http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/naral-prez-to-resign-says-pro-choice-side-getting-too-old/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/naral-prez-to-resign-says-pro-choice-side-getting-too-old/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 19:54:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133601 LifeNews: NARAL’s pro-abortion president, Nancy Keenan, announced today she will resign her position at the end of the year to help the pro-abortion group overcome one of the problems plaguing the pro-abortion movement — a lack of young leaders. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/naral-prez-to-resign-says-pro-choice-side-getting-too-old/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/nyc-potential-mayoral-rivals-promote-bill-for-late-term-abortion-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/nyc-potential-mayoral-rivals-promote-bill-for-late-term-abortion-rights/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 15:03:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132879 NY1.com (includes video): Would-be competitors in next year's mayoral election joined forces at City Hall Wednesday to push for a state law that would expand abortion rights, to make late-term abortions legal not just when the mother's life is threatened, but also when pregnancy prevents the mother from getting treating serious health problems. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/nyc-potential-mayoral-rivals-promote-bill-for-late-term-abortion-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/pelosi-looms-over-contest-for-top-slot-on-house-appropriations-committee-abortion-politics-at-play/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/pelosi-looms-over-contest-for-top-slot-on-house-appropriations-committee-abortion-politics-at-play/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:30:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129089 The Hill: Abortion politics could roil the race for the top Democratic spot on the House Appropriations Committee, with Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) playing the role of a potential wild card. Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) is challenging Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) for the plum post . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/pelosi-looms-over-contest-for-top-slot-on-house-appropriations-committee-abortion-politics-at-play/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/02/pro-life-pro-abortion-groups-split-on-outcome-of-blunt-amdt/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/02/pro-life-pro-abortion-groups-split-on-outcome-of-blunt-amdt/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:37:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127463 LifeNews: Alliance Defense Fund Legal Counsel Matt Bowman: “The government cannot tell Americans that certain parts of their faith are not important enough to practice. People of faith are explicitly protected by the Constitution and federal law from such radical state invasions of conscience. The Blunt/Fortenberry Amendment was a necessary measure to begin to restore the religious liberties of Americans that ObamaCare has trampled on with its assumption of unlimited bureaucratic power. Every vote for religious freedom should be unanimous, but tragically, our fundamental freedoms didn’t seem to matter to enough senators.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/02/pro-life-pro-abortion-groups-split-on-outcome-of-blunt-amdt/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/abortion-lobby-jumps-to-defend-birth-control-mandate-as-groundswell-of-opposition-rises/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/abortion-lobby-jumps-to-defend-birth-control-mandate-as-groundswell-of-opposition-rises/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:16:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124696 LifeSiteNews.com: s a formidable tide of Christian opposition began rising this week, including at least 115 U.S. bishops, the nation’s leading abortion lobby is leaping to defend the Obama administration order that will force religious institutions to provide free birth control next year. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/abortion-lobby-jumps-to-defend-birth-control-mandate-as-groundswell-of-opposition-rises/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/20/obama-admin-orders-health-plans-to-cover-birth-control-without-co-pays/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/20/obama-admin-orders-health-plans-to-cover-birth-control-without-co-pays/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:13:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123680 The Hill: Most healthcare plans will be required to cover birth control without charging co-pays or deductibles starting Aug. 1, the Obama administration announced Friday. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/20/obama-admin-orders-health-plans-to-cover-birth-control-without-co-pays/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/planned-parenthood-naral-oppose-sex-selection-abortion-ban/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/planned-parenthood-naral-oppose-sex-selection-abortion-ban/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:45:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120114 LifeNews.com: Their opposition could explain why organizations like Planned Parenthood, NARAL and the ACLU almost never speak out against the horrible human rights abuses associated with the one-child policy in China – ranging from sex-selection abortions, to forced abortions, to coercive sterilizations and infanticides. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/planned-parenthood-naral-oppose-sex-selection-abortion-ban/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/pro-abortion-groups-push-abortions-at-military-base-hospitals/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/pro-abortion-groups-push-abortions-at-military-base-hospitals/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:51:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119694 LifeNews: Leading pro-abortion groups are pushing members of the Senate to support an amendment to legislation that would overturn the ban on abortions at taxpayer-funded U.S. military base hospitals. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/pro-abortion-groups-push-abortions-at-military-base-hospitals/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/10/naral-abortion-issue-can-help-obama-win-back-%e2%80%98defectors%e2%80%99-to-reelection/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/10/naral-abortion-issue-can-help-obama-win-back-%e2%80%98defectors%e2%80%99-to-reelection/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:38:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118272 The Hill: Abortion-rights supporters say the issue can help President Obama’s reelection campaign regain ground with voters who supported him in 2008 but have drifted since. