The nationwide battle over abortion is now focused squarely on Texas after the state’s “fetal heartbeat” law went into effect Wednesday. While opponents were hoping the Supreme Court would intervene before the midnight deadline, the inaction by the justices means the second most populous state has the country’s most restrictive abortion law, one that curtails […]
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) on Monday signed three bills seeking to restrict abortion in the state, including one piece of legislation that bans abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. One of the bills bans the procedure at the 20-week mark, while the other two require health care providers give pregnant people the option of […]
Republicans slammed President-elect Joe Biden after he announced his choice of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra for secretary of Health and Human Services on Monday, and they criticized Becerra’s record on abortion and other issues. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said he would not vote to confirm Becerra, and pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List urged […]
WASHINGTON — A majority of American adults say they don’t support the Supreme Court’s completely overturning Roe v. Wade, according to new data from the NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Tracking Poll. Sixty-six percent of adults say they don’t believe the Supreme Court should completely overturn the decision that established a woman’s right to an abortion nationwide […]
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York is removing the name of Margaret Sanger, the founder of the nation’s largest abortion provider, from its New York City clinic due to her “harmful connection to the eugenics movement,” the group said Tuesday. The announcement comes after more than 350 current and former staffers at the Manhattan clinic, […]
WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump signed a resolution on Thursday that will allow states to withhold Title X family planning funds from Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. The resolution overturns a Health and Human Services rule enacted by the Obama administration last year that prevents states from defunding Planned Parenthood or other health providers for any reason […]
Many only know Norma McCorvey by a name that’s not hers. Under the pseudonym Jane Roe, McCorvey became the central figure of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion in the U.S. But in the decades that followed, the complex woman came to serve as a champion at times for […]
The House passed legislation on Tuesday that would permanently codify existing law banning the use of federal funds for abortion services. Lawmakers approved the measure largely along party lines, with three Democrats joining Republicans in the 238-183 vote.The legislation, written by Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), would also permanently prohibit the District of Columbia from using its […]
A federal judge temporarily blocked the state of Texas on Thursday from implementing a new rule requiring burial or cremation for fetal remains following an abortion or miscarriage, according to the Houston Chronicle. The Chronicle reported that U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks issued a temporary restraining order against the new rule, which would have gone […]
New state regulations set to go into effect Dec. 19 will require medical providers to bury or cremate fetal tissue instead of disposing of remains in sanitary landfills. The regulations were first published this summer, shortly following a Supreme Court decision striking down Texas legislation meant to impose stricter requirements on abortion clinics. On Monday, the Health and […]
The rate and number of abortions in the United States is at its lowest in decades, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2013, the latest year for which there is data, the rate was half of what it was in 1980, according to the centers’ annual report. There […]
