After the first few editions of Abolition News in 2024, my mother had heart surgery and recovery. Then my father spent four months in three different hospitals (each one more specialized), and after his recovery I had a baby. Life has slowed down a bit now, praise God, so I am going to try to keep up with this through legislative sessions.
Abolition Bills Filed in Four States
Abolition bills have been filed in Indiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and for the first time ever, North Dakota
February 19th – Abolish Abortion Missouri Rally from 1:00-3:00pm local time in the Capitol Rotunda.
February 19th – Abolish Abortion TX Rally for Equal Protection at 11:00 local time at the State Capitol in Austin. You can RSVP here. Activism at UT Austin will also take place on this day. More information can be found at https://abolishabortiontx.org/rally/
I apologize for the delay in this edition. Our household was sick for over a month total, but we are finally on the mend. Here’s the news…
Abolition Bill Filed in Colorado
According to the Foundation to Abolish Abortion, State Representative Scott Bottoms filed House Bill 24-1224, also titled, “Personhood of Living Unborn Human Child”. It was assigned to the State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs committee and was given a hearing on March 4th where the committee voted to postpone the bill indefinitely.
Abolition Headlines
Alabama Supreme Court ruled embryo’s are human, then pass pro-abortion law protecting IVF. You can read more here, here, and here.
Abolitionists Rising is now the most viewed anti-abortion channel on YouTube, passing Live Action.
Abolish Abortion Missouri is asking this video about Committee Chair Mary Coleman be shared with anyone you know in Missouri about how she is refusing to give their abolition bill a hearing.
End Abortion Now in partnership with G3 Ministries is hosting an event called, “Defending the Pre-born” for Christians on April 11th from 11:30-2:30pm. The event will be held at Pray’s Mill Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. You can register here.
Abolitionists Rising has posted seven new vidoes on their YouTube channel:
July 20th – Life Bristol one day conference with Bradley Pierce at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Kingsport, TN from 10:00-4:00pm. You can register here.
Iowa Abolition Bill Filed, Pastors Meeting Announced
It is a very exciting time in Iowa! Iowa Pastors hosted A Call for Equal Protection at the state capitol on January 31st. The next day, State Representative and Abolitionist Legislator Zach Dieken introduced HF2256 to abolish abortion in the Hawkeye State. According to Abolitionists Rising, “The bill has been assigned to the House Judiciary Committee chaired by Rep. Steven Holt, who has full authority over the bill’s fate. In Iowa, committee chairs create subcommittees to consider each bill assigned to the committee who then recommend bills for passage to the whole committee. If a committee chair does not want a bill to pass, he can simply deny it a subcommittee hearing.” Iowa Abolitionists are asking everyone to email Rep. Steve Holt at steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov and let him know HF2256 needs a subcommittee hearing. There will also be an Iowa’s Pastor and Church Leadership Meeting at Calvary Chapel in Des Moines on February 9th from 6:00-8:00pm local time.
Foundation to Abolish Abortion Publishes New Report
The Foundation to Abolish Abortion published a new report titled, “Babies Unprotected: An Analysis of Self-Managed Abortion Numbers in States with ‘Bans‘”. According to their website, the report “offers analysis of the available data on the numbers of self-managed abortions occurring in states with “bans”, and the data is clear. Because no states’ laws are considered to prohibit self-managed abortion, babies in all 50 states remain essentially unprotected from abortion.” The Sentential also covered the report’s release here.
This report was providentially released the same week that the Charlotte Lozier Institute (the research arm of the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America) released a new study titled, “Pro-Life Laws Exempt Women from Prosecution: An Analysis of Abortion Statutes in 27 States“, in case you need a quick reference for how all pro-life laws keep abortion legal for pregnant women.
AIMKS Announces Capitol Rally
AIMKS has been busy lately! On January 27th they hosted a booth at the Kansas State GOP Convention and were able to have good conversations about their upcoming abolition bill. The bill will be introduced by Representative Samantha Poetter Parshall in the coming weeks and you can read the full bill here. They will be hosting an Abolish Abortion Rally at the capitol in Topeka on March 27th at 8:00am local time.
The Oklahoma GOP released a resolution calling or a Senate floor debate on three bills, including SB1729, which is the abolition bill currently in committee in Oklahoma. You can read more about the full resolution here.
February 6th –Abolition Day at the Oklahoma State Capitol at 10:00am local time.
February 9th – Iowa’s Pastor and Church Leadership Meeting at Calvary Chapel (606 E. 9th Street) in Des Moines on February 9th from 6:00-8:00pm local time.
February 21st – Abolish Abortion Missouri Rally at the Capitol from 1:00-3:00pm local time.
