Michigan Lawmakers Approve Partial-Birth Abortion Ban

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 28, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Michigan lawmakers gave final legislative approval today to the key bill in their latest attempt to enact a state-level ban on partial-birth abortion. The bill that would put a ban in state law was approved by a 75-34 vote in the House and a 29-9 vote in the Senate,...

House GOP Probing Planned Parenthood’s Records on How it Spends Taxpayer Money

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 27, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

A Republican-led House panel has asked the Planned Parenthood Federation of America to hand over more than a decade’s worth of documents in a probe of whether the organization improperly spends public money on abortions. At issue is whether American taxpayers...

Pro-Life Group to Perform Live “Real Time” Ultrasounds on Capitol Hill

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 23, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, Ultrasound

A pro-life campaign called “Voices from the Womb” will perform live ultrasounds on pregnant women on Capitol Hill as part of the launch of a national campaign in October. All 535 members of Congress and the public will be invited to the presentation. After...

Op-Ed Defends Virginia’s New Abortion Clinic Regulations

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 19, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Delegate Bob Marshall of Virginia has penned an excellent op-ed in defense of Virginia’s new abortion clinic regulations. The op-ed details the inadequacies in reporting requirements for abortion complications. Del. Marshall also describes research he conducted...

Virginia Adopts Abortion Clinic Regulations

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 16, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Late this afternoon, the Virginia Board of Health approved a set of regulations treating abortion clinics the same as hospital surgical centers on a 12-1 vote. The emergency regulations will take effect Jan. 1, 2012, while the governor and attorney general review...

Kansas Defends Law Restricting Abortion Insurance

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 14, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

The state of Kansas has defended a new law that restricts insurance coverage for abortions, arguing it has an interest in protecting human life and in favoring childbirth over abortion. The argument is part of the state’s response filed late Tuesday to a...