Illinois State Abortion Records Full of Gaps: Thousands of Procedures Not Reported to Health Department

by Eleanore Strong | Jun 16, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

A Chicago Tribune review has found that Illinois abortion providers are failing to detail abortion complications to the state as required by law. Among the Tribune’s findings were the following: State regulators have documented between 7,000 and 17,000 fewer...

Crackdown On Abortion Clinics Clears Pennsylvania Senate

by Eleanore Strong | Jun 14, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

A bill imposing stricter standards on abortion clinics in Pennsylvania cleared the state Senate Tuesday and now heads to the House, where its fate is uncertain. By a vote of 38-12, the Senate passed legislation – prompted by a grand jury’s report exposing...

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley to Sign Late-Term Abortion Ban

by Eleanore Strong | Jun 14, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley will soon sign the “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act,” a bill that bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, his press secretary said on Tuesday. It follows similar restrictions introduced in a number of other states....

Nebraska Adds Parental-Consent Law, Bans ‘Telemed’ Abortions

by Eleanore Strong | May 27, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, Parental Rights

Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman, a Republican, has signed two key pieces of pro-life legislation. One requires minors to obtain notarized parental consent before an abortion; the other mandates that abortionists meet with a woman before dispensing the abortion pill...

New Essays Make the Case for Pro-Life Incrementalism

by Eleanore Strong | May 26, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Pro-life advocates Gerard M. Nadal, Ph.D and Father Steven E. Clark have recently written essays defending the use of the incremental approach to bring an end to abortion. ICE-PAC believes in this strategy and encourages our supporters to read the essays for further...

20th Anniversary of Rust v. Sullivan Ruling

by Eleanore Strong | May 23, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Rust v. Sullivan ruling in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld federal regulations prohibiting federal funds (tax dollars) under Title X from being used for counseling or referring women on abortion as a method of family...