The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that an 1864 territorial law on abortion, which bans the procedure in almost all circumstances, is enforceable, due to no state law permitting the procedure following the overturn of federal abortion protections two years ago. In a 4-2 decision, the majority ruled […]
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Florida Supreme Court Approves 15-Week Pro-Life Law
The Florida Supreme Court ruled to allow the state's 15-week abortion ban to take effect while also allowing a broad abortion amendment to be added to the November ballot. The separate rulings uphold Florida's 15-week abortion ban while also clearing the path for a proposal that opponents say could […]
Elective Abortions Being Forced on Doctors
In the latest chapter of the abortion battle, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether the federal government can require emergency room physicians to perform abortions. The question centers on what constitutes a medical emergency need for an abortion. Lack of clarity on the issue concerns both […]
Six Pro-Life Activists Face Over a Decade in Prison
Half a dozen pro-life activists were found guilty of violating a federal law that forbids protesters from blocking the entrances to abortion clinics. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a press release that the six defendants in the Nashville, Tennessee, federal trial were "each convicted of […]
Appeals Court Blocks Biden's Emergency Abortion Guidelines
The anti-abortion physicians group that sued the Biden administration over abortion restrictions in Texas praised a ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that found that federal regulations do not grant an absolute right to abortion. In July 2022, the Biden […]
Abortion Activists Who Terrorized Pro-Lifers Get Community Service
Pro-abortion activists who were arrested after terrorizing attendees and speakers at a pro-life event will not face jail time or have a criminal record but will have to perform community service. Students for Life president Kristan Hawkins and Turning Point USA contributor Isabel Brown were at […]
Illinois Attack on Crisis Pregnancy Centers Halted
Illinois has agreed to halt its enforcement of a law that restricts the speech and advertising of pro-life crisis pregnancy centers following a lawsuit that challenged its constitutionality on First Amendment and other grounds. Attorney General Kwame Raoul agreed to a court order that imposes a […]
Texas Supreme Court Blocks Kate Cox's 20-Week Abortion
The Texas Supreme Court late Friday night temporarily halted a lower-court order allowing a woman who is 20 weeks pregnant to get an abortion — reversing a lower-court ruling that marks the first case of a pregnant woman seeking a court order for the procedure since Roe v. Wade was overturned last […]
Wisconsin Court Rules That Pro-Life Law Doesn't Apply to Abortion
A Wisconsin circuit court judge has affirmed her earlier ruling that an 1840s law protecting unborn children does not outlaw abortion. Dane County Circuit Court Judge Diane Schlipper wrote in her Dec. 5 ruling that the 1849 law "does not apply to consensual abortions but to feticide." The […]
Judge Says Doctors Can Argue Abortion Is Not Health Care
A Teton County judge is allowing four pro-life doctors to argue in court that abortion is not health care. Judge Melissa Owens filed an order last week allowing Wyoming Drs. Timothy Hallinan and David M. Lind (both retired), and Drs. Michale Nelson and Samantha Michelena to file an amicus brief in a […]