Michael J. New

Last month, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his support for the Reproductive Health Act in his “State of the State” address. The Reproductive Health Act would make abortion a “fundamental right” in New York law, rendering it very difficult to pass incremental pro-life . . . . Continue Reading »

Pro-lifers were saddened to learn that long time pro-life activist Michael Schwartz succumbed to ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) this past weekend. Schwartz was a behind-the-scenes strategist for pro-life efforts on Capitol Hill. He is probably best known for serving as the Chief-of-Staff to . . . . Continue Reading »

To my Pro-life Friends and Allies: The results of Tuesday’s presidential election were certainly disappointing. We knew the next president might get the opportunity to appoint as many as four new judges to the U.S. Supreme Court. We also knew that the 2012 election marked our best opportunity to repeal Obamacare. We were running against an incumbent president who very openly and aggressively supported legal abortion. We knew the stakes were high, and we responded admirably. In the end, our efforts came up a bit short… . Continue Reading »

Last Monday, David Frum wrote an essay for CNN.com titled “ Let’s Get Real About Abortions .” Frum chides pro-lifers for placing too much emphasis on legally restricting abortion while neglecting the material needs of women facing crisis pregnancies. Frum does not favor banning . . . . Continue Reading »