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/10/naral-abortion-issue-can-help-obama-win-back-%e2%80%98defectors%e2%80%99-to-reelection/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/09/mississippi-abortion-vote-energizes-abortion-rights-groups-wsj/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/09/mississippi-abortion-vote-energizes-abortion-rights-groups-wsj/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:47:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118220 WSJ: Energized by the resounding defeat of a Mississippi ballot initiative that would have criminalized abortion and some forms of birth control, abortion-rights groups have gone on the 2012 offensive. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/09/mississippi-abortion-vote-energizes-abortion-rights-groups-wsj/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/26/naral-targets-nc-crisis-pregnancy-centers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/26/naral-targets-nc-crisis-pregnancy-centers/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:27:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116948 JournalNow.com: An abortion-rights group said Monday that a nine-month investigation of crisis pregnancy centers in North Carolina found widespread misinformation being disseminated to clients seeking information about their pregnancies. NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina Foundation conducted the investigation . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/26/naral-targets-nc-crisis-pregnancy-centers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/21/no-choice-for-catholic-colleges-obama-wants-to-force-faith-institutions-to-provide-birth-control-services/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/21/no-choice-for-catholic-colleges-obama-wants-to-force-faith-institutions-to-provide-birth-control-services/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:49:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116556 Washington Times: Writing on their behalf, attorneys for the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) argued that “federal law simply prohibits the federal government from violating the religious and moral beliefs” of any individual or institution. “No federal rule has defined being ‘religious’ as narrowly and discriminatorily as the [HHS] mandate appears to do, and no regulation has ever so directly proposed to violate plain statutory and constitutional religious freedoms,” wrote ADF’s Kevin Theriot and Matthew S. Bowman. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/21/no-choice-for-catholic-colleges-obama-wants-to-force-faith-institutions-to-provide-birth-control-services/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/20/pro-abortion-group-successfully-lobbies-texas-catholic-hospitals-on-abortifacient-plan-b/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/20/pro-abortion-group-successfully-lobbies-texas-catholic-hospitals-on-abortifacient-plan-b/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:23:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116477 LifeSiteNews.com: A large Catholic hospital network in Texas is prescribing the abortifacient “morning-after pill.” Seton Catholic hospitals decided to provide the abortifacient Plan B emergency contraception to sexual assault victims after lobbying by NARAL Pro-Choice Texas. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/20/pro-abortion-group-successfully-lobbies-texas-catholic-hospitals-on-abortifacient-plan-b/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/13/sebelius-we-are-in-a-war-for-abortion/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/13/sebelius-we-are-in-a-war-for-abortion/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:10:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116051 The New American: Speaking before the radically pro-abortion organization NARAL Pro-Choice America (formerly the National Abortion Rights Action League), Sebelius accused Republicans of trying to “roll back” women’s rights and the “progress” they have made during the sexual revolution. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/13/sebelius-we-are-in-a-war-for-abortion/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/07/tx-limits-on-free-speech-for-pregnancy-centers-2/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/07/tx-limits-on-free-speech-for-pregnancy-centers-2/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:39:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115739 OneNewsNow.com: Liberty Institute is filing a lawsuit against the city of Austin, Texas, for its ordinance that limits the constitutional rights of free speech for pregnancy resource centers. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/07/tx-limits-on-free-speech-for-pregnancy-centers-2/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/05/sebelius-to-naral-gop-wants-to-roll-back-womens-health/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/05/sebelius-to-naral-gop-wants-to-roll-back-womens-health/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:08:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115514 ABC News: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is telling abortion rights advocates that Republicans want to roll back women's health gains 50 years. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/05/sebelius-to-naral-gop-wants-to-roll-back-womens-health/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/19/michelle-obamas-chief-of-staff-speaks-at-pro-abortion-event/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/19/michelle-obamas-chief-of-staff-speaks-at-pro-abortion-event/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:33:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113859 LifeNews.com: The chief of staff to First Lady Michelle Obama was today’s keynote speaker at the Power of Choice Summit sponsored by leading pro-abortion activists group NARAL. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/19/michelle-obamas-chief-of-staff-speaks-at-pro-abortion-event/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/02/san-francisco-launches-new-law-attacking-pregnancy-centers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/02/san-francisco-launches-new-law-attacking-pregnancy-centers/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:12:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=109772 LifeNews.com: Matt Bowman of the Alliance Defense Fund says Judge Garbis’ ruling was a correct one. “The judge ruled that the law’s attempt to burden speech unconstitutionally discriminated against noncommercial, unlicensed speech on the explicit basis that it came from a perspective disfavoring abortion,” he said, calling it a “monumental decision protecting free speech and women’s health.