abortion

Russian band to perform in Alabama to protest abortion ban

The Russian punk band Pussy Riot will perform in Alabama on Thursday to raise money for women’s rights groups in the wake of the state’s recent passage of a near-total ban on abortion. The proceeds from the sold-out concert will go to Planned Parenthood and the Yellowhammer Fund, a group that gives assistance to women … Continued

Jessa Reid Bolling

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July 9, 2019

Butler County Commissioner Joey Peavy switches to Republican Party

Butler County Commissioner Joey Peavy announced that he has switched to the Republican Party. “It was time,” said Peavy. “The Democrat party of today is not the party I joined; the present thinking in today’s Democrat Party is just not my way of thinking. I can’t buy in to the far-left agenda of the leaders … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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July 4, 2019

Palmer and Norman introduce bill to requiring accurate abortion reporting

Congressman Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, and Congressman Ralph Norman, R-South Carolina, introduced H.R. 3580, the Ensuring Accurate and Complete Data Reporting Act, on Friday. The purpose of 3580 is to improve the reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Accurate and transparent reporting on abortion and children who survive abortion attempts … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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July 3, 2019

Supreme Court won’t review blocked 2016 Alabama abortion law

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a lower court ruling that blocked an Alabama law restricting the procedure most commonly used during second-trimester abortions. The Alabama Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Act that was passed in 2016 made it a crime for physicians to perform dilation and evacuation abortions, the procedure used for … Continued

Evan Mealins

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June 28, 2019

Ten of the 24 Democratic presidential candidates debate: ten more tonight

Wednesday, the top candidates for the Democratic Party presidential nomination met for their first debate. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) capped the participants of the first debates at twenty, so not all of the candidates were able to participate. Those that were allowed were: former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Cory Booker, South Bend, Ind., … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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June 27, 2019

Roby offers amendment to limit abortions in District of Columbia

Tuesday, U.S. Representative Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, offered an amendment to the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee Fiscal Year 2020 funding bill, during the full committee markup, that would limit would prevent taxpayer funds from being spent on abortion in the District of Columbia. Roby’s amendment is known as the Dornan Amendment. The Dornan … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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June 12, 2019

Opinion

On abortion, we cannot remain silent

For most of the history of our country, it was widely accepted, as I firmly believe now, that life begins at conception — that we are all fearfully and wonderfully made in God’s image. The thought of prematurely ending a pregnancy was considered in stark, unreconcilable contrast to the principles of our founding of life, … Continued

Bradley Byrne

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June 11, 2019

Kamala Harris campaigns in Birmingham

U.S. Sen. and presidential candidate Kamala Harris, D-California, campaigned Friday in Birmingham as part of a Southern tour through that included stops in Montgomery and South Carolina. “This is an inflection moment in the history of our country,” Harris said. “Who are we? I think we all know part of that answer, and that is … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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June 10, 2019

Kamala Harris to campaign in Alabama

Presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, announced Tuesday she will campaign in Alabama and South Carolina later this week. This is her first campaign swing through Alabama. Harris will focus on engaging women and African-Americans in Birmingham and Montgomery. On Friday night, she will hold a women’s meet and greet in the Birmingham … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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June 5, 2019