Melanie Israel is a visiting fellow at the DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family at The Heritage Foundation.
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The clock is ticking for Congress to fund the federal government for fiscal year 2022. Congress is also moving forward with implementing tax and spending… Read More
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At least one case slated to be heard in the Supreme Court’s next term promises to be very controversial: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. In Dobbs,… Read More
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The public comment period closed on Wednesday for a rule proposed by the Biden administration that would reverse a Trump administration rule regarding program integrity… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
President Joe Biden released his budget proposal on May 28 as Americans headed into the long Memorial Day weekend. The “unreasonable and irresponsible” measure, as… Read More
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The public comment period closed Monday for a rule proposed by the Biden administration that would roll back important provisions of the Trump administration’s 2019… Read More
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By now many Americans have read a glowing news article about the latest celebrity to have a child via surrogacy or watched a human-interest piece… Read More
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A new bipartisan bill in Texas, the Every Mother Matters Act, looks to offer women considering an abortion an avenue of support, highlighting the pro-life… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Senate will soon vote on President Joe Biden’s pick for secretary of health and human services, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. Many organizations and members… Read More
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This month, Planned Parenthood Federation of America quietly released its 2019-20 annual report to little fanfare. Like previous years, both the total number of abortions… Read More
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If you search the text of the Equality Act for the term “abortion,” you won’t find it. And while that might be by design, should… Read More
