U.S. House OKs 20-week Abortion Ban Bill

by admin | Jun 18, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

The House Tuesday passed a bill that would ban most abortions nationwide after 20 weeks. The most far-reaching abortion legislation in the House in a decade, it was passed 228-196, mostly along party lines. Source: Politico.com

House Committee Passes Bill Banning Abortions at 20 Weeks of Pregnancy

by admin | Jun 12, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

With Republicans supporting it and Democrats opposed, a House committee has passed a bill that would ban abortions nationwide at 20 weeks of pregnancy. Much of the debate focused on amendments by Democrats who hoped to gut the bill and allow late-term abortions in...

North Dakota Governor Signs Abortion Bill

by admin | Apr 16, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed into law a measure that outlaws abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the premise that at that point a fetus can feel pain. Dalrymple already has signed a law that bans abortion as early as six weeks, or when a fetal...

Only Mississippi Abortion Clinic Gets License Reprieve

by admin | Apr 16, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Mississippi from revoking the license of the state’s only abortion clinic. U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III extended an injunction he issued several months ago, which blocks the state from closing the clinic...

Sweeping Pro-Life Bill Goes to Kansas Gov.

by admin | Apr 6, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Kansas legislators gave final passage to a sweeping pro-life measure Friday night, sending Gov. Sam Brownback a bill that declares life begins at fertilization while blocking tax breaks for abortion providers and banning abortions performed solely because of the...