January 20, 2022 71% of Americans support abortion restrictions: poll The vast majority of Americans support restrictions on abortion, according to a new poll sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and conducted by Marist Poll. The poll also found that a majority of Americans want to return abortion restrictions to the states, in contrast to the central ruling of Roe v. Wade (1973).
January 18, 2022 Emily’s List refuses to support Sinema for reelection Emily's List, a group that works to elect to office female Democratic candidates who support abortion, says it will no longer endorse Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., over her opposition to a change in Senate rules.
January 17, 2022 Federal appeals court sends Texas abortion law case to Republican-majority state Supreme Court A federal appeals court on Monday punted a case about Texas' controversial abortion law to the state's majority-Republican Supreme Court, dealing another defeat to those opposed to the legislation that bans abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected.
January 17, 2022 FDA data on chemical abortions scrutinized in new study The FDA's data on chemical abortions is encountering fresh scrutiny from authors alleging that significant discrepancies have occurred in previous figures.
January 17, 2022 Words my uncle, Martin Luther King Jr., would share in our troubled times As we celebrate the legacy of my uncle, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and also are reminded of the sanctity of life, the theme of human kindness and a regard for human dignity comes to mind.
January 14, 2022 New Jersey Gov. Murphy signs bill preserving abortion in state law Over a dozen states have laws ready to go into effect following the Supreme Court's decision on the Mississippi abortion law.
January 12, 2022 Florida abortion legislation would ban procedure after 15 weeks Republicans in Florida proposed legislation Tuesday that would make abortion illegal after 15 weeks.
January 8, 2022 California AG: Murder charges inappropriate in stillborn cases — even when woman contributes to baby's death California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta advised Thursday that murder charges for women who have stillborn babies aren’t warranted even if the mother-to-be’s actions contributed to the death.
January 5, 2022 Republican politicians call for action against biotech companies after report on prenatal testing failures Leading Republican politicians are calling out biotech companies amid a report about false positives in prenatal testing.
January 1, 2022 Several states introduce new laws on New Year's Day affecting abortion, taxes and more The New Year has brought with it new laws that affect everything from abortion to policing and even taxes.
