Ind. House Panel OKs Restrictions on Abortion Pill

by ICE PAC Staff | Mar 28, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

The Indiana House and Senate are advancing a bill whose result would be to regulate abortion-inducing drugs – and potentially stop one Lafayette, Ind., clinic from prescribing them at all. In a bill approved 8-5 Wednesday by the House Public Policy Committee, a...

Utah Governor Signs Abortion-Reporting Law

by ICE PAC Staff | Mar 25, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Gov. Gary Herbert signed into law on Friday a bill requiring a report on why Utah women get abortions, along with others aimed at increasing access to public records. SB60, sponsored by Sen. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem, requires the Utah Department of Health to prepare an...

North Dakota Governor Approves 6-week Abortion Ban

by ICE PAC Staff | Mar 25, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed legislation Tuesday that would make North Dakota the nation’s most restrictive state on abortion, banning the procedure if a fetal heartbeat can be detect – something that can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. The...

North Dakota Lawmakers OK Strictest Abortion Ban

by ICE PAC Staff | Mar 16, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

North Dakota state lawmakers on Friday sent the state’s Republican governor two pro-life bills, one banning abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy and another prohibiting women from having an abortion because a fetus has a genetic defect, such as Down...

Idaho Fetal Pain Abortion Law is Struck Down

by ICE PAC Staff | Mar 8, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Abortion rights advocates are claiming a first-round victory Thursday after an Idaho judge struck down a state law banning most abortions after 20 weeks – the first ruling about one of the fetal pain laws that a growing number of states have enacted. The ruling,...