September 27, 2022
20-Year-Old Suicidal Woman Transported to ER after Chicago Abortion
September 26, 2022
Arizona Judge Lifts 1973 Injunction Against State Abortion Ban
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich (R) |
Prima County Superior Court Judge Kellie Johnson ruled that the 50-year-old injunction blocking the law's enforcement "no longer has any prospective application" after the repeal of Roe v. Wade.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, who asked the court to vacate the old injunction, praised Johnson's decision:
“We applaud the court for upholding the will of the legislature and providing clarity and uniformity on this important issue. I have and will continue to protect the most vulnerable Arizonans,” he wrote on Twitter.
Planned Parenthood argued that Johnson's ruling needed to reconcile the 1901 law with Arizona's new law that will ban abortion only after 15 weeks gestation. Johnson disagreed, stating that her only role was to decide on the 1973 injunction, not to reconcile laws passed since then.
Arizona's 15-week abortion ban was set to take effect on Sept 24. While it is assumed by most that the 1901 law is in effect, further court rulings are expected to determine which law should take precedence.
September 23, 2022
UN Resolution Declares Abortion is a "Human Right"
Chicago Approves Abortion Sanctuary City Ordinance
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) |
September 22, 2022
Pro-Life Representatives Introduce Legislation to Protect Pregnancy Centers from Pro-Abortion Extremists
September 21, 2022
New Mexico Gov. Signs Order Designating $10 Million to Build a State-Funded Abortion Facility
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) |
Driver who Attempted to Run Over Pro-Life Advocates Accepts Unique Plea Deal
Hope Beyond Abortion advocating for women and their unborn children outside an abortion business |
September 20, 2022
Pro-Life Legislators Introduce Federal 15-Week Abortion Ban
National Right to Life President Carol Tobias speaking alongside other pro-life leaders at Sen. Lindsey Graham's press conference |
"In considering the use of anesthesia for invasive medical procedures performed on the fetus, doctors have concluded, based on the evidence, that from as early as 12 weeks gestational age, and certainly by 15 weeks gestational age, the fetus is extremely sensitive to painful stimuli, making it necessary to apply adequate analgesia and anesthesia to prevent fetal suffering."
"The assertion of some medical experts that an unborn child remains in a coma-like sleep state that precludes an unborn child from experiencing pain is inconsistent with the documented reaction of unborn children to painful stimuli and with the experience of fetal surgeons who have found it necessary to sedate an unborn child with anesthesia and provide analgesia to prevent an unborn child from engaging in vigorous movement in reaction to invasive surgery."
While this legislation is unlikely to pass given the current makeup of the US Congress, it will likely motivate voters and reignite national discussions about abortion and the right to life.
September 19, 2022
Ohio Heartbeat Law Temporarily Blocked
September 16, 2022
New Planned Parenthood Fiscal Report Shows More Abortions, Fewer Clients
September 15, 2022
Chicago High School Dean Charged for Raping Student and Forcing her to Have Abortions
Former Chicago Public School Dean Brian Crowder Photo credit: Cook County Sheriff's Office |
September 14, 2022
ACLU Lawsuit Argues Indiana Pro-Life Law Violates Religious Freedom
September 13, 2022
Fairview Heights Planned Parenthood Hospitalizes Three Women in Four Days
A patient being loaded into an ambulance outside the Fairview Heights Planned Parenthood Clinic on Aug. 9, 2022. Photo by pro-life onlookers and provided to Operation Rescue |
September 12, 2022
Constitutional Amendment to Legalize Abortion Placed on Michigan Ballot
September 9, 2022
California Judge Rules Doctors Cannot be Compelled to Document Assisted Suicide Requests
September 8, 2022
Sept. 10 is the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, IL
- Resurrection Cemetery in Romeoville, IL
- St. Mary Cemetery in Evergreen Park, IL
Chicago Police Investigating After Dead Infant Found on Sidewalk
California Legislators Pass Block of Pro-Abortion Bills
photo credit: Wayne Hsieh / Flickr |
Among other things, the legislation:
- prevents California law enforcement from cooperating with abortion investigations from other states
- blocks abortion-related medical information from being shared with other states
- prohibits a coroner's statements from being used to convict a mother of infanticide
- allows non-doctors to commit abortions without oversight
- creates a $20 million fund to pay the abortion costs of women who come to California from other states
September 7, 2022
Appeals Court Ends Injunction Against Florida's 15-Week Abortion Law
The law was set to take effect on July 1, but Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper issued a temporary injunction blocking Florida from enforcing the law while a challenge was considered. It then advanced to the First District Court of Appeal, where that injunction was overturned in a 2-1 ruling.
This ruling allows Florida to enforce the 15-week abortion limit as the legal challenge progresses.