The number of abortions performed in Illinois recently increased by almost 10%, with about 4,000 more terminated pregnancies reported in 2019 than the previous year.
CHICAGO – The 2019 data shows a rise in both the number of in-state women terminating a pregnancy as well as those traveling to Illinois from other states for the procedure. Nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a slight increase about 1% in abortions nationwide from 2017 to 2018, the most recently reported data; however, from 2011 to 2017 the number of .
Pro-life activist blasts Congress over dog-testing letter
Friday, May 14, 2021 |
Charlie Butts (OneNewsNow.com)
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A pro-life activist says Congress is barking up the wrong tree on an ethics issue that has recently sparked concern among some lawmakers.
A group of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration calling on the agency to stop funding controversial medical testing that sometimes poisons dogs and leads to their deaths.
Eric Scheidler of Pro-Life Action League says the request is a noble cause but asks why lawmakers are ignoring babies in the womb and the selling of aborted fetal tissue for scientific research.