Tag: abortion ban

California City to Consider Banning Abortions, Declaring ‘Sanctuary for Life’

Officials in the City of San Clemente, California, will consider a resolution Aug. 16 that would ban abortion and declare the city a “sanctuary for life.” The resolution defines the beginning of human life to be the moment of conception and would make it the city’s declared duty to protect that life until natural death….


Louisana Abortion Ban Back in Effect for Third Time Since Supreme Court Ruling

Louisiana’s abortion ban, a trigger law, is back in effect for a third time since the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. The trigger abortion ban law was passed in 2006, intended to come into effect in the event that Roe v. Wade is overturned. The law was updated…


Student Found Out She Was Pregnant After Breaking Up, Refused to Abort Her Unplanned Baby

The extraordinary story behind an unplanned pregnancy and how it has turned into a beautiful open adoption success. (Video courtesy of Melissa Link) …


Judge Blocks Pre-Roe Abortion Ban in West Virginia

A West Virginia judge on July 18 temporarily blocked the state’s pre-Roe abortion ban from taking effect. The preliminary injunction issued by Kanawha County Circuit Judge Tera Salango came in a lawsuit filed in June on behalf of Women’s Health Center of West Virginia, the state’s only abortion clinic. The clinic had suspended abortions and…


UN Human Rights Chief Overstepped Mandate by Criticizing the US: Human Rights Expert

United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet drew backlash for downplaying China’s human rights abuses while criticizing the United States for the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision, overturning Roe versus Wade. Director of research at the Center for Family and Human Rights, Rebecca Oas, said Bachelet overstepped her bounds because there are no internationally agreed-upon human rights to abortion. “And to the extent…


What Does an Abortion Ban Mean for Men?

Commentary With the Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, abortion as a matter of law was returned to the states. Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel Alito stated (pdf): “The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly…


Abortion Bans in Mississippi, Florida Allowed to Take Effect Amid Efforts to Block Them

Bans on abortions in Mississippi and Florida are taking effect this week in spite of efforts in the courts seeking to block the laws. The news comes amid continuing legal battles in multiple U.S. states over abortion following the U.S. Supreme Court decision on June 24 that overturned Roe v. Wade and sent regulation of the…


Supreme Courts in Texas, Ohio Block Efforts to Reinstate Access to Abortions

Texas’s and Ohio’s Supreme Courts have given the go-ahead for the states to enforce their respective state laws that ban abortion, blocking efforts that barred the laws from taking effect, coming after the U.S. Supreme Court last week overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. Roe v. Wade had enabled abortions up to 24 weeks…


Pro-Abortion Injunctions Attempt to Delay Abortion Bans

America’s first post-Roe v. Wade pro-life laws have been delayed by a series of injunctions that have resulted in women continuing to be able to have abortions. Many have long anticipated that the end of Roe v. Wade would see a flurry of pro-life legislation passed across America. Even before the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v….


Judge Temporarily Blocks Abortion Ban in Kentucky, the Latest of States With Trigger Laws on Hold

A judge has temporarily blocked an abortion ban in Kentucky that came into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision on June 24 that overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. The Kentucky abortion ban, passed in 2019, has an exception that lets the doctor perform the abortion if it is deemed necessary…