A new study from the Guttmacher Institute shows just how urgent this battle has become. In 2025, an estimated 91,000 abortions were provided nationally through telehealth to women in states with abortion bans, up from 74,000 in 2024.

While these numbers are deeply upsetting, they also serve as a wake-up call for national lawmakers to take action. 

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These numbers make the issue impossible to ignore. No more “well, isn’t it getting better nationally?” The answer is clearly no. But we can be the change the United States needs to see.

An estimated 1,126,000 abortions were conducted by clinicians in the United States in 2025, nearly unchanged from the 1,124,000 provided in 2024 and the highest annual total since 2009, according to new estimates released this spring by the abortion-rights group Guttmacher Institute.

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The numbers also reveal a troubling shift in how babies are being killed. 91,000 abortions were provided through telehealth to patients living in states with abortion bans in 2025, up from 74,000 in 2024. Meanwhile, out-of-state travel for abortions declined from 154,000 trips in 2024 to 142,000 in 2025, largely because residents of states with abortion bans increasingly can get these drugs illegally shipped straight to their door.

After Roe v. Wade was overturned, sinister networks grew rapidly. Now, telehealth clinics in states like New York, Massachusetts, and Colorado have been prescribing abortion drugs and shipping them to women across state lines.

“The bans didn’t eliminate abortion; they rerouted them,” Ms. Rebouché, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law, told The Sun.

However, we do not have to let these organizations have the final say. Just because abortion providers have changed their strategy does not mean we cannot find new ways to fight back.

Enforcing an old law known as the Comstock Act could help crack down on the growing abortion-pill industry and protect thousands of babies in the years ahead.

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Even more frightening… this issue is not limited to Kentucky. In Texas, families have reported similar experiences. We must also work to pass a similar law to protect Texas patients.

Earlier this summer in Houston, two-year-old Annalise Camp was hospitalized after a near-drowning and faced a premature brain death declaration. 

But what is brain death? A 1968 definition says: A “irreversible coma as a new criterion for brain death,” moving beyond the historic standard of death being determined by the irreversible stopping of the heart. This was coined by the Ad Hoc Harvard Committee from Harvard Medical School. More controversially, this new definition of death developed as doctors began performing more organ transplants. There were not enough donated organs for everyone who needed one. Under the new brain death standard, severely injured patients could be declared dead while their hearts were still beating, allowing doctors to remove their organs for transplant. The ethics of brain death are still debated today.

As Texas lawmakers prepare to meet and make new laws in January, they need to strengthen the law so brain death decisions are made carefully, with clear rules, safety measures, and a chance for families to ask questions and seek another review.

The Organ Donation Pause in Procedure Act, Kentucky’s House Bill 510, was signed into law on April 7, 2026, and took effect July 15 this year. It requires organ harvesting to be halted if any involved party observes a change in condition inconsistent with death. These indicators include spontaneous movement, attempts to breathe or vocalize, responsiveness to stimuli, or cardiovascular changes that conflict with a determination of death.

Take a look at the story of Kentucky man TJ Hoover: TJ was declared brain dead and was prepared for organ donation, or procurement, when he unexpectedly regained consciousness in 2021. According to reports, TJ began thrashing and crying as medical staff prepared to remove his organs. The incident prompted a federal investigation reviewing serious concerns about the organ donation process and whether some patients are being declared dead prematurely. 

The investigation found serious problems. Federal officials found 73 cases where patients showed signs of brain activity that should have prevented their organs from being removed. In at least 28 cases, there were questions about whether the patients were actually dead when doctors began removing their organs. Some reports even described patients showing signs of distress during the process.

These findings raise serious questions about whether brain death is always being determined correctly.

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Nationally, more than 15,000 patients are declared brain dead each year, yet there is no single, uniformly applied standard governing how those determinations are made. Meaning, you could be declared brain dead in one hospital, and not in another across town that uses different protocols. 

The main concerns surrounding brain death determinations are that some patients declared brain dead show signs of life. 

Even more, the brain death declaration is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Whether the person is dead or not, when you remove their life-sustaining treatment and organs, they will be dead for sure. 

Even more, these organ donations are extremely profitable for hospitals, raising concerns about living patients being viewed as more valuable for their organs than worthy of their individual lives. 

While Kentucky’s new law adds another safeguard during organ removal, it does not change the disturbing reality: these patients may still be alive.  

In Texas, current law allows life-sustaining treatment to be withdrawn following a brain death determination or under the 25-Day Rule in the Texas Advance Directives Act, even in cases where families object. These determinations can occur rapidly and without a defined process for independent review.

There are also serious concerns about how brain death tests are used. In some cases, doctors may use them to make end-of-life decisions faster when there is disagreement or uncertainty about a patient’s condition. One of the main tests, called the apnea test, temporarily removes a patient’s breathing support to see if they can breathe on their own. This test can be risky and is still debated by doctors and medical experts.

