How New York enshrined abortion rights without mentioning the word
NEW YORK (BP) -- With Proposal 1, New York enshrined abortion rights in the state’s constitution without even mentioning the word.
EXPLAINER: 3 takeaways from the 2024 election
As results continue to come in, here are three additional takeaways about the election and how the results are likely to affect issues of life, religious liberty and marriage and family.
Florida joins South Dakota, Nebraska in defeating pro-abortion amendments
NASHVILLE (BP) – Florida became the first state to defeat a pro-abortion ballot initiative when voters on Tuesday (Nov. 5) rejected Amendment 4, which would have made abortion a constitutional right.
FIRST-PERSON: For freedom’s sake, vote No on taking innocent lives
Rugged individualism and self-reliance are highly prized traits in Montana. We agree that people should be as free as possible to make their own way in life. To succeed through your own effort is a worthy goal. If we’re being honest, though, most of us, probably all of us, have needed someone to be there for us at a crucial moment.
Amendment 3 would make Missouri ‘most pro-abortion state,’ opponents say
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (BP) – Missouri Baptists are battling to defeat a ballot initiative that would enshrine abortion in the state’s constitution and radically alter the abortion landscape in the Show Me State.
Florida Baptists urge rejection of state’s ‘deceptive and extreme’ abortion amendment
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BP) – A ballot initiative in Florida would drastically loosen the state’s restrictions on abortions, according to Southern Baptist leaders and other pro-life advocates who are highly critical of the measure and are asking voters to reject it.
Lone Christian convicted for praying silently in large UK abortion buffer zone
DORSET COUNTY, England (BP) – An Army veteran and father of three was found guilty Oct. 16 of praying silently in a large abortion buffer zone in England and fined the equivalent of $11,700, Alliance Defending Freedom UK (ADF UK) reported.
Supreme Court leaves Texas pro-life rule in place, national issue unsettled
WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court failed to intervene this session in a dispute over whether the 1986 Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) requires doctors in the pro-life state of Texas to perform abortions to stabilize patients seeking emergency room care.
Georgia Supreme Court restores near-ban on abortions while state appeals
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday (Oct. 7) halted a ruling striking down the state's near-ban on abortions while it considers the state's appeal.
FIRST-PERSON: Dear Christian, it’s time to get political
While most Americans will be understandably preoccupied with the presidential race in the lead up to election day, this attention must not come at the neglect of local and statewide elections. This is particularly true in the 10 states that will vote on constitutional amendments to legalize abortion. These constitutional amendments represent a growing and alarming trend in the United States.
