Melanie Israel

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Melanie Israel is a visiting fellow at the DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family at The Heritage Foundation.

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    434,450 Reasons to Defund Planned Parenthood

    Melanie Israel
    Planned Parenthood released its 2024-2025 annual report over the Easter weekend. Every year, the publication provides a glimpse into Abortion Inc.’s medical and financial data. It was a record-breaking year for abortions. Taxpayer funding was at an all-time high.  It’s been almost four years since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturned Roe…
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    • Opinion

    How Radical Is the Virginia Abortion Amendment?
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    All Eyes on Trump, Congress as Americans March for Life
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    25 Years Later: Abortion Pill Devastation Only Gets Worse
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    What’s Going on With Planned Parenthood?  
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Abortion, Government Funding for Planned Parenthood at an All-Time High
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Want to Fix the Birth Dearth? Make Marriage Matter
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    New Year, New President Bring New Opportunities as Americans Gather for Annual March for Life
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    CDC Report Reveals Significant Shift in National Abortion Statistics Since Dobbs Ruling
    Melanie Israel
    • News

    Will Obamacare Cover Over-the-Counter Birth Control? Yes, If Biden-Harris Proposal Goes Through
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Life Is on the Ballot in These States. Here’s What You Need to Know About Abortion-on-Demand Measures.
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    2 Women Are Dead After Abortion Drug Complications. The Left’s Bid to Blame Pro-Life Laws Is Dishonest.
    Melanie Israel
    • News

    Late-Term Abortion: 5 Facts Harris, Liberal Media Want to Conceal
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Planned Parenthood Checklist: More Abortions, Less Actual Health Care, More Tax Dollars Than Ever
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Pro-Life Tragedy: France Embeds Abortion in Constitution, Other Nations Will Follow
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    CDC’s Latest Abortion Numbers: A Sobering Reminder of Monumental Task Ahead
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Why Do-It-Yourself Abortion Pills Are So Dangerous
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Don’t Defend Planned Parenthood’s ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ Defund It.
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Texas Heartbeat Act Has Saved Nearly 10,000 Babies from Abortion, New Study Estimates
    Jonathan Abbamonte
    • Opinion

    Wins—and Woes—Abound 1 Year After Roe v. Wade Overturned
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Planned Parenthood Taxpayer Funding Up; Abortion and ‘Transgender’ Services High Priorities
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Biden Seeks to Strip Health Care Professionals of Conscience Protections
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    New Abortion Numbers Don’t Show Whole Picture, Especially With Do-It-Yourself Abortions on the Rise
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Media Style Guide Pushes Abortion Propaganda Over Accurate Reporting
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Biden, FDA Move to Turn Local Pharmacies Into Abortion Clinics
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    House-Passed ‘Right to Contraception’ Bill Creates Problems, Doesn’t Solve Them
    Edmund Haislmaier
    • Opinion

    Stop the Attacks Against Peaceful, Pro-Life Americans
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Planned Parenthood’s Overdue Annual Report Is Finally Out. Here’s What You Should Know.
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Biden’s Title IX Rule Change Would Redefine Pregnancy to Include Abortion
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    For Left-Wing Lawmakers, Only ‘Choice’ Permitted Is Abortion
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Here’s What to Watch Following Dobbs Draft Leak
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Biden Administration Sanctions Mail-Order Abortion. Here’s How the Move Endangers Women.
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Dispelling 3 Common Myths About Abortion
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    A Major Abortion Case Goes Before the Supreme Court. Here’s What You Need to Know.
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Overturn Roe? It’s Not 1973 Anymore. Justices Should Let States Follow Science. 
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    The Left Is Trying to Bypass Long-Standing Pro-Life Protections in $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill. Here’s What You Need to Know.
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    More Radical Than Roe: House Abortion Bill Would Repeal Existing Laws, Prohibit Future Pro-Life Laws
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Texas Heartbeat Law Is Now in Effect. Here’s What You Need to Know.
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Democrats Pursue Radical Abortion Agenda, Upending Bipartisan Consensus
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Mississippi Abortion Law Gives Supreme Court Opening to Overturn Roe v. Wade
    Sarah Parshall Perry
    • Opinion

    Biden Administration Set to Ignore Abortion Transparency Requirement
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Biden Budget Would Scrap Decades of Consensus on Not Funding Abortion
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Over Legal Objections, Biden Moves to Reinstate Family Planning Funds for Abortion Providers
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    How Surrogacy Harms Women and Children
    Grace Melton
    • Opinion

    Texas Bill Would Provide Array of Supports to Women Seeking Abortion Alternatives
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Biden Wants a Culture Warrior at HHS. That’s a Big Mistake.
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Planned Parenthood Is Providing Fewer Breast Screenings, Wellness Exams, and More Abortions, Transgender Services
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Equality Act Is Trojan Horse for Abortion Lobby and More
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Pro-Abortion Members of Congress Are Pushing for Taxpayer-Funded Abortion. Here’s What You Need to Know.
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Don’t Let the Abortion Lobby Hijack ‘Women’s Issues’
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Trump v. Biden: 2 Candidates, 2 Starkly Divergent Stances on Abortion
    Melanie Israel
    • Opinion

    Restoring a Culture of Life: How the Administration Is Prioritizing Life and Conscience Rights
    Melanie Israel
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