A lawsuit in which Planned Parenthood was recently found to have violated an Ohio informed consent law has been “resolved and dismissed,” according to the Alliance Defense Fund allied attorney who filed the suit.

ADF-allied attorney Brian Hurley represents the parents of a girl who, at age 14, was brought to a Planned Parenthood clinic for an abortion by the 22-year-old soccer coach who impregnated her.

“The health and safety of young girls is far more important than Planned Parenthood’s desire to make money on an abortion,” said ADF Senior Counsel Steven H. Aden. “This lawsuit was yet another clear demonstration of Planned Parenthood’s ongoing effort to put its profit margin ahead of the true needs of young women. If they truly cared about the girls who enter their doors, they would not be ignoring Ohio law and allowing statutory rape to occur so they can make money killing a baby. read more »

Alaska Governor Sean Parnell asked a court last week to reconsider its decision from earlier this month to severely weaken a parental notification law.

Superior Court Judge John Suddock let the law voters approved in August stand but weakened it to the point that pro-life groups say it is now ineffective.

He said abortion practitioners should not face prison sentences for failing to comply with it. He also removed a section allowing parents to file a civil lawsuit against abortion practitioners who don’t comply seeking financial damages...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new study bandied about by the mainstream media over the weekend claiming abortion is not linked with teen depression is full of problems, according to one of the world's leading researchers on abortion and the adverse mental health issues women face afterwards.

Oregon State University and University of California researchers published their study in the Guttmacher Institute journal, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health.

"Previous research has shown that adolescent girls who get pregnant report more depression and lower self-esteem compared to those who don't. What we didn't know was whether psychological outcomes are worse for girls who choose abortion. This study says, 'No,'" claims lead researcher Jocelyn Warren of OSU...

(CNSNews.com) – The Department of Health and Human Services -- as directed by the new health care law -- is now accepting applications for a grant program that will help states provide support services to pregnant teens and women.

Such support services already exist in the form of privately funded pregnancy resource centers, which don’t expect to benefit from the new federal program, said a spokesman for one pregnancy resource center.

The Pregnancy Assistance Fund – established on page 2,162 of the new health care law – offers states a total of $25 million for each fiscal year through 2019...

(CNSNews.com) - While pointing out that it is the responsibility of the federal government to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) said Thursday it is cheaper to treat teens for drug use than it is to interdict drugs being smuggled across the border.

CNSNews.com pointed out to the speaker at her weekly press briefing that a recent Justice Department report indicated that one in five U.S. teenagers used drugs last year, and then asked: “Are you committed to sealing the border against the influx of illegal drugs from Mexico and, if so, do you have a target date in mind for getting that done?”

“Well if your question is about drugs, I’m for reducing demand in the United States,” said Pelosi. “That is what our responsibility is on this subject. read more »

In January 2008, every public school superintendent in the U.S. was sent a brochure called "Just the Facts about Sexual Orientation and Youth." It was a coordinated effort by 13 organizations – including the American Psychological Association, the American Federation of Teachers, and the National Education Association – to integrate teaching about homosexuality into school curricula. The brochure promotes the idea that all forms of sexual attraction among students (heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual) are normal. Educators are informed that sexual-reorientation therapy can be harmful. It also advises school officials that "gay clubs" should be allowed on campus.

A few weeks ago, America's public school supervisors received another letter, this one from the American College of Pediatricians. Its message was quite different. Here's some of what it said on the issue of sexual orientation and young people...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Teen birth rates fell in 2008 after increasing during the two years prior, the Centers for Disease Control said today, and backers of abstinence education credit their programs as making an impact. The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics reported today that the full birth rate fell two percent in 2008.

Some 4,251,095 babies were born in the United States in 2008, down two percent from the 4.317 million the year before.

The birth rate for teenagers aged 15-19 fell by 2 percent as well and the CDC says the decline resumes the long-term trend of falling teen birth rates since 1991 -- during a time when abstinence education program were gaining favor...

(CNSNews.com) – A provision in the recently passed House health care reform bill (H.R. 3962) creates a grant program to reward groups that promote contraceptive use among teens.

Known as the "Healthy Teen Initiative to Prevent Teen Pregnancy," the bill’s provision creates a federal grant program that would use taxpayer dollars to fund “evidence based” programs that aim to reduce teen pregnancies.

“Amounts received by a State under this section shall be used to conduct or support evidence-based education programs (directly or through grants or contracts to public or private nonprofit entities, including schools and community-based and faith-based organizations) to reduce teen pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases,” the bill reads...