Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson wants the number of justices in the Supreme Court to expand, a proposal some experts believe will compromise trust in the judiciary. “We need to see expanded courts from the lower courts all the way up to the Supreme Court. We need to see term limits,” Johnson said in…
Judge Blocks Utah Law Banning New Licenses for Abortion Clinics
May 3, 2023
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A judge in Utah has temporarily blocked Utah from enforcing a new law that would ban new licenses for abortion clinics in the state. The law, HB 467, would have barred Utah from issuing licenses for any new abortion clinics and would have phased out existing licenses by 2024. Planned Parenthood had sued to block the…
Planned Parenthood Reports 375,000 Abortions in FY2021 Ahead of Landmark Supreme Court Abortion Ruling
Abortion provider Planned Parenthood estimated it terminated 374,155 pregnancies between Oct. 1, 2020, and Sept. 30, 2021, the second-highest number of abortions the organization has recorded in a single-year period. Planned Parenthood published its annual report (pdf) for 2021-2022 this week, describing its various services through the 2021 fiscal year. According to the report, Planned…
Idaho Governor Signs ‘Abortion Trafficking’ Bill Into Law
Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed a law making it a crime to transport minor girls across state lines to receive abortions. The bill passed in the state House on March 7 by a majority vote of 57-12, with one abstention. Little signed the bill into law on April 5, taking effect in 30 days. In…
Florida’s Attorney General Asks Court to Stop Funding to Planned Parenthood
February 24, 2023
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Florida’s Attorney General seeks to stop state money from going to Planned Parenthood. Attorney General Ashley Moody is asking the U.S. District Court in Tallahassee to vacate an injunction it issued in 2016 that stopped the enforcement of a Florida law defunding abortion clinics. The court’s rationale, Moody said, was based on the Supreme Court’s…
Utah Houses Passes Bill Restricting Abortion Clinics in the State
February 22, 2023
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The Utah House of Representatives passed House Bill 467 on Feb. 17 that seeks to restrict the operation of abortion clinics in the state while also making changes to related regulations. “No abortion clinic may operate in the state on or after January 1, 2024, or the last valid date of an abortion clinic license…
Utah House Passes Bill Restricting Abortion Clinics in the State
February 22, 2023
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The Utah House of Representatives passed House Bill 467 on Feb. 17 that seeks to restrict the operation of abortion clinics in the state while also making changes to related regulations. “No abortion clinic may operate in the state on or after January 1, 2024, or the last valid date of an abortion clinic license…
Kentucky Supreme Court Upholds State Abortion Ban
February 17, 2023
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Kentucky maintained its near-total abortion ban after the state’s supreme court ruled in favor of a challenge to an injunction against the law on Thursday. The case before the Kentucky Supreme Court challenged the state’s ban on almost all abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy. The court was faced with a narrow legal issue…
Rep. Boebert Introduces Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) has proposed a new draft bill that aims to defund Planned Parenthood by placing a one-year moratorium on federal funding to the organization, in line with the longstanding goal of many Republicans who oppose the organization’s provision of abortions. The bill is Boebert’s first in the 118th Congress, which Republicans took…
Shapiro Talks Abortion Access in Pennsylvania With Planned Parenthood
January 19, 2023
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In his first week as Pennsylvania’s governor, Josh Shapiro has put abortion on the front burner. He highlighted abortion in his inauguration speech, and on the third day of his administration, he hosted Planned Parenthood leadership for a conversation on expanding abortion access. “Planned Parenthood PA’s executive director and the CEOs of all three Planned…
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