Texas law does not clearly guarantee a family’s right to challenge a brain death determination, obtain an independent evaluation, or decline certain high-risk tests. Cases in which patients later show neurological activity or partial recovery raise further concerns about whether safeguards are adequate.

Kentucky’s reform introduces a meaningful safeguard, but only at the final stage. It does not address earlier points where errors or uncertainty may arise.

In Texas, cases such as Annalise Camp’s illustrate the need for more comprehensive protections. Policy efforts in the 2027 legislature include:

• requiring confirmation of brain death by multiple qualified physicians, 
• ensuring time and access for independent medical review, 
• allowing patients or families to decline high-risk testing, and 
• establishing a formal process to contest a determination.

At minimum, reforms should ensure that determinations of death are made under consistent standards, transparent procedures, and conditions that protect patient rights and family involvement. As the next legislative session approaches, Texas lawmakers must address these issues directly.

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A recent ProPublica article attempts to blame Pro-Life laws for a reported rise in deaths from ectopic pregnancy. This claim is misleading. Texas law clearly allows life-saving care for women, and the real danger to women is being ignored—abortion pills.

An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a preborn child implants outside the uterus, most often in the fallopian tube. Sadly, there is no way for the child to survive. In these tragic cases, the situation is not a question of whether the child will live, but whether the mother will face life-threatening complications if not treated.

Texas law recognizes this reality. The law allows physicians to act to save the mother’s life. These cases are not considered abortion because the intent is not to end the life of the child, but to preserve the life of the mother. Even before the fall of Roe v. Wade, Texas clarified that treatment for ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage is not abortion.

In 2025, Texas passed the Life of the Mother Act to further reinforce these protections. The law clarified that doctors do not need to wait until a condition becomes immediately life-threatening, and expanded the definition of ectopic pregnancy. If a serious risk is foreseeable, physicians are allowed to act. It also ensured that doctors and hospital legal teams are trained to properly apply the law.

Despite these clear protections, ProPublica claims that confusion in the law is causing delays in care. This is not supported by the law itself. The Texas Medical Board has made clear that physicians who follow evidence-based medicine and standard emergency protocols face minimal legal risk. The problem is not the law, but misinformation about the law.

That misinformation has consequences. When liberal media outlets misrepresent legal protections, they create unnecessary fear among physicians and hospital administrators. This confusion can lead to hesitation in providing care, which puts women at risk. Blaming Pro-Life laws only worsens the problem.

At the same time, ProPublica downplays a growing and serious threat to women’s health: abortion pills.

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Abortion advocates are actively shipping abortion pills into states like Texas that have chosen to protect Life. These drugs are often obtained online, without any in-person visit, ultrasound, or physician evaluation. Women may not even know they have an ectopic pregnancy before taking these pills.

Telehealth abortion pills are extremely dangerous—not only to babies they aim to kill, but to the women who take them. Abortion pills do not treat ectopic pregnancy. If a woman takes these drugs while experiencing an ectopic pregnancy, the condition can go undiagnosed and untreated until it becomes life-threatening.

The current situation did not happen overnight. When abortion pills were first approved in 2000, they came with strict safety requirements, including multiple in-person doctor visits. Even those safeguards cannot eliminate the dangers of abortion pills, but they at least provided opportunities for doctors to identify serious risks and protect women. Over time, the Obama and Biden administrations removed these safeguards. By 2021, abortion pills could be mailed without an in-person visit, making them available in every zip code. Abortion pills should not be legal, but until they are no longer available, restoring basic medical safeguards is a necessary step toward protecting women. Sadly, Republican leadership has refused to reinstate even these protections.

As a result, abortion pills are now the most common method of abortion in America. At the same time, oversight has decreased. The FDA does not require comprehensive reporting of complications, relying instead on limited self-reporting. This lack of accountability makes it harder to track the full impact on women’s health.

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ProPublica claims that online screening is enough to protect women. This claim can be traced back to a 2004 study tracking the prevalence of ectopic pregnancy after the administration of abortion pills (long before pills by mail). There is also a 2021 study from the UK where women seeking abortion pills had a phone or video call with a doctor, and those deemed at risk were made to attend an in-person visit.

But simple questionnaires cannot reliably detect serious conditions like ectopic pregnancy or other risk factors. It is made worse by abortion pill vendors encouraging women to lie about taking these drugs, leading to complications being reported as a miscarriage rather than an abortion side effect. This does not protect women or provide them with clear, needed care, but protects the abortion industry from scrutiny and makes normal pregnancies appear more dangerous than they truly are. 

This approach puts women in danger. It removes the medical safeguards that were originally required for a reason.

Once again, abortion advocates are using women as human shields to push for more abortion. Instead of addressing the risks posed by unregulated abortion pills, they shift blame onto laws that protect both women and preborn children.

Texas law is clear. Women facing life-threatening conditions, including ectopic pregnancy, are allowed to receive critical care. When doctors fail to provide appropriate treatment, the issue should be addressed through medical accountability, not by weakening laws that protect preborn babies.

