Life is now officially protected in three more states. Idaho, Tennessee, and Texas have anti-abortion "trigger" laws — pro-life laws restricting abortion — that went into effect. The three states are among more than a dozen states to pass trigger laws protecting the unborn that would take […]
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Bills Passed in House Promote Extreme Abortion Agenda
Two abortion measures, the Women’s Health Protection Act and the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act, passed by the House "promote an extreme abortion agenda," said Jeanne Mancini, president of March for Life. March for Life "strongly opposes the extreme pro-abortion legislation on the […]
A State-by-State Breakdown of Abortion Laws
Abortion laws and restrictions vary by state and, now the federal protection has been overturned, abortion will not be accessible everywhere in the U.S. Some states have trigger laws in place that immediately ban abortion once Roe was overturned. Others guarantee the right to an abortion via laws or […]
New York Moves to Protect Baby Killers
New York bolstered legal protections Monday for those seeking and those providing abortions in the state in a bid to become a national "safe harbor" ahead of a Supreme Court decision that could see the federal right to abortion overturned. Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed to protect abortion access […]
Oklahoma Passes Law Prohibiting Abortion After Fertilization
The Oklahoma Legislature passed a bill that bans almost all abortions from the moment of fertilization and allows individuals to sue providers and anyone who "aids or abets" an abortion. If signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt (R), who has promised to approve any anti-abortion law that comes to his […]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Mississippi-Style Abortion Ban
Gov. Ron DeSantis has publicly signed into law a 15-week abortion ban that shortens by more than two months the current window available to legally terminate a pregnancy. Within minutes of his office announcing that he had received the bill (HB 5), approved by the Legislature in March, DeSantis held […]
Kentucky Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto of Pro-Life Law
By an overwhelming margin, the Kentucky legislature has overridden Democratic governor Andy Beshear's veto of a new pro-life law, with a 76–21 vote in the House and a 31–6 vote in the Senate. The law prohibits most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and requires women to visit a physician in […]
Idaho Governor Signs Abortion Ban Modeled on Texas Law
Idaho became the first state to enact a law modeled after a Texas statute banning abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and allowing it to be enforced through lawsuits to avoid constitutional court challenges. Republican Gov. Brad Little signed into law the measure that allows people who […]
Rubio Leads Effort to Stop Federal Grants to Abortion Providers
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and 32 Republican Senators introduced a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden Administration's 2021 Final Rule on the Title X Family Planning Program, which reversed the Trump Administration's 2019 ban on federal funding to […]
Missouri Could Make It Harder to Get Out-of-State Abortions
First-of-its-kind Missouri legislation shows that anti-abortion lawmakers in Republican-led states aren't likely to stop at banning most abortions within their borders but also could try to make it harder to go out of state to end pregnancies. A proposal that could be debated in the Legislature as […]