Washington Times: "The U.S. Senate is derelict in its duty if it votes to confirm Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court without further investigating her legal ethics. Ms. Kagan, the U.S. solicitor general, was directly responsible for altering a key medical report in a way that stacked the deck in favor of keeping the barbaric practice of partial-birth abortion legal. She then gave testimony to the SenateJudiciary Committee that appeared to veer from the actual record."

LifeNews: "A Texas state legislator is continuing his battle to ensure no tax dollars go to the Planned Parenthood abortion business, whether to pay for abortions or for other purposes. Sen. Bob Deuell, a Republican, is seeking an opinion from the attorney general in order to clamp down on the funding it receives."

Orange County Register: "The Medical Board of California has expanded its list of accusations against an Anaheim Hills doctor to include homicide in the death of an abortion patient last summer. The board is seeking to revoke the medical license of Dr. Andrew Rutland for the death of Ying Chen, 30. She died Aug. 3, 2009, after suffering a toxic reaction to anesthetic at Rutland's office in San Gabriel."

Chicago Tribune: "A Wisconsin man can sue a former girlfriend's insurer for the wrongful death of their fetus, which was stillborn after the woman was in a car accident, a court ruled Thursday . . . A Wood County judge had ruled that a woman has no legal duty to an unborn fetus, and therefore her insurer could not be held liable. Tesar appealed. The District 4 Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned the decision, ruling Tesar can continue his lawsuit against American Family."

WCPO: "As drivers make their way up Delhi Pike, the Cincinnati organization, Protecting Black Life, put up a billboard saying 'Abortion the #1 Killer of African Americans.'"

The Hill: "Reps. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) will introduce legislation Thursday placing a permanent ban on the federal funding of abortion . . . The Smith/Lipinski bill would permanently solidify the funding ban across all federal agencies." | Related: Rep. Chris Smith to introduce “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act”

The Hill: "A new regulation issued by the Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday clearly prohibits state high-risk pools from covering elective abortions."

LifeNews: "The Congressional Research Service has released a new report verifying the analysis the pro-life movement gave about the national health care bill President Barack Obama signed into law. The CRS report affirms the national health care program will contain abortion funding despite protests to the contrary."

Medical News Today: "Abortion politics are influencing state races in Georgia, Massachusetts and South Dakota."

LifeSiteNews: "A new documentary, 'Eggsploitation,' just released by The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network (CBCN) reveals shocking information about the infertility industry. The documentary exposes what the makers of the film label the 'deceptive advertising, large monetary incentives and appeals to altruism' that are used by the infertility industry to entice college women to engage in human egg donation, a practice that the CBCN claims exploits them and puts them at 'considerable' health risk."

LifeNews: "The head of the Archdiocese of St. Louis says it is 'clear and unambiguous' that Catholics who want to remain in good standing with the Church can't support abortion. Archbishop Robert J. Carlson also says those who support legalized abortion should voluntarily opt out of receiving community."

LifeNews: "Larry Klayman, the judicial watchdog who is the founder of Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch USA, says he is filing papers to have Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan disbarred. He says he wants to see that happen because he believes Kagan misled the Senate Judiciary Committee during her hearings."

ChristianNewsWire: "Black pro-life leaders in Georgia today strongly opposed Governor Palin's endorsement of gubernatorial candidate Karen Handel. 'It is with a heavy heart that we express our profound disappointment with Governor Sarah Palin's endorsement of Planned Parenthood's benefactor, candidate Karen Handel,' said Dr. Alveda King, (niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.) pro-life advocate and leader in the Black Pro-life Movement."

ChristianNewsWire: "This morning, Thomas More Society attorney Peter Breen entered a 'not guilty' plea to the charge of disorderly conduct on behalf of Joseph Holland, the first person arrested under the new Chicago 'Bubble Zone' ordinance, which prevents certain types of picketing activity outside local abortion clinics."

The Journal Gazette: "The Allen County commissioners are now defendants in a lawsuit filed by an abortion provider challenging new regulations for doctors who don’t live in the area and who do not have privileges at area hospitals . . . County Attorney Bill Fishering said the change in the complaint does not change the defense team, which includes the Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund."

Christian Newswire: "A new West Virginia prolife organization, PersonhoodWV, is springing to life in West Virginia this week. PersonhoodWV will hold their first meeting in Hampshire County, with PersonhoodUSA co-founder Cal Zastrow introducing the mission of the statewide personhood amendment and answering questions. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 27th at 5:30 pm at the Augusta Church of Christ on Route 50 . . . "

First Amendment Center: "A dress-code dispute over an anti-abortion T-shirt will head to trial in late August, after a federal district judge said it was an open question whether officials prohibited a student from wearing her shirt with pictures of fetuses because of its viewpoint or because it was too graphic . . . In April 2008, a sixth-grade student at McSwain Union Elementary School in Merced, Calif., wore an anti-abortion shirt during the week of state standardized testing."

Associated Press: "A Kansas doctor who provided second opinions for a late-term abortion provider who was gunned down last year could face disciplinary action from a state medical regulatory board."

LifeNews: "Democrats failed on Tuesday to get enough votes to stop a republican filibuster against the DISCLOSE Act. That's the campaign finance reform bill pro-life groups oppose because they say it would place stringent limits on their ability to communicate to the public about legislation and elections."

ChristianNewsWire: "UAB administrators ordered the young people off of the campus claiming that the public university was actually 'private property.' When Kristina Garza, Survivors' new Campus Life Tour director, asked the UAB administrator what right he had to order the group off of public property, the UAB official refused to speak with Garza and would not even provide his name. UAB police responded to the call by administrators and within two minutes arrested the two activists for failing to heed the unreasonable demand to leave the campus and for videotaping the incident. LLDF attorneys made several calls to UAB's general counsel. Within a few hours, the young people were released from jail with no criminal charges."