In July Centerville, Texas became the 30th city in the state to pass an ordinance banning abortion, including chemical abortion, making it a crime for anyone to possess or distribute drugs intended for pregnancy termination. This chemical distinction is important for a small politically conservative town where such an ordinance arguably makes no material impact
Missouri’s Attorney General’s Office is asking the Supreme Court to resolve, “a clear and well-developed split of authority.” Missouri along with 11 other states passed laws outlawing the abortion of disabled babies, especially those with a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. The petition states, “deeply entrenched forces within our medical establishment continue to treat unborn
A Harvard/Harris poll found that just 6 percent of Americans believe abortion should be allowed up until the birth of the baby. Life News reported on a Marist study holding that merely 13 percent of people support abortion through all nine months of pregnancy. A Morning Consult research study revealed most Americans think abortion should
A recent poll nuancing the American attitudes regarding abortion concludes the practice does not enjoy broad public support. 65% of Americans believe abortion in the second trimester should be illegal, with mostly democrats in favor. However, 80% of Americans across all demographic profiles, including democrats, think abortion should be outlawed in the third trimester. Since
Many thought the sudden closure of a Planned Parenthood office in Rochester was a sign of a consolidation. However, local residents are upset to learn the abortion giant was simply preparing to expand facilities with a new office in Brighton. According to Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York’s website, this move is part
The Supreme Court has repeatedly refused to allow individual states to ban abortion prior to 20-24 weeks gestation, typically considered the point of viability at which a child could survive outside of the womb. That may change. On May 17 the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case where a lower court nullified a Mississippi
Prior to the 1973 Supreme Court ruling legalizing abortion on the federal level, only a handful of states permitted the practice, including New York. This created an abortion tourism dynamic as women traveled to New York from other states to get their abortions. Recent years have seen a trend of conservative states restricting abortion. Women
On April 26 Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill banning abortions after a baby’s heartbeat starts. In doing so, Oklahoma joins a host of states such as North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Iowa, Tennessee and others in protecting preborn children from abortion. Abortions cannot be performed without confirmation of pregnancy. Pregnancy is confirmed by
Historically Democrats have relied heavily on the courts to accomplish their policy goals because they are too radical for the normal legislative process. One of these unpopular policy objectives forced upon unwilling Americans through the courts is abortion. But the Democrats lost control of the Supreme Court for the first time in decades with the
Recently, South Dakota passed legislation banning abortion based on a child’s genetic disability of Down syndrome. Expert testimony to the legislature from Dr. Tara Lee referred to a 2012 US review of the medical literature showing a 61 to 93 percent abortion rate if a pre-born baby is diagnosed with Down syndrome. Lee went on
