Filmon Andmichaen, 31, was sentenced to a minimum term of 27 years last week after being found guilty of murdering his girlfriend and her unborn baby in Birmingham on 1 August 2023.

Mr Andmichaen stabbed Liwam Bereket, 26, when she was 27 weeks pregnant. An emergency Caesarean was performed, but the child also died.

Birmingham Crown Court heard how Mr Andmichaen pressured Ms Bereket to have an abortion, which upset her, and she resisted.

Prosecutor Sandip Patel KC told the jury that Mr Andmichaen “decided the life growing inside his girlfriend was a complication he was unwilling to accept… His solution to this was a permanent one.” […]

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Yet there is one significant result that continues to puzzle and dishearten many of us: voters in seven out of 10 states decided to add the “right to abortion” to their state constitutions. Even in deep red states such as Montana where Trump won by 20 points and Missouri by 18 points, voters approved CI-128 (the Right to Abortion Initiative) and Amendment 3 (the Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative).

Sadly, most of the votes for the initiatives weren’t even close. They passed with 57% to 75% of the vote. (Only Missouri’s Amendment 3 passed with a narrow margin, receiving 51.6% of the votes.) Was the wording of the initiatives confusing? In most cases, they were not. The titles were straightforward, including “right to abortion” or “right to reproductive freedom.” (One exception is New York’s Proposal 1, the “Amendment to Protect Against Unequal Treatment.”)

The reality is that Americans may not be as pro-life as we thought they were. There are a significant number of people who are otherwise politically conservative who are nonetheless “pro-choice” — they want the option to “end a pregnancy” that is unplanned through the first trimester.

This is why we need to find good ways to witness the pro-life message even to conservatives. As Family Research Council’s Director of the Center for Human Dignity Mary Szoch previously told TWS, we need to “have the tough conversations with our neighbors and elected officials. We must demonstrate the beautiful gift of every baby — not just the ones who are planned or ‘wanted.’ We must work to change — not just policies — but hearts and minds. This begins with leading people to Christ and building trust in God’s plan for the future.” […]

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As we look to a second Trump term, two pro-life policies are likely to take center stage and immediately should be adopted.

A third—a national abortion ban—is not likely to get traction at this time.

1. Defund Planned Parenthood

Under President Joe Biden, Planned Parenthood received a record $750 million of taxpayer funding while performing a record 392,000 abortions just last year. The so-called nonprofit now gets roughly one-third of its total income from the federal government.

Defunding Planned Parenthood would be a major setback for the organization, which has already shown signs of mission drift and ineffective leadership in the post-Roe v. Wade era. […]

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Sporting a “RESIST” pin on her right side, a “FEMINIST AF” and transgender flag pin on her right side, and holding a Trump baby balloon, Drizin added, “We can’t go back to a world where abortion is not freely available to any women without apology.”

Drizin, a 61-year-old from Silver Spring, Maryland, joined several thousand other women to participate in Saturday’s march, and was open about her support for Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee running against former President Trump.

“I think having a black, BIPOC president again, but a woman, is going to make a huge difference on all of our rights,” she said.

Asked if she is confident Harris can win, Drizin said she is “scared sh–less. I’m really just scared sh–less, you know. I wanted Hillary Clinton to win,” she said, describing Clinton’s loss to Trump in 2016 as “tragic.” […]

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Perhaps the perceived indifference of the dispatchers is the result of many repeat emergency calls from this notoriously dangerous facility.

September 19 Emergency:

SUPPORT LIFENEWS! If you want to help fight abortion, please donate to LifeNews.com ! An employee called 911 and cheerfully said, “Hi, this is Kelly from Hope Clinic. We need an ambulance to take a patient.”That was it. Nothing more.The 911 dispatcher seemed to dismiss the gravity of the situation. She asked no questions about the patient’s vital signs to prepare the medical professionals for the appropriate level of emergency medical intervention.Did the woman need basic life support or […]

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Before surrendering herself into federal custody, Wiliams and her husband, Ricky Williams, released a video on Facebook and TikTok detailing how the ordeal has affected their family.

“Thanks to the Biden/ Harris administration. My husband is becoming a single father today,” wrote Williams. “While I turn myself into federal prison for 3 1/2 years for unlawful assembly. The ‘Pro’ black presidential candidate and vice president is destroying a black family and could care less about it.”

The administration’s charges against Williams stemmed from an incident when she was preaching outside of an abortion facility in Manhattan, New York, and allegedly blocked the entrance and injured the hand of one of the abortion workers. […]

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So he offered the husband and wife information on local pro-life health care resources–and then he asked to pray with them.

“I prayed that the love, peace, and joy of Jesus Christ would cover their family always and provide for them,” James said. “When I ended the prayer, I looked up, and the young man was crying and so was his wife.”

The woman admitted that they had come for the abortion pill because they already had two young children. Sure enough, a toddler and a little baby sat in the back seat.

The couple had been assured that their insurance would cover the abortion, but when they called the insurance company to confirm, they found out they’d have to pay out of pocket. […]

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Abortions increased approximately 40% amongst minors and were overwhelmingly performed on Black women, with that demographic undergoing 43.9% percent of all abortions in Ohio. Black Ohioans comprise approximately 13.0% of Ohio’s total population.

“These death statistics are heartbreaking as abortion continues to target minorities and tragically now our school-aged children,” said Mike Gonidakis, president of Ohio Right to Life. “The number of women traveling to Ohio to have an abortion has doubled which has led to the spike in the number of total induced abortions in our State. Ohio, sadly is becoming a destination state for aborting babies,” said Gonidakis.

“The sad reality is that 22,000 reported abortions in Ohio does not meet the liberal definition of ‘safe, legal and rare. While the abortion industry ignores the health care needs of women, Ohio Right to Life and Ohio’s 123 pregnancy centers will continue to offer a health care and social service safety net to women and their children,” said Gonidakis. […]

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