Daily Archives: July 8, 2020

Record abortion figures in England and Wales ‘a national tragedy’

Read more. A record number of abortions took place in England and Wales in 2019, according to official figures published Thursday. The government reported June 11 that a total of 209,519 abortions took place last year, more than in any other year since the practice was legalized by the Abortion Act 1967.  A pro-life group described the…

HHS protects doctors who object to abortion, transgender surgery

Read more. On Friday, the Trump administration finalized a new rule to protect doctors’ right to object to abortion and “gender reassignment” operations. The rule clarifies that bans on sex-based discrimination do not include gender identity or abortion. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said that its final rule eliminates portions of a…