p>
  201. ]]></description>
  202. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span id="more-127502"></span>One year ago on April 14, 2023, I was honored to stand by Gov. Ron DeSantis as he signed the 6 week bill also known as “The Heartbeat Bill”. This bill took effect Wednesday, May 1<sup>st</sup>, and will disallow abortions after 6 weeks with exceptions for the life of the Mother, rape, incest, human trafficking and medical emergencies.</p>
  203. <p>Thousands of precious babies will be saved and many women will be spared from a lifetime of grief because of this law.</p>
  204. <p>This bill took a year to go into effect because of a legal challenge to a 2022 bill that outlawed abortions after 15 weeks with a life of the mother exception. The challenge was brought by Florida Planned Parenthood and a group of independent abortionists.</p>
  205. <p>The pro-abortionists attempted to use the “privacy clause” in Florida’s constitution to rule the pro- life law unconstitutional. Thankfully, the court found that clause does not invalidate the law.</p>
  206. <p><b>Background</b></p>
  207. <p>When the 6 week bill passed in 2023, it could not be implemented until we had a decision from the Florida Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the 15-week bill.  When Florida’s highest court upheld its constitutionality, that triggered the 6 week bill into law, effective May 1<sup>st</sup>.</p>
  208. <p><em><strong>Get the latest pro-life news and information on X (Twitter). </strong></em><a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/LifeNewsHQ" data-show-count="false" data-size="large">Follow @LifeNewsHQ</a><script>// <![CDATA[!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');// ]]&gt;</script></p>
  209. <p>This is a big win for Florida’s Constitution. The Florida Supreme Court got this one right!</p>
  210. <p>One remarkable provision of the 6 week bill is the financial resources that will be provided to women and children. 25 million dollars in aid will be provided to women and children in need. This is a keen example of caring for women by providing much needed resources.</p>
  211. <p>Sadly, while we celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision on this bill, on the very same day, they allowed a deceptive, ambiguous, and vague ballot initiative– Amendment 4– to be placed on the November ballot.</p>
  212. <p>Titled “Limiting government interference with abortion,” it will invalidate every pro-life law in existence in the state.  Amendment 4, if passed, will eliminate parental consent and put minor girls in grave danger and make Florida an abortion destination.</p>
  213. <p>Furthermore, there are no health standards and Health care provider is undefined. This amendment would enshrine abortion through all 9 months of pregnancy if passed.</p>
  214. <p>We at Florida Right to Life are working tirelessly to make sure this doesn’t happen.</p>
  215. <p>While we celebrate the 6 week life saving bill going into law on Wednesday, we hold our breath until November 5<sup>th</sup>.  We must defeat Amendment 4.</p>
  216. <p><em>LifeNews Note: Lynda Bell is the president of <a href="http://www.frtl.org">Florida Right to Life.</a></em></p>
  217. <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-112763" src="/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/baby85.png" alt="" width="609" height="436" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/baby85.png 789w, /wp-content/uploads/2021/07/baby85-209x150.png 209w, /wp-content/uploads/2021/07/baby85-190x136.png 190w, /wp-content/uploads/2021/07/baby85-150x107.png 150w, /wp-content/uploads/2021/07/baby85-768x550.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px" /></p>
  218. <p>The post <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2024/05/03/babies-like-this-wont-be-killed-in-abortions-in-florida-because-of-the-new-heartbeat-law/">Babies Like This Won’t be Killed in Abortions in Florida Because of the New Heartbeat Law</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.lifenews.com">LifeNews.com</a>.</p>
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