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Planned Parenthood Withdraws from Title X Program, Rejects $60 Million in Taxpayer Funds Washington, D.C. -  Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion corporation, has decided to withdraw from the Title X program - at a cost of about $60 million a year - rather than comply with the “Protect Life Rule” that disentangles abortion from the Title X network by prohibiting recipients from referring patients for abortions.  The Protect Life Rule requires that recipients separate, both physically and financially, abortion from family planning services, and they must no longer refer for abortions. Recipients are also required to report all instances of... read more →

  Lila Rose Statement on Planned Parenthood Firing President Washington, D.C.  -  Today, Dr. Leana Wen, the former Baltimore City Health Commissioner and emergency room doctor, was fired as President of Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion enterprise. Dr. Wen took to Twitter to explain that her departure is due to “philosophical differences” and that “the new board leadership has determined that the priority of Planned Parenthood moving forward is to double down on abortion rights advocacy.” Wen replaced Cecile Richards, who stepped down in January 2018 after 12 years at the helm as president. Statement from Live Action Founder... read more →

  Live Action Slams Pinterest for Adding 'LiveAction.org' to List of Pornography Sites Washington, D.C. - A whistleblower at Pinterest has revealed that the organization has been monitoring and censoring Live Action content and suppressing pro-life messages. The insider reveals that “LiveAction.org” was intentionally added by Pinterest staff to a ‘pornography block list’ for the popular website. Because “LiveAction.org” was added to the list of pornographic sites, the insider showed that users cannot create pins that link to “LiveAction.org.”  Live Action has received complaints from supporters over the last few months that they have had difficulty pinning content from ‘LiveAction.org.’ After testing the... read more →

  Live Action Addresses U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky “You don’t cremate and bury ‘tumors’ - you cremate and bury people. The Supreme Court acknowledged humanity after death but stopped short of fully recognizing the humanity of the preborn child before death.”- Lila Rose, Live Action   Washington, D.C.  - Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled on Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky. The court upheld an Indiana law ensuring a proper burial for aborted preborn children but declined to address an Indiana law that protects preborn children from... read more →

  Live Action Applauds Alabama Legislature Passing Historic Pro-Life Bill Washington, D.C. - Last night,  the Alabama Senate voted 25-6 in favor of HB 314, the Human Life Protection Act, which would — according to the text of the bill itself — “make abortion and attempted abortion felony offenses except in cases where abortion is necessary in order to prevent a serious health risk to the unborn child’s mother.” The bill “would provide that a woman who receives an abortion will not be held criminally culpable or civilly liable for receiving the abortion.” Only the doctor committing the abortion would be held... read more →

MEDIA ADVISORY  National Pro-Life Leaders to Host "Rally Against Bullying" to Protest Abortion and Pennsylvania State Representative Brian Sims' Treatment of Pro-Life Individuals  Philadelphia, PA -  Pro-life leaders Lila Rose, Matt Walsh, and Abby Johnson will join local Philadelphia pro-life leaders to unify against the attacks of P.A. State Rep. Brian Sims.  The rally will be held outside of the Elizabeth Blackwell Center Planned Parenthood, the location where Rep. Sims recorded himself harassing an elderly woman and local pro-life teenagers earlier this week.  Event: The “Rally Against Bullying” is a pro-life gathering to protest abortion and the bullying of pro-life individuals. The goal of... read more →

Live Action Applauds U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Protecting Pro-Life Health Care Professionals Washington, D.C.  -  Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a final rule to strengthen enforcement of federal protections for pro-life individuals and health care entities. The final “Conscience Rights in Health Care” rule seeks to protect individuals and entities in HHS funded programs from discrimination on the basis of their conscience. Background: The rule enforces approximately 25 provisions passed by Congress protecting longstanding conscience rights in healthcare. The rule replaces a 2011 rule that has... read more →