The Utah House of Representatives passed some of the strongest pro-life legislation advanced since the reversal of Roe v. Wade. If passed by the state's Senate and signed into law, the measures effectively would shut down abortion clinics that only offer abortion and would also help victims of rape […]
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Kentucky Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Ban for Now
After three months of waiting, the Ky. Supreme Court upheld an earlier appeals court ruling allowing Kentucky's trigger abortion ban (and a six-week ban) to be enforced and sent the case back to a circuit court where parties will argue over the constitutional merits of the law. The decision drew […]
Some Pro-Lifers Say Proposed Kentucky Bill Goes Too Far
Some key pro-life supporters said they oppose a bill in the Kentucky House of Representatives that would allow women who have an abortion to be prosecuted. First-term state Rep. Emily Callaway, R-Louisville, filed House Bill 300 in the General Assembly. It would allow prosecutors to file homicide […]
Attorneys General Clash Over Abortion-Inducing Drug
State attorneys general from both political parties are in a tug-of-war over a federal lawsuit filed by pro-life groups looking to reverse the FDA's approval of a drug typically used in abortion procedures. Leading the 22 Republicans is Attorney General Lynn Fitch, R-Miss., who argues that the FDA […]
Feb. 21 Election Could Decide Wisconsin’s Pro-Life Future
Wisconsin pro-lifers face critical tests of their ability to shape abortion policy in the Badger State in two judicial elections on Feb. 21 and April 4 which could shift the balance of the state Supreme Court in favor of abortion. Currently split 4-3 in a pro-life direction, the retirement of […]
Iowa Lawmakers Announce Bill to Ban All Abortions
Iowa anti-abortion groups and some Republican lawmakers are starting the push for a "life at conception" bill that would ban all abortion in Iowa. Maggie DeWitte, who heads the Coalition of Pro-Life Leaders, announced the effort Monday at a Prayer for Life anti-abortion rally at the […]
Tennessee Gov. Lee Proposes $100M for Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Brushing aside calls to tweak one of the strictest abortion bans in the United States, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee unveiled plans to funnel tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to crisis pregnancy centers as he declared the state had a "moral obligation" to support families. Lee, a Republican, […]
AP Stylebook Calls Crisis Pregnancy Centers 'Anti-Abortion Centers'
The Associated Press added an entry to its style guide directing journalists to put the term "crisis pregnancy center" in scare-quotes, and to use "anti-abortion center" instead, to convey that "the centers' general aim is to prevent abortions." The AP added this entry […]
Minnesota's New Abortion Law 'The Worst Kind of Barbarism'
Winona-Rochester Bishop Robert Barron called a newly passed Minnesota abortion bill that enshrines abortion rights into law "the worst kind of barbarism." The bill, titled the Protect Reproductive Options (PRO) Act, enshrines a constitutional right to "reproductive freedom," […]