Abortion - Page 431

February 6, 2019

Vermont 'right to abortion' bill goes even further than New York's: 'Fetus shall not have independent rights'

Vermont lawmakers are pushing for a bill that would make abortion a constitutional right in the state, going way beyond the law that New York recently passed.

February 5, 2019

Trump calls out pro-choice abortion bills during State of the Union

In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Trump received rapturous applause from Republicans for condemning recent liberal efforts in Virginia and New York to change abortion laws.

February 5, 2019

Laura Ingraham: Republicans should avoid left's 'PC Puritan' trap in the Northam scandal. It's a smokescreen

To satisfy their nutbag base, Democrats have set themselves up as the PC Puritans — a band of political enforcers who traverse the culture, stamping out any and all who violate their ever-shifting ethical codes. Now everybody is walking on eggshells everywhere to avoid being called out for white privilege or gender privilege, without the privilege of knowing what this new orthodoxy even requires.

February 4, 2019

Senate Dems block bill to protect abortion survivors, calling it a GOP stunt

Senate Democrats on Monday blocked a GOP effort to introduce a billl meant to protect abortion survivors, which came in response to comments last week by Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam that seemingly endorsed post-birth abortions in certain cases.

February 4, 2019

Sasse to introduce bill to protect abortion survivors in wake of Virginia legislation

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., plans to introduce Monday evening a bill that would penalize doctors and medical professionals who do not provide medical care to infants who survive abortions.

February 3, 2019

Dan Gainor: Groundhog Day disaster as media keep messing up Northam stories

When a prominent Democrat governor went on radio and supported killing newly born babies, it made hardly a blip in the press. Then the media mob formed when news surfaced that the same governor had a racist photo on his college yearbook page.

February 2, 2019

Archbishop calls legislation repealing abortion restrictions 'evil, pure and simple'

Legislation repealing restrictions on abortion is “evil, pure and simple,” the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities said Saturday.

February 1, 2019

Virginia abortion bill’s co-sponsor postpones town hall event over 'safety concerns'

A town hall meeting scheduled for Saturday, featuring the Virginia state delegate who co-sponsored the state’s controversial late-term abortion bill, has been postponed over “security and safety concerns.”

February 1, 2019

Supreme Court halts Louisiana abortion clinic law for now

The Supreme Court is temporarily keeping a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics on hold.

February 1, 2019

Dr. Manny Alvarez: Late term abortion in New York and Virginia -- An Ob-Gyn's take

Politicians advocating for late-term abortion are not thinking about the consequences of their actions. To legislate clinical indications for elective abortion into the third trimester is really political malpractice.