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- Blog: What's Next In Abortion Pill Court Battle?
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Rosaria Butterfield: Preferred Pronouns are "Ideological, not Terminological"
- ALERT: Tell your Representative to Vote NO on Abortion Expansion
- ALERT: Tell your Senator to Vote NO on Outrageous Kidnapping Bill
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Podcast: Is the Abortion Pill Still Legal in MN? |
What do recent court rulings mean for the future legality of the murderous abortion pill, in Minnesota and nationwide? Grace and Moses break down the recent headlines surrounding Alliance Defending Freedom’s courageous lawsuit to restrict the dangerous abortion pill, and what’s likely to happen next. Next, Grace explains how a male dancer who identifies as a woman has made waves - and not in a good way - at the UK’s Royal Academy of Dance. Finally, did you know that abortion rates have entered a STEEP decline since the Dobbs decision last year? Praise God! Tune in to the Family Beacon - get the facts, stand for truth!
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Blog: What's Next In Abortion Pill Court Battle? |
By Patience Griswold
On Thursday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ended the FDA’s approval of mail-order abortions. This most recent twist in a long back and forth court battle over the abortion pill means that while the mifepristone abortion pill is, unfortunately, still legal in the U.S., it is once again under stricter regulations, including a requirement for in-person distribution. The Biden Administration has said that it intends to appeal to the Supreme Court with the goal of keeping mail-order DIY abortions legal.
The Fifth Circuit’s ruling partially upheld an earlier decision from U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a federal judge in Texas. Although it stopped distribution of the abortion pill by mail, the Fifth Circuit blocked enforcement of the rest of Judge Kacsmaryk’s ruling that would have banned mifepristone abortions entirely.
Judge Kacsmaryk’s ruling came out last Friday in response to a lawsuit from Alliance Defending Freedom and the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a group that has been fighting the FDA’s irresponsible approval of the RU-486 abortion pill regimen for the past 20 years. In 2002, the group petitioned the FDA to reconsider its approval. The FDA denied the petition in 2016, at which point it allowed even more lax oversight. It denied another petition in 2021 and lifted in-person requirements, allowing the abortion pill to be distributed by mail.
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Rosaria Butterfield: Preferred Pronouns are "Ideological, not Terminological" |
Via The Washington Stand
Homeschool mother, author, and speaker Rosaria Butterfield did not always associate with the title “follower of Christ.” In fact, her identity was formed by feminist philosophy and LGBTQ+ advocacy as she pursued her career as a tenured radical professor and identified as a proud lesbian. But in 1999, she had an encounter with Christ and shortly after converted to Christianity, leaving her old identity behind.
Before her conversion, Butterfield “advised the LGBTQ+ student group, wrote Syracuse University’s policy for same-sex couples, and actively lobbied for LGBTQ+ aims alongside her lesbian partner.” Her activist career change from LGBTQ+ advocacy to proclaiming her faith in Christ on every platform created controversy, but ultimately opened the door for her to share her testimony. Butterfield’s love for words never ceased, but the content of her words has drastically changed. Her first book, “The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert,” tells the story of her transformation.
Early last week, Reformation 21 published one of her pieces titled “Why I No Longer Use Preferred Pronouns – And Why You Shouldn’t, Either.” Butterfield joined “Washington Watch” guest host Jody Hice to expand on this topic as well as emphasize the need of repentance. [...]
To avoid a culture under judgment, Butterfield discourages believers from using preferred pronouns, saying,“We are called to, of course, be salt and light. But we’re not going to get there by being a ‘soft presence.’” To further prove this point, she stated that adhering to the pronoun narrative is “about conceding the moral language to the Left’s understanding of identity politics rather than offering a biblical understanding of morality and hope.” |
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ALERT: Take Action on Extreme Health Omnibus Bill |
Tell Minnesota House Members: Vote NO On HF2930 (Health Omnibus Bill)
The Minnesota Legislature is stuffing extremist abortion bills into its Health Finance and Policy Omnibus Bill—provisions that remove nearly all health and safety protections for girls and women, eliminates the Positive Alternatives Grant Program, and expands taxpayer funding for abortion. Most grievously, it eliminates protections for babies born alive during an abortion. Tell your legislator to REMOVE these provisions from HF2930. Click the button, fill in your information, then edit and send the message. |
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ALERT: Take Action on Outrageous Kidnapping Bill |
Tell Your Minnesota Senator: Vote NO On the Kidnapping Bill
HF146/SF63 (read it here) was passed by the Minnesota House on March 24th. We need to make sure it dies in the Minnesota Senate. This bill could take troubled kids away from their parents if they refuse to subject them to harmful "gender-affirming care." DFL legislators are lying to their constituents about this fact, but the wording of the bill is clear. Learn more about this bill here.
Make your voice heard to help us stop this dangerous bill. Click the button, fill in your information, and then edit the message (if desired) and click "Take Action" to contact YOUR Minnesota Senator and tell him/her what you think.
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