by Eleanore Strong | Aug 18, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona is suing the Arizona Department of Revenue’s director over a new pro-life law. A portion of the state law, set to take effect in December, would stop people who make charitable donations from getting a state income...
by Eleanore Strong | Aug 16, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against a new Kansas law that bans the coverage of abortion as part of standard private health insurance plans. Of the 13 abortion coverage bans that have been passed in state legislatures since...
by Eleanore Strong | Aug 12, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
An Arizona appeals court, in a victory for pro-lifers, tossed out an injunction on Thursday that blocked key parts of a 2009 Arizona abortion law from taking effect. A three-member panel of the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that a lower court judge was wrong in...
by Eleanore Strong | Aug 5, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
Under procedures drafted by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the state would for the first time regulate clinics that perform surgical abortions. A push was made this year by pro-life members of Maryland’s General Assembly to put regulations...
by Eleanore Strong | Aug 4, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
Today, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed HB 2093 into law. This Act extends the list of persons required to report child abuse or neglect to include any physician, physician’s assistant, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, medical technician, certified...
by Eleanore Strong | Aug 1, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
The Obama administration announced Aug. 1 that insurance plans must cover without cost to women contraceptives that can cause abortions. Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said last year’s controversial health-care...
