ERLC urges Congress to defund Planned Parenthood
NASHVILLE (BP) – The SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty has issued a formal request for Congress to defund Planned Parenthood and is asking others to join.
ERLC files amicus brief supporting South Carolina’s effort to defund Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) filed an amicus brief Monday (Feb. 10) in a Supreme Court case which will decide the fate of South Carolina’s effort to defund Planned Parenthood by barring abortion clinics in the state from participating in Medicaid programs.
ERLC wants to hear from Southern Baptists
NASHVILLE (BP) — Southern Baptists wishing to provide direct input on issues addressed by the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission may do so over the next six months through a survey released by the entity.
Psalm 139 ‘impactful’ heart song for abortion survivor, minister, father
EDMOND, Okla. (BP) – Mention King David’s exhortation on God’s hand in developing him in his mother’s womb, and Josiah Presley comes to life.
New York doctor indicted for prescribing abortion pill in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A New York doctor was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on Friday (Jan. 31) for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the Deep South state, which has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the country.
FIRST-PERSON: J.D. Vance makes the moral case for life
For more than half a century, pro-life activists have shown up by the tens of thousands on the national mall in Washington to argue for the sanctity of life. They were joined this time by a vice president who wasn’t yet born when Roe v. Wade came down in 1973. J.D. Vance was not the first VP to speak at the March. Mike Pence, President Trump’s first-term wingman, made regular appearances as a long-time ally of the pro-life movement.
Gender, abortion, immigration among Trump’s initial exec. orders
WASHINGTON (BP) – President Donald Trump’s flurry of executive actions his first week in office has drawn mixed reviews from evangelicals.
Psalm 139 Project places three ultrasound machines in January
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Psalm 139 Project, a pro-life ministry of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), placed three ultrasound machines in two different states during the month of January. One of those placements has already saved two unborn lives.
Trump pardons 23 abortion protestors, some of them in jail
WASHINGTON (BP) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order Jan. 23 pardoning 23 pro-lifers convicted of federal crimes for blocking entrances to abortion clinics before the overturning of Roe v. Wade, some of whom were serving prison sentences.
Rand Paul reintroduces bill to defund Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON – On Thursday (Jan. 23), a day before the 2025 March for Life in Washington, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) announced his support of the event and said he has reintroduced his Defund Planned Parenthood Act.
