Pro-lifers rally for baby left to die after failed abortion

Pro-lifers rally for baby left to die after failed abortion

Born alive at 16 weeks at an Australian hospital after a failed abortion, baby Samuel sucked his thumb. Doctors left him to die.

“He was left to die. No one picked him up, wrapped him or gave him any medical care to alleviate his pain and suffering,” said South Australian pro-life activist Joanna Howe.

The photo was leaked by a whistleblower who Howe said “risked their career” by sharing the photo. Australian authorities are reportedly trying to remove the image from social media.

Australian pro-lifers rallied on Feb. 9 outside Queensland Parliament House in Brisbane for a “Public Gathering for Queensland Babies.”

In 2024, a legislator introduced a bill to protect babies born alive after abortions. The Archdiocese of Brisbane came out in support of the amendment, saying that even if the child was unlikely to survive, medical staff had a duty to care for the baby.

But the motion failed to pass after Queensland Premier David Crisafulli banned discussion of abortion in state Parliament for the next four years.

Arizona judge strikes down pro-life laws, citing abortion rights amendment

An Arizona judge on Friday struck down three pro-life laws in the state, saying they violated the state constitution.

The ruling comes as a result of the abortion rights amendment that voters passed in Arizona in 2024. Citing the amendment, Judge Gregory Como ruled that the restrictions violated the state’s constitutional right to abortion.

The court overturned state laws requiring in-person visits for chemical abortions as well as a 24-hour waiting period with mandatory ultrasound and a ban on discriminatory abortions.

“Each of these laws infringe on a woman’s ‘autonomous decision-making’ by mandating medical procedures and disclosure of information regardless of the patient’s needs and wishes,” Como said in the ruling.

Right to Life Michigan suit alleges state hiring law violates First Amendment

Right to Life Michigan, a group that advocates for pro-life policies, is suing the state over its requirements to hire pro-abortion employees.

In a Feb. 3 filing, Right to Life Michigan and a pregnancy resource center alleged that a state employment law violates their First Amendment rights.

The state law redefined bans against discrimination based on sex to include termination of pregnancy. The law also requires the pro-life groups to offer abortion coverage in their insurance plans.

A spokesman from Alliance Defending Freedom, a nonprofit legal group defending Right to Life Michigan, said the law “makes no sense” and “forces these organizations to contradict their beliefs.”

“Pro-life groups should be free to share the message of hope and joy with women and families experiencing a difficult season through employees who share their common goal,” Senior Counsel Bryan Neihart said in a statement.

Iowa lawmakers propose anti-trafficking law, abortion criminalization

Iowa lawmakers are considering several pro-life bills, including one that would screen pregnant women for coercion and abuse before abortions.

The proposed bill would require an in-person examination by a physician before prescribing a pregnant woman abortion drugs and would require physicians to screen for coercion and abuse.

Another bill introduced Friday would make it a criminal act for a person to cause an elective abortion. A similar bill would criminalize abortion as a homicide at any stage.

Iowa law currently protects unborn children after their heartbeats can be detected, at about six weeks of pregnancy.

Federal judge dismisses abortion advertisers’ free speech lawsuit

After the South Dakota attorney general sued an abortion rights group for allegedly misleading and harmful advertisements, a federal judge declined to intervene on the abortion rights group’s behalf.

The federal judge ruled the court has no jurisdiction in the South Dakota issue and declined to intervene in a lawsuit.

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has sued the group Mayday Health in state court, alleging that the abortion pill ads were deceptive and harmful to women. Mayday launched a countersuit saying this violated its First Amendment right to free speech.

South Dakota protects unborn children from abortions in all cases, except to save the life of the mother.

California to give additional $90 million to abortion providers

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Feb. 11 to give $90 million to abortion providers.

Designed to replace Trump’s federal cuts, the one-time grant will give funding to Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers that lost funding because they offer abortion.

The bill follows the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by Trump last year, which prohibited federal Medicaid funding from going to the abortion provider Planned Parenthood.

In October 2025, Newsom signed a bill to supplement Planned Parenthood with another $140 million, also citing the Trump cuts.

The state already refunds more than 80% of an estimated 1.3 million patient visits to Planned Parenthood via its state Medicaid program, Medi-Cal.

Students for Life of America kicks of pro-life tour to reach Gen Z

Students for Life of America is kicking off a college speaking tour designed to reach Generation Z.

The “Make Gen Z Anti-Abortion” campus tour “counters the assumption that Gen Z is all in on abortion,” according to the SFLA press release.

From February to April, SFLA spokesperson Lydia Taylor Davis will be speaking at University of Florida, Florida International University, University of South Carolina, Liberty University, University of Pittsburgh, and Virginia Commonwealth University.

“Gen Z is the largest voting bloc in America, with youth voters now making up over 48.5% of the electorate. Yet they’re easily dismissed by conservatives — and heavily targeted by the abortion lobby,” the SFLA press release said.

“But according to recent polling from SFLA’s Demetree Institute for Pro-Life Advancement, roughly 6 in 10 youth voters are in the ‘moveable middle’ on abortion,” SFLA continued.

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