An effort to place a referendum on the Kansas ballot clarifying that abortion is not a constitutional right fell four votes short of the support needed in the House of Representatives. If it had been approved, the proposed referendum would have asked voters throughout the state in August if they […]
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee plans to push comprehensive pro-life legislation to effectively end abortion in Tennessee. Lee said in a press conference on Thursday morning he will support a bill that would prohibit abortions as soon as a heartbeat can be detected. The legislation would make Tennessee one […]
In the latest clash between the Trump administration and California, federal health officials said the Golden State's requirement that all health insurers in the state provide coverage for abortions violates federal law and could result in a loss of federal funding. Gov. Gavin Newsom dismissed the […]
Senator John Kennedy, R-La., has now introduced the Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2020 in order to "protect the health of women and children." The act would require abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 15 miles of the medical officer where the […]
A Michigan-based pro-life group delivered 379,418 petitions to the state capitol Monday in an effort to ban an abortion procedure known as the dilation and evacuation method, or dismemberment abortion, that's performed during the second trimester. Michigan Values Life submitted the signatures aimed […]
Left-wing U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave an interview to the BBC this week in which she offered more of her personal views on abortion, which she has long strongly supported. "I think society needs to be more active on this issue," Ginsburg said. "And the truth is […]
A key Florida Senate committee voted, along party lines, to advance a bill that would require parental consent for abortion, overcoming a procedural hurdle by Democrats last month to stall the legislation. The 6-3 vote also begins moving what is likely to be one of the legislative session's most […]
The Supreme Court left in place a Kentucky law, mandating doctors perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before they can perform abortions. The high court declined, without comment, to hear an appeal brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of the state's lone abortion […]
A jury in San Francisco district court has found pro-life activists David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud, breach of contract, and trespass and violation of state and federal recording laws. Daleiden, Merritt, and their Center for Medical Progress obtained undercover […]