IRS Confirms Abortions are Eligible for a Tax Deduction
Here's something from the "Did you know that?" category. Did you know that abortions are apparently eligible for a tax deduction? That appears to be true, so says the IRS.irs
From the Washington Examiner, in a list of odd tax deductions: Ref. Source 8
New Congressional Bill Would Ban Late-Term Abortions After 20 Weeks
Pro-life members of Congress today introduced legislation in the House of Representatives that bans abortions from after 20-weeks of pregnancy up to the day of birth. With Republicans controlling both the House and Senate, there is a guarantee that the important pro-life legislation will finally receive a vote in both chambers of Congress. Ref. Source 7
Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade Never Had An Abortion, Her Daughter is 46
There is a 46-year-old woman, born in Texas, who should be dead right now. In fact, she should have never been born. Forty-three years ago, the Supreme Court decided that the Texas law that prevented Jane Roe from ending the life of her unborn daughter was unconstitutional. But by the time the Supreme Court issued its decision in 1973, she had already been born and adopted by a family—likely not knowing that all that ink spilled in Roe v. Wade was about her. Ref. Source 2s.
The 'messy' and complicated story of America's declining abortion rate. A 2018 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the national abortion rate declined 26% between 2006 and 2015, reaching a historic low. But the CDC did not credit a single driver. Is it the proliferation of restrictive abortion laws? Increased access to contraception? More comprehensive sex education? The answer isn’t simple. Source 7a.