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On Tuesday a federal appeals court ruled that a ban on South Carolina’s heartbeat law will stand. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the lower court’s ruling that temporarily blocked the state’s law prohibiting abortions after a preborn child’s heartbeat is detected.
The law, which was signed by Gov. Henry McMaster in February 2021, requires that all pregnant women seeking an abortion must first undergo an ultrasound. If the preborn baby’s heartbeat is detected (which usually occurs around six weeks, though the heart begins to beat just 16-22 days after fertilization), then abortion would be prohibited. The law does include exceptions for rape and incest. It was immediately challenged by Planned Parenthood and blocked by a district court judge just one day after it went into effect.
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According to WLOS , the three-judge panel rejected the state’s argument that the court shouldn’t block all provisions included in the law. Instead, the court determined that the provisions which include the medical practitioner offering an ultrasound, showing it to the patient, and determining whether or not a heartbeat is present, are in place to implement an abortion ban.
“These provisions serve to carry out the six-week abortion ban and make little sense without the ban. As such, the district court did not abuse its discretion by declining to sever the remaining portions of the Act,” Judge Stephanie Thacker wrote for the court in the 3-0 ruling.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson expressed his disappointment at the court’s ruling. “We are disappointed in the Court’s opinion. However, we will continue to explore any and all means necessary to protect life in the remaining stages of this case as well as in any other cases that may arise,” he […]
Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker
