Illinois abortion clinics could soon be required to offer ultrasounds to patients after eight weeks of pregnancy. A new bill, proposed by pro-life State Rep. Paul Jacobs, R-Carbondale, would not require patients to accept and get an ultrasound, but doctors would be required to ask their patients if […]
Wyoming Committee Advances Abortion Pill Ban
A bill that would outlaw medication abortions in Wyoming passed a committee hearing after doctors who testified said the legislation would effectively eliminate the procedure in the state. Physicians, as well as pro-choice advocates, testified against the bill in the Wyoming Senate on varying […]
Ohio Sued Over Law Requiring Burial of Aborted Baby Remains
Abortion providers in Ohio sued to block a state law requiring that fetal remains from surgical abortions be cremated or buried, arguing a lack of rules makes complying "impossible." Clinics and their lawyers at ACLU of Ohio filed suit against the Ohio Department of Health and others in […]
Arkansas Abortion Ban Makes No Exception for Rape, Incest
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed into law legislation banning nearly all abortions in the state, a sweeping measure that supporters hope will force the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit its landmark Roe v. Wade decision but opponents vow to block before it takes effect later this year. The Republican […]
Planned Paranthood Expands Abortion Mill
Planned Parenthood of Northern California opens its doors to a new, $22 million clinic in San Francisco. The two-story, 12,000-square-foot facility at 1522 Bush St. was built with the support of over 800 people and organizations. It replaces a decades-old clinic on Valencia St. "It was […]
Abortion Link to Covid-19 Vaccine?
Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine will start going into people's arms this week. Experts say it'll ramp up vaccination efforts, but the vaccine is getting some pushback from pro-life groups and the Catholic Church. The controversy all comes down to the development and testing of all the […]
Idaho House Votes to Defund Abortion Providers
The Idaho House of Representatives passed a bill to bar public funding for abortion providers for any purposes, along with entities affiliated with them. Sponsored by Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, HB 220 would halt all public funding, from all levels of government, to Planned Parenthood or any other […]
Montana Senate Passes 'Born Alive' Bill
On a party-line vote with Republican support, the Senate gave initial approval to a bill that would create the "Born-Alive Infant Protection Act." The bill would require health care providers to take "all medically appropriate and reasonable actions to preserve the life and […]
Oklahoma Committee Advances Heartbeat Bill
Pro-life supporters in Oklahoma saw another anti-abortion bill pass committee. House Bill 2441 passed the House States Right Committee with a vote of 5-1. This bill would stop abortions from being performed once a heartbeat is detected. "This bill is about protecting the most vulnerable – the […]
Kentucky House Advances Amendment on Abortion
The House passed a proposed constitutional amendment by a wide margin Thursday to declare there is no right to an abortion in Kentucky, the second consecutive year the chamber passed the legislation. House Bill 91, sponsored by Rep. Joe Fischer, R-Ft. Thomas, passed by a 76-20 vote, a slightly […]