by ICE PAC Staff | Jul 31, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
A bill banning late-term abortions in Washington, D.C. failed to garner enough support Tuesday. House lawmakers voted 220 to 154 to pass the bill, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass the measure under the suspension of normal rules. A bill banning...
by ICE PAC Staff | Jul 24, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a South Dakota law requiring doctors to advise women seeking abortions that they face an increased risk of suicide after the procedure. The 7-4 ruling by the full 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision by a...
by ICE PAC Staff | Jul 8, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
Indiana’s decision to deny Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds because it performs abortions denies women the freedom to choose their health care providers, a federal hearing officer said. The state had asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in...
by ICE PAC Staff | Jun 27, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
Mississippi’s only abortion clinic sued Wednesday to stop a law that it says will effectively ban abortion in the state and endanger womens health by limiting access to the procedure. Jackson Womens Health Organization said in the federal lawsuit that the...
by ICE PAC Staff | Jun 7, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
A Michigan State House committee this morning advanced a package of bills that would impose new regulations on abortion providers. One of the three bills includes a ban on late-term abortions for unborn children 20 or more weeks developed, with an emergency exception...