by Eleanore Strong | Aug 31, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy, Ultrasound
Texas cannot require women to view an ultrasound 24 hours before undergoing an abortion, a federal judge in Austin ruled Tuesday. The law, which would have taken effect on Thursday, required physicians to describe in detail the size of the fetus and its organs and...
by Eleanore Strong | Aug 27, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
Seven North Texas Planned Parenthood locations, including sites in Arlington and Plano, are set to close by the end of September due to state budget cuts, while more independent family planning clinics plan to close their doors in the months to come. The...
by Eleanore Strong | Aug 26, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
The Virginia General Assembly last winter passed legislation requiring that all clinics performing at least five first-trimester abortions per month be regulated like hospitals. They currently are required to meet the same standards as doctor’s offices. Late...
by Eleanore Strong | Aug 22, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
State legislatures in 2011 have passed more than 80 bills aimed at restricting access to abortion. That’s up from 23 such laws enacted last year. These measures would variously ban abortions after the first detectable fetal heartbeat, specify which drugs and...
by Eleanore Strong | Aug 19, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
Planned Parenthood is ending the provision of abortions at ten of its clinics in three Arizona cities (Prescott Valley, Flagstaff, and Yuma) due to their inability to comply with a 2009 state law that restricts abortions. The law, recently upheld by an Arizona appeals...