Abolition Bills Filed in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Indiana
The 2024 legislative session has kicked off in multiple states and so far three starts have abolition bills filed! In our last issue discussed Missouri’s abolition bill, which was prefiled in December and has now been assigned to the Health and Welfare Committee. Oklahoma Senator and Abolitionist Dusty Deevers filed SB1729 earlier this week which is also known as “The Abolition of Abortion in Oklahoma Act.” Oklahoma’s session begins on February 2nd.
Abolition Rallies Announced in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas
Oklahoma – This years Abolition Day will take place on February 6th at 10:00 am local time at the Capitol. Participants will meet at the South Plaza for a short rally and then head inside for organized lobbying and more.
Missouri – Abolish Abortion Missouri will be hosting their Rally at the Capitol on February 21st from 1:00-3:00 local time
Kansas – Had to reschedule their rally due to weather, but have not selected a make-up date yet.
Abolition Headlines
The film Abolitionist released on January 1st and is available to view for a $4 rental fee. Abolitionist Jon Speed reviewed the film on his website as well.
The “Abortion Free” docuseries dropped episode number two which can be watched here.
Ben Zeisloft wrote an excellent post about the annual March for Life that happened this week and gave us permission to publish it as an article on our site which can be read here.
AbolitionWomen (aka Steadfastwomen who runs this site) was featured on A Word Fitly Spoken Podcast discussing abolitionism and how women can become more involved. On an unrelated note, a Pro-Life PRC director also discussed her disagreements with points I made on Conversations With a Calvinist podcast on this podcast starting at the 38-39 minute mark.
Not a Victim is continuing to fundraise for new “Things You Say To Us” literature focused on equal protection. You can donate here.
Abolish Abortion Missouri hosted a day conference in Chillicothe. A recording of the event can be found here.
Abolitionist Pastor Dusty Deevers won his Oklahoma Senate election by 10 points over his Democrat opponent in a special election held on December 12th despite an onslaught of slander from both Republicans and Democrats in the state. We praise God for this and ask you to keep Senator Deevers in your prayers.
AIMKS Announces Abolition Rally
Abortion is Murder Kansas (AIMKS) announced a rally to abolish abortion will be held on January 16th at 8:30 local time. According to the event description, “We are going to our Capitol to demand of our legislators that abortion be abolished, that child sacrifice end, that baby murder be criminalized for God’s sake and our neighbors’. We will hear from many pastors from around the state, we will set up meetings with our legislators, we will sing hymns, chant chants, and call the world to repent of their apathy for the genocide we all live in. And we will go every year, preach every month, demand justice every day until abortion is abolished.”
Pro-Life Leaders Brag About Killing Equal Protection Bills in MO/Looking to Expand Abortion Rights in Oklahoma
On December 1st, Missouri House Representative Bob Titus and Senator Mike Moon prefilled two bills of equal protection, HB1508 and SB775, respectively. By December 8th, Missouri Pro-Life leader Samuel Lee (who spoke against a bill of equal protection last year in the Senate hearing for SB356) vocalized his objections to the bills. Pro-life Missouri State Representative Tony Lovasco also spoke out against these bills stating that while equal protection may be an intellectually consistent position, it is an incredibly bad idea. Bob Titus then withdrew his bill in the House. Further information can be found here and here.
In Oklahoma, State Chair for Oklahomans for Life Tony Lauinger, is back for yet another year calling for the reintroduction of rape and incest laws concerning abortion, which would reopen kill mills in the state.
Abolition Headlines
Not a Victim is continuing to fundraise for new “Things You Say To Us” literature focused on equal protection. You can donate here.
Laura Klassen, founder of Choice42.com, was featured on the Pro-Life Guys podcast to discuss IVF. She also wrote an article for The Art of Worship website titled, “Pastors, Love Your Preborn Neighbor“.
January 11th – Abolition, What is it? Hosted by Abolish Abortion Nebraska. Event will take place at Dominion Covenant Church, 6140 Irving Rd., Omaha, NE from 5:30-8:00pm local time with dinner provided.
January 16th – AIMKS Abolish Abortion Rally in the Kansas State Capitol–2nd Floor Rotunda starting at 8:30 local time.
Ohio became the latest state to enshrine child sacrifice rights into its state constitution on Tuesday night. The story was covered here. Abolitionist organization End Abortion Ohio released their statement following Tuesday night’s election results here, and in case anyone needed reminding of which psalms are imprecatory: 7, 35, 40, 55, 58-59, 69, 79, 109, 137, 139, and 144.
