By Mailee R. Smith, Staff Counsel I wrote yesterday that Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) has been a pro-life stalwart for many years, championing the health and safety of women in his home state of Ohio and across the nation. Not only has he acted to protect women from the harms of RU-486, but he has also acted to protect minors from the harms of sexual abuse and secret abortions. Just last month, the American public was justifiably outraged when it was revealed that a high school in Seattle, Washington arranged a minor’s secret abortion, failing to even notify her […]

By Mailee R. Smith, Staff Counsel Over the past year, the debate over healthcare reform – and specifically whether taxpayer-funded abortion should be part of health care reform — has focused a national spotlight on many men and women who can rightly be hailed as pro-life champions. One such person is Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) of the U.S. House of Representatives. Throughout the health care debate, his words and actions steadfastly exuded his pro-life convictions. Importantly, his pro-life beliefs did not begin or end with the debate over health care reform. For decades, Minority Leader Boehner has worked consistently […]