NEWSworthy: What’s Happening

and What It Means to You

Welcome to Human Life Review’s new online feature, NEWSworthy, where you will find weekly, timely coverage of news touching on a range of life issues, how they fit within the pro-life movement, and what they mean for you and your community. On such high-stakes topics as these, too often the news reporting around us appears to partake in one extreme or another, whether shrill or agenda-driven. For those looking for fair and human coverage on the issues affecting many lives today, we hope this space provides news worthy of your read.

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It’s not a heartbeat; it’s ‘cardiac activity,’ says the New York Times

17 Feb 2022

Would a “heartbeat” by any other name still be a heartbeat? The New York Times doesn’t think so. On Valentine’s Day, the newspaper published a straight news article decrying the use of the word “heartbeat” to describe fetal cardiac activity (otherwise known as, well, a...

Women’s Health Protection Act would harm, not help, minority communities

11 Feb 2022

Madeline Fry Schultz

minorities and abortion, Women’s Health Protection Act

Abortion advocates argue that minorities need abortion The U.S. House of Representatives last fall passed the Women’s Health Protection Act, a bill that “prohibits governmental restrictions on the provision of, and access to, abortion services.” Specifically, the bill provides...

A Majority of Americans Support Some Abortion Restrictions

09 Feb 2022

Madeline Fry Schultz

abortion polls, abortion restrictions

Pro-abortion advocates may base many of their arguments on the idea that abortion is popular, but according to poll after poll, that isn’t the case. A Knights of Columbus/Marist poll released late last month reveals that “71% of Americans support legal limits ...

Abortion Advocates Are Losing the Race to Replace Roe

03 Feb 2022

Edward Mechmann

abortion advocates, Roe/Casey, West Virginia abortion bill

Wide majorities of Americans reject the radicalism of abortion without limits. And if Roe and Casey are overturned, there will be a dramatic shift in American law toward protecting preborn human lives.

Unpacking the Latest Ruling on TX Heartbeat Law

19 Jan 2022

Edward Mechmann

Texas Heartbeat Act, Texas SB 8

The long and winding road of the Texas heartbeat law has taken yet another strange turn with a new ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The ultimate validity of the law is still unresolved. But the key point is that while litigation continues, the law will continue in...

Busboys and Poets Cancels Event of Democrat Group—for Being Pro-life

18 Jan 2022

Madeline Fry Schultz

Democrats for Life of America, Pro-Life Discrimination

A popular Washington, DC restaurant chain was set to host a breakfast for Democrats for Life of America (DFLA) this weekend in conjunction with the March for Life at the Capitol. That is, until word got out that Busboys and Poets was allowing a pro-life group to use its space,...

New Jersey Codifies Abortion Access

14 Jan 2022

Madeline Fry Schultz

New Jersey abortion legislation, Phil Murphy

The legislation would allow abortion up to the point of birth, with no requirement to notify parents if the pregnant mother is a minor.

China Closes Abortion Clinics Amid Continued Fallout of One-Child Policy

05 Jan 2022

Madeline Fry Schultz

China's one-child policy, global birthrates, world population statistics

With its infamous one-child policy, China discouraged births in the country for more than 30 years. Now, the Wall Street Journal reports, the country is facing a low (and declining) fertility rate and finding it difficult to suddenly encourage the births of more, not...

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NYT Report Reveals Many Prenatal Tests Give False Positives for Grave Diseases

04 Jan 2022

Mary Rose Somarriba

prenatal screening, prenatal testing

On January 1, 2022, the New York Times reported that a number of medically prescribed prenatal tests show false positives for genetic abnormalities 85 percent of the time.

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NEWSworthy: What’s Happening and What It Means to You

NEWSworthy: What’s Happening

and What It Means to You

It’s not a heartbeat; it’s ‘cardiac activity,’ says the New York Times

Women’s Health Protection Act would harm, not help, minority communities

A Majority of Americans Support Some Abortion Restrictions

Abortion Advocates Are Losing the Race to Replace Roe

Unpacking the Latest Ruling on TX Heartbeat Law

Busboys and Poets Cancels Event of Democrat Group—for Being Pro-life

New Jersey Codifies Abortion Access

China Closes Abortion Clinics Amid Continued Fallout of One-Child Policy

NYT Report Reveals Many Prenatal Tests Give False Positives for Grave Diseases

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