by Eleanore Strong | Jan 24, 2014 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
Professor Michael J. New has written an excellent piece at the National Review Online about the progress pro-lifers made in calendar year 2013, particularly in state legislatures. Some highlights: A Texas bill was passed that banned abortions after 20 weeks gestation...
by Eleanore Strong | Dec 30, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
A survey of abortion clinics in the United States has concluded that a record number of 87 surgical abortion clinics closed in 2013. The survey, conducted by pro-life organization Operation Rescue, found that the total number of surgical abortion clinics remaining in...
by Eleanore Strong | Mar 1, 2012 | Endorsements
David McSweeney (R): Illinois State Representative, 52nd District Jeanne Ives (R): Illinois State Representative, 42nd District Li Arellano (R): Illinois State Representative, 90th District Carole Pankau (R): Illinois State Senator, 23rd District John Bambanek (R):...
by Eleanore Strong | Aug 31, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
Earlier this year, Kansas legislators approved a new budget that transferred taxpayer dollars from Planned Parenthood to family planning groups that don’t provide abortions. This week, a federal judge ruled the state has to fund the group – whether it...
by Eleanore Strong | Aug 31, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, Parental Rights, State Abortion Policy
Tomorrow, two new laws affecting abortion will take effect in Nebraska. One requires girls 17 and under to obtain written, notarized consent from a parent before having an abortion, and the other prevents doctors from prescribing and opening containers of...