Recently released court records show that Arizona judges have approved almost 75% of requests from minors for an abortion without their parent’s consent.
Since 2010, 95 of 128 minors who asked a judge to permit the abortion without parental consent received the order. State law requires parental consent for abortion by minors but a minor can trump their parent’s wishes through a court. Continue reading
A judge ruled on Wednesday to block North Dakota’s law that would require doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital.
“Certainly none of this comes as a surprise,” East Central District Judge Wickham Corwin said as he issued his injunction stopping the law from taking effect. Continue reading
Irish President Michael Higgins signed into law a bill that legalizes abortions in Ireland for the first time.
The “Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act” will allow abortions when the life of the mother is in danger due to the pregnancy. However, there is a provision that will allow a woman to have an abortion if she can convince doctors that she will commit suicide unless she can kill her baby via abortion. Continue reading
Abortion advocates were furious that North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory has signed into a law a bill that requires abortion clinics to meet the same standards as outpatient surgical centers.
The critics say the governor’s move breaks a campaign promise to not install new abortion regulations. Continue reading
Abortion promoters were overjoyed that a federal judge has issued a temporary injunction against North Dakota’s law protecting the lives of unborn babies after a fetal heartbeat is detected.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland granted the injunction to the pro-abortion Center for Reproductive Rights. Continue reading
Pro-abortion enthusiasts were caught with jars filled with urine, feces and paint as they tried to sneak into the gallery of the Texas State Senate to disrupt the debate on Texas’ new abortion restrictions.
In addition to the attempt to bring projectiles into the chamber, several abortion supporters tried to chain themselves to the railing in an attempt to keep the chamber from being able to vote on the measure. Continue reading
After 18 years of court challenges and political wrangling, a law requiring parental notification for abortions by girls 17 and under is going to go into effect. The Illinois Supreme Court rejected an ACLU appeal against the Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995 which has already been upheld by a federal court.
“We find that, while a minor clearly has an expectation of privacy in her medical information, which includes the fact of her pregnancy, the intrusion on the minor’s privacy occasioned by the Act is not unreasonable,” Justice Anne Burke wrote for the majority. The vote was unanimous and bipartisan. Continue reading
The Texas House of Representatives passed strict abortion restrictions including a ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
The bill passed 98-49 but will need a second, final vote from the house before it can head to the State Senate. The bill is the same one that the House had sent to the Senate during a previous special session but was killed by a Democratic Senator’s filibuster and protesters who disrupted the Senate’s session and ability to vote on the bill. Continue reading
Senators in North Carolina have sent a bill to the state House that will impose stronger requirements for doctors who kill babies via abortion in the state. Continue reading
Protesters carrying signs that read “Kill the bill! Not the child!” marched through Dublin, Ireland on Saturday to demand the government stop plans to legalize abortions in select cases.
The demonstrators marched for two hours through the capital city to the parliament building where legislators next week are expected to pass the bill. Speakers from the protesters demanded the government put the matter to a national referendum. Continue reading
