Examiner.com, June 11, 2012 by Robert Sobel If you ask most Americans, most will say that the economy and jobs will be the defining factor in determining the outcome of the 2012 presidential election. While getting Americans back to work is the number one topic, social issues also dominate much of the political landscape. Republican […]
June 7, 2012
Huffington Post, June 7, 2012 by Laura Bassett A massive, 60-page omnibus bill that drastically limits abortion access and could shut down all abortion clinics in the state is being rushed through the Michigan State House of Representatives on Thursday. The bill was introduced just last week, but lawmakers held a hearing for it on […]
June 6, 2012
ACLU of Michigan, June 6, 2012 by Angi Becker Stevens Last Thursday, Republican Representative Bruce Rendon introduced HB 5711, a piece of legislation that takes every attack on women’s health in Michigan and combines them into the greatest assault on reproductive rights in Michigan history. This dangerous attack is moving rapidly and is scheduled to go […]
May 16, 2012
Think Progress, May 16, 2012 by Amanda Peterson Beadle Rep. Steve King (R-IA), the same congressman who thinks states have a right to ban contraception, has revived an anti-abortion bill that is destined to die in the Senate. King has reintroduced his bill to “prohibit federal tele-health grants from going to clinics and doctors who […]
May 11, 2012
Think Progress, May 11, 2012 by Amanda Peterson Beadle Kansas Senate President Steve Morris (R) effectively killed an anti-abortion bill by sending it back to a Senate committee that is unlikely to bring it up for a vote before the legislative session ends today. “It is prudent for the Senate to have more time to […]
May 3, 2012
Huffington Post, May 3, 2012 by John Celock Kansas lawmakers are gearing up for a possible fight over an abortion bill Friday, two days after the state Senate passed a bill allowing health-care professionals to withhold drugs and treatment that could cause an abortion. The GOP-controlled state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that allows doctors […]
May 3, 2012
Mother Jones, May 3, 2012 by Nick Baumann Buried in a Republican bill to give states more say over health care funds is a provision that could block them from spending their own money on abortions. A group of congressional Republicans is pushing a bill to put key health care decisions in the hands of […]
May 1, 2012
Think Progress, May 1, 2012 by Amanda Peterson Beadle Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (D) has vetoed an anti-abortion bill that would have required a doctor to be present for a woman to take the abortion-inducing drug RU-486, effectively banning “tele-med” abortions and disproportionately affecting women in rural communities. Dayton wrote in his veto letter that […]
May 1, 2012
NECN.com, May 1, 2012 by AP OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Mary Fallin has signed a bill that places new restrictions on doctors who prescribe abortion inducing drugs. Fallin signed 11 bills on Tuesday, including one requiring physicians who prescribe RU-486 — or mifepristone — to be physically present when the drug is first provided […]
May 1, 2012
Care2.com, May 1, 2012 by Jessica Pieklo Last week Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) and former presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) have joined forces behind yet another anti-abortion bill. Paul, who hasn’t managed to show up for a majority of congressional votes this year due to his campaign schedule has made supporting […]
April 25, 2012
Digital Journal, April 25, 2012, Press Release OTTAWA, CNW/ – On the eve of the introduction of Conservative MP backbencher Stephen Woodworth’s anti-abortion private member’s bill, a determined group of women calling themselves the Radical Handmaids are getting together on Parliament Hill for a little “causeplay” in support of reproductive rights. Sporting red garments and […]
April 24, 2012
WJHG, April 24, 2012 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Senate agreed Tuesday to change the sonogram requirements for a woman seeking an abortion in the state, including asking her if she would like to hear the fetal heartbeat. Women in Louisiana already are required to get an ultrasound before they can have an […]
April 19, 2012
City Beat, April 19, 2012 by Hannah McCartney One of nation’s harshest anti-abortion bills still stalled in Ohio Senate “WE ARE ABOUT TO END ALMOST EVERY ABORTION IN OHIO!” proclaims the heading at heartbeatbill.com, the brainchild of the bill’s most staunch supporters. That’s a terrifyingly bold statement, and it’s one that’s not entirely true. What […]
March 27, 2012
MyFox Phoenix, March 27, 2012 by Michelle L. Price PHOENIX (AP) – The Arizona Senate has approved a sweeping anti-abortion bill that generally bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and institutes new disclosure requirements, including one that requires women to look at a state-run website with images of fetuses at two-week intervals. The 20-week […]
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