Category: abortion ban

Abortion Ruling Will Make US ‘Outlier Among Developed Nations’: Biden

President Joe Biden has criticized the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion rights, stating that the move violates the principle of equality and will make the country an “outlier” among developed nations. “The consequences and the consensus of the American people—core principles of equality, liberty, dignity,…


Louisiana Governor Signs Bill Into Law That Will Shutter All Abortion Clinics if Roe v. Wade Is Overturned

Louisiana’s Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards signed into law Senate Bill 342 on June 21, which bans almost all abortions in the state and creates criminal penalties for abortion providers who flout the law. “My position on abortion has been unwavering—I am pro-life and have never hidden from that fact,” Bel Edwards wrote in a…


Louisiana Governor Signs Bill Into Law That Would Ban Most Abortions if Roe v. Wade Is Overturned

Louisiana’s Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards signed into law Senate Bill 342 on June 21, which bans almost all abortions in the state and creates criminal penalties for abortion providers who flout the law. “My position on abortion has been unwavering—I am pro-life and have never hidden from that fact,” Edwards wrote in a June…


Oklahoma Governor Signs Ban on Abortion From Conception

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed into law a measure that would ban abortion starting at conception, with few exceptions allowed. The measure, Oklahoma HB 4327, now becomes the strictest abortion restriction signed into law in the United States. It prohibits doctors from carrying out abortions after pregnancy. Exceptions include in the event that…


Oklahoma Governor Signs Ban on Abortion From Conception, Now Nation’s Most Pro-Life Law

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed into law a measure that would ban abortion starting at conception, with few exceptions allowed. The measure, Oklahoma HB 4327, now becomes the strictest abortion restriction signed into law in the United States. It prohibits doctors from carrying out abortions after pregnancy. Exceptions include in the event that…


Capitol Report (May 20): Testimony: Clinton Approved Giving Allegations to Reporter; Expert Says Power Blackouts Are Unlikely

In former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, a testimony revealed Clinton approved the plan to give allegations against Trump to the media ahead of the 2016 election. President Joe Biden is in South Korea. The visit comes as China issues threats and North Korea prepares for missile tests. What could come next? As…


The Value of a Fetus

Commentary Everything has a value. Most people don’t like to think of some things as having a quantifiable value, but they do. Otherwise, all our decisions would be random. Of course, we put dollar values on many things—houses, cards, clothes, services, art. But we assign values to almost everything, not just those that we purchase….


Oklahoma Governor Signs Heartbeat Abortion Ban Into Law, Effective Immediately

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday signed into law a bill banning abortion after cardiac activity is detected, which is usually at six weeks of pregnancy. The measure, S.B. 1503 or the “Oklahoma Heartbeat Act,” comes into effect immediately. Exceptions apply in cases of a medical emergency, but do not apply for pregnancies due to…


Oklahoma Governor Signs Near-Total Abortion Ban Into Law

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday signed a bill to ban abortions in the state, except in medical emergencies. “As Governor, I promised to sign every piece of pro-life legislation that hit my desk,” Stitt said on Twitter after signing the bill. “Today I kept that promise by signing SB 612 into law, once again showing…


Idaho Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Abortion Ban Modeled Off Texas Law

The Idaho Supreme Court has temporarily blocked implementation of a new abortion law in the state that has an enforcement mechanism modeled on an abortion ban in Texas, enabling the law to be enforced through private citizens filing lawsuits against abortion providers. The abortion ban was signed into law on March 23, making Idaho the…