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/02/san-francisco-launches-new-law-attacking-pregnancy-centers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/more-pro-life-battles-%e2%80%94-and-victories/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/more-pro-life-battles-%e2%80%94-and-victories/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:15:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107377 The New American: Senior Counsel Steven H. Aden of The Alliance Defense Fund, another pro-life group supporting Indiana’s action, observed: "The precious tax dollars of the people of Indiana should not be funneled to abortionists, especially during tough economic times. The Indiana Legislature has worded a bill that allows them to be good stewards of the people’s money in this regard without fear of jeopardizing other funding that is clearly not at issue in this bill. In fact, if ... the bill ... is ever attacked in court, ADF would offer to assist in mounting a legal defense of the law free of charge." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/more-pro-life-battles-%e2%80%94-and-victories/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/18/naral-reveals-national-strategy-to-shutter-pro-life-pregnancy-centers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/18/naral-reveals-national-strategy-to-shutter-pro-life-pregnancy-centers/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 18:31:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=103967 LifeSiteNews: The video reveals that the National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH) has launched an initiative, known as the “Urban Initiative for Reproductive Health,” to unite city lawmakers across the country against crisis pregnancy centers and disseminate a template gag rule similar to ones already passed in New York, Austin, and Baltimore, Maryland. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/18/naral-reveals-national-strategy-to-shutter-pro-life-pregnancy-centers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/22/naral-praises-brown-for-opposing-full-defunding-of-planned-parenthood/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/22/naral-praises-brown-for-opposing-full-defunding-of-planned-parenthood/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:44:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=98832 Boston Globe: The abortion-rights group NARAL Pro-Choice America today praised US Senator Scott Brown for pledging to oppose a House Republican effort to eliminate federal grants and contracts that benefit the women’s health services provider Planned Parenthood. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/22/naral-praises-brown-for-opposing-full-defunding-of-planned-parenthood/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/17/naral-leader-funded-lavish-lifestyle-with-organization%e2%80%99s-funds-says-audit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/17/naral-leader-funded-lavish-lifestyle-with-organization%e2%80%99s-funds-says-audit/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:01:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=95819 LifeSiteNews: "The Capitol Tonight report says the audit shows Conlin used NARAL’s credit cards to purchase over $5000 in clothing from retailers like Giorgio Armani, a $17,000 summer rental in the Hamptons in 2009, and $22,000 in meals." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/17/naral-leader-funded-lavish-lifestyle-with-organization%e2%80%99s-funds-says-audit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/09/wsj-republicans-push-antiabortion-bills/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/09/wsj-republicans-push-antiabortion-bills/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:46:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94983 Wall Street Journal: "Now, House Republican leaders, with the backing of social conservatives, are pushing ahead with a series of antiabortion bills that will share the stage with jobs in this legislative session. That move is reviving tension in the party between those who want to press ahead on social issues and those who say doing so could backfire among voters." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/09/wsj-republicans-push-antiabortion-bills/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/02/bill-would-let-mass-taxpayers-opt-out-on-abortion/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/02/bill-would-let-mass-taxpayers-opt-out-on-abortion/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:18:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94429 Boston Herald: "A Massachusetts anti-abortion group proposed legislation today that would allow individual taxpayers to opt out of paying for publicly-funded abortions in the state." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/02/bill-would-let-mass-taxpayers-opt-out-on-abortion/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/31/bill-banning-tax-funded-abortions-attacked-over-rape-issues/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/31/bill-banning-tax-funded-abortions-attacked-over-rape-issues/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:23:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94271 LifeNews: "Leading pro-abortion activists are using the issue of rape as a method of attacking a new bill in Congress that would ban taxpayer funding of abortions across all governmental programs and agencies." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/31/bill-banning-tax-funded-abortions-attacked-over-rape-issues/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/17/the-lazy-slander-of-the-pro-life-cause/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/17/the-lazy-slander-of-the-pro-life-cause/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:33:31 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=91686 writing at The Public Discourse: "One of the most frequently repeated canards of the abortion debate is that pro-lifers really don’t care about life . . . This lazy slander is as common as it is untrue . . . pro-lifers have taken the lead in offering vital services to mothers and infants in need . . .  It’s time the media takes notice . . . No major pro-abortion group or institution has taken on a comparable commitment to vulnerable Americans." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/17/the-lazy-slander-of-the-pro-life-cause/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/14/abortion-lobby-gives-america-a-d-grade-for-reproductive-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/14/abortion-lobby-gives-america-a-d-grade-for-reproductive-rights/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:01:58 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=91582 CNSNews: "In the report, The Status of Women’s Reproductive Rights in the United States, is a 'report card' where each state and the nation as a whole are graded using a point system based on 'anti-choice' and 'pro-choice' governors, laws, access to contraceptives and abortions, spousal and parental consent and 'post viability abortion restriction' on abortion." