List/Grid Tag Archives: Abortion
Indiana Seeks to Pass Restrictive Abortion Measure
In Indiana, hundreds of protesters showed up at the statehouse on Tuesday in order to protest a new restrictive abortion measure. House Bill 1210, introduced by Indiana state Rep. Eric…
Texas Abortion Bill Passes State House
A controversial abortion bill in Texas is closer to becoming law after the measure was approved in the Texan House of Representatives last week. The state Senate has already approved…
South Dakota Senate Passes Anti-Abortion Bill
On Wednesday, the South Dakota Senate passed a controversial abortion measure that would require women to wait 72 hours before they can have the procedure. Women would also have to…
Anti-Abortion Measure Defeated in Wyoming
A bill in Wyoming that would require doctors to inform women seeking an abortion that they could view an ultrasound image of their fetus before the procedure was defeated in…
Op-Ed: Attack on Abortion
The abortion debate is in the forefront of national politics again. Currently, national laws have targeted abortion rights as the GOP voted to defund Planned Parenthood and attempted to change…
Phil Kline’s Ethic Hearing Continues
The abortion debate ranges on. It seemed to have gotten quieter for a period of time, but it has certainly ramped up in intensity over the past couple of years. …
Georgia State Representative Wants to Investigate All Miscarriages
Georgia state representative Bobby Franklin is making headlines again. The Republican has introduced a bill, H1, attempting to make abortion illegal. According to Daily Kos, his bill would not only…
Obama Administration Reverses Bush-Era Conscience Clause
The so-called “conscience clause,” a federal law that has existed for years and allows doctors and nurses to refuse to participate in abortions and sterilizations, was clarified on Friday by…
Protesters Outside of Boehner’s Apartment Claim GOP is “Treading on DC”
Twenty protesters gathered outside of Speaker of the House John Boehner’s Washington area apartment on Thursday morning. The protesters, organized by D.C. Vote, used Boehner’s Tea Party rhetoric against him. …
Op-Ed: Cutting Funds for Planned Parenthood Hurts Everyone
House Republicans have made it their mission to target abortion and women’s rights. In a recent vote, the House decided to strip federal funding from Planned Parenthood. Yes, Planned Parenthood…
Texas Abortion Bill Sparks Controversy
The Texas Senate passed a controversial bill on Thursday that would require women to have a sonogram at least 24 hours before they have an abortion. The contentious law, along…
California Congresswoman Opens up about her Abortion
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) made headlines on Friday after her courageous and passionate speech on the House floor late Thursday night. During an often emotional three hour debate on defunding…
Mike Huckabee Compares Abortion to Slavery
While speaking at a fundraiser for an anti-abortion group on Monday night, former Arkansas governor and possible 2012 presidential contender Mike Huckabee compared abortion to slavery, according to the University…
South Dakota Could Legalize the Murder of Abortion Doctors
South Dakota is proposing a law that could potentially legalize the killing of abortion doctors. The Republican backed bill, which would expand the definition of “justifiable homicides” to include killings…
