What started with then-Attorney General Mike DeWine's 2015 investigation into Planned Parenthood ended with the Republican governor signing a bill that requires fetal remains be buried or cremated. Senate Bill 27 requires any aborted zygote, blastocyte, embryo or fetus to be buried or cremated. Any […]
Massachusetts Views Expanding Abortion Access
Lawmakers are on the verge of expanding access to abortion in Massachusetts over objections from Gov. Charlie Baker about sections of their proposal involving minors seeking the procedure and abortions after 24 weeks of pregnancy. With most House Democrats banding together, the House voted 107-46 on […]
Massachusetts Lawmakers Vote to Kill More Babies
Both the state Senate and House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejected Gov. Charlie Baker’s amendment to abortion rights legislation included in the budget this week, in a move cheered by local abortion rights supporters. The abortion provisions, based on proposed abortion rights legislation […]
Trump Withholds California's Funding Over Abortion Issue
The Trump administration said that it would withhold $200 million in federal health care funding from California because the state requires that insurance providers cover abortions, escalating a highly politicized battle. Earlier this year, the administration warned California that it could lose […]
Ohio Bans Abortion Pills Via Telemedicine
Senate Bill 260 passed the Ohio House 54-30 after Republicans blocked debate. If signed by the governor, it would ban the use of telemedicine for medication abortions by requiring physicians to be physically present when both pills are taken. Doctors who violate the law could face felony charges. […]
DeLauro Wants to Repeal Hyde Amendment
U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro promised "this is the last year" House spending bills will block federal funds from being used to pay for abortion in a hearing as she prepares to take leadership over all federal spending in January. DeLauro, D-3, has previously stated that she wants to repeal the […]
Texas Senate Panel Weighs Banning Abortion
With the Texas Legislature set to convene in five weeks, an influential Senate committee met to preview an aggressive agenda of bills designed to outlaw, or at least severely limit, abortion in Texas. The Senate State Affairs Committee, the first stop of abortion-related legislation, can expect to […]
Planned Parenthood Tries to Expand in Wisconsin
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin was in federal court Monday challenging three state abortion restrictions that the organization believes unconstitutionally limits access to care. If successful, the lawsuit would broaden the ability to have an abortion in Wisconsin, particularly in rural areas of the […]
Pro-Aborts Want Biden to Reverse Trump Policies
Trump administration policies are a top target for abortion rights supporters, who want President-elect Joe Biden to immediately reverse what they call "gag rules." "The harm that has been done by the Trump administration — the harm that has impacted a lot of low-income and rural […]
Biden Administration Expected to Pursue a Pro-Choice Agenda
Once he is inaugurated, President-elect Joe Biden is expected to adhere to a pro-choice agenda and reverse many of the anti-abortion policies implemented by the Trump administration -- a prospect that pro-choice groups are looking forward to seeing and pro-life groups are dreading. On his campaign […]