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/14/abortion-lobby-gives-america-a-d-grade-for-reproductive-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/14/naral-sees-tough-political-terrain/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/14/naral-sees-tough-political-terrain/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:26:34 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=91542 The Hill: "An abortion-rights group gave 19 states failing grades for women’s reproductive rights policies in a new report card released Friday morning and warned that Republican gains in 2010 could hurt its agenda." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/14/naral-sees-tough-political-terrain/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/06/naral-launches-anti-boehner-effort/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/06/naral-launches-anti-boehner-effort/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:36:48 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=90223 The Hill: "The abortion rights group NARAL Pro-Choice America on Wednesday launched a new website called StandUpToBoehner.org. The site allows supporters to take an oath to support abortion rights and have their location pinpointed on a map of the U.S." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/06/naral-launches-anti-boehner-effort/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/15/pro-abortion-advocates-brace-for-battles-at-state-federal-levels/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/15/pro-abortion-advocates-brace-for-battles-at-state-federal-levels/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:12:21 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=86803 Medical News Today: "Abortion-rights advocates are preparing for 'aggressive' challenges from newly emboldened abortion-right opponents, who have increased their numbers in state elected offices and secured key congressional posts, Politico reports." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/15/pro-abortion-advocates-brace-for-battles-at-state-federal-levels/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/12/nyc-council-new-bill-would-set-strict-disclosure-requirements-for-crisis-pregnancy-centers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/12/nyc-council-new-bill-would-set-strict-disclosure-requirements-for-crisis-pregnancy-centers/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:40:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=76261 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/12/nyc-council-new-bill-would-set-strict-disclosure-requirements-for-crisis-pregnancy-centers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/abortion-groups-caught-off-guard-by-pro-life-response-to-abortion-coverage-in-high-risk-insurance-pools/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/abortion-groups-caught-off-guard-by-pro-life-response-to-abortion-coverage-in-high-risk-insurance-pools/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:02:53 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/abortion-groups-caught-off-guard-by-pro-life-response-to-abortion-coverage-in-high-risk-insurance-pools/ Politico: "Planned Parenthood and NARAL didn't publicly petition HHS until after the new ban was imposed. And it took sympathetic Democrats on the Hill a full 10 days to write a letter expressing disappointment with the HHS — and even then, they were so squeamish about the issue that they never even used the word 'abortion' in their protest." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/abortion-groups-caught-off-guard-by-pro-life-response-to-abortion-coverage-in-high-risk-insurance-pools/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/07/maloney-bill-another-effort-by-abortion-industry-to-shut-down-competition/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/07/maloney-bill-another-effort-by-abortion-industry-to-shut-down-competition/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:36:00 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/07/maloney-bill-another-effort-by-abortion-industry-to-shut-down-competition/ ChristianNewsWire: "Care Net, a network of more than 1,100 pregnancy centers, calls a summer attack by the abortion industry and its advocates, 'just another attempt to shut down the competition.' NARAL, an abortion activist group, has launched an effort to harm pregnancy centers' ability to advertise their services online. In addition, abortion rights proponents in Congress, Rep. Carolyn Maloney and Sen. Robert Menendez, have re-introduced a bill that would direct the Federal Trade Commission to set up new rules to regulate pregnancy center advertising." | S.2793 - Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act | Open Congress ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/07/maloney-bill-another-effort-by-abortion-industry-to-shut-down-competition/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/01/naral-wants-pregnancy-centers-removed-from-internet-directories/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/01/naral-wants-pregnancy-centers-removed-from-internet-directories/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:38:09 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=64928 LifeNews: "They say they support choice, but the pro-abortion activists at NARAL want to leave women in unplanned pregnancy situations with one option: abortion. In a letter to its members today, NARAL president Nancy Keenan announced she is asking two Internet directories to remove pregnancy center listings." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/01/naral-wants-pregnancy-centers-removed-from-internet-directories/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/21/ny-abortion-supporters-squabble-over-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/21/ny-abortion-supporters-squabble-over-bill/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:10:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/21/ny-abortion-supporters-squabble-over-bill/ NY Times: "For years, lawmakers in New York have been trying to pass legislation that would protect existing abortion rights by codifying the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which guarantees rights broader than the laws still on New York’s books. The legislation, never a winner when Republicans controlled the State Senate, has been the top priority of abortion rights groups since Democrats took control of the chamber last year. But as Albany’s legislative session draws to a close, a split is emerging . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/21/ny-abortion-supporters-squabble-over-bill/feed/ 0