What We Learned From the Arguments About Abortion at the Supreme Court and Congress

Wednesday, March 2 was a busy day for pro-lifers in Washington, D.C.. Outside of the United States Supreme Court, hundreds gathered to pray and rally during oral arguments for Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, the biggest abortion case in 20 years.
Across the street, witnesses and spectators gathered to hear testimony during the first hearing by the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives. This subcommittee was created after the release of the authentic, non-manipulated undercover videos by the Center for Medical Progress to investigate the practices of harvesting and potentially selling the body parts of aborted babies.
Together, these two events consisted of hours of testimony and questioning concerning the practices of abortionists. Most notably:

• Whether or not abortionists should have to follow basic health and safety standards that protect women who have abortions. (Supreme Court)
• Whether or not the practice of harvesting and selling the body parts of aborted babies is ethical. (Congress)

While these questions are no-brainers for pro-life advocates who seek to protect women and their unborn children, the fact remains that we live in a society where these issues still require debate.
So after hours of testimony from experts and reasoned questions from panelists and Supreme Court justices, this is what we learned:
Standards for "tissue" donation consent are sorely lacking in abortion clinics...

There have been ZERO cures provided from fetal tissue research...

Abortion advocates frame any and all regulations on the abortion industry as an attack on women...

Abortion advocates don't trust women to make their own decisions…
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