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The Declaration of Independence affirms life among humanity’s “unalienable Rights.” This most basic human freedom should be protected in public policy.

 

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A Pro-Life Agenda for the 118th Congress

Mar 1, 2023 14 min read

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Melanie Israel

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The Number of Abortions in the U.S. Fell in 2020, Resuming Long-Term Trend

May 16, 2023 23 min read

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Jonathan Abbamonte

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The Cost of Keeping What’s Left of Roe v. Wade Is Too High Thomas Jipping

Jan 25, 2022 3 min read

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Protecting Unborn Children in a Post-Roe World

Jan 21, 2022 3 min read

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Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson: A Victory for the Rule of Law Sarah Parshall Perry

Dec 29, 2021 3 min read

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Biden Administration Sanctions Mail-Order Abortion Melanie Israel

Dec 20, 2021 5 min read

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Understanding the Left’s Plan to Codify Roe v. Wade Into Law

Dec 10, 2021 3 min read

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The Biden Administration Is Set To Make Dangerous Abortion Pills More Widely ... Melanie Israel

Dec 8, 2021 6 min read

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The End of Roe v. Wade?

This week, policy analyst Melanie Israel explains the case of Dobbs v. Jackson, what it was like outside the Supreme Court

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Dec 4, 2021

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Grace Melton
Senior Associate, DeVos Center for Human Flourishing
Melanie Israel
Melanie Israel
Visiting Fellow, DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family
Jay W. Richards, PhD
Jay W. Richards, PhD
Vice President, Social and Domestic Policy, William E. Simon Senior Research Fellow
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Emma Waters
Policy Analyst, Center for Technology and the Human Person

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