Abolition Resolution Passes at North Carolina Baptist Convention, Fails in Missouri
A group of nearly 30 abolitionists partnered with Abolish Abortion North Carolina this week at the North Carolina Baptist Convention. Their resolution on Equal Protection was passed unanimously by the messengers. Coverage on the resolution passing can be found here and here.
Abolish Abortion Missouri also put forth an Equal Protection Resolution that had to be voted out by the messengers after the resolutions committee chose not to bring it forward. This means the resolution was able to be discussed on the floor, but it ultimately failed to receive the 2/3rds vote needed to pass. A recap concerning the resolution was recorded by Adam Cochrun and can be found here.
Rescue Those and the Foundation to Abolish Abortion released the first episode of “Abortion Free” to subscribers on Friday, November 10th. A subscription costs $25 and provides early access to episodes as they premier. I just finished the first episode and it is very well done–excited for this series!
Abolition Headlines
Abolish Abortion MO hosted their conference on November 4th. A livestream of the conference can be found here.
Bradley Pierce was featured on End Abortion Ohio’s podcast to speak about the Abolition of Abortion in Ohio Act. He also gave an address at Cedarville University titled, “Are You An Abolitionists?”.
Not A Victim/Things You Say to Us is fundraising to help legally restructure her two organizations and is only $482 away from her goal. Please help spread the word about this effort and donate if you are financially able here.
The Imago Dei Ministry is fundraising for ministry materials. If you are able, please donate here.
Abolitionists Rising has a new shirt and hoodie for sale.
The Foundation to Abolish Abortion in partnership with Rescue Those has announced a new docu-series titled, “Abortion Free” exploring what is really going on in post-Roe America. The trailer can be watched here and the first episode releases on November 10, 2023. To financially support the film or sign up for updates concerning the film, click here.
Abolitionist Austin Beigel Running for Ohio House Seat
On September 13th, Austin Beigel with End Abortion Ohio announced his campaign for the Ohio House of Representatives District 73. His campaign video can be found here. His campaign website can be found here.
Abolish Abortion PA has added new apparel to their store! Check it out here.
Not A Victim/Things You Say to Us is fundraising to help legally restructure her two organizations and is only $900 away from her goal. Please help spread the word about this effort and donate if you are financially able here.
The Imago Dei Ministry is hosting a booth at the Deeply Rooted Conference on November 10th & 11th. If you would like to donate to help them with ministry materials for this event, you can donate here.
On September 13th, End Abortion Ohio hosted a Rally for Equal Protection at the Capitol in Columbus. The live stream can be found on Apologia Studios YouTube channel here.
October 16th-18th – Abolish Abortion PA is hosting their annual outreach event in Harrisburg. If you have questions about a place to stay, schedule, or travel, email info@abolishabortionpa.com
November 1st-3rd – Abolitionists Rising is doing evangelism/activism at the The University of Ohio on November 1st and 2nd. On November 3rd, Russell Hunter will be giving a lecture titled, “How to Fight the Culture of Death: Abolitionists Rising in Ohio”. Tickets for the event can be reserved here.
November 4th – Abolish Abortion Missouri is hosting a conference from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm at Church of the Word in Fenton, MO. For more information, click here.
November 4th – Abolish Abortion Texas and The Foundation to Abolish Abortion is hosting an appreciation dinner in Georgetown, Texas on November 4th. To register click here.
April 18th – 21st – The 2024 Abolitionists Rising Conference has been scheduled for April 18th-21st in Charlotte, NC.
Abolitionist Pastor Dusty Deevers announced this week he has entered the race for a special election for Oklahoma State Senate District 32. To learn more about this campaign and ways abolitionist can support Dusty, please visit his website here. Election Day is October 10th.
Not A Victim/Things You Say to Us Fundraiser
Not A Victim/Things You Say to Us is fundraising to help legally restructure her two organizations. The cost will be $6,675 and she is almost half way to her goal. Please help spread the word about this effort and donate if you are financially able here.
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Allie Beth Stuckey Finally Interviews an Abolitionist
After years of many abolition women trying to make this conversation happen, Allie Beth Stuckey invited Abolitionist Attorney Bradley Pierce to her podcast studio for an interview that aired on July 25th titled “Is the Pro-Life Movement Fake?: Pro-Lifers vs. Abolitionists“. We are grateful Allie chose to use her podcast platform to help the abolition movement gain exposure.
The Berean Babes YouTube channel hosted yours truly to discuss (among other topics) why I reject incremental legislation when it comes to abolishing abortion.
There are two primary errors Christians make in this area, both of which come from the same faulty assumption: "politics is the art of compromise." (1/6) https://t.co/5tAqLAic5d
— Abolitionists Rising 🌳🪓 (@AbolitionRising) July 25, 2023
Do you believe women are the second victims of abortion?
