Posts by Melanie Wade

From Laura Strietmann, Executive Director, Cincinnati Right to Life The Senate is preparing for a high-stakes vote Thursday on the fate of the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year. The debate over how—or whether—to extend these subsidies was a major factor in the 43-day government shutdown…

By: Steven Ertelt, originally published December 9, 2025, LifeNews.com The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday overruled a preliminary injunction from liberal U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, allowing a federal provision to defund the Planned Parenthood abortion business through Medicaid to take effect and continue during ongoing litigation. The decision, which lifts a temporary block…

By: Kamden Mulder, originally published December 9, 2025, The National Review Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America is calling for Marty Makary, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner, to be fired from his position, citing concerns that he “slow-walked” a study into the effects of abortion drugs on women. Makary and Health and Human Services…

By: Shawn Fleetwood, originally published December 3, 2025, The Federalist ‘Now I don’t know how to read that other than it’s pretty self-executing to me, counsel,’ said Justice Neil Gorsuch. The U.S. Supreme Court held oral arguments in a key case on Tuesday that involves New Jersey’s targeting of a state-based pro-life pregnancy center. Known as First Choice…

By: Mary Fiorito, originally posted December 2, 2025, Blaze Media/Align The Supreme Court has the opportunity to remedy an egregious error. Women across America want real choices. Unfortunately, pro-abortion advocates have spent decades determining what “choice” women should want — while attacking pregnancy resource centers that offer women what they need. For the past three…

By: Chuck Donovan, originally published December 1, 2025, The Washington Stand The latest report on the work of pregnancy care centers is out from the Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI), and it is the most encouraging yet. Titled “Pregnancy Centers: Rising to the Occasion with Unwavering Care,” the research concludes that 2,775 of these life-affirming centers…

Urgent Prayer Request and LISTEN LIVE TODAY! Dear Friends, This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a critical case that could have far-reaching consequences for pregnancy centers and other pro-life organizations across the country. We are asking all Cincinnati Right to Life supporters to join us in prayer today—praying for wisdom for the Justices,…

By: Erin Hawley, Opinion Contributor, originally published December 2, 2025, USA Today The mantra from pro-abortion politicians used to be that abortion should be safe, legal and rare. Now, many of those same politicians say that women should “shout their abortions.” They wrap their pro-abortion agenda in pretty packaging with words like “choice” and “reproductive health care,” but…

We began our Giving Tuesday LAST WEEK….THANK YOU for all who have contributed to our matching $10,000 donation. As a reminder, this Giving Tuesday, Cincinnati Right to Life is raising funds for our powerful Pro-Life Billboard Campaign — and thanks to a generous local supporter who was deeply moved after seeing our billboards again and…

Dear Friend of Life, As I set my Thanksgiving table this year, I found myself thinking of a story—one shaped by the hundreds of post-abortive mothers I’ve met over the years. Martha always set her table for eight. But every Thanksgiving, she felt the quiet ache of the child she lost to an abortion in…