Philadelphia officials are illegally giving $500,000 to an organization that helps women obtain abortions, according to a new lawsuit. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, a Democrat, announced on Aug. 4 that the city was transferring the money to the Abortion Liberation Fund of Pennsylvania. According to a press release from Kenney’s office, the taxpayer money would…
Philadelphia Illegally Using Taxpayer Money to Pay for Abortions: Lawsuit
Victorian Parliament Blocks New Abortion Bill
The parliament of the Australian state of Victoria has struck down a bill compelling all hospitals that receive state funding to provide access to abortion services and voluntary assisted dying. If the bill had passed, it would have compelled all hospitals, including those associated with religious organisations, to provide the said procedures to inquiring patients….
South Carolina Supreme Court Blocks Fetal Heartbeat Abortion Ban
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Aug. 17 temporarily blocked the state’s law banning abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is at about six weeks gestation. South Carolina’s abortion ban was signed into law by Republican Gov. Henry McMaster in February 2021 but was blocked from being enforced soon after by an Obama-appointed federal judge….
Federal Judge Reinstates 20-Week Abortion Ban in North Carolina
August 17, 2022
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A federal judge has ruled that North Carolina’s law banning abortions after 20 weeks of gestation, except in an urgent medical emergency, is back in force. U.S. District Judge William Osteen’s decision on Aug. 17 eliminates an injunction he had issued against the 20-week abortion ban in 2019. He said that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on June 24 in…
Florida Court Rules Pregnant Teen Not ‘Mature’ Enough to Decide on Abortion
August 17, 2022
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A Florida appeals court upheld a decision to deny a pregnant 16-year-old an abortion, as she is not “sufficiently mature” to decide whether to terminate her pregnancy. The ruling affirmed an earlier decision by Escambia County Circuit Judge Jennifer Frydrychowicz to block the teenager’s abortion request, identified as “Jane Doe 22-B,” without consent from a parental…
Los Angeles City Atty. Mike Feuer Attacks Free Speech on Abortion
Commentary Now the First Amendment is under attack as collateral from America’s abortion wars. Los Angeles City Atty. Mike Feuer wants to ban the pro-life clinics that try to talk pregnant women out of having abortions. He is proposing an ordinance (pdf) that would add to the Municipal Code “the prohibition of misleading advertising by…
Louisiana’s 3 Abortion Clinics Closing, Looking to Relocate
All three of Louisiana’s abortion clinics are reportedly closing their doors and relocating to other states after the state’s Supreme Court upheld a near total abortion ban on Aug. 12, according to staff and supporters. Hope Medical Group for Women (June Medical Services) in Shreveport, which is reportedly preparing to relocate, was part of the lawsuit…
Democrat Beto O’Rourke Gets Mixed Reception at Rural Texas Campaign Stop
August 14, 2022
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Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Beto O’Rourke watched his language at a campaign stop in a rural East Texas town Saturday after dropping the f-bomb on a heckler earlier this week. O’Rourke was met with a full house and a pocket of protesters at the Reecy Davis Recreation Center in Greenville, Texas. Police estimated the crowd to…
Idaho Supreme Court Decides Not to Block Near-Total Abortion Ban
The Idaho Supreme Court on Friday said it will not block a trigger law that bans nearly all abortions in the state slated to take effect Aug. 25, as well as a separate law that bans abortion after about six weeks set to take effect Aug. 19, amid ongoing litigation. The court also allowed a civil enforcement…
Louisiana Supreme Court Denies Challenge, Allows Abortion Ban to Remain in Effect
August 12, 2022
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The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana turned down an emergency application from abortion providers on Aug. 12, a move that allows the state’s abortion ban to continue. States have been dealing with a blizzard of legal challenges brought by abortion activists and providers in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on June…
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