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 […]
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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 […]
Governor Signs South Dakota 'Born Alive' Law
A bill that would require doctors to give babies who are delivered out of attempted abortion the same care they would to babies born in other ways was signed into law. House Bill 1051 would require doctors to provide medical care to babies born out of abortions and could penalize them for failing to […]
Arkansas Senate Passes Abortion Ban
A bill that would ban nearly all abortions in Arkansas advanced through the Senate. The Arkansas Unborn Child Protection Act will ban abortions unless it's to save a mother's life. Despite the emotional debate to include exceptions for rape and incest victims, Arkansas senators passed this pro-life, […]
North Dakota House Rejects Abortion Ban
The North Dakota House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejected a bill that would have made performing an abortion legally akin to murdering an unborn child. Under House Bill 1313, someone found to have performed an abortion, other than to save the life of the mother, would have been guilty of a […]
South Carolina Passes 'Heartbeat' Bill
The South Carolina House overwhelmingly passed a bill banning nearly all abortions, following the lead of other states with similar measures that would go into effect if the U.S. Supreme Court were to overturn Roe v. Wade. The bill faces a final procedural vote in the House on Thursday that is […]
South Dakota Downs Syndrome Bill Advances
A bill introduced by the Governor's Office to ban abortions based on the diagnosis of Down syndrome is moving forward after advocates from around the country testified in support of the bill. House Bill 1110 would criminalize those who conduct abortions they know are requested because the unborn […]
Kentucky Pro-Life Constitutional Amendment Advances
A proposed pro-life constitutional amendment passed its first legislative hurdle, winning passage from a House committee. Members of the Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee approved the bill on an 11-3 vote. Rep. Joseph Fischer, R-Ft. Thomas, is the sponsor […]
Abortion Isn't Health Care — Not Even Close
Far from being health care, abortion means the death sentence to the living, human being who is killed by it. Word games and obfuscation to the contrary, the fetus is not "potential life," but life with potential; nor is he or she a "potential human," but a human with potential. […]
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Fails Again
Failure to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act "shows just how extreme the majority of Senate Democrats are," said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. The measure was proposed as an amendment to the 2021 Budget Resolution in the Senate. In a roll call vote […]
Arizona Lawmakers Renew Push to Criminalize Abortions
An Arizona bill proposed on the 48th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling is among the most direct challenges to Roe in nearly half a century: It calls for the decision to be ignored altogether. Arizona has some of the nation's most restrictive abortion laws and has three that criminalize […]
Texas Pushing More Restrictive Abortion Laws
Republican lawmakers, buoyed by a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court and the trouncing of state-level Democrats in the November election, are pushing to reclaim Texas' role as the vanguard among states restricting access to abortion this legislative session. Legislators have promised to […]