- all second-trimester surgical abortions occur in licensed surgical centers or hospitals
- women receive abortion pills only during in-person visits with physicians
- patients receive in-person physical examinations before having abortions
- abortion pills never be distributed through the mail via telemedicine
September 16, 2021
Appeals Court Lifts Injunction Against Indiana Abortion Laws
DOJ Pushes Federal Judge to Block Texas Heartbeat Act
September 15, 2021
6th Circuit Blocks Enforcement of Tennessee Pro-Life Law
- discriminatory abortions due to race, sex, or Down Syndrome diagnosis
- abortions after the unborn baby's heartbeat is detectable
- abortions for juveniles currently in the custody of the Department of Children's services. Additionally, the option to receive a waiver from a judge was removed for this circumstance
Police Evacuate Texas Right to Life Employees After Bomb Threat
September 14, 2021
Saint Xavier University in Chicago Covers Abortion in Student Health Plan
Montana AG Asks Court to Dismiss Challenges to Pro-Life Laws
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen |
The Montana laws include a ban on abortion after unborn children reach 20 weeks gestation, a requirement that women be given the option to view an ultrasound before having an abortion, informed consent requirements for abortion pills, a ban on the distribution of abortion pills through the mail, and a ban on federal exchange health plans in Montana from paying for abortions.
“Because the regulations at issue protect women from the very people who are suing against these laws, Planned Parenthood has no basis for asking the court to halt what the legislature had every prerogative to pass,” said Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Harle in a statement.
Without court intervention, the pro-life laws are set to take effect on October 1.
September 13, 2021
Pro-Abortion Groups File Lawsuits Against Oklahoma Pro-Life Laws
Oklahoma State Capitol |
- medical professionals who abort children for reasons other than to save the mother's life or to “prevent substantial or irreversible physical impairment” would have their medical licenses suspended for at least one year
- abortions after an unborn child's heartbeat can be detected would be prohibited
- only doctors who are board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology would be allowed to commit abortions
- the use of abortion pills would face multiple new regulations
September 10, 2021
Biden Administration Sues Texas over Heartbeat Law
Attorney General Merrick Garland |
September 9, 2021
Website Hosting Service GoDaddy Deplatforms Texas Right to Life Whistleblower Site
South Dakota Gov. Signs Executive Order Banning Telemedicine Abortions
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) |
- a requirement that physicians examine a pregnant mother in person before prescribing abortion pills
- banning the distribution of abortion-inducing drugs via courier, delivery, telemedicine, or mail service
- banning the distribution of abortion-inducing drugs in schools
- requiring "pill only" clinics to obtain licenses in accordance with South Dakota's surgical abortion clinic licensing requirements
- a requirement that the South Dakota Department of Health collects data on the frequency, complication rate, location, and sex trafficking context of the abortion pill
September 8, 2021
More States Announce Plans to Pass Texas-Style Heartbeat Laws
- Arkansas State Sen. Jason Rapert ordered a bill be filed in his state "to mirror the Texas SB8 bill."
- Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson said that the Florida legislature is “already working” on a heartbeat act like the Texas one.
- Mississippi State Sen. Chris McDaniel said that he would "absolutely" consider filing legislation to match Texas SB8.
- North Dakota Sen. Janne Myrdal confirmed that legislators in her state are discussing using the Texas Heartbeat Act a template for new legislation in their own state.
- South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, whom some speculate might run for president in the 2024 election cycle, said that she directed her Unborn Child Advocate “to immediately review the new TX law and current South Dakota laws” and make sure South Dakota has the “strongest pro-life laws on the books.”
Biden Flops on Belief that Life Begins at Conception
photo credit: Gage Skidmore / Flickr |
September 7, 2021
Chicago Woman Rescues Abandoned Newborn Found in Trash
Screenshot from WGN News Video |
The woman held the child until paramedics arrived.
Matthew Lang, one of the firefighters who responded to the emergency, told CBS 2, “I look out the window, and I just see this woman, hysterical, waving her arms.” He had expected the worst, but what he saw was reassuring. “We don’t know who put the baby there, but whoever did left a rosary. My mind went to ease as soon as I saw that baby moving and crying. It was almost surreal.”
Emergency responders took the baby to Lurie Children's Hospital for treatment. Lang went to Facebook to urge parents who feel like they can't take care of their babies to surrender babies to safe havens rather than leave them in the trash.
In Illinois, parents can safely and anonymously surrender newborns 30 days old or younger to any hospital, police station, fire station, or hospital. There will be no legal repercussions to the parents, and the child's life will not be endangered.
Planned Parenthood Sues Texas Pro-Lifers over Heartbeat Act
“This lawsuit will not stop the work of Texas Right to Life. Estimates are that approximately 150 babies per day are being saved because of Texas Right to Life’s leadership on the Texas Heartbeat Act. Planned Parenthood can keep suing us, but Texas Right to Life will never back down from protecting pregnant women and preborn children from abortion.”
September 6, 2021
September 3, 2021
Biden Announces "whole-of-government effort" to Undermine Texas Heartbeat Act
US President Joe Biden (D) |
"I am launching a whole-of-government effort to respond to this decision -- looking specifically to HHS and DOJ to see what steps the federal government can take to insulate those in Texas from this law and ensure access to safe and legal abortions as protected by Roe."
In a separate statement, Biden said that he was directing his White House Gender Policy Council and the White House counsel to review “what legal tools we have to insulate women and providers from the impact of Texas' bizarre scheme of outsourced enforcement to private parties.”
It is unclear what action Biden plans to take to negate the effects of the legally passed Texas Heartbeat Act.
Supreme Court Chooses Not to Intervene in Texas Heartbeat Law Case
September 2, 2021
IL Gov. J.B. Pritzker Decries Texas Heartbeat Law
IL Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) |
"My heart hurts for the people of Texas, where their state leaders put their radical and dangerous ideological agenda above the health and safety of the people they serve.
Abortion bans don't ban abortion. They endanger women – none more than rural women, poor women, young women and women of color.
I proudly joined our General Assembly in enacting Illinois’ Reproductive Health Act – guaranteeing the fundamental right to choose and, crucially, the access necessary to make choice possible.
Illinois is proud to be a beacon of hope in the Midwest, as demonstrated by the women forced to travel from Missouri for basic medical care.
But let's be clear: NOBODY should be forced to cross state lines to see a doctor. This latest attack proves reproductive healthcare needs to be enshrined into law."
Pritzker's post falsely claims that not having access to abortion businesses can "endanger" some women. His implication here is likely that women in the categories he listed are more likely to attempt risky self-managed abortion methods such as the infamous "coat hanger abortions." These abortions have a high degree of risk for the mother, and they should not be attempted. They are also entirely unnecessary, however. Crisis pregnancy centers, religious organizations, and pro-life charities all exist to help pregnant women get through difficult and unexpected pregnancies.
He also again touted the Illinois Reproductive Health Act and the fact that it made Illinois an abortion destination for the midwest. This is because it deregulated much of the abortion industry in Illinois, which makes it much easier for abortion businesses to commit health violations. This is very different from a state like Missouri, in which abortion businesses found guilty of health code violations find it very difficult to stay open.
Finally, in Pritzker's last sentence, is yet another admission from a pro-abortion advocate that the right to abortion is NOT law. It has only been the whim of the Supreme Court, and no federal statute or amendment crafted by legislators enacted a right to abortion. This fall, even that precedent will be called into question.