Expanding abortion will not save lives. It will only increase the number of women exposed to unsafe practices and the number of babies killed in the womb.

Media narratives that misrepresent Pro-Life laws put women at risk of death. They create confusion, discourage proper medical care, and distract from the real risks facing women today. Women deserve honest information and quality medical care. They are not pawns to be used in political messaging.

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This video depicts a woman walking into Hobby Lobby, surrounded by Bible verses and children’s room décor depicting Jesus. Crosses, devotionals, everything. She then walks into the bathroom to enact a satanic “abortion ritual,” where she chants ritualistic phrases, takes the abortion pill to deliver her baby, passes her child while smiling on the toilet, and flushes the child. She then walks out with clips of the Christian merchandise throughout the store set on fire.

After aborting her child, she returns to her own reflection and reads an affirmation that echoes the liturgy of the Eucharist: “By my body, my blood, by my will, it is done.”

Yes, you read that right.

Now, some of you may not be surprised, and some of you may be utterly shocked. But our God is not caught off guard. He has seen the enemy mock Him and His gift of Life for thousands of years; this is nothing new.

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So the question is, how do we respond to this kind of darkness?

Do we get upset, make a comment on social media, and forget about it? Or do we use this as an eye-opener to what is happening in today’s world and let it be a call for more prayer, more evangelism, and more support for mothers and families?

This video is a wake-up call. If those who oppose God are becoming comfortable openly mocking Him and pursuing darkness, then we, as followers of the One True King, must be willing to boldly live out our faith and fight the good fight every single day.

That means praying for those who have been deceived, speaking the truth even when it is unpopular, and making sure women and families know they have support when they are facing difficult circumstances. It means refusing to become complacent while innocent lives are being destroyed and our faith is openly mocked.

We should not look at this kind of darkness and become discouraged. We should let it remind us that there is still work to be done. There are hearts to reach, mothers and families to support, and lives to defend. The darkness may be bold, but we know who has already won the victory.

So let this be a call to pray more, speak more boldly, serve more faithfully, and fight the good fight.

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• Sometimes, that “yes” changes a campus.
• Sometimes, it leads to a lifelong calling.
• And sometimes, it even leads to finding the person you’ll spend the rest of your life with.

For Kaden Harman, the Dr. Joseph Graham Fellowship did all three.

Kaden first became involved in the Pro-Life movement during his freshman year at Stephen F. Austin State University with Lumberjacks for Life.

But Kaden wanted more.

That’s where the Dr. Joseph Graham Fellowship came in.

Through the Fellowship, Kaden received in-depth training on Pro-Life issues, learned how to defend Life, and was equipped to compassionately speak with women facing unexpected pregnancies. Just as importantly, he found a community of students and mentors who encouraged him to be courageous.

“The Fellowship was pivotal in forming me as an effective Pro-Life advocate and leader,” Kaden says.

And that impact didn’t end when he graduated.

After earning his degree in piano performance from SFA, Kaden stayed involved with Texas Right to Life. He returned to help train new Fellows, sharing the lessons he learned with the students who followed in his footsteps.

He also continued speaking to churches and college Pro-Life groups about abortion, bioethics, campus ministry, and the role men can play in defending Life.

As a pianist, Kaden also found a way to combine one of his greatest talents with his passion for saving babies from abortion.

Today, he serves as president of Every Note for Life, a nonprofit ministry.

Proceeds from his first album, It Is Well, help fund Pro-Life education and training, and his benefit concerts bring people together for the cause.

Kaden’s story is a powerful reminder that you don’t have to work full-time for a Pro-Life organization to spend your life defending Life.

In fact, Kaden encourages current Fellows to look at the gifts and opportunities God has already given them.

“What are your strengths?” he asks. “Where does your passion lie within the Pro-Life movement?”

For Kaden, it means using his voice and talent to serve moms, babies, and families.

And along the way, the Fellowship gave him one of his most incredible blessings: his wife.

Kaden and Anais first met in 2021 when they were both Dr. Joseph Graham Fellows. They attended the same week-long training at Texas Right to Life’s headquarters.

Over the next few years, their paths continued to cross here and there through Texas Right to Life. Then, they reconnected at an alumni reunion in August 2024.

That weekend changed everything.

Kaden and Anais began talking every day—first through texts, then phone calls and video calls that sometimes lasted two to five hours.

After spending time together at Texas Right to Life’s gala, they finally admitted what had been growing between them and began dating.

In October 2026, they said, “I do.”

Their relationship is a beautiful picture of one of the best blessings of the Fellowship: The community you find here lasts far beyond your college years.

You may not know exactly where your career will take you. You may not know what your future Pro-Life work will look like.

But you have an opportunity to learn, grow, and lead.

Kaden’s story is proof that the Fellowship doesn’t just prepare you for four years on campus. It forms you for a lifetime of Pro-Life leadership.