Reblogged from Leaven for the Loaf. The first time I wrote about Melissa Ohden, back in 2016, I included a video of her testimony to Congress about surviving the attempted abortion that was meant to kill her. After informing members of Congress about the number of documented abortions occurring annually, she went on to say “I wasContinue reading ““More than a choice” – Melissa Ohden on the growth of Abortion Survivors Network”
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to Roe
The state of Mississippi enacted a law in 2018 restricting abortion after 15 weeks’ gestation. It was challenged in court (of course). The case, called Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, has reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Oral arguments are scheduled for December 1, with a decision to be handed down in 2022. The Court will beContinue reading “U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to Roe”
USCCB leads petition drive to FDA: keep COVID-19 vaccine free from abortion connection
Originally published at Leaven for the Loaf. A letter to the commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from a coalition of concerned Americans has urged that any vaccine being developed for COVID-19 be derived from ethical sources, without use of cell lines derived from aborted human beings. An associated email petition drive organized through the U.S.Continue reading “USCCB leads petition drive to FDA: keep COVID-19 vaccine free from abortion connection”
Ellen Kolb 