April 21, 2022
Pritzker Calls 15 Week Abortion Ban "Dangerous"
April 20, 2022
Biden Admin to End Trump Conscience Protection Rule
photo credit: Gage Skidmore / Flickr |
“Finally, laws prohibiting government-funded discrimination against conscience and religious freedom will be enforced like every other civil rights law. This rule ensures that healthcare entities and professionals won’t be bullied out of the health care field because they decline to participate in actions that violate their conscience, including the taking of human life.”
If the rule were ever to be enforced, it would offer support and security to pro-life medical workers who refuse to participate in life-ending procedures such as abortion and euthanasia. By scrapping the rule, the Biden administration is working to dismantle any potential protection it could provide.
Maryland Lawmakers Override Veto of Pro-Abortion Bill
photo credit: Jimmy Emerson / Flickr |
April 19, 2022
Massachusetts City Bans Pro-Life Pregnancy Resource Centers
April 18, 2022
Kentucky Lawmakers Override Veto of Pro-Life Bill
photo credit: Matt Turner / Flickr |
April 15, 2022
Baby Tinslee Goes Home After Surviving Hospital's Attempt to Invoke Texas's "10-Day Rule"
Tinslee Lewis |
Florida Gov. Signs 15 Week Abortion Ban
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) photo credit: Gage Skidmore / Flickr |
April 14, 2022
Yelp to Pay Employees' Abortion Travel Expenses
Pro-abortion companies started adding abortion travel expenses to their employee benefits in response to legislation like Texas's Heartbeat Act. The law prohibits abortion after the child's heartbeat is detectable, and its unique enforcement method has made it resistant to legal challenges. For this reason, other pro-life states are enacting similar laws.
“We’ve long been a strong advocate for equality in the workplace, and believe that gender equality cannot be achieved if women’s healthcare rights are restricted,” said Miriam Warren, Yelp's chief diversity officer. “As a remote-first company with a distributed workforce, this new benefit allows our U.S. employees and their dependents to have equitable access to reproductive care, regardless of where they live.”
The Associated Press reported that Yelp has an estimated workforce of 4,000. Roughly 200 of those employees live in Texas.
Florida Judge Upholds 24-Hour Waiting Period Law
April 13, 2022
Oklahoma Gov Signs Law Making Committing Abortion a Felony
April 12, 2022
Two Ohio Abortion Businesses Fined for Dumping Remains and Private Patient Info
Planned Parenthood Bedford Heights photo credit: Operation Rescue |
Kentucky Gov. Vetoes Pro-Life "Omnibus"
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) |
April 11, 2022
Kentucky AG Files Brief in Support of Dismemberment Abortion Ban
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron |
April 8, 2022
Michigan Gov Files Lawsuit to Find Abortion Rights in State Constitution
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer |
Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson |
April 7, 2022
Oklahoma Legislature Passes Abortion Ban
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) |
Idaho Gov. Signs Law to Support Families After Down Syndrome Diagnosis
April 6, 2022
Colorado Gov Signs Bill Creating State Right to Abortion
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) photo credit: Jesse Paul / Flickr |
April 5, 2022
Chicago Planned Parenthood Tears Woman's Uterus
April 4, 2022
WSJ Poll Shows Support for 15-Week Abortion Ban
WSJ surveyed 1,500 voters from March 2-7. The results found that 48% would either "strongly" or "somewhat" favor a law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy with exemptions to protect the life of the mother. 43% of voters were opposed.
This is welcome news for the pro-life movement, as polling regularly shows voters lean toward pro-life stances.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to rule on Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. That ruling should come before the end of the Court's current term (June 2022).
Aside from Mississippi, Arizona and Louisiana have also enacted 15-week bans. Florida and Kentucky have similar bills pending the approval of their governors. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is expected to sign his state's bill, while the Kentucky legislature is primed to override an expected veto by pro-abortion Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D).