Category: abortions

Bill Treating Abortion as Murder Faces GOP Pushback; FBI Targets School Board Parents: Whistleblower | NTD Evening News

A controversial Louisiana bill that would have subjected doctors who perform abortions—including for mothers who seek them—with homicide has been pulled for revisions. Contradicting statements made by the FBI, whistleblowers claim that the bureau is in fact using counterterrorism tools to target parents who have protested COVID-19 policies at school board meetings. …


Manhunt Underway for Brooklyn Subway Shooter; Biden Announces New Gas Plan Amid Inflation | NTD Evening News

A manhunt is underway for the suspect who opened fire in a New York subway, President Joe Biden rolls out a new plan he says would increase fuel supply and lower gas prices, and Oklahoma’s governor signs a bill banning abortions in almost all cases. …


Abortions in Texas Dropped by 50 Percent After Ban Took Effect: Study

Abortions dropped by about 50 percent in Texas in September after a new law prohibiting most abortions went into effect, according to a new study. The drop was ascertained (pdf) by the Texas Policy Evaluation Project. The group compared the number of abortions performed at Texas clinics this September (2,164) to the amount in September 2020…


Woman With Down’s Syndrome To Challenge Abortion Law at the High Court

A woman with Down’s syndrome is heading to the High Court to challenge legislation that allows abortions up to birth for babies with the condition. Heidi Crowter, 26, from Coventry, is taking legal action against the government because she believes the law is “downright discrimination.” Maire Lea-Wilson, 33, an accountant and mother of two from…


GOP Senators Urge HHS Not to Use Title X Funds for Abortions

Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst led Republican senators in sending a Monday letter urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services not to use Title X funds to support programs that provide abortions, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. The GOP lawmakers urged HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to withdraw the Biden administration’s proposed…


Ernst Will Introduce Bill To Prevent Planned Parenthood From Profiting Off Biden’s Title X Decision

Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst is introducing legislation aimed at defunding Planned Parenthood. The Protect Funding for Women’s Health Care Act would prohibit taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood and instead direct those funds to other eligible women’s health care providers. Ernst’s bill comes after the Biden administration began taking steps to undo former…


South Carolina Governor Signs ‘Fetal Heartbeat Bill’ That Bans Most Abortions

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed the “fetal heartbeat” bill into law on Thursday, a day after the legislation passed the state lower chamber. “Today, we made history. The Heartbeat Bill is now the law of South Carolina and we will defend it with everything in us because there is nothing more important than protecting the…