Abortion - Page 412

May 29, 2019

Louisiana governor, a Democrat, poised to sign 'heartbeat' abortion ban into law

Louisiana's state legislature on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a so-called "heartbeat" pro-life bill, becoming the latest in a slew of states to enact strict new restrictions on abortion that many conservatives have hoped will end with the Supreme Court revisiting its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

May 29, 2019

Canadian PM Trudeau plans to confront Pence on state abortion restrictions

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he will confront Vice President Mike Pence Thursday about the recent raft of state anti-abortion legislation, which Trudeau described as a "backsliding of women's rights."

May 29, 2019

Satanic Temple to challenge Supreme Court abortion ruling on fetal remains

The Satanic Temple said Tuesday it will challenge a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld an Indiana law that requires the burial or cremation of fetal remains in the name of religious freedom.

May 29, 2019

Washington Post gives '4 Pinocchios' to Planned Parenthood president for false abortion claim

The president of Planned Parenthood has repeatedly spread a false claim about "thousands" of women who died due to a lack of safe abortion access before the Roe v. Wade decision, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. 

May 28, 2019

Justices Ginsburg, Thomas trade barbs in Supreme Court ruling on state abortion matter

Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Clarence Thomas has two very different opinions when it came to Tuesday’s ruling on upholding an Indiana law supported by abortion opponents that regulates the disposal of fetal remains.

May 28, 2019

Missouri could soon be first 'abortion-free' state since Roe vs Wade

Missouri's last abortion clinic expects to shut down later this week, ending legal abortion in the Show-Me State.

May 28, 2019

Kamala Harris calls for federal approval before states pass abortion restrictions

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., plans to announce Tuesday evening that if she wins the White House next November she will seek to institute a pre-clearance requirement for states and localities seeking to pass laws barring abortions.

May 28, 2019

Alabama sets adoption record amid abortion debate

Alabama's adoption record is getting attention after the Southern state passed the most restrictive abortion ban in the country.

May 26, 2019

Kristen Waggoner: Babies aren’t cancer

Cancer destroys a person’s body and ends a person’s dreams. Babies bring joy and beauty and make us mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers.

May 26, 2019

Arnon Mishkin: Could abortion decide the 2020 election? Both sides should be careful what they wish for

A look at recent polling about abortion suggests that two factors may have a profound impact on voting – and not necessarily the way proponents of each side of the divisive issue would like.