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Leaving Planned Parenthood

Abby Johnson was an abortion clinic director for Planned Parenthood for eight years. She considered herself a Christian and believed she was helping women. But her heart was conflicted. As she described it, “I facilitated abortions on Saturday, and sat in a pew on Sunday.”

She was able to rationalize that dichotomy, in part, through Planned Parenthood’s skewed perspective. They never talk about the baby. Their focus is, and always has been, the woman. In fact, Abby was instructed never to refer to the baby at all.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: abortion, broadcast, faith, planned parenthood, pro-life March 28, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s Principled Decision Prevents Taxpayer Dollars from Being Used to Fund International Abortions

Today, I was excited to see Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announce that the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are dedicated to making sure that U.S. foreign assistance does not go to organizations that promote or lobby for abortion.

This is a strong and principled step in support of life.

USAID is dedicated to helping countries and regions that have struggled with genocide, disease, famine and natural disasters. It is not an organization that was developed to subsidize the foreign abortion industry.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, broadcast, events, pro-life March 27, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Reserve Your Spot in Times Square on May 4th!

I wanted to remind you that registration is now open for “Alive from New York” – Focus on the Family’s largest pro-life event in its history.

The event will feature live music and inspirational speeches from special guests, as well as abortion survivors. The culminating moment of the event will be a live 4D ultrasound broadcast on several jumbotrons in Times Square.

Event capacity is limited to 10,000 attendees, so you need to act fast in order to reserve your spot.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, events, faith, pro-life March 13, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Defeating the Darkness of Abortion

On today’s edition of our Focus on the Family broadcast, “Defeating the Darkness of Abortion,” we’re going “behind the scenes” of an abortion clinic. Our tour guide is Kathy Sparks, and as you’ll hear, she trained in every area of an abortion facility – from the telephones to the surgical room.

She has a riveting story to tell.

Kathy was raised Catholic and pro-life. In college, feminism drew her to adopt a pro-choice outlook.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: abortion, broadcast, kids, pregnancy, pro-life March 12, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

It’s True: U.S. Senators Voted to Allow the Killing of Infant Children

Yesterday’s vote in the United States Senate on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act marked a new and horrific low in American politics.

The measure, which would have guaranteed medical care for children born alive after an attempted abortion, needed 60 votes for passage.

It received 53.

Shockingly, 44 Democrats opposed the legislation.

Think about that.

Nearly half of the United States Senate voted to allow the killing of infant children.

Politics is intrinsically contentious. Bitter partisan battles have become the norm.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, events, faith, pro-life February 26, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Save the Date: Alive from New York on May 4th!

Planning is well underway for ALIVE FROM NEW YORK, our historic Times Square event scheduled for Saturday, May 4th.

Featuring a live 4D ultrasound of a baby in the third trimester of pregnancy and broadcast on the jumbotrons in the middle of Manhattan, this celebration of life will also include live music along with an inspiring cast of speakers and well-known personalities.

The goal of this unprecedented New York City event is straightforward but also profound.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, events, faith, pro-life February 20, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

WATCH: FOTF’s Jim Daly on FOX News & CBN

Since returning from Washington, D.C., and my interview with Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse this past Monday, our broadcast studios, offices and meeting rooms here at Focus have been buzzing with activity.

As I announced on Monday’s radio program, Focus on the Family has launched the largest pro-life effort in our history. It’s our bold and determined response to the heartbreaking New York legislation that endorses later-term abortion and the Virginia governor’s shocking and unapologetic endorsement of infanticide.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, events, faith, kids, pro-life February 13, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Three Actions You Can Take to Advance a Pro-Life Culture

Is your heart as heavy as mine over the news surrounding abortion in recent weeks? It’s only been a few weeks since New York passed its barbaric abortion law legalizing murder for any reason at any point during a pregnancy, and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Delegate Kathy Tran argued that abortion should be legal right up to birth – or even beyond. Now, lawmakers in New Mexico and Vermont are looking to expand late-term abortions.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, faith, kids February 10, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Have We Reached a Tipping Point on Abortion in America?

President Trump’s highly anticipated State of the Union address last night before a joint session of Congress featured a series of dramatic and moving moments, including salutes from WWII heroes who stormed the beaches of Normandy, a veteran who helped liberate the Dachau concentration camp in Germany, along with a man who was rescued – and it even shined the spotlight on 89-year-old former astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the man who planted the American flag on the surface of the moon fifty years ago this summer.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, events, kids February 6, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

New York State’s Barbaric New Law Legalizes Murder for Any Reason at Any Point During Pregnancy

New York state has recently signed into law a barbaric piece of legislation which would allow a woman to abort her child at any point during pregnancy, and specifically during the third trimester. The law only requires that the mother’s “health” is at risk. The term “health” is so broad that it could mean anything from medical, physical, psychological to financial issues.

Shockingly, there were celebrations throughout the state in response to the passing of this legislation, with lawmakers cheering wildly.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, events, government, kids, pregnancy January 24, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura