Tag: abortion

Indiana Abortion Ban Remains Blocked After State Supreme Court’s Decision, Pending Hearing in January

The Indiana Supreme Court issued an order on Oct. 12 that bars the state from enforcing a near-total abortion ban while the court considers whether the ban is in violation of the state’s constitution. It comes after a judge blocked the new abortion ban on Sept. 22, putting it on hold temporarily amid ongoing litigation. State Attorney…


Woman Who Conceived Twins in Rape Rejects Abortion, Shares How Her 21-Year-Old Twins Saved Her Life

Even today, Nancy Kelly swears she heard the sound of her unborn baby’s scream during the first abortion procedure she underwent. The sound would haunt her from that day forward. It made such an impact on her heart that she chose to not abort the twins she would conceive years later, after she was raped….


Trump Says Republicans Should Clarify Their Support for Exceptions to Abortion Bans

Former President Donald Trump said Republicans need to do a better job of explaining their positions on abortion—with exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother—and to contrast that with the pro-abortion Democrat Party platform. In an interview with talk show host Wayne Allyn Root, Trump said abortion bans must provide exemptions for…


Abortion Notification Rules for Minors Dispute Arrives at Supreme Court

A county court clerk in Missouri is asking the Supreme Court to throw out an appeals court decision holding a minor has a “clearly established” right to skip parental notification before asking a court to rule on whether she can have an abortion. According to the Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion rights think tank, the laws…


Abortion Ban Indefinitely Blocked in Ohio Amid Ongoing Suit

Ohio’s abortion ban, which applies after a fetal heartbeat is detected, has been blocked indefinitely amid ongoing litigation brought by abortion providers challenging the state laws. Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Christian Jenkins previously issued a temporary injunction on Sept. 14, which blocked the abortion ban for 14 days, before granting the preliminary injunction on…


Capitol Report (Oct. 6): Illegal Immigrants Bused to VP Harris’s Home; 1.2 Million Firearms Sold in September

A judge rules DACA is illegal. DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, is the Obama-era program that shields certain illegal immigrants from deportation. What does this ruling mean for the current recipients and the future of the program? President Joe Biden addresses workers at an IBM plant in New York. What does he say about…


Planned Parenthood to Launch Clinic-On-Wheels for Illinois Border Near States With Abortion Bans

St. Louis is among the regions that Planned Parenthood in Illinois will target with a clinic-on-wheels for abortion procedures without crossing state lines. The planned mobile unit is a 37-foot recreational vehicle (RV) that will travel in Illinois along the borders of Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee, The Associated Press reported. Since the U.S. Supreme Court…


66 US Clinics Have Halted Abortions Since Supreme Court Struck Down Roe v. Wade: Institute

Dozens of clinics in U.S. states have stopped performing abortions in the 100 days since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, according to a new analysis. In 15 states that have imposed complete or six-week abortion bans, 66 clinics have stopped offering abortions, according to the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute. Twenty-six of the clinics…


Parents Who Chose Adoption Over Abortion Stay Close to Their Son and His Loving Adoptive Family

After getting pregnant unexpectedly, two college students chose open adoption for their unborn baby. Now years later, they are married to each other with three more children and one on the way. They maintain a close, loving relationship with their firstborn and his adoptive family. Full-time mom Jessica Lundin, 31, is grateful for the choice…


Judge Rules Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Must Testify in Abortion Lawsuit

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton must testify in a lawsuit bought by a string of nonprofit organizations seeking to block potential criminal charges against abortion providers offering Texan women access to abortions out of state. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman had previously quashed the subpoena before marking a U-turn on the…