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40 Days for Life is a pro-life organization founded in 2004 that organizes 40-day prayer campaigns with round-the-clock vigils outside abortion clinics to pray for an end to abortion, resulting in at least 26,714 lives saved, 187 abortion centers closed, and 279 abortion workers quitting since 2007. The newest campaign runs from September 23 to November 1, inviting participants to pray outside local abortion clinics, while the organization's headquarters is located at the original Planned Parenthood site in Bryan/College Station, Texas.

The Jeremiah 1:5 Project, an initiative of the Douglass Leadership Institute, encouraged Black churches nationwide to speak out about the sanctity of human life and increase support for women facing unexpected pregnancies through Jeremiah 1:5 Sunday held on August 30. The initiative aims to raise awareness about abortion's impact on the Black community, foster relationships between churches and pregnancy centers, and mobilize congregations to provide ongoing care for Black families, with participation reported in states including Georgia, North Carolina, Mississippi, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, and Texas.

For Immediate Release: June 19, 2026 CONTACT: Hamilton Strategies, Media@HamiltonStrategies.com, Beth Bogucki, 610.584.1096, ext. 105, or Linda Klosterman, LKlosterman@hamiltonstrategies.com Organization highlights fathers whose support helped shape life-affirming decisions and encourages men to embrace intentional fatherhood PLANO, Texas — As the nation prepares to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the most monumental moment in pro-life history — the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling — national pro-life organization Save the […] The post Save the Storks celebrates monumental victory, shining a light

Snyder challenges reporting that links Josseli Barnica's death to a legal requirement to wait for fetal cardiac activity to cease. She argues that emergency exceptions permitted intervention and raises separate questions about the medical care described in the reporting.

A group of medical professionals sent a letter to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee stating that healthcare professionals should never assist with executions following the botched lethal injection execution of Tony Carruthers on May 21, 2026 in Tennessee. Austin Sarat reported that Tony Carruthers was taken to the execution chamber where the state of Tennessee began the process of putting him to death.

The Supreme Court declined to intervene in a custody dispute involving California parents and a surrogate who refused their request for an abortion after the unborn child was diagnosed with a serious heart defect. The surrogate, McKenna West, delivered the child in Texas and sought conservatorship, while the biological parents sued for breach of the surrogacy agreement and were previously ruled legal parents by a California court.

Students for Life of America launched a church flyering campaign in Austin, Texas, targeting Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico's statements reconciling abortion with Christianity by distributing literature at approximately seven churches and demonstrating outside them on September 13, 2026.

Bishop Michael Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington is urging Catholics to fast on Fridays in October and vote against two constitutional amendments on abortion and marriage appearing on the November 3 ballot in Virginia. He has directed priests to read a letter during Masses opposing the amendments, which would expand abortion access and redefine marriage, and has led prayer efforts while acknowledging both support and criticism from parishioners.

After going to Texas to ensure that the child she is carrying was allowed to be born, McKenna West has been commended by the state’s leading pro-life agency.

For Immediate Release: April 13, 2026 CONTACT: Hamilton Strategies, Media@HamiltonStrategies.com, Beth Bogucki, 610.584.1096 ext. 105, or Linda Klosterman, LKlosterman@hamiltonstrategies.com ‘I love mobile ministry because you can meet a woman at the crossroads of her decision. It’s about giving her space to see clearly and move forward with confidence,’ says Mobile Medical Clinic Manager, Pam Daugherty PLANO, Texas — Save the Storks marks Abortion Recovery Awareness Month this […] The post From abortion to advocacy: Save the Storks shows how one woman’s healing journey shapes frontline care a

For Immediate Release: June 19, 2026 CONTACT: Hamilton Strategies, Media@HamiltonStrategies.com, Beth Bogucki, 610.584.1096, ext. 105, or Linda Klosterman, LKlosterman@hamiltonstrategies.com Organization highlights fathers whose support helped shape life-affirming decisions and encourages men to embrace intentional fatherhood PLANO, Texas — As the nation prepares to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the most monumental moment in pro-life history — the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling — national pro-life organization Save the […] The post Save the Storks celebrates monumental victory, shining a light