Abortion/Pro-life – The College Fix

Pro-abortion Notre Dame professor loses defamation lawsuit against student newspaper

Matt Lamb - Associate Editor — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 13:37:50 +0000

‘Dr. Kay’s defamation claim fails and the statements in the Articles were lawful,’ judge rules A pro-abortion University of Notre Dame professor lost her lawsuit against the conservative Irish Rover, a student publication. Professor Tamara Kay originally sued the Rover last May, claiming it defamed her and misrepresented her quotes. The National Review, however, reviewed audio and largely…

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Media hyped up ‘brain drain’ from red states, higher ed reporter says

Matt Lamb - Associate Editor — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 05:03:55 +0000

‘Media hyped a brain drain,’ Inside Higher Ed reporter says Give credit to Ryan Quinn with Inside Higher Ed – even though his publication leans left and is sympathetic to complaints about conservative politicians, he analyzed the data and concluded it is unlikely there is a mass “brain drain” of professors leaving red states. “News articles and opinion pieces have raised alarms that…

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Massachusetts partners with Planned Parenthood for college ‘abortion readiness’ plans

Brendan McDonald - Thomas More College of Liberal Arts — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 05:01:31 +0000

Colleges must help students in procuring abortion drugs under new law A new Massachusetts law requires public universities to create “abortion readiness” plans – and at least a few are partnering with Planned Parenthood. The plans are required as part of a new law in effect that requires each public higher education institution to “develop a medication abortion readiness plan for its students.”…

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Feds investigate U. Pittsburgh research using aborted baby organs

Micaiah Bilger - Assistant Editor — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 05:34:37 +0000

Pro-life group says ‘human atrocities’ being cloaked as ‘research’ Pro-life advocates received confirmation this week that federal law enforcement officials are investigating the University of Pittsburgh’s research practices involving aborted babies’ organs and other body parts. New documents obtained by the watchdog groups Center for Medical Progress and Judicial Watch, published Tuesday…

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Pro-abortion activists get off with community service after disrupting pro-life speech

Brendan McDonald - Thomas More College of Liberal Arts — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 05:05:29 +0000

No jail time for disruptors Pro-abortion activists who disrupted a pro-life speech at Virginia Commonwealth University will not have a criminal record and only had to perform community service. Law enforcement originally charged Natalie Hoskins with simple assault and Anthony Marvin with disorderly conduct, according to police reports obtained by The College Fix. Neither are students at VCU.

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Bowling Green student pleads guilty to vandalizing pro-life center

College Fix Staff — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 20:59:37 +0000

Pro-abortion student spraypainted ‘Abort God’ on pregnancy center A Bowling Green State University student pleaded guilty to vandalizing a pro-life pregnancy resource center. The student, who uses the name Whitney Durant and Soren Monroe, “pleaded guilty today to a misdemeanor charge under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which prohibits a person from intentionally…

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Texas community college agrees to stop censoring pro-life student

Matt Lamb - Associate Editor — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:41:42 +0000

‘We will cease any practice that is not in compliance with the First Amendment as applicable to social media comments’ Pro-life student Madison Evans is free to criticize Planned Parenthood events on campus following intervention from a free speech legal group. McLennan Community College agreed to restore a comment Evans left on an Instagram post promoting an event with Planned Parenthood…

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Barnard College launches movie contest to ‘celebrate’ abortion

William Hurley - Hope College — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 05:05:31 +0000

Winners will get professional help pushing abortion message in film Barnard College wants “to celebrate and support abortion stories.” Its annual Athena Film Festival recently closed submissions for its mentorship program. Winners of the script competition will be announced at the film festival scheduled for Feb. 29- March 4, 2024. Winners of the project will receive mentorship on how to…

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Ethicists debate calls to expand human embryo research beyond 14 days

Brayden Dean - University of Georgia — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 05:00:43 +0000

Creation of ‘synthetic’ embryos raises questions about human value International ethicists are debating calls this fall to loosen a 14-day limit on human embryo research in Canada and the United Kingdom, with an eye toward the United States as well. A series of recent events, including the creation of “synthetic” embryos at the University of Cambridge, as well as research showing public…

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Abortion/Pro-life – The College Fix

More Christian colleges promote abortion post-Dobbs, research finds

Pro-abortion Notre Dame professor loses defamation lawsuit against student newspaper

Media hyped up ‘brain drain’ from red states, higher ed reporter says

Massachusetts partners with Planned Parenthood for college ‘abortion readiness’ plans

Feds investigate U. Pittsburgh research using aborted baby organs

Pro-abortion activists get off with community service after disrupting pro-life speech

Bowling Green student pleads guilty to vandalizing pro-life center

Texas community college agrees to stop censoring pro-life student

Barnard College launches movie contest to ‘celebrate’ abortion

Ethicists debate calls to expand human embryo research beyond 14 days