Do you believe women should never be criminally charged for abortion?
Watch these five videos and see if you change your mind:
August 11th & 12th – Woodlawn Baptist Church (Baton Rouge) is hosting a conference on August 11th & 12th titled, “Protecting Life After Roe”. Speakers include Brian Gunter, Blake Gideon, and Dusty Deevers. Registration for the event can be found here.
September 21st – 23rd – National G3 Conference in Atlanta, GA. Although this is not an abolition conference or event, numerous abolitionists will be attending and engaging those at the convention and around Atlanta. Several abolition organizations were also approved for booths at the conference.
November 4th – Abolish Abortion Texas and The Foundation to Abolish Abortion is hosting an appreciation dinner in Georgetown, Texas on November 4th.
April 18th – 21st – The 2024 Abolitionists Rising Conference has been scheduled for April 18th-21st in Charlotte, NC.
June 24, 2023, marked the one year anniversary of the Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade. Ben Zeisloft wrote an excellent article concerning the current reality of abortion in our country.
To acknowledge this anniversary, Mayday Health set up a chemical abortion information store in Bastrop, TX to let women know abortion is still legal in all 50 states. The story was covered here and here.
Abolition Headlines
Abolitionists Rising, which has reached 100K YouTube subscribers🥳, released multiple videos on YouTube:
The Conversations With a Calvinist featured yours truly on his podcast this week and I was able to speak about abolition as part of the episode. The portion concerning abolition begins at the 47:00 mark.
Abolitionist Bradley Pierce was featured on episode 239 of the Out of The Question podcast concerning the differences between pro-life and abolitionism.
C.R. Cali released a video and the Foundation to Abolish Abortion released an article both concerning HR464, the new “North Star” of the pro-life movement which in reality is Roe 2.0. The Instagram account @soyouwantthetruthabout also had an informative post concerning this resolution.
Not A Victim/Things You Say to Us is fundraising to help legally restructure her two organizations. The cost will be $6,675. Please help spread the word about this effort and donate if you are financially able here.
God has answered a specific prayer recently concerning the kill mill in Bristol, VA. Those who minister outside of this mill (The Imago Dei and Life Bristol) have been praying for the Lord to soften the hearts of the owners of the house that is adjacent to the mill and allow them to use part of their yard to be able to speak to the women in the parking lot of the clinic. Two weeks ago, they were granted access and we praise the Lord of that!
Pro-Life Headlines
Live Action held a “Rally Against the Abortion Pill” on June 23rd at the US Department of Health and Human Services. Thankfully, there was an abolitionist named Philip Miedzinski on site in DC to remind attendees that abortion pills do not kill any child, the mothers who take them do.
Lila Rose, President of Live Action, and Kristan Hawkins, President of Students for Life, were guests on the Whatever Podcast to debate the issue of abortion. The host stated that Kristan’s argument against penalizing pregnant women who willfully kill their children in the womb because they are also victims of abortion was “the worst answer ever”. The full exchange can be found here.
JAMA released a report about live birth rates in Texas since the Heartbeat Act was passed. As usual, the Pro-Life establishment interpreted this report to mean something it does not, and, as usual with Texas news concerning abortion, Abolitionist Paul Brown was there to set the record straight.
Tweet Threads Worth Reading
If you're interested in abortion numbers post-Dobbs, this thread is for you 🧵 (I'm going to reference some sources, which I'll hyperlink at the bottom of the thread, FYI)
The Pre-Roe History of Abortion in America: The Truth That Abortion Has Never Been Treated Like Murder (Not Even Close) Many people falsely believe that prior to Roe v. Wade abortion in the United States was illegal, and that women were jailed en masse for it.
🧵5 Reasons We Must Reject Maternal Immunity in Abortion Laws
1) If someone is allowed to do a certain act without any possibility of legal penalty, the act is legal. If women are immune from prosecution in an abortion, they have the right to abortion. (1/15) pic.twitter.com/XCwbNqm7xv
— Abolitionists Rising 🌳🪓 (@AbolitionRising) June 23, 2023
🧵There are some abolitionist brothers who argue that incrementalism vs. immediatism isn't a helpful paradigm for understanding this difference between abolitionism and pro-lifeism. They argue that just laws vs unjust laws is the more helpful way of explaining it. (1/7)
— Abolitionists Rising 🌳🪓 (@AbolitionRising) June 27, 2023
Upcoming Events
July 29th – Abolish Abortion North Carolina’s Director of Education, Wayne Groover, is speaking at the NC Constitution Party’s State Convention in Asheboro. The topic will revolve around the abolition of abortion. It would be helpful for other abolitionists to attend and engage! You can register for the event here.
