By Deborah Riffenburgh — As threats against sidewalk counselors increase during the COVID-19 health crisis, thousands of people have signed a petition of support for the brave men and women who stand on the front lines. That petition is now being delivered, and local police departments, city councils, and politicians are starting to take notice.
By Sarah Quale — The abortion industry is calling states’ efforts to temporarily halt abortions amidst the COVID-19 pandemic “a little peek through a post-Roe window.” They’re prepared for battle. Are we?
By Deborah Riffenburgh — Selective targeting of sidewalk counselors and prayer supporters for arrest during the COVID-19 public health crisis is a violation of the constitutional rights of assembly, free speech, and religion. Yet, this is happening across the country, and we must demand it stop.
By Deborah Riffenburgh — The COVID-19 pandemic is surging forward, threatening the medically vulnerable and greatly impacting the lives of people across the country and around the world. Schools and businesses are closed. Routine medical procedures are being delayed or cancelled. Yet abortion facilities are still open—some in direct defiance of orders to close. And in a backwards turn of events, pro-lifers following social distancing guidelines are being arrested or threatened with arrest for offering help and hope to moms and dads at risk for abortion.