August 11th & 12th – Woodlawn Baptist Church (Baton Rouge) is hosting a conference on August 11th & 12th titled, “Protecting Life After Roe”. Speakers include Brian Gunter, Blake Gideon, and Dusty Deevers. Registration for the event can be found here.
September 21st-23rd – National G3 Conference in Atlanta, GA. Although this is not an abolition conference or event, numerous abolitionists will be attending and engaging those at the convention and around Atlanta. Several abolition organizations were also approved for booths at the conference.
November 4th – Abolish Abortion Texas and The Foundation to Abolish Abortion is hosting an appreciation dinner in Georgetown, Texas on November 4th.
June 6th-9th – The 2024 Abolitionists Rising Conference has been scheduled for June 6th-9th in Charlotte, NC.
A rally to support HB484 in Alabama was held on May 30th at the State Capitol in Montgomery. Speakers included Jeff Durbin, Derin Stidd, Jason Storms, Paul Abbott, II, and Representative Earnie Yarbrough. An informational meeting was also held that evening at Reformation Baptist Church in Wetumpka.
Abolish Abortion Texas Drop New Merch
Abolish Abortion Texas has premiered three new Equal Protection t-shirt that can be worn by abolitionist in any state. The shirts are available in men’s, women’s, and kid’s sizes!
Roe 2.0 House Resolution Introduced by Pro-Life Congressman
U.S Congressman Doug Lamborn introduced U.S. HR464, the “Recognize Life Resolution” on June 6th. According to Constitutional Attorney Bradley Pierce, this resolution is “Roe 2.0” as it specifically states abortion must remain uncriminalized for pregnant women. Abolitionists Rising described this resolution as the “most dangerous Pro-Life initiative yet“. Please read both threads below in their entirety!
🧵 This is neither an equal protection bill nor a personhood bill. It says the Constitution shall not be construed to permit any woman to be prosecuted for murdering her own preborn child, which declares self-managed abortions as a constitutional right. This would be Roe 2.0. 👎 https://t.co/paTEiDZpDTpic.twitter.com/eDLfUVGMIJ
U.S. HR464, the "Recognizing Life Resolution," was just introduced in Congress and is being touted by Rep. Doug Lamborn and @LiveAction as an equal protection resolution. But the reality is that this resolution is Roe 2.0. (1/10) https://t.co/lJsinPJyjK
— Abolitionists Rising 🌳🪓 (@AbolitionRising) June 7, 2023
According to Representative Doug Lamborn, who introduced the bill, and Live Action/Lila Rose’s social media accounts, Live Action is in full support of Roe 2.0 claiming this is the “New North Star” for the Pro-Life movement. Pro-Life site LifeNews.com, when reporting on the HR464, stated “Additionally, it acknowledges that mothers often are second victims of the profit-driven abortion industry and abortionists alone should be punished for killing unborn babies. Protections for unborn babies “shall not be construed to permit the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child,” the bill states.””
That is not equal protection, folks. Kansas abolitionist Stu McArthur stated in a tweet, “@LiveAction This Resolution is incoherent and wicked. It lays out an excellent argument for the pre-born child as a human person worthy of equal protection of the law – and then Resolves to deny that person protection from being murdered by their own mother. Every supporter of this resolution needs to repent. Deuteronomy 1:17″ and I could not agree more.
Abolition Headlines
Abolitionists Rising released multiple videos on YouTube:
Equal Protection SC are working on Summer Tour dates for Anderson county, Greenville/Spartanburg, Columbia, Grand Strand area, and York County. If you live in South Carolina and would like them to visit your area, please contact them.
Several articles have been published concerning HB484 in Alabama:
SeverentsandHeralds.com published an article titled “Bible or Barber on Abolishing Abortion?” about the President of the Southern Baptist Convention’s position against abortion abolitionists. The article was written by SBC pastor Dusty Deevers.
According to a tweet from Jon Speed, LOOR.TV in partnership with CHOICE42 will be premiering Episode 2 of their Exposed series covering IVF on Tuesday, June 12th.
A new webiste (I do not know who runs it or if they are abolitionist) titled “Build-A-Baby” released a satirical video by the same title concerning IVF.
Upcoming Events
June 11-12th – Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans. Although this is not an abolition conference or event, numerous abolitionists will be attending and engaging those at the convention and around New Orleans.
November 4th – Abolish Abortion Texas and The Foundation to Abolish Abortion is hosting an appreciation dinner in Georgetown, Texas on November 4th.
